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THE MORNING ORECrONrAN, FRIDAY. APRIL 19, 1901. ENGLAND'S BIG WAR LOAN HICKS-BEACH PROPOSES TO BOR ROW SIXTY MILLIOX FOUNDS. Bndg-et Statement, Introduced in the House of Commons, Provides Xew Taxation. LONDON, April 18. The exceptional Interest taken In this year's budget statement was evidenced by the crowded condition of the House of Commons "when It Teassembled today. The attend ance' of members -was unusually large, while the appearance of the galleries tes tified to the deep Interest of the public In the fresh taxation proposals required to meet the expenditures for 1901-02, which, according: to a Parliamentary paper, Is sued this afternoon, total 1S7,602,"000, in clusive of war charges, this being an in crease of 32,901,000 over last year. The national balance sheet for 1900-1901, as shown by the same paper, stands as fol lows: Revenue 130,385,000 Expenditures 183,592,000 Net deficit , 53,207.000 Mr. Balfour, the government leader, in directly announced the forthcoming loan, saying he hoped to introduce a resolution on the subject tonight itjjossible. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, rose at 4:18 P. M., amidst rounds of cheers, and commenced the budget statement, "During the last five years," said the Chancellor, "we have been invariably able to congratulate the House on a gen eral increase in the prosperity of the country, but the year 1900, especially the last six months-, showed '-symptoms of a change. Our foreign trade during the 5'fiar considerably increased, but in value rather less than in volume." It was mainly derived, the Chancellor -said, from the high prices of certain ar jrJcies, 'notably coal, which naturally must have injured important Industries, espe cially railways. Nevertheless, the revenue for the past year showed no sighs of de crease, and the exchequer receipts showed e. surplus of 2,865,000 over the estimates. Jie was bound to say, however, that the excess Is due to forestallment on dutiable articles. But for this, his estimates would have befen barely realized. Much can be said for and against fore stallment, but it is an unmitigated nui sance to financial statisticians. The fore Eta.llrr.ent of 1899-1900 mounted to 3,250,000, which properly belonged to the revenue of thre last year. The forestallment of the past year somewhat exceeded the previ ous year. He would say that the consum ing power of the people Is the same, but therfe 1ft no material expansion of that power, beyond what Is fairly attributable to Increase 6f population. The Chancellor then "proceeded to re- 9 vtew the various items of revenue, men- Honing that the revenue- from beer was 1 3.000.000 less than the estimate. ""That decrease,'" said The, "is probably attributable to the fact, that very many b(?er drinkers are in SoutErAfrfca, and, ajso to the decrease In the spending' power "of the. people, rwing to .the .high. price of coal. .Experience has shown that, we have practically reached the limit in the prof itable taxation of .spirits, "The prolongation of the war and the absence of buyers on the Stock Exchange are responsible for the unsatisfactory yield for stamps." In noting that the yield from the Income tax was H,150,000 above the estimate, the Chancellor remarked that in 12 years the income on which taxation was paid had been Increased by no less than 120,000,000, a fact that he hoped the House would remember when he readied a. laterpart of his speech. The only other points of the revenue which he need tduch upon were the ex ceptional receipts owing to the mint, sil ver coinage and the telegraph receipts, which compared very unfavorably with the expenditures. The total receipts amounted to 130,385,000 and the expendi tures 183,592,000, of which 65,000,000 was for the war in South Africa and 3.000,000 lor China. For China, the deficit, 53.207, 000, showed that they had paid 15,413,000 out of the revenue for the cost of the war. The total amount provided by the state last year aggregated the enormous sum Of 198,346.000. "As to the national debt." said the Chancellor, ""it stands in painful contrast -with last year. But the funded debt bad decreased by l,25,O00. April 1 the na tional debt stood at 687,500,000, an in crease of 55,000.000 on account of the war." Turning to the present year, the Chan cellor said that the total estimated ex penditure was .167,600,000: On the existing basis, it was estimated that the revenue would be 132,-255,000, leaving a deficit of about 55,000,000, ''How is this deficit to be met?" asked Sir Michael. "I will never be responsible tor the fatal policy of paying the whole cost of the war out of loans, without put ting a reasonable amount on the taxpay ers of the day. The real difilculty, how ever, is not so much the c6st of the frar In South Africa as the operations In China, as they will increase our ordinary expenditure even If the war comes to an end" within three or tour months -This statement caused cheering from the Irish members3r or sooner than the honorable members suppose. Our ordinary expendi ture would rter3pernut of the remittance of the additional taxation 'proposed for war purposes last year. It therefore "be comes necessary to put our expenditure on a broader basis. The country has reached a point when, it is necessary Jto widen the scope of taxation, "but direct taxpayers must bear their share of the burden. "I propose that pence shall "be added to the Income tax; making,! shilling and 2 pence in the pound. The extra, 2 pence -will realize 3,800,000. There will be no addition io the beer, wine, tea, spirits or tobacco dues. I am not disposed to op pose a customs duty on manufactured im ported goods, as suggested by Sir Howard "Vincent. , "The average consumption of sugar is 56 pounds per head. Sugar is taxed In every other community in Europe, and Is taxed in the'Unlted States. In -this coun try taxes remained on sugar long after the institution of free trade. What I pro pose is not a protective duty, but an ade quate public necessity has arisen for some duty t or'which the laboring classes should bear a fair share. The effect of my pro posals on the price of sugar Is doubtful, as the price of sugar is governed by the bounty-giving countries. The bounty sys tem is that a country giving a bounty encourages production within its borders, and at the same time does its best to re strict consumption by Its own people by every possible means. The result is that there is an enormous surplus which has to find a foreign market, and this coun try, under the present circumstances, Is the only market. Therefore it Is quite conceivable unless, of course, the bounty giving countries either reduce the area of their .sugar production or lower their own duties on the sugar for the benefit of their own population, both of which actions would mean the abolition ot the bounty system that the result of -the new tax, although at first the price might rise and consumption consequently "be reduced, would be that there would be such an in flowlhto this country of" bounty-fed sugar, unable to go elsewhere, that the price might be brought down. Agalnr I do not helleve the duty will injure manufacturers using sugar to anything like the extent feared. Of course, provision will be made for imposing a duty op manufactured ar ticles from foreign countries coming into competition with the home article, and for allowing manufacturers a drawback on articles which they export The Chan cellor allowed 240,000 for the payment of these .drawbacks. I have endeavored to reconcile the conflicting interests. Noth ing must be done to protect the British refiner to the disadvantage of the British consumer. But, on the other hand, fair jrtav must be riven to the British, refinpr as compared with his Continental rival. The refiner of .beet sugar must not be favored as against the refiner of cane sugar, or vice versa. I propose a duty on refined sugar of 4 shillings and 2 pence a hundredweight. A halfpenny per pound would be 4 shillings and 8 pence, so a mar gin of 6 pence is left to cover the customs, handling, etc There Is therefore no rea son why a tax of 4 shillings and 2 pence should Increase the retail price more than a halfpenny per pound. The graduated scale of taxation would be as follows: Refined sugar, which is polarized at 98 and upward, -which represents two-thirds of the total imports, would pay the full tax. This -will diminish to a minimum of 2 shil lings per hundredweight on raw sugar po larized"at 76. This scale Is only tentative, and I am perfectly willing to listen to criticism for the benefit of experience and better- knowledge. JMolasses," in which are Included the grocery Byrups consumed largely by the poor, pays 2 shillings per hundredweight, and glucose, of which a great' deal has been heard lately, and which, is used in the manufacture of jams and aerated waters, will have to bear a tax of 1 shilling -and 8 pence. I anticipate a yield of 5.100.000 from this tax. The West Indies, "will not be excepted. "My next proposal is a novel one; it is an export duty of a shilling a ton on coal. In aiming to secure a revenue from coal, I am not sacrificing trade. The im position of a shilling, which is infinitely less than the fluctuations in price, will do no real injury to the coal trade, even supposing that the export of coal Is checked. I am not sure that even that result will be an evil. From this source I expect 2,100,000, making an aggregate of 11,000,000 from new taxation. "My final balance sheet will be: From taxation, a revenue of 122,200,000; from non-taxation, 21,055,000, a total of 143, 255,000. I propose to reduce the expendi ture by again suspending the sinking fund to 182,962,000. This shows a deficit of 39.927,000, to which must be added 1,250,000 for the fresh debt I have to borrow. I must ask the House to give me borrowing powers considerably in ex cess of this deficit of 41,000,000. In order to finance the exchequer I ask power to borrow 60,000,000 by means of consols. "As to obtaining contributions from the Transvaal, Sir Davis Barbour's reports are not encouraging at present. I think the House will see the war has brought the country to the verge of ruin. (Oppo sition cheers greeted this remark.) This can no longer be concealed. The small war has cost 151.000,000 double the cost of the Crimean War. There is 67,000.000 of the unfunded debt redeemable within the next 10 years. I have tried to put before the House a true account of our finances for the present and immediate future. In our time no Chancellor of the Exchequer has had so difficult a task, and none has had a more Indulgent audi ence. I have not laid proposals before the House with the view of gaining transient popularity, but I have endeavored to es tablish a principle of contribution by the whole community to the burdens of the state." Sir Michael Hicks-Beach concluded at 6:44 P. M. amid loud applause, having spoken two hours and 26 minutes. Sir William Vernon Harcourt compli mented the Chancellor on the ability he had shown, declaring that his speech was characterized by honesty, a quality very much lacking In the conduct of the war, in telling the House and the country the troth In regard to the position. The budget, continued Sir William, was but a chapter In the disastrous Incidents of the war. It was purposed to borrow al together 127,000,000 more four times as much as was borrowed for the Crimean War. "We -are living in an age of newspaper finance," said Sir William, "and of In creased expenditures. We cannot go on without involving this country in finan cial ruin. The fashionable doctrine of the day Is conscription and protection; does anybody believe that this Increase of expenditure Js not, to, go. on?" ' Sir William argued that England was jiot as strong now as she was at the close of the Crimean War, and declared In conclusion that It was the most disas trous statement that the exchequer had ever made. John Redmond, the Nationalist leader, asked what Interest Ireland had in the war which led to this extraordinarily dis astrous and disgraceful financial situa tion. Ho protested against fresh taxa tion, which, he said, Imposed great in justice upon Ireland, who, as admitted by the government commission in 1893, was greatly overtaxed. He severely at tacked Joseph Chamberlain and the war policy. Replying to criticisms, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach said there were valuable as sets in the Transvaal Colony, but it was Impossible to say what the contribution for the war, in the present state of that country, would be. LONDON, April 19. At 1:40 this morn ing, Mr. Balfour, the government leader, said it was necessary to' pass the resolu tion to authorize the war loan, whereupon the House divided on the sugar duty, which was adopted by a vote of 183 to 125. The coal duty was adopted by a vote of 171 to 127. On the resolutions to au thorize the war loans being put before the House, John Redmond moved to report- progress. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach assented, and the House then adjourned. MASONS AT A BANQUET. Culmination of the Jubilee at "Wlchi- ta, Kan. WICHITA, Kan., April 18. Nearly 700 Scottish Rite Masons banqueted here to night, the feast being the culmination 6f a consistory jubilee during which 170 candidates 'were given the fourth to the thirty-second degrees. Judge Henry C. Sluss, of this city, member of the Court of Private Land Claims, was toastmaster. Congressman James D. Richardson, of Tennessee, responded to the toast "The Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction"; Henry L. Palmer, of Milwaukee, "The Su preme Council, Northern Jurisdiction"; Frederick Weber, of Washington, D. C, "The Centennial of Our Supreme Council" ; Martin Collins, of St Louis, "The Scot tish Rite at the Dawn of the Twen tieth Century"; Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, "Free Masonry and Our Country"; Thomas W. Harrison, of Tope ka, "The Rite in Kansas"; Henry TVallen stein, of Wichita, "Albert Pike," and J. Giles Smith, of Wichita, "The Rite In Wichita." All of the speakers were thirty-third degree Masons. The receipts of the local consistory from Initiation fees were 520,400. The banquet cost 57000. Considering; the Patrick Case. NEW YORK, April 18. The Clerk of Records of the Surrogate's office was served with a subpena today to produce before the grand jury the second will al leged to have been executed by William March Rice. This Is the will executed on September 30. 1900, and is one that is known as the Patrick will. The murder charge against Patrick was submitted to the grand jury by Assistant District Attorney Garvan. Valet Jones was the first witness called. Other wit nesses examined were W. K. Wallace, paying teller of the banking house of Swenson & Sons; Captain James A Baker, Jr., of "Texas; David M. Carvelho, the writing expert; Coroner's Physician Ham ilton, Williams and several telephone girls. The grand jury adjourned until tomorrow without taking further testi mony. Iorillard Bankruptcy Case. NEW YORK, April 18. A decision has been handed from the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals in the matter of the petition in bankruptcy of Jacob Loril lard, in which the decision of Judge Thomas, in the United States District Court allowing the claims of Peter Lorll lard for $285,725, and Henry L Barbey, for $299,603, is affirmed. These two cred itors are respectively brother and brother-in-law of the bankrupt. After a long fight on the part of the other creditors. Referee Prentiss allowed the claims and Judge Thomas affirmed them In his decision. FAIRLY WELL RECEIVED HOW ENGLISHMEN TAKE THE BUDGET STATEMENT. Chancellor of the Exekequer Con gratulated Upon His Jnst Dis- ribution of Burdens. LONDON, April 19. On the whole' the budget statement of Sir Michael Hicks Beach In the House of Commons, which was listened to by J. P. Morgan, among others, .from the distinguished strangers' gallery, appears to have been fairly well received, and the Chancellor, of .the Ex chequer Is generally congratulated upon a just distribution of burdens. A heavier addition to the income tax had been ex pected, and the fact that only 2 pence was added brought a feeling .of relief. The Liberals In the lobby declared that the budget proposal afforde'd them the hpsfc plfp.tlnnefirlnir weanon thev had had I for 20 years. One Liberal figured out that the war had cost 1000 for every Boer killed. There is little doubt that In raising new taxes, Instead of Increasing old ones, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has. courageously courted much hostility and given the Lib erals an opportunity to close the ranks and attack the government on its financial policy. Many Ministerialists are dissatis fied because the government has failed to grant differential treatment to the coloi nles in the sugar tax. In the course of an editorial on this point the Dally Mall, re proaching the, government with a failure to show gratitude to Queensland and Na tal, says: "A few words from the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have upset the whole bounty system, but they have not been spoken. On the contrary, the Chancellor of the Exchequer appears hopeful of an In crease In bounties, cheapening sugar for Great Britain, but at the same time com pleting the ruin of the colonies. It does not seem to strike him that an infini tesimal decrease In the price of sugar would be miserable compensation for driv ing the West Indies Into the American Union." The coal duty, however, seems to he destined to exert the keenest opposition. It has created consternation in Wales and the north of England. The north country exporters to the Continent assert that the duty will almost prevent effective 'compe tition abroad with Westphallan coal. In South Wales, it is urged that the duty will Injure the miners and materially assist the United States and Germany. William Abraham, Radical, who Is pres ident of the Welsh Miners' Federation, said yesterday in the course of an in terview that he was extremely surprised at the proposal of such a tax, adding: "The ultimate result will probably be the closing down of scores of Welsh collieries and the throwing of thousands out of employment. Such a tax is wrong in prin ciple, and will Inevitably cause the over throw of the government." The shipping Interests, which are very powerful In the House of Commons, are also strongly opposed to the coal duty. Altogether, although the government or gans have little but praise for the budget, they fain would admit that if the near future were to bring bye-elections, the results might be unfavorable for govern mental candidates. The entire press, Liberal and Conserva tive alike, Is loud In praise of the cour age, honesty and candor of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's scheme, which was deliv ered with great ability and lucidity, but without any attempt at rhetoric. Never before have the Immense sacrifices en tailed by the war In t South Africa been so brought home to the nation. The Chancellor,pf the Exchequer sketched the situation 'In fiardpitiless outlines. "I aim at no transient popularity," lie said. "I ask for no cheers, and I ex pect none. I come to tell the nation the truth and the whole truth. It is neces sary for the salvation of the nation that I should do so. You have had your feast. You have all, Liberals and Tories, been for rioting and expenditure. Now comes the reckoning, and you may laugh or not, as you please." In a brief peroration, he added: "If you defeat our budget, you will relieve us of an almost Insupportable burden." "Why not make Chamberlain Chancel lor?" shouted Mr. Healy, while William Redmond exclaimed: "There will be less Mafeklng after this." Mr. Redmond's Indication of Mr. Cham berlain as the real object of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's unsparing exposure of the cost of the war policy was loudly cheered by the Liberals, and the Colonials ap peared anything but happy during the speech. ' It is understood that Colonel Mllward. Conservative, will move on the second reading of the finance bill an amendment regretting that the Government failed to differentiate In favor of the colonies re garding sugar. "Nothing so bold and statesmanlike." says the Morning Post, "has been at tempted . since Mr. Gladstone's days. We should have preferred, however, that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had gone further and restored the shlllling duty upon wheat." The Standard severely reproaches Sir Michael Hicks-Beach for timidity in "missing a grand opportunity of adapting the financial system to the transformed conditions of modern times," and com plains bitterly of the Increase in the in come tax. "If the budget fall to arouse- great en thusiasm." says the Daily Telegraph, "It Is not likely to encounter effective op position." The Daily Chronicle characterizes the budget as "honest but disastrous." The Dally News says: '"There Is no discernible and scarcely any Imaginable end to the ruinous and fatal drain upon our national resources, caused by the most calamitous enterprise in which Eng land has ever been engaged." The Times says: "The proposals of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach are fairly satis factory. Although they do not go to the root of the matter, they recognize a prin ciple which he has hitherto declined to treat as a serious element In taxation. Although his budget was criticised from many points of view, no 'practical alter native suggestions were produced In the debate In the House of Commons." The Dally Mall has received the fol lowing from its correspondent in Kings ton. Jamaica: "Much disappointment Is expressed here at the absence of counter vailing duties from the budget. The su gar trade Is at present almost wholly with the United States, and the tax of half a penny per pound will keep It there." A 'NEW GEYSER. Makes Its Appearance at Lake Echo, Ncvr Zealand. VANCOUVER, B. C. April 18. A new geyser has' made its appearance at Lake Echo, Romtomahana, New Zealand. It is described as a mass of boiling water, half an acre In extent, rising in a. great dome from which a column of water and stones rises 300 feet while Immense volumes of steam rise to the clouds and hot stones are thrown a great distance. Australian advices also report a rec ord blast from the line pf the New South Wales Hallway deviation works, Tarana, when 70,000 tons of solid rock were moved at one blast. Owing to the peculiar hard ness of the rock, British gelignite Was combined with dynamite and powder, the total weight of the explosives used In the blast being four tons. Rev. T. Small, missionary in the New Hebrides, has forwarded to the Premier of New Zealand a statement dra"wn "up by Dr. Ernest Darllle In 1895 of the lands claimed by the French in the New Hebri des. Expressed In hectares, they.'are as follows: In Santo, 333,600; in Malekula and dependencies, 193,200; In Pentecost, 33,000; In Aurora, 19,400; In Aoba, 14,100; In Am- boru, 13,000; in Epi, 52,700; In Mai and Ma taso, 2200; In Epate and dependencies, 94, 600; in Tanna, 500. Of the 1,467,310 hectares of the total area of the group, the French claim 780,000, but another estimate is 800, 000. The coal trade' of Sydney 1s demoralized through a disagreement1 between the colliery-owners and the Coal-Lumpers' Union under-whlch the work is carried out at the collieries, resulting In a strike and a lock out. Ships-are unable to coal at Sydney, and have been obliged to, go to Brisbane for fuel. There is no dispute about wages, the difficulty arising out-of the demand of the mlneowners that the union be re sponsible for a sufficient supply of labor, the charge being made that the union places a practical limit to its membership. ROW INnREICHSRATH. Caused by HelrTApparent's Anti Protestant Utterances. - VIENNA,. Aprlir 18r-When accepting the patronage pf the Austrian Catholic Schools Association yesterday, Archduke Francis, the heir apparent, caused a sen sation by delivering a (.speeoh, in the course of which he declared that hewould' "willingly asslstvln combatting all efforts directed- toward Injuring the Catholic re ligion, and. disintegrating tho Austrian Empire." The Radicals interpret the speech as an attack on Proteatanlsm. As, anticipated, the acceptance',01 tixe .patronage and his utterances on tho'occa sion, led to stormy scenes inutile1 Reichs rath today. Tho Pan-Germans inter pellated the government on the subject and violently attacked the archduke for supporting 'the fighting unldn of the Clerical party," declaring that his action was unconstitutional. The Premier, Dr. Koerber, replying, ' said tho archduke's action was purely a persona) matter, and that his alleged; remarks wef e private ut terances, without1 constitutional responsi bility. The premier" regretted the disre spectful attacks t"the Pa'n-Germans. The Premier's remarks "were interrupted by stormy shouts, cries of ' "Away with Rome," and "Shame," resounding through the hall. ' ' - Educational Reforms' in Russia. , .ST. PETERSBURG, April 18, 1 P. M. General Van Novsky, the Minister of Public Instruction, has Issued a circular declaring reforms are Imminent, and in viting the teachers to cultivate closer re lations with the youths, to place educa tion on a basis of mutual love and re spect, demanding the confidence of the students in the government's measures, the quiet resumption of the studies, and announcing the nomination of Senator Meschanlnoff as Assistant Minister of Education. The Minister of the Interior has dismissed the professors of the Electro-Technical Institute, Skobelzein and Chatemaln, for signing the academic pro test against the conduct of the police and mllitaiy, March 4. The Electro-Technical Institute is not controlled by the Minis ter of Education, hence the action of the Minister of' the Interior In the case. Labor Troubles in Russia. LONDON, April 18. A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that, although the stu dents remain quiescent, the authorities are disturbed by the attitude of the work ing people, and Isolated troubles-are con sidered unavoidable. The working peo ple attempted to Introduce labor day ob servances. Practically the whole of the operatives of the St. Petersburg Steel Company, an immense concern, which, among other things, manufactures ord nance, recently demanded a half-holiday and full pay. When the demands were refused they broke' Into the manager's of fice. forced the company's officials to'flee for 'their lives, tore their fur coats into shreds and burned valuable books and papers.. Police ' and, mounted gendarmes chased' and routed the rioters'. A Paris Tragedy. PARIS, Aprl 18. Madame Lascner Eng lander, an English woman, , . living at Passy,' has been 'murdered by Ferdinand Ernst "because "she refused to marry Ijlm. Ernst, "who was born In Chicago and who is said to be director of the Manchester House, and British subject, then shot himself. All of the parties were socially prominent. The victim was a woman of Independent means. The murderer, who died In a hospital, left a letter requesting that his body be cremated and making arrangements for the defraying of the funeral expenses of the victim from his personal estate. Pearson Appeals to the President. NEW ORLEANS, April 18. General Samuel Pearson, the Boer officer, who was refused a writ of injunction by tho United States Court against the local British officers to prevent further export of mules from this port to South Africa, has sent a petition direct to the President, asking for the relief the courts refused. In hls decision Judge Parlahge pointed out that Gerieral Pearson had this right, saying the- matter, being a political one, should, be taken before" the Executive De partment of the Government, instead of before the judicial. Bismarck Criticised the Kaiser. BERLIN, April 18. Prince Herbert Bis marck. In a speech at Burg, criticised Em peror William's zigzag course, quoting the elder Bismarck's words: "The way of destruction for the government is to do first this and then that, and promise to day what It does not do tomorrow." Prince Herbert praised Count von Bulow as the most capable German diplomat, and recognized Von Bulow's interest In agriculture, but demanded that he follow up this with the assistance 'needed, which was an agricultural tariff. Reported "by Kitchener. LONDON, April 18 A dispatch from General Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Wed nesday, April 17, says: "Plumer has occupied Bathfont, captur ing 13 prisoners and a number of rifles and ammunition. Douglas' column has occupied Dullstroom. Six Boers were killed. On General Kitchener's advance from Leydeburg the Boers blew up a Long Tom. Thirteen prisoners were cap tured. Elliott's division has brought in a large number of cattle." German Prince in the Navy. KIEL, April 18. Prince Adelbert, third son of the Emperor of Germany, for mally entered the navy this morning. The Emperor and Empress and other members of the Imperial family .partici pated In the attendant .ceremonies. At divine service, Prince Adelbert 'took the oath of loyalty to the flag, and subse quently reported himself to the Emperor as his superior officer. Cape Tovrn Editor Convicted. CAPE TOWN, April 18. P. H. Malan, editor of Ons Land, has been found guilty of libel. He was not sentenced. Ons Land Is the principal Afrikander newspaper In Cape Town. Mr. Malan was arrested in January last, charged with seditious libel, consisting of reflections upon the conduct of General French and his trobps. Expedition Against Somalia. MOMBASA, East Coast of Africa, April 18. The British expedition against the Ogaden Somalia has reached the far end of Towata Island. Its advance was con tinuously opposed, but the Somalls were everywhere defeated, their villages burned and their crops destroyed. The Macedonian Congress. SOFIA, Aprlf 18. The Macedonian Con gress met yesterday to elect officers. The credentials committee Is now sitting. The indications are that the pacifies element predominates in the. Congress. To Abolish. Foreign Postofllces. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 19. An im perial irade just issued Instructs the Council of Ministers to seek means of abolishing the foreign postofllces in Turkey. THE PEKIN PALACE EIRE INCIDENT MAY PROVE MORE SERI OUS THAN FIRSS APPEARED. Body of General Schwarteenkop Re coveredHe Lost His Life Try ins to Save His Dog. WASHINGTON, April 18. The Secreta ry of State received a cablegram this morning from Mr. Squlers, United States Charge at Pekln, dated April 18, saying: "Winter Palace occupied by Von Walder see accidentally destroyed by fire. Gen eral Schwartenkop, chief of staff, fatally burned." This incident may prove more serious than appears on the surface. It is k"4tnown from diplomatic communica tions received in Washington that Intense feeling has been aroused among the Chi nese over the occupation of the Empress Dowager's palace by Count von Walder see and his military staff. This was graphically set forth in a letter recently received here from one of the foremost officials a.t Pekln. 'He described in de tail the manner in which the palace had been turned over to military uses, and commented upon the indignity which it involved to the Chinese people and to tre Imperial family. Moreover, It Is known that this military occupation of the imperial palace was a moving cause for the rejection of all overtures for the return of the Imperial family to Pekln. From the Chinese -standpoint, it was im possible even to consider the return of the Imperial family so long as the commander-in-chief, of the 'allied forces was In actual occupation of the Empress' pal ace. Now that the palace is entirely de stroyed, it may have a bearing on the return of the imperial family, for, under Chinese usage, the imperial family must occupy those exclusive quarters reserved for them within the prohibited precincts. Schvrnrtnenkop's Body Found. BERLIN, April 18. The body of General Schwartzenkop, It was announced this evening in a dispatch" from Pekln, has been found, The body of his dog was -first found, and it is supposed the Gen 'eral 're-entered the palace to rescue his dog.' The suspicion of incendiarism Is not .borne out. It Is believed the fire originated in the pantry near Von Wal dersee'a kitchen. Lieutenant - Colonel Marchand, tho French officer who came into prominence at the Fashoda incident, distinguished himself In the work of res cue. The Germans are greatly grieved over the loss of General Schwartzenkop. Count von Waldersee and most of his staff escaped In their night clothing, the fire having broken out about midnight Many valuable treasures were lost, and also the" German records of the allied forces. Before the fire had been discov ered It had attairied uncontrollable di mensions and it spread with great rapid ity over the score of buildings, contain ing unique- art treasures. Valuable pres ents destined for Emperor William were destroyed. It is believed that a German sentry perished. Count von Waldersee is suffering considerably from the shock. BASEBALL SEASON OPENED. But Only One Game in the National League "Was Played Yesterday. 'PHILADELPHIA, April 18. The Na tional League baseball season opened here today with .Brooklyn pitted agalpst Philadelphia. Overhanging clouds threat ened rain throughout the day " and the raw and chilly, atmosphere was most un comfortable for players and spectators. The visitors were more successful at the bat than the local team. Attendance, 4593. Score: , . . , R. H, E.1 Rt H. E. Brooklyn ..12 16 Shlladelphla 7 14 2 Batteries--Donovan and McGulre; Dunn, Duggleby arid McFariand. Umpire Col- gan. Other Games Postponed. NEW YORK, April 18. Owing to the wet condition of the Polo grounds and threatening rain, the opening of the base ball season today with a game between the New York and Boston National League teams was postponed. ST. LOUIS, April 18 The opening of the baseball season has been postponed until tomorrow owing to the wet condi tion of the grounds at League Park. St. Louis and Chicago were to have played today. CINCINNATI, April 18. A drizzling rain accompanied by a cold wind, renders it impossible to open the baseball season as scheduled. The Cinclnnatl-Plttsburg game is postponed until tomorrow. THE DAY'S RACES. Last Card Today Under the Present Auspices. SAN FRANCISCO, April 18. The formal transfer of the Tanforan and Ingleslde race tracks to the California Jockey Club was made today on the first payment of $200,000 of the purchase price of $600,000. Tomorrow will be the last day racing will be held at Tanforan under the aus pices of the San Franclscp Jockey Club. Saturday the new California Jockey Club will assume charge and continue racing there for seven days. The remilts at Tanforan were: Six furlongs, selling Foul Play won, McAlbert second, Uncadeau third; time, 1:14. Four furlongs Irma A. won, Redan second, Minerva third; time, 0:49. Six furlongs Bard of Avon won, Ada N. second, Andrattus third; time, 1:1334. Four furlongs Hanault won, Slleslan second, Pepper Sauce third; time, 0:49. Mile and a quarter, selling St. Slmonlan won, Gauntlet second, Twlnkler third; time, 2:09ft, Five furlongs, selling Alas won, Alle viate second, Spry Lark third; time, 1:0S. , Races at Acqueduct. NEW YORK, April 18. Results at Aqueduct: Five and a half furlongs Brigadier won, Royal Sterling second, King Bramble third; time, 1:07 4-5. Four and a half furlongs, selling Starter won, Margie S. second, Shandon field third: time, 0:57. About seven furlongs, selling Gertrude Elliott won, Animosity second, Alard third: time, 1:25 3-5. The Rose stakes, four and a half fur longsElsie L. won. The Hoydon second, Miss Hastings third; time, 0:56 1-5. Mile and 70 yards Radford won, Sir Florlan second, Matt Simpson third; time, 1:48. Mile and 70 yards Tyrehena won. Dou ble Dummy second, Robert Metcalf third; time, 1:48 1-5. Rrfces at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 18. Results: One and a sixteenth miles, selling El Caney won, Bequeath second, Watercrest third; time, 1:54ft. Six furlongs Velma Clark won, Har ney second, Edith Q. third; time, 1:18. Four and a half furlongs Left Are won, Katoma second. Beet Man r third; time, 0:58. Mile. Turf Congress stakes Duelist won, Sllverdale second, Wild Pirate third; time, 1:44ft. Six furlongs, selling Tom Collins won, High Jinks second, Expelled third; time, 1:18. One and a sixteenth mlles selling Sun Locks won, Albert Vale second, Dleudonne third; time, 1:54ft. Races at Newport. CINCINNATI, O., "April 18 Results at Newport: 'Six furlongs Miss Aubrey won, Dr. Black second, Uterp third; time, 1:19. One mile, selling Peter Duryea won, Castine second. Little Tommy Tucker third;, time, 1:4S. Six furlongs, handicap Horse Shoe To bacco won, J. J. T. second, Tusculum third; time, 1:20ft. Half mile Wedding- March won, Mamie English second, Montana- Pioneer third; time. 0:52ft. Seven furlongs Jessie Jarboe won. Lord Frazer second. Insurrection third; time, 1:35ft. MHe and an eighth, selling Chub won, Al Caskey second, Banquo II third; time, 2:04. . Races at Newmarket. LONDON, April 18. At the third days' racing at Newmarket today the double trial plate of 200 sovereigns for 2-year-olds, the winner to be sold by auction for 200 sovereigns, five lurlongs, was won by P. Lorlllard's chestnut filly, -Cornette, with Danny Maher in tho saddle. The Craven stakes of 500 sovereigns for 3-year-olds was won by Russell's" bay gelding. RIgo, Sir J. Blundell Maple's bay colt Cham pagne, was second, and V. C. Whitney's chestnut colt Petronlus, ridden by L. Reiff, came In third. Twelve horses ran. Valuable Mare Poisoned. LEXINGTON, Ky.,. April 18. The mare Sarah Madden, 5 years old, by Axtell. dam Marguerite, the property of the Pajchen Wilkes Stock Farm, is dead. The symptoms Indicate poisoning. A week ago the owners refused $10,000 for the mare. The Six-Day "Walkers. COLUMBUS, 0., April 18. The score of the five Readers In the six-day walking match at the end of the fourth day fol lows: Miles. Laps. Golden 235 4 Tracy ,.222 " "I Barnes , 208 2 Stokes 192 & De Oro Bent Sherman. WASHINGTON, April 18. The three days' pool tournament between De Oro and Frank Sherman for the world's championship ended tonight in a victory for De Oro, who made a total of 600 points against 498. IN ONE COMBINE. Consolidation of the Five Largest Stationary Engine Plants. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 18. The Sentinel tomorrow will sayi "The five largest stationary engine man ufacturing companies In the United States are to be consolidated Into one gigantic combine with a capital of $25,000,0001 Charles AUIs and William Allls, of this city, will be president and chairman of the board of directors, respectively, If the deal now pending is consummated.' The companies which are expected to be Included In the new corporation are: The E. P. .Allls Company, of Milwaukee; the Pennsylvania Iron Works Company, of Philadelphia; the Gates Iron Works Com. pany, of Chicago; the Fraser & Chalm ers. Company, of Chicago, and the Dixon Manufacturing Company, of Scranton, ?a. Plan's of the Steel Combine. PITTSBURG. April 18. The Dispafdh says: "It Is understood to be the Intention "of the United States Steel Corporation to make Pittsburg the pay-roll center of its great system of plants, and it is probable fiat the offices of as many of the plants as possible will be removed here. It Is rrobable that the offices of the American Sheet Steel Company and American Steel Hnop Company will be returned to Pitts burg from New York, where they were taken some timer ago".- There i also talk that Pittsburg -will be made the head quarters for the National Steel Company and the American in-riate Company Tt Is the purine of the combiner to keep each of its underly'ng companies intact, reduce the board cf directors to a small group of active men and hold the presi dent of each company responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the separate concerns. The same apparent compe tition will result, without, however, the price-cutting, and the ambition of each president to make the best possible show ing in dividends and earnings will prove the stimulus formerly caused by active competition and careful management." Deal In Iron Plants. IRONTON, O.. April 18. Alvin Bever ldge, representing a New York banking house, which proposes to purchase all the iron manufacturing industries in this city and Ashland, Ky., and the Iron Railway, is hrro looking over the plants of the companies. The plants include the Kelly Nail & Iron Company, Bellefont Iron Works Co?npany, Martlng Iron & Steel Comrany, Hecla Iron & Mining Company, Bellefont & Sarah Furnaces, Norton Iron Works, and the Ashland Steel Company. The purchase price would be over J3.0OO.0OO. Utah Coal Companies Reorganize. SALT LAKE. April 18. The Utah Coal & Coke Company, a New Jersey corpora tion, filed Its articles here today with an amendment Increasing Its capital stock from $10,000 to $10,000,000, and changing its name to Utah Fuel Company. This is said to be a reorganization of all compa nies owned by the same Interests owning the Rio Grande Western Railway. The coal property Is Included In the sale to the Denver & Rio Grande and George Gould interests. Wireless Telegraphy Trust. PIERRE, S. D., April 18. Articles, of Incorporation have been filed at the state Capitol for lue Lniversal Wireless Tele graph Company, with a capital of $20, 000,000. The incrrpcrators- are: James N. Huston, Thomas' B. Bishop and L. C. Smith. THE DEATH ROLL. Richard P. Rothwell, Distinguished Mining Engineer. NEW YORK, April 18. Richard Penne feather Rothwell Is dead at his home In this city. As a mining engineer of dis tinction In his profession, and as a jour nalist, few men in his generation have equaled Mr. Rothwell's services In the cause of Industrial science. He was born at Ingersoll. Ont, Canada. May 1, 1837. After a preliminary education In this country he took a three years' course at the Imperial School of Mines, at Paris, France, and in 1861 entered the mining academy at Freiberg, Saxony. Returning to America he began work in 1864 In the anthracite rpglion of Pennsylvania, at Eckley, Drlfton and Wllkesbarre, and there continued until 1S73. Meantime he had engineering charge of a large num ber of collieries, and was also engineer to the Hazard Manufacturing Company, for which he designed and built what Is probably the largest wire-rope plant in the world. His designs were entirely novel at the time, and the machines he built are still In active use, after a period of 25 years. In the field of manufactur ing, of mining and in the treatment of ores, Mr. Rothwell made many notable Inventions. In 1S7J Mr. Rothwell's prac tice as consulting mining engineer, prob ably the largest of any in his profession in America, had so increased that he re moved to this city. Shortly afterward he acquired an Interest In the Engineering and Mining Journal, of which he was editor and general manager to the day of his death. Mr. Rothwell had charge of the statis tics of gold and silver for the United States census of 1890. At the Paris ex position in 1S9S, the Societe d'Encourager ment Pour L'Industrle Natlonale de France awarded to his annual publication. Your Husband's Breakfast Have Him Begin the Day With. MALT BREAKFAST FOOD. A man's success- during the day in. his professional work, his office work, in the warehoust or in the factory, depends largely on his breakfast. If he leaves the breakfast table half satisfied or halt hungry;, his brain is worried and hi3 di gestive organs are in a condition of dis order for the "whole day. A breakfast poorly begun, means that the work of the day drags and does not receive that en ergy and attention that insures success. "When a man commences breakfast with Malt Breakfast food, be finishes the meal with zest and relish that guarantees a store of energy for the hours of work Malt Breakfast Food, that scientific combination of pure, fresh Mait and choicest Wheat, aids digts-tlon in a way that no other grain food can do. Being predigested, It does not tax and hamper the stomach like irritating oat-meal and other foods. Try Malt Breakfast Food in your home for a week and mark the good effects as far as your husband' Is conqerned. At all Grocers. "The Mineral Industry." a gold medal in recocnltlon of Its services to the world'3 Industry and commerce. Commander Charlei Alllbone. WASHINGTON. April 18. News has been received at the Navy Department of the death of Commander Charles AHi bone; commanding the gunboat Wilming ton -at Cavite, this afternoon, from heart failure. Commander Alllbone was a na tive of Pennsylvania and was appointed to the "Naval Academy from New Jersey. He entered the service- In July, 1863. STORM IN THE SOUTH, Several States Swept by a Gale ondi Much DamaRe Done. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., April' 18. The entire section was swept by a terrific gale which raged irom 2 until 6 o'clock this morning. Two churches In the suburbs were completely wrecked. Look out Inn was partly unroofed and much damage done to railroad and telegraph wires. Storm Wrecked a Train. SELMA, Ala.. April 18. A terrific wlnJ and rain storm struck Selma at 3 o'clock this morning. Theelectric light plapt and eeveral other "ouildlngs were damaged-and many trees uprooted. No. casu alties are, reported. A freight train on the Mobile & Birmingham road was caught in the storm near Jackson and wrecked. Engineer H. G. Elwood, of this place, was killed, and a brakeman badly hurt. Lifted From Its Foundation. BRIDGEPORT, Ala.. April l Every factory here is compelled fQ close for repairs on account of the storm which raged, here last night Considerable dam age was- done td property. A business house was lifted from its foundation and turned around. The wind had a. velocity of 65 miles an hour. The steamboat Cty of Charleston was sunk by the storm, but no Uvea- were lost Heavy "Wind at Montgomery;- , , MONTGOMERY, Ala.. April 13.-A heavy wind and thunder storm passed over Montgomery last night. The wind's velocity reached 31 miles. No serious damage was done In the city. Commu nication with North Alabama was sus pended for hours. No loss of life hoo been reported. Nevr Orleans Partly Flooded. NEW ORLEANS, La., April 18. A heavy wind and rain storm prevailed here during the night. 5.43 Inches of rain fell and the city was partially flooded. The telegraph service waa crippled today. Gomes Comlns to America. HAVANA, April 13.-General Maximo Gomez Is making arrangements to go to the United States to visit Senor Estrada Palma. He will be accompanied by his son, Urbona, and will probably remain in the" United States until the return f Cuba of the special committee on rela tions. He desires to wait definite action In reference to the Piatt amendment. In order to avoid the accusation that the trip is made for political purposes. 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