Morning Oregonian., April 01, 1901, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OKEttONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 1. 1901.
MiliGH MISERY IN FRANCE
BESULT OP THE DOCK STRIKE AT
MARSEILLES.
JJloodaAdd to the Distress Food
"""Scarce end Pricea Have
"- ' Advanced.
PARIS, March 3L The masters
persist in their refusal to discuss
aday of eight hours, -which has all along
been regarded by the strikers as the cru
cial jiolnt in the dispute. In spite of the
increasing number of freight dockers now
"working. Quantities of perishable goods He
rotting on. the docks. Twenty-one steam
ers are awaiting discharge.
The general strike, while It lasted, and
the continued suspension of work, has
done enormous injury to the commerce
and industry of Marseilles. The calcula
tions show an industrial loss of some 25,-6b&-,000
francs, while the men "have lost
2,000,000 francs in wages. A curious illus
tration pf the bitterness which the strike
has engendered between the men and mas
ters J? "seen In the fact that the strikers
instructed their delegates to give formal
notification to the Minister of Finance of
frauds "in the oil seed trade, pointing out
that oil seeds -were Imported in bags,
'which the custom officers have not been
in the habit of opening, with the result
tShatarjicleff subject- to a much higher Im
port dufy are .smuggled in. The commerce
of-MarseiUes Is, for the time being, almost
at a complete standstill. Foods which are
imported are scarce. The prices of sugar,
coffee, flour and other necessities have in
creased, A number of factories have been
obliged to .close. -These conditions, added
to the serious damage" done by the floods
and hallr have thrown the whole popula
tion -into deep misery. The storekeepers
and merchants intend to appeal to the
government to remit the taxes for the first
three months of the year.
The opposition newspapers assert
that the Illness of M. TValdeck
Bousseau, the Premier, is diplomatic,
"with a view of avoiding accompanjlng.
President Loubet to Toulon, April 15. The
theory is that the Premier, owing to the
Jproxlmlty of Marseilles- to Toulon, fears
the Marseilles strikers, who are incensed
at the refusal, of the government to sup
port them In the recent strike, might or
ganize a hostile demonstration either at
Ttfulon or at some point along the route.
OWeanwhlle, the situation has not been
changed as a result of the conference be
tween fhe Premier and masters" today.
ATTACK UPON EMPEROR,
Matter Ik Being- Thoroughly Invest!
- sated by Court Officials.
BERLIN, March SL There Is the hlgh
iest authority for the statement that the
investigation into the causes of the at
tach TTpbn" JSrnperor William by Dietrich
'SVelland has not only been considered, but
Is still being vigorously pushed. The
imperial court at Lelpslc, which alone
can try cases -of high treason, has sent
two officials to Bremen to assist in the
investigation, which is directed chiefly
with a view to clearing up three points
Jiofc yeti explained, namely, what company
'Wellan'd .regularly .frequented before the
attempt, whether he received orders from
plotters,, particularly -anarchists, socialists
or Anglop'hobes, to carry .out the attempt,
having also in view what has become of
the suspicious individuals who were seen
near him just before it was made, and
what weapon was used by Weiland or by
tfiome other person. Evidence tending to
irow light fipon these points has been
raQ cumulated, but it is too slicht to war
rant Indictment. The Question whether
.Weiland actually threw a piece of Iron,
es was at first alleged, or some one fired
a shot from an air rifle, is still unanswered
to the satisfaction of the authorities. Em
peror William Inclines to the air-rifle
theory. His physicians Incline to the be
lief that a piece of Iron was thrown.
The Emperor is also convinced that Wei
land wae " & tool, and in this conviction
he Is sustained by bis entourage.
Immediately after the preliminary In
vestigation Is closed the evidence will be
,ent to the Imperial Court, at Lelpslc,
Vh06e president will come to Berlin at
Eastertide to confer with Herr von
Schoenstadt, Prussian Minister of Justice,
fcn$ with 'the imperial judicial department,
willTa view to ascertaining whether suffi
cient grounds exist to begin a trial for
high treason.
Funeral of James Stevens.
DUBLIN, March 31. The funeral of
James Sievens, leader of the Fenian
movement of 1E5G, who died here Friday,
took place today, the remains being In
terred In Glesnevin cemetery. In the
presence of a great assemblage of people.
Including delegates from the various Na
tionalist organizationsj Michael Davltt
was among the pallbearers. The coffin
was drawn by six horses with outriders
arid covered with beautiful wreaths from
political societies. An Irish flag floated
Cver It. At the request of John Red
'Etrond, "Nationalist leader in the House of
Commons, Timothy Harrington, Lord
Mayor of Dublin: William Field, mem
ner of parliament for the South District
of Dublin, and John J. Clancy, member
"for North Dublin County, followed the
hearse' aifreprcsentatlves of the National
ist Parliamentary party. Mr. Stevens' was
buried beside Ms wife In the Martyrs
plot- There -were no speeches or demon
strations. To Reduce Number of Students.
ST. PETERSBURG, Friday. March 29.
The Ministry of Education is considering,
as ajmeans of dlmiitlshing the number of
xmlvrslty students,, a proposal to admit
aiiyone Qualified to enter the universities
to examination for university diplomas
whether they ever attended the universi
ties or not. Thls. however, would hardly
hie a satisfactory "solution bf the difficul
ties which rc$njt from restriction of uni
versity freedom". .
. 'Sixty-nine sfisdents;who1,wre arrested
Slurlng the redfent riots .have been released,
li. Is rumored- that "3seere-x riots have
occurred during "the las"t"Iew days- at Kieff,
5lut were quelled bj- ihe military authori
ties. No further particulars are availa
ble. - r ."
Strikers Reinforced.
MARSEILLES. April L At strike
meetings "heTdnast-evening, and attended
ty abbat 3000 dockers and. coal-heavers,
it was decided to continue Jhe strike until
jhemasters ooncede an eight-hour day.
At a Sternieeting some 300 dock foremen
-who had not joined "the strike decided to
refuse to. -continue, work .with the impro
vised dock hands until the demands of
the strikers were conceded. This will
paralyze dock work, as Inexperienced la
borers cannot work without foremen.
The strikers' union has promised to sup
port the foremen against any conse
quences of their action when work Is
resumed. "
England Must Wake Up.
LONDON, April 1. The Cape Town cor
respondent of the Dally Mail, after refer-rlng-to
the fact that the Cape Govern
ment was compelled last year to have re
course to the United States and Germany
tor locomotives and trucks, says:"Britlsh
manufacturers must wake P. as further
large .orders for steel rails will shortly
be given out to relay the permanent way
after the heavy war traffic There Is also
certain tp be ablgevelopment in light
railways in outlying -portions of the
colony" -
Arahlan Villages Destroyed hy Flood
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3L Fur
ther -fighting Is Tcported to have occurred
-KeiA .district of Arabia, between
the Sheikh of Koweyt on the Persian
Gulf and Bin Rashid, "the self-styled
"KlOf ATabW," J. -oxanuiB. no
overflowed and caused disastrous floods
In the Province of Adrlanople.- Eight vil
lages and 20 mills have been destroyed,
and it Ib believed that several lives have
been lost. A strong earthquake shock
was felt here today.
fear Deserters Will Loot Town.
ACCRA, Gold Coast Colony, March 31.
Three hundred men of the British West
Africa .Regiment who deserted In Ku
massi marched to Cape Coast Castle,
where all business has been suspended,
owing to a fear that the deserters will
loot the town. -One hundred and twenty
troops wenf dispatched from. Accra to
Cape Coast Castle today to suppress the
revolt.
English-Russian. Rivalry for China.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 31. The St.
Petersburg Novosti, unlike most Russian
journals, professes to see no occasion for
rivalry between Great Britain and Rus
sia for China. "The legend of Anglo
Russian indemnity," it says, "rests upon
a crude misunderstanding. Russia's nat
ural spheres do not touch England's In
the Yangtse Valley."
First Chinese Reforms.
TACOMA, March 3L Oriental advices
say; "In a decree Issued to the Governors
of, Chinese provinces the Empress Dow
ager declares that among the first reforms
to be -undertaken shall be the speedy con
struction of the Yangtse Valley railways
and railways connecting Shanghai, Boo
Chow and Nanking.
Killed Her Three Little Daughters.
BERLIN, March 31. The wife of Cap
tain von Tungelen, of the Sixteenth Regl
mpnt nf "Dra coons, statloied at Luenen-
berg, and daughter of the well-known
historian and publicist, uarry. uounara
von Trletschke, while in a fit of melan
choly, killed her three little daughters
and then poisoned herself.
Assassin Sentenced.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 1. Peter Kar
povitch, the assassin of Bogollepoff, Rus
sian Minister of Public Instruction, has
been sentenced to 20 years' penal servi
tude, with a loss of civil rights. The an
nouncement that he had been sentenced
to life Imprisonment In a fortress was
erroneous.
Anti-Clerical Demonstration.
BARCELONA, March 3L Twenty thou
sand persons participated today In an anti
clerical demonstration in the Plaza del
Toro. A .large crowd stoned the Jesuit
College. Finally the police charged and
dispersed the demonstrators, injuring sev
eral. Want Monastic Orders Expelled.
MADRID, April 1. It is rumored from
Valencia that, following upon the riotous
anti-clerical demonstrations there, an ad
dress was sent to the government demand
ing the expulsion of all monastic orders.
All religious processions have been sus
pended in the provinces.
Conferences Miscarried.
BERLIN, March 31. The conferences
here between Emperor William, Count von
Bulow and Prince Hohenlohe-Langeburg,
an elder of Alsace-Lorraine, regarding the
annulment of the restrictive legislation
there, especially the "dlctature" para
graph, have miscarried.
Bulgarian Insurgents Routed.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 3L Advices
from -Salonica say that a band of 60 from
Bulgaria endeavored to Invade Macedonia
near Djumbla March 27, and came Into
conflict with the Ottoman troops. Ten of
the Bulgarians were killed, and the oth
ers fled.
Duke of Cornwall Delayed.
PORT SAID, March 3L The Suez Canal
Is temporarily blocked" by. a dredger, and
the steamer Ophlr, bearing the Duke and
Dutchess of Cornwall and York, en route
for Australia, was compelled to stop about
three miles from Suez.
Decide to Continue Strike.
MONCEAU-LES-MINES, France, March
3L Five thousand mining strikers held a
demonstration here tonight and decided to
continue the strike until the meeting of
the National Mines Congress at Lens,
April 10.
Slight Earthquake at Rome.
ROME, April L A slight earthquake
shock was felt yesterday In Benevento.
About the same time seismic instruments
showed signs of disturbance in Rome, Pa
du, Florence and Catania.
Defaulter Flees to United States.
BERLIN, March 3L Jacob Gerson, long
a prominent merchant in Neustadt-An-Der-Hardt,
has fled to the United States,
after defaulting for 250,000 marks.
Elected to French Senate.
PARIS, April 1. Admiral Curveville has
been elected to the French Senate for the
Department of Flnlstere.
Abbe Hertzhog Dead.
PAR1JS, April L Abbe Hertzhog, cure of
the Madeline Church of St. Mary Magda
lena, died yesterday.
Distinct Seismic Disturbance.
ODESSA, March 3L The city experi
enced today a distinct seismic disturbance.
DISTILLER'S MEETING.
Further Advance in Price of Whis
kies Anticipated.
LOUISVILLE, March 3L Edson Bradley,-
president .of the Jventucky Distilleries
& Warehouse Company; S. M Rice, presi
dent of the DIstllHngCompany of America;
A W. Krelch and C. C. Deming, tf New
York, and William F. Harrlty, of Thlla
delphia, the latter three members of the
executive committee of the Distilling Com
pany of America, spent today here, having
come from Peoria, 111., on a tour of in
spection bf the property belonging to the
Kentucky Distilleries & Warehouse Com
pany. Tomorrow they will go to Frank
fort. Tomorrow the party will Inspect the
-distilleries owned by the Kentucky Distil
leries & Warehouse Company. Their visit
has no significance, said Mr. Bradley to
day. Mr. Bradley was aBked to account for
the sensational advances In the price of
whisky held by his company. "Price ad
vanced," he replied, "because the cokM
tlons of the market warranted It. I an
ticipate a further advance in fine whiskies.
It will not surprise me to see some Ken
tucky bourbons go to $1 25 per gallon, in
fact some are selling at or above that
figure now.
"There Is a shortage of Kentucky whis
kies in bond. That accounts for the strong
condition of the market. "Whisky consump
tion Is steadily on the increase, and the
shortage in certain ages buoys up the
market. The crop made by the Kentucky
Distilleries & Warehouse Company will
not be much In excess of 12,000,000 gallons.
That Is not an overproduction, but on the
contrary It Is very conservative."
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Haggin Buys a Kentucky Farm.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 3L J. .
Haggin has closed a deal for the J. H.
Kerr farm of 541 acres, adding It 'to the
Elmendorff stock farm. This addition
gives him 4500 acres within one fence In
Fayette County. The price was 5100 per
acre. His new home, which will cost
$300,000, Is nearlng completion. His pur
chases of thoroughbreds for March, chief
ly from Eastln and Larrable, are esti
mated to aggregate about $150,000. He will
soon bring a number of his horses here
from California.
'
Cathartic or purgative pills do more
harm than good. Carter's- Little Liver
Pills do only good, but a large amount
of that. Only one pill a dose.
THE FUTURE OF CUBA
GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE PUBLICLY
DISCUSSED IT.
Rests With Native Statesmen Should
They Prove Able to Establish
a Stable 'Government.
OMAHA, March 3L General Fitzhugh
Lee, for the first time since his retire
ment from the Army, has given expres
sion to his views with regard to the fu
ture of Cuba. The occasion was the ban
quet given In his honor at the Omaha
Club. After referring to his services as
Consul-General and in the Army In that
island, he said:
"More than ever must there be an ex
ercise of patriotism In Its highest sense
by the citizens of the United States. The
ship of state has extended Its sailing
chart to parts of the world undreamed of
until recently as being In Its. course.
The Philippines are ours by treaty, and
their future, so far as the United States
Is concerned, should be duly determined
by Congress after, and not before, the
armed resistance to the authority of the
United States has ceased. The splendid
exploit of Funston throws a brilliant light
upon, the coming path of peace.
"Porto Rico Is ours by conquest, while
Cuba has Its status fixed by the Teller
resolution In the act declaring war
against Spain. Under- that resolution the
United States disclaims any intention of
exercising sovereignty, jurisdiction or con
trol over the Island of Cuba, except for
the pacification thereof, and when that
Is accomplished the government of the
Island should be turned over to Its own
people. That solemn declaration Is bind
ing upon the Government, and in my
opinion would be and should be rigidly
adhered to. The expenditure of treasure
and blood, the dead American soldiers
and sailors, the geographical location of
the Island, the large interests held by the
American, Spanish, English, German,
French, and, indeed, the Cubans them
selves, demand that the Island should not
only be pacified, but be permanently paci
fied. The pledge of the United States
does not demand that American control
or supervision be absolutely withdrawn, if
the United States, from evidence before
the proper department, believes that the
Cubans will .fight among themselves be
fore or shortly after the American sol
diers now In Cuba stack their muskets
on American soil. The war was waged
to make Spain withdraw Its land anO
naval forces from Cuba and relinquish
Its authority on the Island. That having
been accomplished, the United States is
now concerned m upholding its solemn
pledge .of pacification in the Interests of
all. Cuba will agree In time to the conditions-
Imposed by the Piatt amendment
In the Interests of Its own Independence,
and In order that the United States can
faithfully maintain the pledged pacifica
tion of the island.
"Thirty-one members were elected, or
rather selected, from the whole Island
to constitute a Constitutional Convention.
When Its work Is completed, the organ
ization of a government should follow,
and when that Is accomplished the Jur
isdiction and control of the Island would
be undoubtedly turned over to the Cu
bans. The foreign and other property
holders want protection and peace. The
majority of Cubans, constituting the ag
riculturists, are apparently Ignorant that
a convention Is In session, and It Is most
difficult to make them vote on any ques
tion. Many portions of China did not
know a war was In progress with Japan;
so many Cubans pay no atentlon to the
war of words In the convention The
Cuban ex-soldiers are active and more or
less excited. When the time 4 comes to
fill the government office they wil be
heard 'early and often.'
"Cuba's future will be determined by
Cuba's statesmanship. Should the col
lective Cuban wisdom be sufficient to
keep the craft afloat on the waters of
prosperity arid establish a stable gov
ernment strong enough to protect life
and property and give confidence to cap
ital, there will be no disposition on the
part of the United States to Interfere;
but If the government problem cannot
be solved after a fair trial by the Cu
bans, the future destiny of the 'Smile
of the Sea' will be forever consigned to
the care of the great American Repub
lic." KENTUCKY FUTURITY.
Thirteen Hundred and Seventy-nine
aiares Have Been Named.
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 31. Secretary
Horace Wilson, of the Kentucky Breed
ers' Association., officially announces that
1379 mares have been named In the rich
Kentucky Futurity, valued at $21,000, for
foals of 1901, which closed March 15. This
Is 109 less than were named In the record
breaking list of 1900, but is In itself a
magnificent showing. Thirty-five states
and territories are represented in the en
try. The entries by state contains the
following:
Kentuck', 576; Illinois, 82; Montana, 55;
California, 47; Indiana, 32; Kansas, 19;
Nebraska, 16; Texas, 11: Missouri, 7;
Iowa, 5; Indian Territory, -2; Colorado,
North Dakota, Arkansas and Arizona 1
each.
Among the nominators of 10 or more
mares are: Patchen Wilkes Fain, Lex
ington, Ky., 60; Bitter Root Farm, Hamil
ton, Mont., 55; Walnut Hall Farm, Do
nerall, Ky., 42; H. Schmulbach, Wheeling
and Lexington,- 40; Brook Curry, Lexing
ton, 32; Hugh L. Asher, Lexington, 25;
Cochran Bros., Lexington, 25; J. D. Crelgh
ton, Lexington, 24; A. S. Ashbrook, Cyn
thia, Ky., 16"; Scott Newman, Jr., Louis
ville, 12; C. W. Williams, uaiesourg, iu.,
13; Palo Alto Farm, 20.
The 1379 mares were served by 319 differ
ent stallions of which 27' are in the 2:10
class; 59 In the 2:15; 51 In the 2:20, and
67 in the 2:30 class, making nearly 66 per
cent of the sires possessing developed
speed. It Is significant thtvt two sons of
Baron Wilkes, Oakland Baron, a futurity
winner, and Moko, sire of the futurity
winner, lead the list. The mares are a
cholep lot. Noless than 291 of these -mares
have race records from 2:40 down to 2:30.
Thirty-three of them have records of 2:13
or better, 46 are In the 2:15 class-, 68 In the
2:20" and 143 In the 2:80. Three futurity
winners and the dams of nine others are
named. Over 40 per cent of the mares
which are either possessor or producers
of speed Is a remarkable percentage in
a list of this size.
Championship Cycle Races.
PANAMA PARK, Fla., March 31. Fif
teen hundred people witnessed the cham
pionship cycle races here today. The
chief event was a match race between
Harry Elkes and O. W. Brown, the cham
pion of Indiana. Elkes conceded Brown
one-third of a mile In the five miles and
won easily. Time, 8:03 1-5. Walthour beat
Caldwell, of Boston, In a 10-mile match
race. Time. 18:11 1-5. Caldwell won the
mile professional handicap with 40 yards'
handicap; Walthour, scratch, second.
There were six entries. Jimmy Michael
gave an exhibition, Covering three miles
behind a" motor tandem In 4:57 2-5.
Russian Ambassador Received.
NORFOLK, Va.. March 31. Count Cas
sini, Russian Ambassador at Washing
ton, and party, were received today on
the new Russian cruiser Varlag, in Hamp
ton Roads. They expressed themselves os
delighted with the vessel. She will be
fully coaled and stocked with supplies for
her long voyage to Russia, probably be
fore tomorrow night. The Ambassador
later visited the Soldiers' Home at Hamp
ton and tonight left for New York.
Ajati-CIerical Demonstration.
'BARCELONA. March 31. Twenty thou
sand persoiW'partlclpated today In an antl.
clerical demonstration In the Plaza del
Toro. A large crowd stoned the Jesuit
College. Finally the police -charged and
dispersed the demonstrators, Injuring sev
eral. When they Intervened they were
received with showers of stones and
blows from sticks and they replied by
firing upon the mob. According to the
latest accounts, many were wounded,
some seriously. ' The excitement con
tinues. On the way to the institution the crowd
shouted "Death to, the Jesuits." and
"Long live liberty," and sang "The Mar-sellleise."
KILLED IN A QUARREL.
Man Who Disputed With Another
Over Grazing; Privilege.
SALT LAKE, March 3L A special to the
Herald from Grand Junction, Colo., says:
"As the result of a quarrel over the
right to graze sheep pn a strip of prac
tically worthless ground near Cisco,
Grand County, John Selman, vof Payson,
Utah, Is lying dead In W. H. Banister's
undertaking parlors here, and E. E. Camp
bell, -Surveyor of Grand County, is under
arrest at Moab, awaiting a preliminary
hearing on the charge of murder. The
disagreement which culminated in the
shooting of Selman occurred at Campbell's
ranch, five miles south of Cisco, at 4
o'clock. Friday afternoon.
"E. E. Campbell, who will have to an
swer to a charge of murder, now that
Selman is dead, is said to have a wife and
family living at hi3 ranch near Cisco.
Word reached here last night that imme
diately after-the shooting he started for
Moab, the county seat, and surrendered
himself to tbj officers." ,
Paper Substituted for Money.
COLUMBIA, S. C, March 31. Last
Thursday the Bank of Columbia, of this
city, forwarded to the Bank of Commerce,
of New York, $5000 In paper money. When
the package arrived at its destination
Saturday, It was discovered that the
money had been removed and brown pa
per substituted. The package was put up
by a bank official In the presence of the
president, Colonel G. W. Chllds and an
other official carried the package to the
express office. The Columbia bank offi
cials declare the bank is not to blame.
Captain O. M. Sadler, general superin
tendent of the Southern Express Com
pany, Is at work on the case. The work
Is represented to have been clever and
the package bore no evidence of having
been tampered with.
Convict Killed.Tvro OfflcersWounded
MOBILE, Ala., March 31. Detective
Morris and Policeman Bressinger today
attempted to arrest two negroes suspected
of the' murder of a Marshal at Gulfport,
Miss. One negro named Davis resisted
and shot Morris and Bressinger probably
fatally. He In turn was killed. The other
negro was captured. The negroes were
convicts who had escaped from Jenkins
& Co.'s camp near Monroeville, Ala., and
arrived here today. Davis diverted the
attention of the convict guard and seized
his rifle. Then he overcame another guard
and obtained his pistol. He and' three
other convicts then escaped and came. to
Mobile, where they encountered Bressin
ger and Morris.
Roughly Trented by Burglars.
PITTSBURG," Pa., March 31. Mrs. Anna
Ward, aged 60, Is lying in a critical con
dition from the effects of brutal treat
ment by three masked burglars at her
home this morning. Mrs. Ward and her
daughter were awakened by the presenoe
of burglars at their bedside, each wom
an finding a revolver pointed directly at
her head. Mrs. Ward undertook to re
sist, and while the daughter was held
In subjection by one'of the men, another
knocked the elder woman Into uncon
sciousness, literally crushing her skull.
The husband and son' of rs. Ward were
sleeping on the third floor, having In'
their possession about $1200, the booty the
burglars evidently were after. '
Man Struck Woman a Fatal Blow.
LOUISVILLE, March 31. Denver Ad
kins, known in Louisville as Pearl Price,
was struck a blow on the cheek today by
Oscar Dockans, which, while not hard,
knocked the woman off her feet and
caused her death a few hours later,
through a blood clot at the base of the.
brain. After the woman died, a friend of
Tiers declared the dead woman was wanted
at Little Rock for killing Ethel House.
Dockans was arrested.
OVERCOMING BAD LUCK.
Suggestion of Chnrms for Breaking
Down of a "Hoodoo."
Philadelphia Record.
William Bowerman, of West Manayunk,
smashed an heirloom, a looking-glass, a
few days" ago, and now fully believes that
he will have bad luck for seven years .un
less the spell is broken by some magic
charm. He has requested the colored
residents of his neighborhood to furnish
him with charms, and has already re
ceived a lot of advice. One damsel tells
him to hire a livery horse and drive the
animal until the shoe of Its left hind foot
falls off, and then to nail the shoe over
the front door. Nelson Harris told him
to stick a three-pronged fork over the
door, to take 'an old broom and fill It full
of wood ashes, and then, blindfolded, to
knock the fork down with the broom. "If
the fork sticks up In the floor," said Nel
son Harris, "the hoodoo is gone." Another
colored man told Bowerman to steal 13
hairs from the tall of a moon-eyed spotted
mare, to paste them over the back of the
broken glaijS, and bury the glass In a
cemetery devoted exclusively to cplored
people. "Carry a. rabbit's foot"; "Get a
horse chesnut from the burr that hangs
on the top limb of a tree, and plant It
In a graveyard"; throw salt over your
shoulder at midnight, on the last day of
the year, and wear a woolen stocking in
side out on the left foot for seven weeks."
Such are the charms that have been re
ceived by Bowerman, and they, will be
given a fair trial until the spell is broken.
Troubles of Former Diplomats.
Gentleman's Magazine.
English Ambassadors during the reign
of James I had good cause to complain of
their lot. James was the most unpunctual
of paymaster. It was quite common for
his Ambassadors' salaries to be nine
months In arrears. In June, 1619, the
Archbishop of Canterbury expressed his
opinion that the Ambassadors would all
be posting home, leaving their missions
unaccomplished, if money were not sent
out to them, and three month's later
Thomas Locke writes: ''If something bo
not done soon the Ambassadors will peti
tion the King." It was not much use pe
titioning the King, for His Majesty was
in debt to the extent of 800,000 and had
anticipated his income by 117,000, for
-which he was paying 20,000 interest per
annum.
Sir Dudley Carleton, writing from The
Hague, says that he has not received one
penny for a whole twelvemonth, and for
three years and a half he had been enter
taining the Elector Palatine and his fam
ily, at great expense. The Elector Pala
tine, as the King of England's son-in-law,
thought he had a claim upon the hospital
ity of the English Ambassador when trou
bles befell him.
As soon as the Queen was dead her
jewels were collected to pay the Ambas
sador's expenses. This was done two
days after her funeral. No Improvement
In financial matters took place under
James I.'s successors. Sir William Tem
ple, Ambassador to The Hague under
Charles II, and one of the best Ambassa
dors England ever had, complained woe
fully of Irregular payments throughout
his embassy, and mentions on one occa
slpn that he was 2000 out of pocket.
CONGESTION IN TREASURY
SECRETARY. GAGE DISCUSSES HE-
jLIEF MEASURES.
It Artificial Prices Are Asked tor
Bonds, Money Will Be
Let Pile Up.
WASHINGTON, March 31. Secretary
Gage was questioned today as to his prob
able action with respect to the cash ac
cumulations in the Treasury, and particu
larly as to whether ne contemplated buy
ing bonds for the sinking fund.
"The country would like to know," it
was stated to the Secretary, "wheth
er the accumulation of money in the
Treasury which seems to be going on will
not operate to the prejudice of general
business affairs. Your estimate is that
there will be a surplus of receipts over
expenditures for the fiscal year ending
June 30 next, of about $SO,000,000. Your
statement published yesterday shows that
some $40,000,000 of that sum has been real
ized. This would indicate that within the
next three months $40,000 000 more of cash
will be gathered Into the Treasury from
the general money market."
The Secretary: "The estimates you
speak ot were made before the last ses
sion of Congress, and have been modified
by events and by Congressional, action. It
is now contemplated that the year's sur
plus will be over $60,000,000. -A falling oft
In receipts or larger-disbursements than
have been estimated for may also further
modify t;he effect to which you point."
Question: "Well, Mr. Secretary, even
then it seems that the cash holdings ot
the Treasury will be increased by some
$20,000,000, between now and June 30. Are
you willing to state whether you would or
could do anything to relieve general af
fairs should they be adversely affected by
the tie-up of money In the Treasury?"
The Secretary: "There are only two
methods open to get surplus funds out of
the Treasury vaults. One is to increase
the Treasury deposits in National deposi
tories; the other is to buy United States
bonds.- The latter Is more consistent with
Government interests than the former,
since In buying bond3 Interest on the pub
lic debt Is by so much stopped. The de
partment, however, would not feel Justi
fied In buying bonds other than those
which will mature and become subject to
payment within the next seven years. At
a proper price It would no doubt be will
ing to buy these and thus relieve the
Treasury from -a surplus which, "as you
assume, might, under some conditions, be
prejudicial to general business affairs. At
the present quoted rates for short bonds,
I do not think the Secretary would be jus
tified In buying bondJL The 5s at the price
yield an investment return of only 1.03
per cent; the short is, 1.61 per oent; the
3 per cents of 1908, 1.34 per cent, while
the new 2 per cents at their present price
yield a higher Investment return of 1.73
per cent. Now it Is well known and ac
knowledged that the long-time Govern
ment bond, everything else being equal, Is
worth relatively more than a short-time
bond. The present disparity to the con
trary is, therefore, illogical, if not arti
ficial, and at their present price the Sec
retary will nobuy them."
Question: "As an alternative, would you
not increase the deposit of public moneys
with the banks?"
The Secretary: "No, that would aggra
vate In some particulars the situation to
which 1 have just referred. To qualify,
as depositors, tfie banks would have to
buyand deposit bonds. The effect would
be to set up a competition by the aid of
the Government against the Government
In the purchase of the securities, already
abnormally high. We are now advancing
toward a period of the year when there Is
apt to be a money plethora Instead of a
scarcity, so I do not see that it will do
any particular harm if money accumu
lates' in the Treasury. The reduction On
taxation $111, when it becomes operative,
partially or wholly cure the present ten
dency toward a congestion In the Treas
ury. To put the matter In a nut shell, If
It be a choice between buying bonds at
an artificial price and letting funds ac
cumulate In the Treasury, the latter will
rwmir. nor will the department advertise
for offerings of bonds. To do so, I am
satisfied would be fruitless In results. If.
howevere. the department can from time
to time buy the short bonds at an Invest
ment rate realizable to the Investor who
buys the new 2 per cents, it will not
hesitate to do so, should the present mar
ket price for the new 2s remain about on
the present basis."
Movements ot Army Transports.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. The animal
transport Arab sailed today for the Phil
ippines with 670 horses for the cavalry
already on the way to Manila. Tomorrow
the Buford will sail with two troops of
the First Squadron of the Fifteenth Cav
alry, one company of the Tenth Infantry,
and the depot battalion of the Fifth In
fantry. The Kllpatrick, scheduled to sail
Friday, will carry the third battalion of
the Eleventh Infantry, and two compa
nies of the First Infantry. April 10 the
transport Ohio will sail, and April 8 the
Aztec is expected to get away. April lo
the Logan will probably depart for Ma
nila with two companies of the First In
fantrv, the Third Squadron or the Ninth
Cavalry, the Second Squadron of the
Tenth Cavalrv and a battalion of the
Eleventh Infantry, now at Governor's
Island and Fort Ethan Allen.
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North Atlantic Squadron.
SAN 5UAN, Porto Rico, March 31. The
North Atlantic squadron, Rcar-Admlral
Farquhar commanding, arrived off San
Juan last evening. The United States
special vessel Uncas, Chief Boatswain J.
W McLaughlin, delivered the mails, and
the squadron lay to all night, proceeding
today for Culebra Islands, where orders
are expected by Admiral Farquhar direct
ing the squadron to go to Venezuelan
waters.
Knnsns Tenders Thanks.
WASHINGTON. March 81. After the
appointment of General Funston yester
day, Secretary Cortelyou, at the direction
of the President, wired the news to Gov
ernor Stanley, of Kansas. Today the
following response was received from the
Governor: ,. , .
"Express to the President the thanks of
the people of Kansas for his recognition
ot General Funston."
The Roman Saturnalia.
Fortnightly Review.
Feasting and revelry and all the mad
pursuits of pleasure are the features that
seem to have especially marked this car
nival of antiquity, as It went on for seven
days In the streets and public squares
and houses of ancient Rome, from the
17th to the 23d of December. But no fea
ture of the festival Is more remarkable,
nothing In ft seems to have struck the
ancients themselves mora than the license
granted to slaves at this time. The dis
tinction between the free and the servile
classes was temporarily abolished. The
slave might rail at his master, intoxicate
himself like his betters, sit down at table
with them, and not even a word of re
proof would be administered to him for
conduct which at any other season might
be punished with stripes, imprisonment,
or death. Nay, more, masters actually
changed places with their Blaves and
waited on them at table; and not till the
serf had one eating and drinking was
the board cleared and dinner set for his
master. So far waB this , inversion of
ranks carried that each household became
for a time a mimic republic, in which
the high offices of state were discharged
by the slaves, who gave their orders and
laid down the law as if they were Indeed
invested with all the dignity of the Con
sulship, the praetorshlp, and the bench.
Like the pale reflection of power thus ac
corded to bondsmen at the Saturnalia
was the mock Kingship for which free
men cast lots at the same season. The
person on whom the lot fell enjoyed the
title of King, and issued commands of a
playful and ludicrous nature ot his tem
porary subjects. One of them he might
order to mix the wlne another ta drink,
another to sing, another to dance, another
to speak in his own dispraise, another to
carry a flute girl on his back around the
house.
BLIND MEN'S DOGS.
High Intelligence Displayed by Them
In Guiding Their Masters.
Cornhlll.
The blind men's dogs do not appear In
English paintings earlier than the reign
of Anne, and Dr. Calus mentions them
not. In London they form a large and
most Intelligent part of the very few
dogs Which earn a living or help their
masters to do so. The manner of their
education, which is highly specialized,
must have puzzled many persons who
have seen them resolutely guiding their
poor master to his stand or back to his
home along crowded pavements and over
the cross streets, never passing these
when a cab Is about to turn up them, and
sometimes barking their disapproval if a
cart turns without warning too near their
charge I find that many of these, dogs
are taught -by a half-blind man. who
makes this a part of his humble liveli
hood. And "this he does," as Herodotus
says, "in a way I am not at liberty to
mention." It would not be right to di
vulge his educational system. But many
are taught by the blind men themselves,
especially If they have not always been
blind, and rernember the streets and turn
ings. A young dog Is taken out with the
old dog, and soon Imitates him by pulling
on the string In front of the man. Then
he is told not to go off the pavement, and
to be careful In crossing side streets.
The blind men ask for human help when
crossing the main streets, but otherwisa
trust to the dog. Their duty Is to take
their master out In the morning, and to
take him home again. The latter they
learn with no difficulty, going straight to
the house door.
One particularly clever blind man's dog,
who takes his master out every day -from
near Fulham gas works to the Brampton
road and home again. Is only 4 years
old. His master buys h!? provisions every
evening on the way home, and this dog
takes him to the shops he deals wltn.
When told to go to the baker's he takes
his master to the shop, and when told to
go to the grocer's he does so without fall.
His birthday was on December 14 last,
and his blind master presented him with
three birthday cakes, one for each year
he had served him.
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WINE PRODUCTION OF FRANCE
The Yield of 1900 Shows an Unusual
ly Large Increase.
New York Times.
The wine and cider production of
France for 1900, according to a report of
A. M. Thackara, United States Consul
to Havre, shows an unusually large in
crease over previous years. The total
yield of wine for 1S00 was 67,352.661 hec
toliters (1,779,265,246 gallons), which is an
increase of 19.444,081 hectoliters (493.654,238
gallons), as compared with the produc
tion of 1S99, and of 31,388.153 hectoliters
(S29.1S0.83S gallons) as compared with the
vintage of the last 10 years.
The wine crop of France for 1900 was
the most abundant since that of the year
1875, which reached the enormous
amount of 83.836,000 hectoliters (2,214,695,612
gallons). The acreage planted In vine
yards in 1900 was 1,730,451 hectares (4.275,944
acres), against 1,697,734 hectares (4,195,101
acres) In 1S90, an increase of 32,717 hec
tares (80,843 acres). The average produc
tion per hectare (2.471 acres) was 39 hec
toliters (1030 gallons), that of 1820 being
only 28 hectoliters (740 gallons).
The exhortations from France Into th
United States were as follows:
' 1900. 1899.
a rri - -. Gals. Gals.
Of ordinary Glronde wines, in ,
casks 227,18o 244,791
Of ordinary wines from other
districts than Glronde 99,7c5 53,370
Other ordinary wines in bot-
ties 57,569 19,537
Champagne ana omer spa.-
ling wines 460,421 422,530
The wine crop Is valued at 1.264,258,W0
francs ($244,001,794). according to the esti
mates made In each department, which
were based upon the local selling prices
at the vineyards.
The cider production of France in 1900
Is. estimated at 28,408,348 hectoliters (748,
463.829 gallons), or 8.573.2S0 hectoliters (226,
4S0.338 gallons) more than that of 1S99. and
13,949,983 hectoliters (868,516,702 gallons)
more than the average production for the
last 10 years".
Since 1830 the greatest production 11,
608,585 hectoliters (835,003.990 gallons) was
in 1893, that of the past year being the
second largest.
Rcconnoltering in Africa.
Longman's.
Cattle. From the hilltop on which we
stand the cattle look like a number of
black does on the veldt, and might be mis
taken for a party of horsemen if you aro
In a hurry. Therefore, be care
ful to make quite certain before report
ing. Watch them closely with your
glasses for 10 minutes, or half an hour if
necessary, and by their movements you
will know them.
In a herd of South African cattle there
are usually several animals half black
and half white, so If such can be detected
you are not likely to mistake them for
Horses. A common sight, and one wnicn
has occasionally led to false reports, Is a
troop of mares and foals grazing on the
veldt, and If these should happen to bo
driven by a couple of mounted natives you
may easily be mistaken by a casual
glance.
It Is difficult at a great distance to dis
cern whether the moving specks are
mounted or not; so, before reporting a
body of horsemen, watch them till you are
satisfied that there are at any rate more
than two mounted in the troop.
If a troop of horses is seen galloping to
ward or away from a homestead, or a
dam, It is most probable that are. loose
horses going to or from water. Unbroken
hfirses may often be distinguished hy the
length of their tails, though the Boers
often ride horses with uncut tails.
An English cavalry- horse can usually
be distinguished by his size compared to
the man. and the way in which he carries
his head.
A small group of horses standing to
gether near some bush may Indicate the
presence of a scouting party, and should
therefore be carefully watched. If there
is a white one among the number you
can see If It is saddled, though a long
way off.
Ex-Senator Carter Has Recovered.
NEW YORK, March 31. Ex-Senator
Thomas H. Carter, of Montana, who was
111 Saturday in the Waldorf-Astoria, was
reported tonight to have quite recovered.
His malady was acute indigestion.
Boy and Woman Bnrned to Death.'
NEW YORK. March 31. A fire In a
tenement-house In Williamsburg, Brook
lyn tonight, resulted In the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Marr and a boy named Benja
min Levy.
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Governor Allen Leaves for JieTV Yorlt;
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 30.-Gov-ernor
Allen will sail for New York today.
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THRETHOUSANDARRESTS
SINCE RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS
BECAaiE ACTIVE.
It la Rumored That Some ot the
Ministers Wear Steel
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Cuirasses.
LONDON, April 1. The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Dally Telegraph
says:
"A revolutionary committee composed of
72 members has been arrested after a des
perate defense, the revolutionists firing
at the police. Two secret revolutionary
printing presses were seized In connec
tion with the arrest. Altogether 3000 ar
Tcsts have been made. 'It Is rumored that
some of the Ministers weir steel cui
rasses."
WAR SPIRIT PREVADLS IN JAPAN.
impossible to Allow Russia Free
Hand In Manchuria..
LONDON, April 1. "There Is reason to
helleve." says the St. Petersburg corre
spondent of the Dally Mall, "that the
Manchurlan convention betvreen Russia
and China will be ratified In prll."
The Yokohama correspondent of tho
Dally Mall, who records various indica
tions of preparations for war on the
part of Japan, says: "Interviews have
appeared with prominent statesmen, all
breathing the war spirit and expressing
the general opinion that It to impossible
to allow Russia a free hand In Manchu
ria. This Is the gravest crisis, irom the
point of view of Japun. since hr war with
China."
According to a dispatch from St. Peters
burg to the Dally Mall, the Coreans at
Snmaru, a frontier town recently re
pulsed an attack by 200 armed Chinese.
Great National Enthusiasm.
LONDON, April 1. "Japan has made d'
rect representations to St Petersburg
against the Manchurlan convention." say
a dispatch to the Times from Tokio. dated
Saturday, "but the result Is ' not yet
known. Japanese public opinion is very
strong on the subject. The Cabinet is
prudent and pacific, but Impressed by
the national enthusiasm, which is certain
to become uncontrollable If there Is any
undue yielding.
"The result of the 1bsu of the first in
stallment of the Seoul-Japan Railway loan
testifies to the extent of the patriotic en
thusiasm. The amount was covered
many times over with subscriptions from
remote rural districts. In spite of the ex
treme tightness of the money market."
Herbert Mahl.
NEW YORK, March 31. Herbert Mahl.
x,n n at Snartenbunr. S, C Saturday.
wa3 a son of William Mahl. ot thta city,
who was controller of the Southern Pa
cific Company. Herbert, who was 25
years old, had for the last six years been
at the head of the department ot main
tenance of way of the Houston & Texas
Central Railway, with, headquarters at
Houston. About a year ago his henlth
gave way, and he was ordered to the
Northwest, and went as far as Spokane.
Nn lmnrovement coming, he went aoutn. ,
The father left this city tonight for
Spartenburg to bring the body home.
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Builders Strike Expected.
TRENTON, N. J., March 31. A general
strike of all the men belonging to tho
different building trades' unions in Tren
ton Is expected to be Inaugurated tomor
row. The men are striking for an eight
hour day at the same wages they have
heretofore been receivings for,a nine-hour
day. The master masons and' other buljd-
ers have declined to deny me mens uc-
mand.
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LA CROSSE. Wis.. March l. Tho re
mainder of the Ice in the-Mississippi
went out today, doing muqh damage.
Larga cakes came down yrlth a rush
from the upper river, destroying the
piers. Part of the protection along tho
levee is washed away. The damage to
the city and bridge will be large.
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