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THE MOANING OKEGONTAtf, TUESDAY, APKIL 9, 1901. LONG AND SHORT HAUL RAILROAD CASKS' DECIDED IN THE SUPREME COURT. Habeas Corpus Proeedlngs of ex- Captain Carter Spanish. War Claims Commission. WASHINGTON. April 8. In the United States Supreme Court today opinions -were kanded down by Justice White in various cases involving: the long-and-short-haul clause of the interstate commerce law. The principal opinion was rendered in the case of the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad Company, and the charge was to the effect that a lower rate was charged on freight carried to Nashville than was charged on freight to Chattanooga, the distance to the first point being greater than to the latter. The decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Cir cuit Court and the Circuit Court of Ap peals were all antagonistic to the railroad company, though on different grounds. The opinion .handed down today reversed all these decisions, and was in favor of the railroad company, though without preju dice. Two of the other- cases decided were proceedings against the Clyde Steamship Company, while the fourth was against the Western & Atlantic Railroad Com pany. In the latter case, the charge of discrimination was made with reference to the rates from Cincinnati to Atlanta as against other places on the line of the road between the two points. In one of the Clyde cases, rates on the Georgia railroad are Involved, and in the other case the rates are on the West Point & Western Railroad, of Alabama. In his opinion in the East Tennessee case, Judge White decided that the de cision of the first court was not In ac cordance with the findings of facts by the commmission. The decision of the Su preme Court was that "the decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals should be re versed, with costs, and the case remanded to the Circuit Court, with Instructions to set aside its decree adjudging that the order of the commission be enforced and to dismiss the application made for that purpose with costs, the whole to be with out prejudice to the right of the commis sion to proceed upon the evidence al ready Introduced before it upon such fur ther pleadings and e'ldence as it may al low to be made or Introduced, to hear and determine the matter in controversy ac cording to Jaw."" In the cases of the Clyde Steamship Company, the decrees of the Circuit Court of Appeals and of the Circuit Court were modified by providing that "the dismissal of the bills shall be without prejudice to the right of the Interstate Commerce Commission if It so elects to make an original Investigation of the question con tained in the records pertinent to the complaints presented to that body." As so modified, the decrees were affirmed. The court today advanced the hearing In the case of Ewing vs. the United States, fixing the time for argument for October 28 next. The case Involves back pay claimed to be due Postmasters amounting In the aggregate to $5,000,000. SPANISH WAR CLAIMS. Commission Holds Its First Meeting: In Washington. WASHINGTON, April 8. The Spanish War claims commission, appointed by the President under the act of Congress ap proved March 2, 1901, to carry into effect the stipulations of article 7 of the treaty between the United States and Spain at the conclusion of the late war, met today. All of the members of the commission were present as follows: William E. Chandler, president; Garrett J. Dlekema, James Berry-Wood, WflHam. A. Murray, William L. Chambers. The commission went into executive session And formu lated rules for the government of the com mission and attorneys of complaints, which, when the open session was re sumed, was reported as follows: "All claims of citizens of the United States against Spain, which the United States agreed to adjudicate and settle by article 7, must be filed within six months of the date of said first meeting of the commission, that is to say, before 12 o'clock, midnight, on the 8th day of October, 1901, and every claim not filed within that time will be forever barTed, but claims may be presented within six months after the termination of said period. If the claimants shall establish to the satisfaction of the commission good reasons for not presenting- the same earlier. Every claim presented before said commission shall be presented hy peti tion setting forth concisely and without unnecessary repetition the facts upon which the claim Is based, together with an Itemized schedule setting forth all damages claimed. Said petition shall al so state the full name, the residence and the citizenship of the- claimant and the amount of damages sought to be recov ered. It shall be signed by the claimant or his attorney or legal representative and be verified by the affidavit of ' the claimant, his agent, attorney or legal, rep resentatfve. It shall be filed with the clerk of the commission and the prosecu tion of the claim shall be deemed to have been commenced at the date of such fil ing." The members of the commission, headed by Senator Chandler, later called upon the President in a body&o pay their respects. CARTER,HABEAS CORPUS CASE. Government Given Five Days by Su preme Court to Prepare a Brief. WASHINGTON. April . A motion was made in the United States Supreme Court today by Hon. Jeremiah Wilson, for the admission of Captain Oberlln M. Carter to ball. Solicitor-General Richards gave notice that he would resist the motion on behalf of the United States, and he was given five days In which to prepare a brief. Mr. Wilson set forth that Carter had paid his fine of $5000, and had been dismissed from the service; also., that he had begun habeas corpus proceedings to test the validity of the proceedings against him. He also alleges Impaired health and the necessity of liberty in order to prepare for his case.. Affidavits of physicians were filed to 'the effect that Carter is suffering from nervous disorders. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. April 8. War den McClaughecy, of the Federal prison, was seen tonight, and in reply to ques tions stated that Oberlln M. Carter ap peared to be in good health. He was attending to his duties without complaint and had not been under medical treat ment for a long period. Three city phy sicians, he stated, made an examination of Carter, to be used in tne application for habeas corpus, but he had not seen the certificates and did not know what their report was. Carter has made no complaint about his health, and the War den stated that he had no reason to be lieve that It was other tnan good. The Associated ress correspondent has fre quently n. Carter of late, and to all appearances he is in perfect health. Egg Rolling: at "White House. WASHINGTON, April 8. The pictur esque egg-rolling fete of the children of Washington occurred in the White House grounds today. The gathering of tho multitude of youngsters of all ages, sizes and color in the large terraced grounds back of the White House each year for their Easter frolic is the sight of Wash ington, Last year 25,000 persons witnessed the festival, and there were fully as many present today. The Marine Band, which usually furnishes music for the children upon these occasions. Is away on a tour of the country, and in order not to de prive the children of this enlivening feature of their day, the Fourth Artillery Band, at Port Monroe, was ordered here, and played throughout the day. Mrs. Mc Kinley, whose love for children is well known, enjoys these frolics immensely, and today spent most of the time at her window or on the White House veranda, watching the little folks' sport. Transportation to Cuba. NEW YORK, April 8. Bids for the transportation of troops and supplies be tween this city and Havana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Santiago, Manzanlllo, Glbara and Nuevltas in Cuba and San Juan, Porto Rico, have been asked by Colonel A. S. Kimball, U. S. A., depot quartermaster in this city. Appended to the circular pro posal is a table which shows that Afmy transports carried approximately between January 1 and March 31 to Cuba 5121 tons of supplies and 876 passengers, and to Porto Rico 605 tons of supplies and 400 passengers: It Is believed that If bids or the steamship companies are reasonable It will be better to have the 1300 passengers and the 6000 tons of supplies, which would make cargoes for two coastwise steamers, carried by private companies, than to sup port a fleet of four or five steamers and a clerical force and to hire a pier at a rental of 540,000 a year for the purpose of doing this work. School for Petty Offlcers. NEW YORK, April 8. To increase fur ther efficiency of enlisted men of the Navy. Secretary Long" has directed the establishment of a school for petty offi cers In Newport, R, L, says a Washing ton special to the Herald. This school Is expected to turn out good petty offlcers and fit them for appointment as warrant officers, from which grade they will be eligible under the Naval appropriation law for promotion to the grade of En sign. The Secretary desires to improve the education of the enlisted men because of the added efficiency thereby attained by the service. It is pointed out, how ever, that the better educated the men the better chances there will be for ob taining from the ranks men suitable to hold commissions Iioomls is Coming: Home. WASHINGTON, April 8. The Navy De partment received a cablegram from Com mander Sargent, of the Scorpion today, announcing the departure of that vessel from La Guayra for San Juan. Although no mention was made In the dispatch of Minister Loomis, it Is understood that he Is aboard the Scorpion, and will be transferred to a merchant steamer at San Juan for conveyance to the United States. The Minister will arrive at San Juan Wednesday evening or Thursday morning , and If he meets a steamer there promptly he should be In New York the Thursday following, which Is April 18. For the Statue Unveiling:. WASHINGTON, April 8. The President today issued an order that such employes of the Executive Department, the Gov ernment printing office and the navy yard and station, as served in the mili tary service of the United States In the Civil War or the Spanish-American War, shall be excused from duty tomorrow at i o'clock P. M., to enable them to partici pate in the exercises of the unveiling of the statue erected to the memory of the late General John A. Logan. Indemnity for a Lynching:. WASHINGTON, April 8. The Mexican Ambassador today received from the Sec retary of State a draft for $2000 paid out "of humane consideration and without ref erence to the question of liability, as full indemnity to the heirs of Florentine Su aste, a Mexican citizen, who was lynched in LaSalle County, Texas, in 1S95. Knox Goes to Washington. PITTSBURG, April S. P. C. Knox,' the new Attorney-General, left tonight for Washington, and will assume the duties of his new position at orice, attending the Cabinet meeting tomorrow. He will re side temporarily at the Shoreham, as his family is spending the Winter in Cali fornia. Applonted ny the President. . WASHINGTON, April 8. The President today appointed Henry S. Matheson, to be Past Assistant Surgeon In the marine hospital service of the United States, and the following to be warrant machinists, in the Navy: Charles Hosung, David Pur don, William J. Treverrow and James V. Murray. Meeting: of Fair Commisloners. WASHINGTON. April 8.-Secretary Hay has Issued a call for the first meeting of the Government Commissioners of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the Southern-Hotel at St. Louis, April 23. Senator Mitchell Is Improving:. WASHINGTON, April 8. Senator Mit chell shows Bigns of slight improvement today, and seems to be regaining strength. Crop Bulletin No. 1. Weekly crop bulletin No. 1, Issued by the Weather Bureau yesterday, deals principally with the stormy weather of last week, which some of our pioneer citi zens may have noticed. On the whole the week was favorable to crops. Says the bulletin: The week endlnir April 8 has been unsea sonably cold, wet and cloudy. In the western part of the state the, rainfall has been excess ive, while In the" eastern portion the amount is not so great, but It was mostly In the form of snow. Severe frosts occurred In Western Oregon Monday morning, and the Indications are tor frosts again Tuesday morning. In Eastern Oregon the temperature has 6een be tween 4 and 8 degrees above to 8 below the freezing point every night of the week. The maximum, or day, temperatures In "Western -Oregon ranged between 44 and 68 de grees, and the minimum, or night, tempera tures between 30, and 40 degrees. In Eastern Oregon the day temperatures ranged between 30 and 52 degrees, and the night tempera tures between 24 and 30 degrees. The soil everywhere Is wet to a good depth, and with the advent of warmer, drying weath er plowing and seeding will be actively re sumed in all sections of the state. The Fall-sown grain Is malting a slow and healthy growth, except on the low lands In "Western and Southern Oregon, where many complain of its turning a sickly reddish yel low. No Insect pests have yet harmed the grain to any noteworthy extent. Hops are slowly beginning to sprout. But little gardening has bten done, and early vegetables will probably be late In th.e market this year. Stock did not "Winter quite as well as usual, and the backwardness of the season makes pasturage short, but with the advent of warm er weather pasturage will quickly Improve and stock begin to fatten. The cold rains and frosts of the week have Injured early fruit to some extent, but the blooms have been checked by the cold, and the damage Is not serious. Peaches, apricots, early varieties of cherries and early prunes are now in blossom. "Warmer weather, with bright sunshine. Is needed In every portion of the state to ad vance growth -and to enable the farmers to complete their plowing and seeding. Why Monarchs Were Insane. Llpplncott's. Pathologists have often pointed out the fact that physical and mental enerva tion are apt to go hand in hand, and the Intellectual degeneracy of etiquette mon archs may have a good deal to do with the Sybaritism of their palace life. The plebeian functions which medieval sovereigns were obliged to perform by proxy included the adjustment of their gala gloves. They had flunkies to remove their cravats and warm their-nightshirts, unplait their pigtails, and tuck up their bedclothes around vhelr shoulders. In the morning courtiers competed for the honor of holding their wash basin; peers of the realm waited on bended knees to buckle their 6hoes. If the inheritor of a le gitimate throne lifted a spoon to break an egg, lynx-eyed lackeys anticipated his needs with the agility of trained conjur ers. If he intimated a "desire to break the Seventh Commandment, callgraphlc secretaries wrote his love letters. Like his. food, his Information on current top ics was served ready dressed and cooked, till he turned into a masticating machine and repeater of conventional twaddle. INJUNCTION IS CON! INUED NEW JERSEY COURTJS DECISION IN THE SMELTER CASE. Majority and Minority Stockholders Settle Their Differences and Withdraw the Suit. NEW YORK, April 8. Justice Dixon, at Trenton, N. J., today filed an opinion of the Court of Errors and Appeals in the case brought by minority stockholders of the American Smelting & Refining Com pany to enjoin the purchase of the prop erty of M. Guggenheim & Sons. This opinion has been awaited with great In terest by corporation lawyers, as it 16 con sidered most Important as affecting cor porations in New Jersey. The Importance of the opinion lies in the construction placed by the court on the 4Sth and 49th sections of the general corporation act. Vice-Chancellor Stevens held the court could nob go beyond the decision of the board of directors as to the value of property to be purchased by the issuing of stock. The Court of Errors, on the contrary, holds that it must be clearly shown that the value of such property Is at least reasonably near the price to be paid, and that the action of the directors Is subject to review at the Instance of any stockholder who considers himself ag grieved. Justice Dixon' points out that under section 40, when corporate stock has once been issued for property purchased, the Legislature has directed the application of another rule. Under such conditions, nothing but actual fraud in the transac tion can impair the right of the stock holder to hold his stock as full-paid stock, free from further call. Applying the rule as above laid down, Justice Dixon dis cusses the actual value of the property, the purchase of which was contemplated by the issue of $45,000,000 of stock. , He finds It admitted that thev value of the Guggenheim plant, as physical posses sions, did not exceed JIO.000,000, and with the cash to have been tured over, leaves about $23,000,000 to be mane up in the good will of the business and the leases and the contracts, the nature of which was not disclosed at any time in the proceedings. While the defendants claimed the com- nlainnnts harl nnt hums th hnrrlMi of proof cast upon them. Justice Dixon holds that under these circumstances the rule should not be vlgorouslyenforced at this stage. The proofs, Justice Dixon says, point strongly to the conclusion that In the negotiations between the parties the real value of the property to be acquired had not been the basis upon which they have determined the amount of 6tock to be issued therefor. The fact that the expected consumma tion of the deal caused the market value of the, stock to rise, and which was used as an argument that the proposed pur chase would be advantageous to the stock holders, Justice Dixon finds to be without weight. He says that If the Intrinsic value of the stock was only 60 per cent of its face value and an outsider offered SO per cent in money for additional stock to be Issued, such an offer would clearly be advantageous to the company and Its stockholders, but it could not be legally accepted, because the Legislature has re quired that 100 per cent, whether in cash or property, shall be received for corpo rate stock. The court, finds that the mere fact that two-thirds of the directors and stockholders. voted for the purchase can not prevent Its review, pointing out that this would not justify an Issue of stock iui iu 111cijt1.11uu.Lc: enterprise. In accordance with these views, the court orders that the stay be continued. enjoining the purchase, and that proceed- mgs to increase the stock should likewise remain in statu quo pending further argu ment, and a decision by the Court of Chancery as to the real Value of the Gug genheim property. " All Differences Adjusted. NEW YORK, April 8. The World to morrow will say: '"'Differences between the majority and minority stockholders of the American Smelting & Refining Company have been adjusted, and the stilt restraining the cor poration from increasing its capital stock to $100,000,000 for the purpose of purchas ing the properties of Guggenheim & Sons has been withdrawn. This announcement came just prior to the handing down of a decision hy Justice Dixon -in Trenton. H. H. Rogers and Leonard Lewisohn, of the United Metal Selling Company, op posed the consolidation because tile smelt ing company wanted to act as its own agent after the consolidation, whereas the selling company had handled the smelting company's business for years. Messrs. Rogers and Lewisohn withdrew from the directory of the smelting com pany. "Negotiations looking toward a peaceful settlement have been in progress for the past two months, and culminated last night at a meeting held In Delmonlco's. By the terms accepted, the selling com pany will again act as selling agent of the American Smelting & Refining Com pany. The plans are also to re-elect Messrs. Lewisohn and Rogers to the di rectory of the consolidated company. Thei Metal Selling Company exports about 65, 000,000 ounces of sliver yearly, nearly all of which it handles In its capacity as agent of the American Smelting & Refin ing Company. The Guggenheim company yearly export is about 5,000,000 ounces. The consolidated companies will control about 90 per cent" of the business. The settlement of the differences means that the silver and copper production of the United States will be controlled hy one company. The Metal Selling Company, which Is recognized as a Rockefeller con cern, now controls the copper trade, its yearly shipments amounting to 80 per cent of the entire output of this country. It Is interested also in large foreign copper properties. The annual business of tho American Smelting & Refining Company is about $75,000,000." Capital Stock Increased. TRENTON. N. J., April 8. Following close upon the opinion given out by Jus tice Dixon today there was filed late to night a certificate increasing the capital stock to $100,000,000, The original certifi cate of Incorporation was for $65,000,000. The representative of the corporation de posited a check for $7000 at the office of the Secretary of State at a late hour to. night to cover the fees. STEEL COMBINE'S OFFICERS. Three Heads of Departments Have Been Appointed. CLEVELAND O., April 8. The Leader tomorrow will say: - "Information was obtained from sev eral sources here today that the United States Steel Corporation had appointed Mr. Gayley, of the Carnegie Company, as first vice-president In charge of docks and mines; W. R Walker, metallurgical en gineer for the American Steel & Wire Company, as second vice-president in charge of the operation of mill, and W. P. Palmer, president of the American Steel & Wire Company, as third vice-president In charge of sales. The same sources are authority for the statement that the va rious companies absorbed into the United States Steel Corporation will maintain separate organization as heretofore, with the policies of the various departments dictated by one of the three men named whose headquarters will be in New York." A Light and Power Combine. NEW YORK, April 8. Emerson Mc Mlllen, who was one of the prominent stockholders of the East River Gas Com pany, which is now a part of the Consol idated Gas Company, said today that he is making arrangements to consolidate a number of gas light, traction and water J power companies throughout the United J States. The companies already under con sideration Include the Detroit Gas Com pany, the Blnghamton Gas Works, the Columbus (O.) Edison (Company, the Grand Rapids Gas Company, the Jack son (Mich.) Gas Company, the Laclede Gas Company, of St. Louis; the Consol idated Gas Company, of Long Branch, N. J.; the Madison (Wis.) Gas Company; the St, Joseph (Mo) Gas Company; tho St Paul (Minn.) Gas Light Company, the Western Milwaukee Gas Company, the Denver Ga6 & Electric Light Company, tho Southern Light & Traction Company, of San Antonio, Tex.; the Montgomery (Ala.) Light &, Power Company, the Jacques Cartler Water Power Company, of Quebec, and the Winnebago Traction Company, of Oshkosh. The combined cap ital of these corporations Is said to be about $34,000,000. Rockefeller Buys a Lake Harbor. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., April 8. The report that John D. Rockefeller has pur chased a large tract of land with a har bor In Northern Wisconsin is true as far as the harbor is concerned, but the fig ures and the amount of land cannot be confirmed at the present time. The land isMocated at the mouth of the Montreal River. The dividing line is between Mich igan and Wisconsin at the northerly end of these states. The harbor is a good one, but would not accommodate boats draw ing more than 18 feet of water. The har bor Is but 20 miles from the Gogebic Tange, and a railroad survey connecting the harbor and the range has been made. Heading Off the Steel Corporation. NEW YORK, April 8. The Herald will say tomorrow: "In an effort to fortify Its position against the United States Steel Corpora tion, the Pennsylvania Steel Company has purchased for cash the entire $5,000,000 worth of stock of the Spanish-American Iron Company. It Is understood that the transaction Involved a sum between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000. The Spanish-American Iron Company, of which Charles F. Rand is president, has since 1895 been shipping ores to this country from Cuba, mining about 325,000 tons a year." To Control the Spelter Output. ST.LOUIS, April 8. The Post-Dispatch says: "John Arthur Rice, said to be a repre sentative of J. Plerpont Morgan, has left for the East. His visit here was for the purpose of furthering a deal Involving the purchase by a syndicate, said to be headed by Mr. Morgan, of the entire out put of spelter, or pig zinc, of the Missouri Kansas district, which produces seven eighths of the zinc in the entire country. E. W. Humphrey, of Chicago, who is said to be promoting the deal, Is at the Plant ers' Hotel." Combination of Furnace Plants. PITTSBURG, April 8. A conference was held here today by the Independent fur nace presidents for the purpose of form ing a combine of all these plants with a capitalization of $12,000,000. While no definite Information could be obtained In regard to the action taken, It Is said the combine will undoubtedly go through In a short time. Satisfactory progress has been made in the venture, and nearly all the plants wanted for the new company have been optioned by the promoters. In Charge of Colot vo Fuel & Iron. DENVER, April 8. Tne statement was made today on what is said to be the highest authority that John W. Gates, chairman of the American Steel & Wire Company; John Lambert, ex-president of that company, and I. L. Wood, ex-second vice-president, have secured control of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company by recent purchases of stock, ,and will. at once double the capacity of the Pueblo plant, adding" tin and wire mills and additional blast furnaces. To Control Glass Companies; NEW YORK.-.Aprll 8. It was announced today that a syndicate has been formed to control the five leading wire glass com panies 'n the United States. The stock will not be on the market, but will be held by the different companies. The.comblned capital of the companies represents $1,500, 000. REPUBLICAN UNITY. Party in Oregon Has No Real Cause for Dissension. Corvallls Gazette. On what basis will the Democratic party in Oregon effect reorganization? This question is before the leaders of that party, especially in Multnomah County. As a matter of fact, so many diverse factions are found in that party, all clamoring for recognition, and each striv ing for dominancy, that its reorganization will bo exceedingly difficult, if not actu ally Impossible. This is especially true since several of the issues it presented have been decided at the ballot-box by adverse majorities so "great as to consti tute a final verdict. No new Issue which carries the promise of victory has been nor is likely to be found. By some means, however, not easily un derstood, the leaders hope to hold the party together, hoping that the Repub lican party in Multnomah County will be so divided at the next general elec tion that the Democrats may slip into power, or at least share the spoils' of victory with one of the Republican fac tions. The hope of participating In the spoils is, as the Democratic party Is, now constituted, its strongest incentive to cohesion and action. This, however, Is a vague hope, when built on the hope of Republican dissension, for it is not at all probable that any dissension will exist among Republicans. For years the T 'publican party in Mult nomah County has not had so little cause for dissension as it now has. Each of the late factions has been recognized and given a share of party honors and trust. No one has been read out of the party nor excluded from Its councils because of being a Simon man or a Mitchell man, because he opposed the city charter en acted by the late Legislature, because of the consolidation of county offices, nor for any other reason. What is true of the party in Multno mah County is equally true of It through out the state. It never had less cause for dissension than it now has. For years the state has not been so ably represented In the councils of the Na tion. Our members of Congress are in dustrious, active and alert in looking after the Interests of their respective dis tricts. Our Senators are both men of recognized ability, Industry, experience and influence. Our whole delegation Is In political accord with the party, and fairly in harmony with the Administra tion. The defeat of Mr. Corbett for Sen ator left no bitterness behind It. He and his adherents are too honestly Re publican in principles to permit mere personal disappointment to turn them aside from party fealty. The election of Mr. Mitchell provokes no antagonism. Our Senators will work harmoniously to gether for the best interests of the state In upholding Republican principles. Self interest, If no other reason, will keep them in harmony. There will be no party dissension from this direction. Arrested on the Border. MALONE, N. Y., April 8. Twenty-nine Chinamen were arrested on the Canadian line north of Malone today trying to' make their way into the United States. Policy Law Declared 'Invalid. RENO, Nev., April 8. The Supreme Court at' Carson this afternoon decided the value policy Insurance law invalid. ' r ; Every woman should know that Car ter's Little Liver Pills are a specific for sick headache. Only one pill a dose. A woman can't stand everything. PICTURE SAFE IN LONDON AGNEW ARRIVES HOME WITH HIS PRECIOUS GAINSBOROUGH. The Art Dealer Knows Nothing: of Its History or Travels Since He Lost it. LONDON, April 8. C. Moreland Agnew on his arrival at Liverpool this morning admitted that he had the Gainsborough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire. Mr. Agnew himself carried, the picture ashore, but beyond admitting that It was the famous missing Gainsborough, he de clined to furnish any detail regarding its recovery, and proceeded to London. On his arrival at Liverpool Mr. Agnew wired his son here, asking the latter to meet him at Euston railroad station with two clerks rfom the office and a detective. On his arrival in London Mr. Agnew handed over the picture to the clerks and de tective, -who deposited it in a safe In the office. "The papers are filled with many mis leading statement concerning the Gains borough," said Mr. Agnew. "I went .o America with many misgivings, after so many years of search. When I reached New York I found It necessary to proceed to Chicago, where I met the Pinkertons. By the most natural process In the world the portrait was turned over to me by them. The simple statement that it had been recovered in one of the Western States was in accordance with instruc tions from Scotland Yard. So far as I am concerned, the history of the picture during Its detention for a quarter of a century is as much a mystery as it Is to .the rest of the world. The portrait Is in as perfect a state of preservation as any Gainsborough I ever saw. All stories im plicating a former American millionaire who is now destitute are new to me. All I know Is that the picture was given me in Chicago, and that it Is the original portrait." King Christian's Birthdny. COPENHAGEN, April 8. The S3d birth day of King Christian was celebrated to day In Denmark. The King Is in quite good health,. and received the congratula tions of officials, diplomats and other dig nitaries. The streets of the city were crowded, and in the square fronting the Amallenborg Palace several thousand peo ple constantly cheered the King, who. In response, appeared on the balcony with his daughters. At the banquet given to night at the Crown Prince's palace, the Crown Prince, Prince Frederick, toasted the King, his father. Queen Alexandra and Dowager Empress Marie of Russia, who have been attending the celebration, will leave here tomorrow. Campaign in Polish Prussia. BERLIN, April 8. Carrying out Rus sia's new programme In the Polish prov inces, Count "Von Bulow. the Imperial Chancellor, has promised the Centrists, or Clerical party, political aid In Upper Si lesia, where the Center, until lately, has always elected all the candidates and dis pensed all the political patronage. Now, however, the Polish National agitation threatens to wrest the whole province away from the Center. The Prussian Government will send the powerful Ger man Kakatlst Society to assist the Center politically wherever otherwise Polish can didates would be elected. ' Russian Students Arrested. LONDON, April 8. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Reuter Telegram Com--pany says the police at Kharkon! have ar rested 21 students for 'rioting at th6 rail road station on 'the occasion of the de parture of other students, who were ex pelled for being connected with previous disturbances at Kharkoft. A number of students were also- arrested In St. Peters burg on leaving a theater, where they had manifested particular approval of certain passages of a play which seemed to refer to existing political conditions in Russia. Appeal on Behalf of Mourad. LONDON, April 9. The Turkish Free Masons have sent to King Edward a curi ous appeal on behalf of the unfortunate Mourad, elder brother of Abdul Hamld, who reigned as Sultan under the .name of Amurath V for three months and was then deposed on the ground of insanity. The appeal refers to him as "one who for the last quarter of a century has been Imprisoned on the pretext of a mental malady," and begs King Edward to use his influence to aecure the freedom of a brother Mason. Anti-Catholic Demonstrations. MADRED, April 8. Large and excited antl-Cathollc meetings at Maeigua, Corun-, na and elsewhere have passed resolutions demanding that the government expel the' religious orders from Spain. At Co runna the manlfestants paraded, shouting "Down with the Jesuits!." and "Down with the convents!" They stoned the Jesuit college and the office of the cler ical newspapers. The Czar May Abdicate. LONDON, April 9 "The health of Em peror Nicholas has been shaken by the recent commotions," says the St. Peters burg correspondent of the Dally Express, "and he will probably abdicate If the next child of the Empress should be a daugh ter." Plague Reappears in Egypt. LONDON, April 8. According to a dis patch from Cairo to the Dally Mall, the bubonic plague has reappeared In, Egypt, one case having occurred In Alexandria. CAPE TOWN, April 8. Six fresh cases of bubonic plague in Cape Town were of ficially reported today. Dean of Canterbury 111. LONDON. April 8. The very Rev. Fred erick Farrar, Dean of Canterbury, whose condition for the last few days has caused anxiety, had a restless night, and this morning shows no improvement. Cecil Rhodes Has Recovered. LONDON, April 9. The Cape Town cor respondent of the Dally Mall wires that, Cecil Rhodes, who is at Klmberley, Is in good health, having recovered from slight indisposition. Cape Colony Imports. CAPE TOWN, April 8. Imports Into Cape Colony last year aggregated 17,000, 000, those from Great Britain amounting to 15,000,000 and those from the United States to 1,775,580. May Renew Peace Negotiations. LONDON, April 9. "It is declared In Transvaal quarters in this city," says the Brussels correspondent of the Morning Post, "that General Botha will shortly renew the peace negotiations." Wholesale Arrests at Odessa. LONDON, April 9. According to a spe cial to the Dally News from Odessa, there have been 1500 arrests there during the last few days. Serious Fire in England. LONDON, April 8. Fire destroyed 25 houses In and over Hampshire this morn ing, rendering 150 persons homeless. Protestant Foreign Missions. Rev. D. Judson Smith in the North Ameri can Review. For the few scores of missionaries at work in 1S00, at the close of the century wo have 13.607, with an army of 73.615 native heiners by their side, distributed In over 5000 central stations through all J MAKE The Only Physicians That Will Cure Catarrh, Stomach Troubles, Deafness and Bronchial Troubles to Stay Cured. The Doctors Copeland and Montgomery's- Treatment Stands Today the Perfection of Years of Service, Experience 'and Scientific Research in the Practice of Medicine. FACTS TRUTHFULLY SPOKEN It Is a medical practice with a con science. It is a practice greater than ever In its aims, purposes and character. It is "The Treatment That Cures." It is the treatment to which others cannot be compared. It Is the treatment that you know hah cured your friends and neighbors. For ten years Doctors Copeland and Montgomery have conducted in thii city the Inrgest practice ever known in the history of the North west. The people know them. Their fame hec grown in the strong light of Intimacy and permanency. Medical pretenders and bogus healers of every variety have come and gonef passed In the night, unable to endure the daytime of acquaintance. But with time nnd. Intimacy the funic of Doctors Copeland and Montgomery has grown stronger. Thousands at cures, recorded in voluntary, unsolicited testimonials from, your neigh bors and friends give evidence of the marvelous accomplahments of our combination of science and nielli. We cure positively cure to stay cured. ) - . ii i i " i" "i i - r - i' ' f i i IB V THE' GATfcTO HEALTH WIDE OPEN, !; HOME TREATMENT If you cannot visit the office, mark the following list of symptoms, mall them to Dr. Copeland and he will give you a full and complete diagnosis of your case free of charge: "Is your nose stopped up?" "Do you sleep with mouth wide open?" " "Is there pain in front of head?" "Is your throat dry or tore?" "Have you a bad taste In the morning?" "Do you cough?" "Do you cough worse at night?" "Is your tongue coated?" "Is your appetite falling?" "Is there pain after eating?" "Are you light-headed?" "When you get up suddenly are you dizzy?" "Do you have hot flashes?" "Do you have liver marks?" "Do your kidneys trouble you5" "Do you have pains In back or un der shoulder-blades?" "Do you wake up tired and out of sorts?" "Is your strength failing?" the unevangellzed peoples of the earthy In this single fact we have, the promise of final victory. In these fields are 10,993 organized churches, with a membership of 1.2S9,2i;3 souls, increasing at the fate of 83,595 each year. The annual Income of the major societies has reached the noble sum of $17,161,092, and the yearly gift from native Christians aggregate $1,S33,9S1. The neducational work presents like noble proportions. There are 92 col leges on mission fields, with 35,414 stu dents, of whom 2275 are women; of theo logical and training schools 3S5 are re ported, with 11,905 students. Boarding and hitrh schools number 857 and $3,148 pupils; industrial and medical classes count 197, and enroll 6998 pupils, while in common or day schools the pupils reach the number of 90,442. The grand total of those under instruction is 1,046,309, one-third of them girls. The Bible, entire or In portions, has been translated into 421 different lan guages or dla'ects; a work of incalculable labor and value, of itself alone sufficient to challenge for this great enterprise the profound respect of the civilized world. Add to this the products of mission presses 364,90-1,399 pages of Christian lit erature annually, and 297,435 copies of pe riodical literature and the significance of this fact becomes majestic in proportions and influence. Besides all this, bear In mind the 355 hospitals and 753 dispensaries, with 2,579,630 patients treated every year, to every one of whom the gospel Is preached, many hearing: it for the first time; and the foreign missionary enter prise that includes all these varied agen cies assumes the dimensions and character of the greatest single force for the uplift ing and regeneration of the world which we know or of which we can conceive. Recent Fnctors In History. Fortnlnghtly Review. Every century since the Renaissance has seen the rise of a new power and a transfer of political supremacy. The 16th is the age of Spain. In the 17th comes the rise of France at the expense of Spain. With the 18th there is the expan sion of England at the cost of France. The ruling political fact of the 19th cen tury has been the rise of the German Empire at our expense, as Germans im agine the 2Qth century Is mainly des tined to show. Even in view of an ex perienced and authoritative thinker of absolute sobriety and deliberation like Herr von Brandt, the triumph of 1870 is significant less as a goal of attainment than as a point of departure. The Idea represented by the Kaiser, and which has as complete a control over the enthusiasm of his subjects In the mass as the impe rial sentiment exercises over us. Is that Sedan, Versailles and the Indemnity, though marking at the moment the over throw of France, established In reality a continental base for the development of German world-power. The natural repeti tion of history in the 20th century, as Count von Bulow indicated in unmistak able terms, when Introducing the new navy bill two or three days after the bat tle of Colenso, would be the supersession of British commercial and maritime su premacy by Germany not necessarily by violent means, but in the regular course of change by which the scepter of pre eminence is drawn inevitably to the hand most fit to grasp It, as the needle must follow the slow shift of the magnetic t pole. The working of several other factors, the American, the Russian, the Japanese, It is the treatment thousands of cured pntlents have voluntarily tes tified to. It In the treatment that is better today than it ever was Because improved by the widest experience In the world, and Developed by the progress of sci ence in a direction in which Doctors Copeland and Montgomery hae al- l ways led. CONSULTATION FREE. OUR SPECIALTIES. Deafness, Catarrh of the Ilead. Nose, Throat, Bronchial Tubes, Lungs and Stomach, Disease of the Liver and Kidneys, Blood and Skin Diseases..' DR. COPELAND'S BOOK FREE TO ALL The Copeland Medical Institute The Dekum. Third and Washington W. H. COPELAND, M. D. J. H. MONTGOMERY, M. D. OFFICE HOURS From O A. M to 13 M.j from 1 to 5 P. M. EVENIXGS" Tuesdays and Fridays. SUNDAY Prom lO A. M. to 13 M. must make the whole problem far mora complex and far less calculable than tho struggle for empire between England and France throughout the 18th century; but the broad issue for the 20th none the less Is whether Great Britain or the German empire, at the end of tho next two or three generations will possess the relatlvb ascendency in trade and lt3 Inseparable attribute of sea power. It is obvious that either or both may be surpassed by tho United States. Between these three tho contest must be decided, and the victor will have to settle with Russia Indeed, but at a date which need not interest contemporary speculation. Tho convic tion of Germans Is that they will be first, that their real difficulty will be with America, and that we. If we retain at all a place worth considering a hundred years hence, shall be third. The result in our case absolutely depends upon tho timeliness and the intensity with which we may realize that this must be tho actual problem of the new century, what ever view may be taken of the ultimata solution. The First Reformed Church- of Yakima valley has Incorporated. The object Is to secure by gift, donation or otherwise a church building, parsonage and other ne cessities for a church society. Tho so ciety 13 composed of Hollanders who re cently moved to the Moxeo valley. About 100 families will form the nucleus of tho organization. Sometimes Fatal IX THEIR FIRST STAGES PILES SEEM INSIGNIFICANT NEGLECT THEtt AND RESULTS ARE OFTEN FATAL. Pyramid Pile Cure Cures Them so They Stay Cured. At least one-fourth of all mankind are afflicted to a greater or less degree wlthr piles. Very often the disease Is of irregular occurrence. Maybe the trouble comes only once or twice a year. Even so, it unfits a man for business while It lasts. Seems like a little thing, but it produces more bad feelings than even serlou3 sick ness would. In severe cases there is no comfort attainable. Various salves and ointments afford temporary relief, but In a few minutes the pain returns. Each at tack Is a little bit worse than the last one. Itching Is followed by bleeding and protrusion. Fl3tula follows surgical treatment death, possibly. And all thla can be avoided. The discovery" of. Pyramid Pilo Cure has made suffering unnecessary, even foolish. By its use relief Is Instantaneous. It soothes the inflamed parts, heals the broken membranes, reduces the swelling and brings comfort at once. The cure Is permanent and the trouble will not return unless new conditions arise which produce an entirely new case. This, of course, cannot be helped, but If you will use Pyramid Cure Imme diately on the appearance of the flrst symptom, the trouble will vanish. Druggists sell and recommend Pyramid Pile Cure. There may be some who do not have it, In which case you can get It yourself from the makers, the Pyramid Drug Company, Marshall, Mich. The price Is 50 cents per package. Jr'