THE- MORNING OREGQNIAN,' MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1901. IN HONOR OF THE KING DEMOXSTRAIOX BY DANISH .LIB ERALS AT COPEXHAGEX. The Czar and Czarina Arrive In Den mark Prince Clxxxn 3Iny Xot Apologize to the Kaiper. COPENHAGEN, Sept 1. At noon to day King Christian witnessed from Amal Jenborg Palace a notable -demonstration by the Liberals In his honor. Eight thou sand persons passed In review. The King, In the presence of ueen Alexandra, King George, the Dowager Czarina and other royal personages, received a special depu tation, who thanked him for Teposing con fidence In the people and appointing a Liberal Ministry. In the course of a gra cious speech King Christian said the Ministry might rest assured of every sup port on .his part, .and he trusted the ma jority of the people would support them In a much more difficult task as responsi ble government leaders. Amid great en thusla'sm His Majesty then proceeded to one of the balconies and proposed a cheer for "our beloved fatherland." At the state banquet there were 2200 guests. Dr. Duentzer, the Premier, In the presence of all the other members, of the Cabinet outlined his political programme, including tax 'reform and reforms In the system &f Judicature. He characterized the appointment of the new Ministry as a practical prbof "that self-government by the people will now be carried on through tbelr elected representatives." XHE CZAR'S VISIT. French Authorities Deflnltply Decide on a Programme. PARIS, Sept 3.,-M. Waldeck-Rousseau, the Premier, was In conference today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 11. Delcasse, and the forthcoming visit of the Russian Emperor was discussed. As a result-of the conference, it was defi nitely decided that President Loubet, ac companied by the members of the Cabinet would proceed ito Dunkirk, September 1", and embark the follpwing day on the torpedo-boat-destroyer Casslnl to meet the Czar. After the landing and luncheon in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce M. Loubet and rfieir Imperial Majesties wtfl start immediately for Complegne. Sep tember 19 will bft devoted to the review at Bethany and to the visit to Rheims. Noth ing has been arranged definitely for Sep tember 20 except the, state banquet at Complegne and the gala performance in i the Castle Theater. It is still hoped that the Czar will corn to Paris the morning of September 20, but it Is more probable that be will merely visit the environs of Complegne and leave the following morn ing. There is great" disappointment in Dun kirk at the shortness of the Czar's stay there, and especially as the quay will be isolated from the public, which will thus scarcely get a glimpse of the Russian 'Emperor It is understood that the Rus sian embassy and the Czar's entourage settled the details. Czar and Ocarina In'Dcnmark. COPENHAGEN. Sept 1. The Russian Imperial yacht Standart bearing Em peror Nicholas and the Empress, dropped anchor in-XJoge Bay tonight Italy "Will Xot Be Represented. PARIS, Sept. L-The Eclalre says that Jt Is not likely that a squadron of Italy will go to Dunkirk during- the visit of the Czar. . CHUX 3IAY XOT APOLOGIZE. Possibility of Exaintory Mission Xot J Goinic to Berlin. B.ERT3N, Sept.',!. It is now very- doubt iul, according to a dispatclvto the Lokal Anzelger from Basle, -Swltzerlaitd, wheth er Prlnco Phim -o.!ll nnmt tn RprHn to make formal apologi for the 'murder of' Baron von Kcttelerv Members of the cx-i piatory mission say- "Under present con ditions we can never go to Berlin. We would rather die than accept them." It appears that they object particularly to Prince Chun's attendants v prostrating themselves before Emperor William, In asmuch as this is a special honor reserved for the Emperor of China, and would in volve a recognition of the Kaiser's .equal ity, I The following information is given re garding Prince Chun's speech to the Kai ser. Prince Chun intended to say. I'The Chinese Government regrets that JBaron von Ketteler was killed," but the German Government dictated the following fbrm: "The Chinese Government begs pardon for the murder of the German Minister, Baron von Ketteler," The Chinese in Basle are trying to give the case international prominence by em phasising the fact that one of the digni taries selected for prostration was maae'a Baronet by Queen Victoria, while another has the cross of the Xglon of Honor. , It is alleged that Emperor WllUamv is determined that the protocol shall be signed before he receives Prince Chun, and- that he will insist upon an apology tor the murder of Baron von Ketteler. Bevond this, however, the ceremony of re ception will be deprived of everything of a humiliating character, full honors be ing awarded to Prince Chun as a brother of Emperor Kwang Hsu. Delay In Signing; the Protocol, LONDON. Sept 2. The delay In the promulgation of the edicts necessary to complete the protocol is due to the Chun difficult-, says a dispatch to the Times vfrom Pekin. The Chinese version is that Emperor "William insisted upon Prince Chun Kotowing, and when this was re fused, wanted his suite to kotow. For a century past all envoys of Pekin have Tefused to perform this barbaric cere mony, ani there is great astonishment here that Germany has raised the ques tion. The German Minister is so anxious to get the protocol signed that he has to day, for the second time, urged the Min isters not to await for the edict but to get the protocol signed and to trust tne Chinese envoys for securing the edicts afterward. In iew of the unsatisfactory nature of the aims of the edicts, t is impossible for Sir Ernest Satow and Mr. Rockhlll to assent to this proposal, al though a majority of the Ministers of the .powers are willing. Owing to the. prO ' tracted delay Mr. RockhlU has been com pelled to decline the French offer of a passage to Japan on the cruiser Pascal. Wn May Go to London. LONDON, Sept 2. "LI Chlng Fang, the adopted son of Li Hung Chang, having declined the St Petersburg legation." says a dispatch to the Times from Peldn, "'China has assigned Sir Chlh Chen Lo Feng Luh, Chinese Minister in London, to St Petersburg, transferring Wu Ting . Fang from Washington to London." BRITISH PACIFIC CABLE. One of the Most Important Stations "Will Be at Norfolk Island. WASHINGTON, Sept L An Interest ing report on the British trans-Paclflc cable, showing it to be the longest one . ever laid, has been received at the State Department from Consular Agent Robin son at Norfolk Island, under date of June 20. The report states that on the passage across tp Norfolk Jsland from Brisbane, Australia, .soundings, were taken ever' 10 miles by the British cable steamer, Brit annia, which is being used to mark out a track for the cable. About 100 miles from the coast an obstruction was met with in the shape of a range of submarine moun tains lying directly in the track, and a deviation to the south had to be made in order to clear it The greatest depth obtained was 2S00 fathoms and the most shallow 237 fathoms, the latter being the depth recorded when the ship was right above the tops or the mountains. It has Tjeen decided"to land th6 cable at Anson Bay, on tho west side of Norfolk Jeland.. Anson Bay is six miles 'from Kingston Settlement and a cable house is to be built close in to the shore. Norfolk Island will be one of' the most Important stations of this cable route, as all mes sages to Australia and New Zealand will converge there to be repeated. Redmond Calls It Absurd. LONDON, Sept 2. John Redmond, M. P., speaking yesterday In Westport, took up the Conservative challenge and char acterized the policy of 'reducing Ireland's representation in Parliament, as hinted at by Mr. Balfour and Mr, Chamberlain during the recent Unionist demonstration at Blenheim Palace, as absurd. He de clared that the Irish people can abso lutely disregard such threats and "rely upon the provisions of the act of union, which eettled the question of representa tion." Dilating upon what he called "the collapse of the Parliamentary system dur ing the recent session," he said It proved that with a little pressure the United Irish party could get anything It wanted. The Conservative papers today comment upon Mr. Redmond's speech, as Justifying the Government in taking "practical measures to mitigate the nuisance of Irish obstruction." Spanish Officers Sought Revenge. MADRID, Sept L El Correo de Gulzu coa, a Carllst journal published In San Sebastian the Summer residence of the Spanish Court, recently printed an article which the officers of the Spanish squad ron stationed off San Sebastian consid ered insulting. A score of the officers went last evening to the offices of the paper and attacked the manager and two editors with sticks. A free fight followed, In which a Lieutenant was severely hurt and two other officers were slightly In jured. The manager of the paper and one editor were roughly handled, receiv ing considerable injury. Several of the officers were arrested, but they were lib erated on giving their word of honor to keep the peace. ' Italy and the Dreibund. BERLIN. Sept. 1. An article in the Deutsche Revue, signed "Italian Diplo mat," attracts much attention as show ing from secret inside information that Italy only renewed the Dreibund In 1S92 for the advantages of a commercial treaty with Germany, and that she now has but slight Interest In the Dreibund as com pared with her Interest In good commer cial treaties. The author of -the article asserts that the Italian Cabinet holds the same position. Shoe and Hnt Dealers Protest. BERLIN. Sept. 1. The central commit tee of German, shoe dealers has presented a petition against the Increase of duties on shoes, proposed In the new tariff bill. The hatmakers' organization will send a deputation to Herr Mueller. Minister of Commerce, protesting against the pro posed duty on felt hats. Arbitration of the Turkish Dispute. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept 1. The Otto man Government is said to be sounding Germany with a view, to inducing her to arbitrate upon the Franco-Turkl9h con troversy. It is not likely, however, that Germany will accede to the proposal or that France would accept arbitration. Xtne Killed In Blowing Vv of Train. LONDON, Sopt 1, Lord Kitchener re ports to the War Office that nine persons were Wiled and 17 others wounded In tho blowing up and derailing of the train which the Boers destroyed yesterday be tween Winterval and Hammens Kraal. Anti-Tax Riots in Spain. MADRID, Sept. ll The Inhabitants of Sentinel,' near Cadiz, have risen against the tax cplleciors. It Is rumored that a serlousl conflict has taken place, -several persons being "killed or hijured.' German Crovrn. Prince nt'Blenjjeim. LONDON. Sept. V Crown Prince Fred inir "wiih-itti nf fiprmnnv nrrlved last might at Blenheim palace, on a visit to ,the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. The Khedive in Paris. PARIS, Sept. 1. Abbas Pasha, Khedive of Egypt has arrived In Perls from Dlvonne. MURDERED FOR MONEY. Steward ami Walter of a Yonlter Golf Club Killed. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. The bodies of David Scott and John Stevens, one the steward and the other the head waiter of the Slwanoy Golf Club, were found today In a room which 'the men occupied In the attic of the clubhouse, which Is located on the outskirts of Yonkers. They had been murdered with a butcher knife, which was found on the floor of the room, and this had been repeatedly plunged Into them, as many as a dozen cuts being lo cated by the physicians who were sum moned. The men were negroes and War ner Slmms, a colored waiter, Is held on suspicion of knowing something of the murder. Frank Dunnlngton, another ne gro, who called at the club yesterday looklng for work, Is under detention. The police found In the room the steel portion of a putter. It had on It blood and hair, and this the police say be longed to Slmms. The handle was found down stairs, and this handle had tne name "Slmms" on It The cash box, which was In the keeping of Scott, can not be ioundt The box contained about $150. Simms says he believes that burg lars entered the house and after search ing below stairs had .ascended to the at tic and tried to rob' Scott and Stevens; that one of them was awakened and that the burglar used the knife. Scott came from Baltimore, Md., Stevens from this cjty, and Slmms from Petersburg, Va, FALSE TRAILS RUN' DOWN. Bosnie Francis, the Slayer of MUs Henderson, Still at Large. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Sept 1 Bossie Francis, the murderer of Miss Mary m. HMderson, at Columbus, Mo., last Tues day has not yet been apprehended and many people believe that he Is no longer .near the vicinity of Johnson County. There Is no conclusive evidence that the maniwhom the posse was after last night near Strasburg and Pleasant Hill was Franqls. The only persons who saw him were"some section hands, and today they told""13eputy Sheriff Temple, of Johnson OounW. that thev saw a man runnlntr -fromV-fhe railroad tracks to the woods, but they could not tell whether he was a negro or a white man. A negro was taken off a freight train at Harrlson vllle late last night, but he was not the man wanted. Sheriff Koch, at War rensburg, today was notified that a negro was arrested arly this morning at Clin ton, Mo..' and a photograph of the pris oner will e sent to the Sheriff for Identi fication. No effort was madevto find Francis in Johnson County today. He is believed to be In Cass or Henry County, and a few armed men are searching for him In those counties. Posses left Pleasant Hill and Lee's Summit this afternoon to pros ecute the hunt between those towns, as they had heard that a negro answering the description of Francis had been seep In that neighborhood today. Every ru mor Is being Investigated, but as-all clues thus far have led to false trails, new reports do ' not inspire much confidence. Information against Charles and Frank Brlsco and Emmett Davenport, charging them with bejng accessories after the fact of the murder of Miss Henderson, have been filed at Warrensburg. Their pre liminary hearing will be held Wednesday at Warrensburg. Merry-Snnson Treaty Approved. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept 1 (vJa Gal veston). The Nlcaraguan Congress today approved the Merry-Sanson commercial treaty with the United States and ad journed. It probably will reassemble in ) the latter part of January next PRESIDENT AT BUFFALO HE WILL VISIT THE; EXPOSITION ; THURSDAY AXD FRIDAY. The Guest of John G. Mllbnrn Dur ' ins HU Stay In the City Mrs. McKlnley Will Be There. BUFFALO. Sjapt. 1. The ceremonies and other 'formal functions which will mark; President McKlnley's visit to thB Pan-Amercan Exposition have been finally arranged by the committee on re ception. President McKlnley and partv will arrive at the station of the New York Central Railroad from Washing ton at about 6 o'clock on the evening of September 4. They will be met at Dun kirk, by a special committee. On arriv ing here a Presidential salute of 21 guns will bo fired by a squad of United States KING CHRISTIAN, DANISH LIBERALS GAVE A XOTED DEMONSTRATION IX HIS IOXOR Af COPEXHAGEX YESTERDAY. soldiers from Fort Porter; bells will ring and whistles blow. Escorted by a platoon of mounted police, the President will be driven to the residence of John G. Mil burn, where, with his party, he will be entertained during his stay In Buffalo. Thursday, President's day, President McKlnley will leave Mr. MUburn's house for the exposition at 10 o'clock.' He will ride in a carriage with Mrs. McKlnley. Folowlng him. also In carriages, will come the members of the Presidential party, the representatives of the dlnlo mntin pnmo nt Washington, the members of the Cabinet and such other high offi- elais at wasnington. in auuiuuu w United States Senators and Representa tives, as come to participate In the cere monies. A squadron of mounted police and the Fourth Signal Corps, also mount ed, wll act as the escort At the Lin coln Parkway entrance to the exposition grounds the United States troops sta tioned at Fort Porter and at the grounds, together with the Sixty-fifth and Seventy fourth Regiments of the National Guard, of this city, will be formed on either sldp of tho roadway and the President and party will pass through these columns to a stand which will be erected at the northwest pylon, and where the entire party, with the United States Marine Band, will be seated. The President will make a short speech from a stand on the triumphal bridge, after which he will, with the other distinguished guests, be escorted to the New York State building and to tho buildings of the various for eign countries erected on the grounds, and to the Agricultural building, to view the exhibits of foreign countries not repre sented by buildings, and to meet the com missioners to the exposition from South and Central America. At 1 o'clock the New York board of managers will enter al h Presidential nartv at luncheon in the New York State building. Later the President will visit the Government building, which will be closed while he is there. From the Government building he will go to Mr. MUburn's house for din ner. At 7:30 the President will again go to the exposition grounds to witness the illumination from the triumphal cause way. He wll? later see the fireworks dls play from the Government UCe-savlng station, returning to Mr. MUburn's for the night Friday morning the President will Wa taken for a drive through the grounds and to Niagara Falls by special train. He will return at 4 o'clock and hold a public reception in the Templ6 of Music. In the President's 'party will be Mrs. McKlnley. the Misses Barber, Captain and Mrs. Lafayette McWHliame. of Chi oo. -vfieo Knrnh Duncan. Dr. and Mrs. P M Rlxey, William S. Ha'wk and the Masses Hawk and the President's pri vate secretary, Mr. Cortelyou. OUR TRADE WITH CUBA. Sot a Satisfactory Showing: Mode In the Past Seven Months. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 Some figures relating to the export and Import trade of Cuba for tho first seven months of this yearf as compared with a similar period last year, just published ,by the division of insular affairs, War Depart ment Indicate that radical changes are going" on In that trade and that the United States and other North American coun tries are the sufferers In this turn of trade. Thus, it shown that the ex ports from Cuba for the period men tioned this year were valued at $38,033,930, as against $43,409,055 for the same period last year, while the imports for the same period were worth $26,997,817, as against $19,955,492 for the corresponding period In 1900. The Imports from the TJnited States diminished 6.4 per cent, and that of. other Northern countries 15.6 per cent, while Cuba shipped to the United States during the same period U.1 per cent more goods than .the preceding year and to the other North American countries 148.8 per cent more. Assignments o Veterinarians. WASHINGTON, Bept. 1. The Secretary of War has decided that veterinarians are not competent ,to sit as members of courts-martial or to perform any or the duties which, are expressly required by law to be performed by commissioned nfflpprs A tViIr ntntiiff l similar to L that of commissioned officers, they are that of commissioned officers, they aje THE VICE-PRESIDENT IX TWO CKI eligible for aetall as members of boards ' of Kiirvev or councils of administration and may, when commissioned officers are not available, serve as exchange officer or post treasurer and may witness pay ment to enlisted meiu. Aclng Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, Sept L Colonel San ger, the Assistant Secretary of War, who returned to the clfy yesterday, left the city again for his country home In New Yorlc State, where his family Is staying. General Gillespie, Chief of Engineers, will act as Secretary of War during the absence of Secretary Root and Colonel Sanger. An InveKtigntlon at Honolulu. LONDON-. Rfmt 2. The United States Government has replied In a sympathetic and frienrtlv tone, savs a dispatch to the Times from Toklo, to Japan's remon- OF DENMARK. strance regarding medical inspection of Japanese in Hawaii, promising an investi gation shall be followed by suitable meas ures. MRS. NATION ARRESTED. Taken in Charjre by New Yorlc Po lice for Creating a Riot. NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Carrie Nation, who arrived in this city today, was ar rested at Twenty-eighth street and Eighth avenue, charged with "raising a crowd and creating a riot" She was released, however, upon the assurace of her escort that she would go direct to her hotel. Before being arrested, Mrs. Nation en tered three saloons and two concert halls, and In strong language lectured the bar tenders and the persons gathered In tho different resorts, A crowd fdllowed her from place to place, constantly growing larger and more boisterous, and finally the police interfered and arrested her. THE DEATH ROLL. Judge J. B. Timniony. SALT LAKE, Sept. 1. Judge J. B. Tlm mony, of this city, died suddenly of apo plexy 'this afternoon. Judge Tlmmony was widely known throughout the West He as born In Pittsburg 54 years ago, was a graduate of the Philadelphia Law School, and previous to his arrival In this city 10 years ago was a railroad contractor in Kansas and Nebraska. Charles D. Clarice.-- PEORIA, 111., Sept. 1. Charles D. Clarke, head of the great distilling house of Clarke Bros. & Co., died today, aged 54 years. Trade Unions Kill English Glass. North American Revifinv The story of the flint-glass trade is a very instructive one. This used to be a very exterslye and lucrative business In Great Britain, affording highly paid employment to mary thousands of work ers. These workers had, of course, their trade union. Tho union waxed 'fat, nd kicked on the question of apprenticeship, and it succeeded in enforcing a strict limitation to the number of boys to be allowed to enter the trade in any one vfcar or in anv nun fnr.toV'v. Havlntr pe- i cured this,'' they put the screw on wages untu tney raised tne pay or an ordinary journeyman to between 3 10s and 4 a week. The monopoly of labor was com plete, but not the monopoly of supply. Tho Germans stepped In and took the trade bodily from under the nose of the Flint-Glass Makers' Union, which now does not; in tho whole United Kingdom, contain as many members as there are workers in many a single factory in Ger many. The Industry has gone, save two or three high-class concerns making costly tableware for the wealthy, and with It the workers, who either emigrated to America or sought employment In other overcrowded avenues. Much the same kind of thing happened In the bottlemak Ing Industry. Apprentices dnd produc tion were kept down, and wages were forced up,, until bottles became so dear that Belgium sailed in and "scooped the market." German table glass and Bel gian bottles now tell the tale, In every Brttlsh.household, of what aggressive and tyrannical trade unionism can do for the Industries of the country. Let it be noted that ,the Initial cause of the ruin of these Industries vas the limitation placed on apprenticeship, for that Is one of the most dangerous and lamentable features of trade unionism policy as still pursued." North Carolina can boast the largest grape vine In tbe world. It is on tho farm of B. F. Mecklns, Roanoke Island, not far from the site of Fort Raleigh, ana near tho mrtnpiace of Virginia Dare. It Is claimed that the vine was planted by Sir Walter Raleigh's Ill-fated colony In 1587. It Is of the Scuppernong variety, covers an. acre of ground and yields about a ton of grapes annually. SERMONS BY ROOSEVELT CAGO PULPITS. These, With a Luncheon With Illinois Politicians and a Visit to Hull Honse, Occnpied His Time. CHICAGO, Sept. 1. Two lay sermons, a luncheon with several" Illinois politicians and a Vl3lt io Hull House were the events that occupied Vice-President Roosevelt In Chicago today. He left tonight for Minneapolis, where he. will deliver a La bor day address tomorrow. After breakfast at the Chlcagd Club with Paul Morton, of the Santa Fe road, the Vice-President wag driven to the Trinity Dutch Reformed Church, on I Marshfleld avenue. This Is the church Air. Koosevelt attended when in uni cigo, and he is known personally to many members of the congregation. After the sermon the pastor Invited him to the platform, and the Vice-President, as has been his custom when visiting this church, made a short Informal ad dress. , ' "I shall not attempt to preach doc trine," he said. "This Is to be simply a lay sermon, For my text I have taken a passage that always has Impressed me forcibly. It Is, 'Be ye doers of the word, not hearers only.' "Onq of the most abhorrent traits of character a man can possess, in my esti mation, is hypocrisy," said Mr. Roose velt. "We all have met men who go .about clothing -themselves In scriptural teachings, yet whoso conduct toward their fellowmen shows that they do not live up to the teaching, 'love thy neigh bor as thyself.' The great thing In this world for us Is to be doers. Of course, to be doers we must be hearers. That is, we must go to church and study the Bible, hut our duty does not end there. We should give a helping hand to others by spreading the word of Christ. It is well enough to tell a man what he ought to do, but this must be supplementel , by some demonstration of application. ' "In your business and work, If you let Christianity stop when you leave the church door, thero Is not much right eousness In you. The man wno carries Christianity into his everyday work stands a better chance of making a suc cess of life than one who does not Every man should strive to do justice to himself, but In doing so ha should not forget the rights of his neighbor. He should be sure that he is In the right and then stand squarely In the path. If there Is any moving to be done, lot tho other fellow do It. This applies to na tions as well as to Individuals. "We have all seen this type of man who Is spoken of as his worst enemy, I have no patience with him. Often ho Is a worse enemy to others. A manly man and that Is what we all ought to be must have strength and power and ncrsfvMflnpp. It Is the trials of life that test the stuff a man or woman is J maae or ana ine one who i sbi fearless and courageous to do right is the Ideal. "6n this question of our duty to our neighbor let me say that no one ought to submit to being Imposed upon, but before you act always stop to consider the rights of others before standing up for your own. The only true way to help a man Is to aid him In helping himself All of us stumble many times during ji lifetime, and the duty of man to hl3 neighbor Is to help him to his feet as he may help himself. You can help a man successfully, but you cannot carry him successfully. If you rob a man of his self-respect, take away bis sturdy self reliant manhood, no good you can'do "will make amends." At the conclusion of the service Colonel Roosevelt held an Informal reception and spent half an hour shaking hands with inembers of the congregation and writ ing his autograph in hymn books and Bibles, after which he drove to the First Methodist Church and addressed the congregation there. A number of politicians, among whom was ex-Congressman wuuam wnmer, were waiting for the Vlce-Pfesldent when he returned to his hotel and the party took luncheon together. As the affair was private, It Is not known whether politics was discussed or not When the party dispersed, Colonel Roose velt walked over- to the Hull House, where he had a private talk with Miss Jane Addams until train time, when he left, at 6:80 o'clock, for Minneapolis. EXPLOSION ON A LAUNCH. Ttto Persons Were Killed and Two Others Terribly Burned. , . ALBANY. N. Y.Tept. l.-A frightful fate befell the 'family of Wilbur Alexan der, a large contractor of this city, to night. A naphtha launch expjoded on the Hudson River at "The Abbey." a mile and a half below this city, killing Mrs. Alexander and her little daughter, and burning Wilbur Alexander and his son, Wilbur. Jr., in a horrible manner. The accident was the termination of a day's outing on the river. Mr. Alexander took his wife and their son and daughter for a trip south from this city. On the jour ney home Mr. Alexander was taken JH. He ran the launch Into a cut near "The Abbey." The launch was tied near the shore. The son, 12 years old. went to get his father some medicine. The boy car ried a lantern, and as he passed the tank containing the naphtha an explosion oc curred, scattering the burning fluid In Qr,r rfUreoHnn snttine fire to the launch. Mrs. Alexander and her daughter were near the tank and their bodies were com ninioi,' Knvrp with the burnlnsr oil. The "son jumped Into the water when the ex plosion took place. 3ir. Atexanuer ruiu to the assistance of his wife and daughter, but they were burned to death before hi9 eyes. He was at length compelled to jump Into the river to save his life. The bodies of the wife and daughter were burned to a crisp and the launch was en tirely consumed. It Is believed Mr. Alex ander will die. 'The boy will recover. Bodies From the City of Trenton. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1. The bodies of four more victims of the steamboat explosion On the Delaware River last Wednesday were found, making a total of 25 bodies thus far recovered. Three of them were Identified as Clara Wield, aged 13; .Nellie Ballehtlne, 23. and Elizabeth Ellison 23. Three persons are still miss ing' and six He at the morgue awaiting identification. It is probable that the missing may be among the unidentified, as several of the bodies were burned be yond recognition. Fifteen Victim of Hew York Wreclc. NEWARK, N. Y., Sept. l.-The list of dead In the Northern Central Railroad wreck la9t Thursday evening Is now 13, the latest victim being Mrs. E. H. Hare, of Greenfield, 'Mass., whose death oc curred today. ' English Vlllnge Women. Contemporary Review. Female domestic servants come largely from country villages. It Is a general complaint that on entering service they are mostly incapable of doing the sim plest 'household work without supervision, and that only a small proportion ever learn. The reason Is not far to seek. A couple of generations ago half the cot tages In England were schools for the teaching of the domestic arts. These are no longer taught because they are no longer practiced. Baking and brewing. cutting out ana cutting aown ciutueo, darning and fine-drawing, the care of poultry, tho economical use of food all these will soon be artes perdltae, as far as the cottage is concerned. Women used to be- able to make, their husbands' 3hlrt8. GlVe nine cottage women out of YOU INTERESTED as as i If so, we carry the Iarfiest and most select stock of your wants in the cityv IN CARD STOCK Have you seen the Jafest Melton "boards in red, scarlet, emerald and hunter's green? WE OFFER 5x7 Mounts at 16c doz. Regular 25c doz. 4x5 Mounts at 7c doz. Regular 15c doz. 3x4 or 3x3 Mounts at 5c doz. Regular 10c doz. Regular 30c Paster boards, 17c each for a few days nly. CAMERAS at sale prices. We give Instructions with each purchase. LEWSES. We are agents for Zeiss, Goerz and Colllnear high-grade Instruments. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. FOURTH AND '5?5?--J 10 nowadays a couple of dozen yards of calico, and they could no more turn It Into shirts than they could turn a lump of pig Iron into a dinner knife. Cooking; even in Its simplest form, is being sup planted by the use of tinned provisions. To boll potatoes and bacon or to fry a bit of meat in a pan is about as much as the housewife can do. Women of the type of 'Lisbeth Bede have been discouraged out of existence. The cottage woman of today has her pride, but It is not in the home. She slaves to save her girls from what she. and they alike have learned to regard as degrading drudgery the neces sary work of a house. All she can save goes on their backs. "Look ' at them when they go out," she siiys; "you couldn't tell them from the Miss Swet stones themselves." But when they go to service they have learned next to noth ing. Least of all, have they learned to learn. JUSTICE FOR SERVANT GIRLS She Should Be Treated Kindly, and - Xot Sneered At. PORTLAND, Sept. 1. (To the Editor.) I have read with Interest and approval your short editorial in Sunday's paper on the chances for work in the Northwest, and also with disapproval the first poem (?) In the "Slings and Arrows" column. Does The Oregonlan realize that one of the very first reason that deters respect able girls from taking up housework as a business is the continual flow of just that kind of jibes and slurs referred to above? I do not mean to say that there are none who fit the description given given In that bit of verse. There, are far too many. But every one 'will agree with me that the funny columns of every newspaper are largely filled with more or less funny comments on the doings of the servant girls, until, whether knowingly or not, we all have become saturated with the be lief that there Is only the one kind, and that bad. . Who has ever read a servant-girl Joke where the girl gan use correct language? When was It ever intimated that a ser vant gfrl ever belonged to any but the Catholic 'church, or ever attended any thing but hodcarrlers' or longshoremen's dances? Who ever admitted seeing a ser vant girl go to the public library and draw out books, or who read anything but cheap love stories. "of the New York Weekly type? Who ever read of a ser vant girl who kept any compnny except an Irish policeman or the driver of a dirt cart or butcher wagon? In short. In the public prints, who has ever admitted the possibility of a servant girl being anything but a rude, uncultured, ungov ernable being, with supreme disregard for all other peoples' rights? The writer of this letter Is a man, and he. Is writing this without even his wife's knowledge. He is writing also from a man's standpoint of fair play. Our house hold now has, and at various times for years has had, a servant girl who Is treated as a member of the family In every respect, except on special occasions, such as dinners, were the table requires continual service, and such times. We have not had the same girl all the time. On the contrary, we have had a number of different ones, as we have lived in various places. Some, perhaps, were not as satisfactory as others, but, without exceptions, our treatment of them brought In return a service that could not be ex celled In fidelity and carefulness by any office girl or saleslady In tha land. We have furnished them with bedrooms of their own, as neat and cozy as that of the daughters of the family. They are glvea all possible time dut: the present one has her bicycle, which she knows how to use properly. The occasions are rare when It is necessary to work as late as 8 o'clock. She attends church services and Sunday school, and mingles with the young people on equal terms. And yet she works for wages. Does the foregoing sound like a fairy story? No doubt It does to those who are accustomed to ordering things done about the house In the manner of a. section boss with a Japanese gang. Every word I have written Is absolutely "true, and there are thousands of homes In Port land where conditions could be the same as In ours. Yet I doubt If It Is the case In 20 Instances In the thousand. Why? Because the family, and especially the wife, cannot bring themselves to regard their hired help as anything but of a much inferior class, socially, and proceed to treat them about as condescendingly as they do the Chinese or Italian vege table peddler at, their doors. Following this treatment, what kind of service can they expect. In return? They get. rot what they pay for, but what their treat ment Invites. Does anyone wonder why the average girl who is compelled to work prefers the shop or factory, even where It Is a 'struggle to pay board and clothe them selves out of their small wage? The mat ter of treatment explains It. And the working girl is as full of the notion that she la superior, socially, to the servant girl, as the working girl's mother Is. I am sorry to say that on one or two In stances where parties have been held In our home by members of the family, one or more girls have been known to refuse to -attend, solely because It was known that our girl would be admitted to a free part In the entertainment. And these girls, who held themselves aloof, work for less than $1 per day, pay car fare from that, come home tired and often sick, and despise the necessity of working. Yet, withal, they refuse to associate with a girl who would not change work with one of them. This letter Is already too long, but the writer feels that, gome way. the matter 61 proper treatment has never been put forward In the proper way. Does any one doubt that If working girls could be assured of the treatment we give to ours that hundreds of good girls would turn their labors In that direction? No doubt of It. And why could It not be. Our household Is not an extraordinary one. There are several thousand much like It In Portland. And If the right Idea was followed as systematically as we do, the servant-girl problem would be In an ad vanced state of solution. The writer Is not attempting to cover the case In wealthy families where there 5-A -&.. ? WASHINGTON ""-s Is a full corps of highly trained ser vants, but only that of the great mass of middle-class people, who have but on servant, and who have not crossed tha bounds of reason In trying to imltato their wealthier neighbors. I know also that the plan outlined would not work In the case of newly arrived emigrants, or very poorly edu cated persons to the extent I have de scribed, but even In these cases there could be an Immeasurable improvement In their treatment that would bring good results. The argument has always been How to Induce girls to turn from underpaid of fice work to the uncounted openings la housework. If a $5-a-week saleslady la fully eligible to sit at your table, why is not your own American servant girl, who gets $4 a week and board? When the time comes that social, equality is accorded them, then will your houses be cared for by our working American glrls and not wholly by Incompetent, uneducated,, un desirable girls. Let anyone study the golden rula awhile, and apply It. The result will bo marvellous. SYMPATHISER. CHEAP RATES AT OXFORD. A Student Can Live and Get an Edu cation at $3 a Week. London Dally Mall. At Ruskln Hall. Oxford, tho newest of that city's colleges, students receive a first-class university education and live very comfortably at the rate of 12s 6d 153) per head per week. This, of course, can only be accomplished by the exercise of the strictest economy. The reason that Ruskln Hall Is worked so cheaply Is owl"g to the fact fhat each student staying there has to take his shar In the house hold duties of the place No servants arc kept, and for an average of two hou"3 daily each man has to Interest and bu-r hltnself In I'he duties of the chambermaid and cook, culinary attendant and h:ul porter. There Is not one bit of the ho toe hold work that Is not performed by the students themselves. Each" week a meetlns,ot fch sludYat3..f& held, whin men are appointed to do t! o work for the ensuing week. From th3 scrubbing of the floors to the cleaning of the knives, forks and windows every plec of the household work is allotted to som one of tho students. The most laborlou-, but at the same time vhe post of honor. Is that of the cook. On this man rests to a great extent the happiness of his fellows for a week. Sunday mornings, punctually at 5 o'clock, the "scrub" Is commenced. Over night every one has to be informed of tho portion of the house that he has ta scrub. The cook's assistant has arisen at an early hour, and down in the kitchen he ha3 ready for his fellows palls filled with hot water, with brush and soap at hand, ready for the "tudents to commence the weekly scrub-down of Ruskln Ibcl!. The whole place has an air of plainness and frugality, but nevertheless It Is a very happy house to live In. Simplicity goes hand fn hand with cleanliness, and the Spartanllke nature of the diet Is com pensated for by its good cooking. At the older institutions In Oxford it 13 impossible without the aid of a scholar ship, to partake of their privileges for much under 150 ($750) per year. At Ru-j-. kin Hall an Oxford education can be had for 31 ($155) yearly. Death by Hli Own Hand. ROME, N. Y., Sept. 1. Robert Wilson, formerly owner of the R. M. Wilson Bath Tub Works tn this city, was shot and almost instantly killed by a revolver In. his own hand at his Summer home at Sylvan Beach last evening. Mr. Wil son had been sitting on tha porch with his wife and three children, He had been gone a tqw, minutes, when Mrs. Wilson was startled by the discharge of a firearm and she went into the house, and there on the floor lay her husband breathing his last, with a bullet hole in. his breast. 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