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THE MOENING- OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBEK 30, 1901.
NEW BOOK ON COLUMBUS
WORK BY THE SECRETARY OP THE
AMERICAN EMBASSY AT PARIS.
A Fraud of Four Centuries Duration
Exposed by the Author Other
Forelgm 2icr&.
PARIS, Sept. 29. An important work,
which throws a fresh light on the dis
covery of America "by Columbus, has been
written by Henry Vignaud, first secretary
of the United States Embassy here. Mr.
Vignaud, who is the vice-president of
the Americanists' Society of Paris, has
made a life study of the early history of
America. In an interview with the cor
respondent of the Associated Press, he
said:
"The present work is intended to show
that for the last four centuries we have
"been deceived by a fraud which hides
from us the real beginnings of Colum
bus' project and that the famous docu
ments ascribed to Toscanelli, the learned
Florentine astronomer, were fabricated.
I submit excellent reasons for believing
that Toscanelli never wrote the letter of
1474 to King Alfonso, of Portugal, and
aevor traced the chart alleged to have
accompanied it. Columbus' design was
not founded on any scientific basis, but
upon positive confirmation as to the ex
istence of lands to the westward."
WHAT IS SEEDED IX CHINA.
Three Conditions Essential to Suc
cess In Commercitl Relations.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Mr. Squlera,
the United States Secretary of legation
at Pekln, has forwarded to the State De
partment, under date of August 1, a re
port from Consul Martin, at Chin Klang,
in -ivhlrh Mr. Martin sets out three con
ditions which he believes to be absolutely j
essential to success in commercial rela
tions with China:
"First If foreigners ever build up a
large trade in China, it must be with the
help of the Chinese themselves, and this
can be done only by treating them with
respect. No American can live in China
long without seeing that foreigners arc
inclined to treat the Chinese negligently,
even when their Interests would seem to
indicate an opposite course. The Chinese
resent this.
"Second The entire country should be
open to foreign trade and a judicial sys
tem should be formulated to meet the re
quirements of all foreigners in the em
pire. Much of the trouble in the past has
arisen from differences of opinion to what
punishment would best subserve the ends
of justice.
"Third Llkln should be abolished in fa
vor of some other system of taxation
that would secure the required revenue.
The llkln, as now operated, I regard as
the most perfect method of extracting all
conceivable profit from trade. Its ten
dency is to localize trade by hedging goods
ahonf with such exnGnses that thev can
not bo moved. "When commodities can be j
transported from one end ol China to the
other without any tax, save the freights,
the whole nation will topm with activity."
"Word From the Kozloft Expedition.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 29. The Rus
sian Imperial Geographical Society has
lecelved news from the Kozloft expedi
tion, sent out to proceed across country
Xiom Hang Chow Fu to the southern
bend of the Hoang River, and to follow
tlwtt stream to Ody Talow, near its origin.
Lieutenant Kozloff, it appears, opened a
new road in June between Cham Do and
the headwaters of the Hoar.g River, re
turning in July to Tsalldam, where the
expedition wintered last year, and where
its valuable collections were left under a
military guard. In August the expedition
It ft for Ktekhta, where Lieutenant Koz
loff is expected to arrive in December.
Nothing is said in the advices to the
geographical society regarding an alleged
attack up8?f the expedition,' reported
borne time -ago In a sensational dispatch
from Kobe.
PrlnfC Chnn Starts for Home.
BERLIN, Sept. 29. Prince Chun, head
of the Chinese expedition of expiation,
started for China today in obedience tp
a special command from his brother Em
peror Kwang Hsu. He will not be allowed
to visit European countries or the Unit
ed State officially. He received a delega
tion of Protestant missionaries who pre
sented to him an address and a copy or
the New Testament, printed in Chinese
and German. Prince Chun expressed a
hope for the return of peaceable condi
tions. Germans to Be Withdrawn.
PEKIN, Sept. 29. It Is asserted here on
high authority that the German garrison
in Shanghai and the German troops who
are guarding the railroad beyond the
Kiao Chou boundary will soon be with
drawn. At the request of Dr. Mumm .von
Schwarzonstein, the German Minister,
seven Chinese have been tried and sen
tenced to be beheaded for complicity in
the murder of a German trader in a vil
lage near Pekln.
KITCHENER TO SCHALICBL'RGER.
Faith Cannot Be Broken With the
Loyal People of the Republics.
PRETORIA. Sept 29. A pamphlet has
been published here under Lord Kitche
ner's authority, containing notice of the
permanent banishment of several Boer
leaders captured since the 15th, and also
a long letter from Lord Kitchener reply
ing to a communication from Acting
President Schalkburger, received Septem
her 15. Lord Kitchener promises to send
the Schalkburger letter to the imperial
government Lord Kitchener then pro
ceeds to explain that the responsibility
for the war rests with the burghers,
"whose invasion of unprotected British
territory opened the saddest page in
South African history." He quotes a
letter from a member of the Volksraad
to a member of the Cape Colony Assem
bly, declaring that "the time is ripe to
drive the English from South Africa."
In conclusion, Lord Kitchener declares
that having annexed the two republics
to Great Britain, he cannot break faith
with the people who have shown loyalty
to the new regime and so far as clemency
to Cape rebels is concerned, this is the
prerogative which must be exercised with
unfettered discretion.
A proclamation has been issued pro
viding for the sale of the properties of
the burghers still in the field, in accord
ance with the trms of Lord Kitchener's
previous proclamation.
Kitchener Wants to Hnng Traitors.
LONDON, Sept SO The Daily Express
publishes a report that Lord Kitchener
has asked for 25,000 more seasoned
mounted men and for power to hang
traitors and murders without reference
to the home government
Immediately on his return from the
Continent says the Dally News, the King
summoned a meeting of the Council to
consider Lord Kitchener's position. It is
understood that His Majesty assumed a
very strong attitude and closely ques
tioned the Ministers upon their pro
posals. The Daily Express says it understands
that when the war in South Africa Is
over. King Edward and Queen Alexan
dra intend to visit the colonies and In
dia, and that while In India His Majesty
will be crowned Emperor of India.
-RBSSIA3T FAMINE CONDITIONS.
State Assistance Ik Required in
Nineteen Provinces.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 29. Following
up the recent publication of the famine
conditions in 13 districts, the Minister of
the Interior. M. Sipiaguine, today Issued
a long statement on the crop failure and
the measures of famine relief upon which
the central government has-decided. Act-
ing upon telegraphic reports from the va- j
nous governments, the government has
begun the work vigorously. The sum of
96.000 roubles has been appropriated -for
the Government of Saratoff, 407,000 roubles
for Taurls, 100,000 roubles for non-military
points in the Don Basin, and 190,000
roubles, with a supply of Autumn seed,
for the Government of Yekaterinostaff.
August 15 the central government's fam
ine fund amounted to only 530,000 roubles.
Emperor Nicholas ordered that this be
increased to 14,000,000 roubles.
According to the reports of the govern
ment, state assistance is required in 19
provinces, not counting the country of
the Don Cossacks, which is under the
"War Department. The reports estimate
requirements for Autumn and Winter
only, not mentioning the Spring, when
the need is the greatest Great difficulty
will be experienced in transporting grain
before the close of navigation. The gov
ernment is now attending to the most
pressing demands. A special commission
has been engaged since the beginning of
August in buying 6,500,000 poods of rye
for the provinces suffering most.
Scurvy has broken out in the Govern
ment of Khvalinsk, and two divisions of
the Red Cross Society are there.
AT THE LOXDOI? THEATERS.
Those in "Which Americans Are In
terested Are Doing- Good Business.
LONDON, Sept. 29. London's Autumn
season is in full swing! The most prom
inent society people may be seen in Lon
don dally. The fashionable restaurants
arc crowded, and several of the West
End theaters are doing splendid business.
Among the best are those In which Amer
icans are directly Interested. In regard
to "Iris," Pinero's new piece, the play
is pronounced to be a perfect piece or
workmanship, and one which will supply
an inexhaustible subject for argument.
Most of the critics, however, pay Fay
Davis the compliment of saying she is
unable to portray the character of the
lovely and immoral heroine to the life.
The American season, as this period is
called in London, is drawing to an end.
The steamers sailing for America today
and next week are filled to their capacity.
The express train taking the passengers or
the American line steamer St. Paul to
Southampton today was unusually
crowded.
A Strnnpre Contrast.
LONDON, Sept. 29. The Church of Eng
land Congress will meet Tuesday at the
marine residence of George IV, at Brlgn
ton, the scene of his revelries. The Lon
don Times, commenting on the strange
reversals of time, says:
"Few contrasts could be stranger than
that between the mixed company of toad
ies and debauchees who danced and drank
with their royal patron, and the crowd
of long-coated, wide-awake clerics who
will throng the monument to faded splen
dor." In Behalf of Miss Stone.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 29.-C!. M.
Dickinson. United States Consul-General
here, has made representations to the
Bulgarian Government with a view of se
curing the release of Miss Stone and her
companions, who were captured by brig
ands September 3. It is reported that a
number of members of the Bulgaria
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
have been arrested on evidence implicat
ing them in the abduction
Morocco's Promise to Spain.
TANGIER, Sept 29. Saavadra, the
dragoman of the Spanish Legation, has
arrived at Marakesh and has been re
ceived in audience by the Sultan of Mo
rocco, who promised that all the Spanish
claims should be satisfied. The Sherlffian
Government declares that the Spanish
boy and girl who were recently abducted
by the Moors are still captive.
German Emperor III.
BERLIN, Sept 29. Empress Augusta
Victoria, whose return from Romlnton
was earlier than she had intended, Is ill
and confined to her bed. Professor Ol
shaueen has been consulted. There la
evidently no anxiety regarding Her Ma
jesty's condition, for Emperor William
stil remains at Romlnton.
Auto Frightened the Bulls.
PARIS. Sept SO. A dispatch from Bay
onne to the Figaro describes a bull fight
that occurred there yesterday, In which
an automobile replaced the horse of the
picador. The novelty drew an enormous
crowd, but seven bulls in succession
turned tail and fled at the sight of the
automobile.
British Protectorate Over Korrcyt.
BOMBAY, Sept 30. The Bombay Ga
zette says it believes that a British pro
tectorate will soon be proclaimed over
Koweyt the proposed terminus of the
Bagdad Railroad on the Persian Gulf, as
a result of the Anglo-Turkish dispute.
Ton "Waldersee Is Worse.
BERLIN, Sept 29. Count von Walder
see, who is ailing, is worse. He suffers
from a painful sore on the leg and has
no appetite. He is still near Neckarsulm,
Wurtemburg, on the estate of his sister-in-law.
Bloody Fight at Beirut.
PARIS, Sept. 29. A dispatch from Con
stantinople reports that a bloody fight
has taken place between Mussulmans and
Christians at Beirut, Syria. No details
are given.
EXHIBITION OF SAVAGES.
St. Louis Fair Will Have a Collection
of Types of Human Races.
ST. LOUIS,- Sept 29. Professor F. W.
Putnam, of the Department of American
Archaeology and Ethnology at the Amer
ican Museum of National History at New
York, chairman of the committee of an
thropology of the University of Califor
nia, formerly chief of the department
of ethnology at the World's Columbian
Exposition, who is here conferring with
officials of the Louisiana Purchase Ex
position Company, has outlined what
prdbably will be the adopted plan of
bringing the savage tribes of the eartn
to the World's Fair of 1903. His sugges
tion is that the Exposition authorities
appoint a committee of the most emi
nent anthropologists of America to formu
late plans for collecting the types of
human races, which it is desired to ex
hibit at the Exposition.
President D. A. Francis, of the Louisi
ana Purchase Exposition Company, re
turned this evening from Washington,
where he had a conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt
"I found," said President Francis, "that
President .Roosevelt is in thorough accord
with our World's Fair. He realizes the
magnitude of the enterprise, and is eager
to aid us in every way possible."
Suicide of Jacob A. Biodt.
CLEVELAND, Sept 29. Jacob A. Blodt,
secretary of the Guarantee Savings &
Loan Company until its failure a few
weeks ago, committed suicide an cheap
boarding-house here today by asqhyxi
atlon. After the failure of his company
he was arrested on the- charge of em
bezzlement For 20 years Mr. Blodt had
been identified with prominent business
interests in Cleveland and until recently
he was held in confidence by the most
conservative men. He became despondent
and professed to believe that he was the
victim of malicious persecution and that
he had been ruined through the efforts
of his enemies. Mr. Blodt leaves a widow
and three children.
Mrs. McKinley Benrs Up.
CANTON, O., Sept 29.-Mrs. McKinley
had two drives again today. It was said
at the McKinley home that there had
been no material change in her condi
tion and that she continues to bear up
remarkably welt
The 31 beet suear factories In this country
now yield more than a third" of our domestic
sugar product - '
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STRANGE STORY OF PROWLERS IN
WESTLAWN CE3IETERY.
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Man, When Another Persob At-'
tempted to Stab Him.
CANTON, O., Sept. 29. A strange story
comes from Testlawn cemetery tonfght,
where a company of regulars from Fort
WaS'ne a"re guarding the vault in which
the body of the late President McKinley
lies. It is to the effect that the guard
On duty on tOD of thfi vault flrofl a cTint
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other man who appeard from another di
rection, and that an effort was made-to
stab the guard. Military regulations pre
vent either the officers or the men of the
post from being quoted on any matter
connected with their service, and for this
reason Captain Blddle, who is in com
mand, was obliged to decline to be quoted
at the camp tonight. He will make a
full report to his superiors at once. Reli
able authorities made the following state
ment: "Private Deprend was on guard duty
on top of the vault at a point command
ing the entrance below and the approach
from, the rear. Shortly before 7:30 he saw
what he took to be the face of a man
peering from behind a tree about 40 fe"et
from his post. He watched it for 20 min
utes, he says, and at 7:45 saw the man
hurry to a tree 10 feet nearer. He chal
lenged the man to halt, but this was not
heeded, and the fellow approached nearer.
Deprend leveled his gun and aimed to
shoot for effect, but just at that instant
another man, who came towards him
from the opposite side, caught the gun,
threw It up, and the bullet was spent In
the air. This same man struck Deprend
on the right side of the abdomen with a
knife or other sharp weapon, cutting' an
"L" shaped gash in his overcoat an inch
and a half long each way, and a smaller
one In his blouse. The flesh was not
broken, but was bruised under the clothes.
Deprend, In the struggle, fell and rolled
down the side of the vault.
"Lieutenant Ashbrldge, officer of the
day, was In front of the vault, and rushed
to the top on hearing the shot, but the
men made good their escape- All mem
bers of the company, on hearing the shot,
hurried to the -vault, and besides searching
the cemetery, the guard was increased."
Lieutenant Ashbrldge was on duty less
than 100 feet away in front of the vault,
and is said to have reached the top within
a few seconds after he heard the shot,
but when he arrived the guard was at the
foot of the slope in which the vault Is
built, where he rolled after the assault,
and the supposed prowlers were making
their escape with a good lead. Others of
the company were attracted by the re
port of the rifle, but reached the scene
too late to be of any assistance, except
to participate In the pursuit and 'the
search made of the cemetery and In In
creasing the guard for the night.
Deprend is a recruit enlisted in New
York about four months ago. He is said
to be an excellent soldier and to have a
fine record with his officers. He says the
man who attacked him was masked, but
that the first one he saw was not masked.
He says the latter carried a white pack
age in his right hand and something that
glittered in his left.
Since the incident stories have been told
In camp of some Incendiary conversations
overheard in the crowds that have visited
the cemetery. Including one today alleg
ing that some stranger said: "Lots of
people would like to see this whole thing
blown up."
There are 70 soldiers at the cemetery, 20
of whom are constantly on guard duty
about the vault and camp.
While there seems to be no doubt that
at least two prowlers attempted to reach
the vault there is much difference, of
opinion as to the object of the intruders,
who evidently made good their escape,
as the cemetery has been searched over
in vain.
Stories regarding tho incident when they
reached the city were connected with the
Jail delivery that occurred ahout the
same time. Eight prisoners broke out of
the county jail by sawing the bars of a
window'. They haa five minutes' start
when discovered. Bloodhounds were im
mediately put on the trail.
BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROOSEVELT.
Brevetted for Gallantry in the Cnlinn
Camiiaiprn,
WASHINGTON, Sept 29,-Adjutant-.
General Corbin announces that the board
of brevets recently appointed to meet at
Jthe War Department Monday would de
mote its attention solely to the cases of
officers and enlisted men who especially
distinguished themselves in the campaigns
in China and the Philippines. It will
have nothing to do with respect to tho
case of officers who rendered special serv
ice in the West Indian campaign. Tho
latter class will be disposed of by a
similar boara", which concluded Its ses
sions oyer a year ago.
While the fact that a brevet has been
recommended .to Congress for, Colonel
Roosevelt was published at the time the
nominations were sent to the Senate, if
appears that the fact that there were
two separate recommendations and the
exact basis for the board's action were
not made public. Therefore, the Adjutant-General
today furnished these trans
cripts from the proceedings of the board.
"Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt, First
United States Volunteer Cavalry, to be
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teers for gallantry In battle, Las Guaya
mas, Cuba, June 24, 1S9S. For gallantry
in battle, Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 1S9S,
Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to
be brevetted Brigadier-General."
CnntceiiR Will Be Maintained.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 29. The annual
tour of inspection of the board of man
agers of the National Soldiers' Home
was completed today with the inspection
of the National Home of thla city. Gen
eral McMahon, speaking of the board,
said:
"The board has directed to maintain
canteens at all the homes for the good
and sufficient reason that experience has
taught us that it is better for the vet
eran and for the people in the commu
nity in which the homes are located."
A New Counterfeit.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. The Treasury
Department has issued a warning that a
new counterfeit 5 silver certificate Is in
circulation. It is of the series of 1S99,
check letter B, plate number 37, and
bears the portrait of Indian Chief "One
papa.". The counterfeit is printed from
photo-etched plates of fair workman
ship, on good quality paper, bearing
lines in Imitation of the silk fiber of the
genuine.
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Two Brother?! Arretted for Killing
Their Sister and Her Suitor.
DESOTO, Mo., Sept. 29. Daniel and
William Greenhlll are under arrest here
on suspicion of having murdered Mrs.
Uren, their sister, and John Meloy, a
suitor for her hand. The couple were
killed last night at the home of Mrs.
Uren's father. The Inquest developed the
fact that the forehead of each had been
cut with some sharp instrument and bul
lets fired into the wounds. A bloody ax
was found in the bed of William Green
hill, and a blood-stained hatchet was
discovered elsewhere in the house. These
finds and because of the conflicting
stories told by the brothers caused the
arrest.
Jealous HusbnndH Crime.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 29. Charles
Hudspeth, of Mason City, 111., at mid-
Tlfirht- nVint rilinrloo n. ....... T : i
Mo., being jealous over the attention
yam 10 iurs. Jtiuasnetn. Currv died Kirv
this morning. The shooting took place !
, m me xzuuspems room in Wyandotte
street, where Curry had been enticed by
a letter written by Mrs. Hudspeth at her
husband's command. When the nolice
( arrived, Curry was unconscious. Mrs.
, Hudspeth, who was crying, greeted the
officers with: "My husband shot a man
who was not armed." Hudspeth sub
mitted to arrest calmly.
Swindled In a Fake Race.
FORT SCOTT. Kan., Sept. 23. O. G.
Stanberry and "Bud" Gillett, professional
sprinters, arein jail here, being arrested
at the instigation of State Reprasentatlve
Jefferson Davis, who charges that they
to bet that amount on a race, and then
xnrowmg tne race.
Plenty of Advice -for Darhln.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29. Governor
Durbln's office tonight has been flooded
with telegrams from Kentucky urging
him not to grant the requisition of Gov
ernor Beckham for W. S. Taylor ' and
Charles Finley, who are wanted on the
L charge of complicity in the alleged plot
10 assassinate vviuium uoenei. vaovernur
Durbln will decide the point tomorrow. It
is said tonight that he will refused honor
the requisition.
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SIGNED BY HIM BEFORE DEATH.
"Will Be Oho of the Interesting His
torical Exhibits at World's,
Fair, St. Louis, 1003.
The original monument, designed by
Thdmas' Jefferson, and erected over his
grave at Montlcello, now stands upon the
campus of the University of Missouri at
Columbia. It is a simple obelisk of gran
ite, eight feet In height and without the
slightest attempt at adornment The
monument will . form the center of the
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of Missouri, at Columbia.
Missouri University exhibit at St. Louis
in 1S03. Two miles from the spot where
Thomas Jefferson was born, near the
junction of the Rlvanna and James Riv
ers, in Albemarle County, Virginia, on
the lands which he Inherited from his
father, rises Montlcello or the Little
Mount, 505 feet high, the home for more
than 60 years, and the final resting place
of tho patriot and statesman.
During the long Summer days of the
year 17G5, on a rustic bench near Its sum
mit, beneath the branches of a majestic
oak. could be seen two young men. In tho
early bloom of manhood, students of the
law and devoted friends. The one was
Thomas Jefferson and the other Dabney
Carr. Senator Vest thus 'described the
scene: "Lifting their eyes from the pages
of Cole on Littleton, they rested upon a
landscape of enchanting beauty; on the
right the lowlands ot Virginia stretched
away in an unbroken plain to the ocean,
with the Rivanna and James like threads
of silver, whilst on their left the Blue
Ridge, robed In azure hue, looked down
upon the billowy hills that nestled at their
feet. It was here that the two friends
made solemn compact, mutually pledging
their sacred honor, that beneath this oak
should be their burial place and here
their ashes rest."
Dabney Carr died first. He married
Martha, sister of Thomas Jefferson, and
eight years later, at the very commence
ment of what promised to be a most bril
liant career, died, leaving to the care of
his distinguished brother-in-law a widow
and six children. Fifty-three years later,
after forty-four years in public service,
Thomas Jefferson died and was burled
beside his boyhood friend under the great
oak. Among his papers after death was
found a rough sketch in ink of an obe
lisk, together with this inscription for a
marble tablet: '
HERE WAS BURIED
THOMAS JEFFERSON',
AUTHOR OF THE
DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPEND
ENCE, OF
THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM,
AND
FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIR
GINIA. The marble tablet which formerly was
attached to and formed part of the gran
ite obelisk, was badly broken when the
University Buildings were destroyed by
fire 6n January 9, 1892. It now, for safe
keeping, rests under glass in the lire-proof
vault of "the proctor of the university.
The epitaph is a significant one, Thom
as Jefferson had been a member of the
Virginia House of Burgesses and of the
Continental Congress; Governor of Virgin
ia. Minister to France, negotiator of the
Louisiana Purchase. Secretary of State,
Vice-President and President of the Unit
ed States, but none of these honors did
he wish Inscribed upon, his tombstone. The
stern old Democrat preferred instead as
passports to Immortality remembrance of
his advocacy of the rights of man, re
ligious liberty and universal education.
Thomas Jefferson died a bankrupt.
Beautiful Montlcello passed Into the
hands of strangers and the simple grave
stone i was neglected and mutilated. On
April- IS, 1SS2 In the birth-month of Jef
fersonCongress appropriated $10,000 "for
the erection of a suitable monument and
to make other suitable improvements over
the grave of Thomas Jefferson at Mon
tlcello, Virginia." When this new mon
ument was erected, the original shaft was
presented by the 'Misses Randolph, the
residuary legatees of Thomas Jeff erson,
through Dr. S. S. Laws, president, and
Dr. A. F. Fleet, professor of Greek in the
University of Missouri, to that institu
tion. It was shipped from Montlcello by
Dr. Fleet on the 4th of JulyL 1883, and
unveiled on the 4th of June, 18S3; upon the
Missouri University Campus with cere
monies In which Senator Vest Thomas F.
Bayard, then Secretary of State, Sen
ator Stephen B. "Blklna and other emi
nent Americans partfclpated.
' Aside from this tablet the only inscrip
tion upon tho obelisk is the sunken figures
showing the date of the birth and of the
death of Jefferson. The shaft proper is
o$ feet high and rests upon a base 3 feet
square. It had been chipped somewhat
by relic-hunters before Its removal from
Virginia. The tablet Is 2 feet by IS Inches
in size and of highly polished marble.
The monument stands in a beautiful grass
plot on the east side of the quadrangle
of the university campus. Not far from
it is the original monument from the
tomb of David Barton, the first United
States Senator from Missouri, replaced at
Boonville by a handsomer shaft erected
at state expense.
Dr. E. A. Allen, head of the department
of English In the University of Missouri,
himself a Virginian, wrote these verses at
the time of the removal of the monument
of Jefferson from Virginia to Missouri:
The granite of hl3 native hill.
Mother of monumental men.
Virginia gave, whose page her Plutarch nils,
"With undiminished deeds of sword and pen.
More fitting far than molten bronze.
Or polished marble carved by art.
This monument of him who broke! the bonds
That bowed in fetters every human heart.
The column rises In all lands.
When sinks the soldier to his rest;
This cenotaph of rustic plainness stands
To him who save an empire to the West.
Not with the blood of thousands slain.
"With children's cry and mothers' tears.
The statesman's swlsdom won this vast domuin
With gain ot honest toll through peaceful
years.
The highest honor of his state.
And of his country came unsought:
It was not this, O men, that, made him great.
Of this Is hothlng on the tablet wrought.
His pen declared his country free.
Equal and free his fellow man;
Freedom In church and state, the right to bo.
If nature wills, the first American.
'Tls well the shaft himself dvlsed
Rests here In learning's classic shade:
To be her patron was by him more prized
Than all the honors that the Nation paid.
Oh may his spirit linger near.
As by old Montlcello's slope:
Inspire Missouri's sons who gather here
With all the seholar'3 love and patriot's hopet
And he whC; holds the Nation's fate
Within the hollow of his hand
Preserve the Union ever strong and great.
And guide the statesmen of our native land.
WALTER WILLIAMS.
Columbia, Ma.
DISPUTE OVER SALMON TRAPS
British Columbians Think Americans
Are Geitlnpr Their Fish.
New York Sun.
Quebec There Is a prospect of an In
ternational difficulty over the salmon fish,
erles of the Pacific Coast on somewhat
the same lines as the pelagic scaling ques
tion, except that In this case It Is assert
ed by Canada that If the salmon of the
Pacific Coast are exterminated American
fishermen will be to blame.
It seems that the salmon run on the
Pacific Coast this year Is the largest ever
known, the fish making for the Fraser
River by millions. The success of Amer
ican fishermen in securing the majority
of these fish before they reach Canadian
waters Is a bitter disappointment to the
people of British Columbia, who are in
clined to consider that they have a pro
prietary interest In the salmon.
The geographical advantage Is not the
only one possessed by American fisher
men. Canada permits the fish to be taken
In nets only. On the other hand, the
United States allows the fishermen to
catch them In traps which take them
by thousands.
Columbians complain that as the sal
mon were all hatched In the Fraser, and
are chiefly the result of the Canadian
hatchery enterprises. Uncle Sam Is quiet
ly roping in the results of Canadian effort.
Under the wholesale system of fishing fol
lowed by American fishermen, a salmon
costs 1xk cents, whereas by the Canadian
process the cost Is 12 cents. The com
mercial advantage thus given the Ameri
can salmon industry enables it to com
pete successfully with the Canadian
trade, so that the British Columbians are
pressing for the right to use traps In
Canadian waters, on the ground that there
must be equal rights In the trade.
Despite the peculiar attitude of these
same British Columbians in respect to the
sealing matter and their refusal to abide
by any agreement for the protection of
seal life in the Pacific, they are extremely
anxious to have the United States pro
hibit the use of salmon traps In order to
secure the protection of their staple In
dustry. The use of traps Is so generally
believed to be destructive of the Industry
that there Is not much chance of the Do
minion Government permitting the use
of them by the fishermen of British Co
lumbia. MOLASSES AS CATTLE FOOD
Mixed With Hay or Grass It Is an
Excellent Remedy for Asthiua.
New York Herald.
Many agriculturists In Europe have long
been convinced that molasses Is an ad
mirable food for horses and cattle, and
their conviction Is now stronger than
ever, owing to certain experiments which
have been recently tried, and which have
proved eminently successful. Unfortu
nately, In some countries, farmers have
practically been debarred from using mo
lasses In this way, owing to the fact that
there Is a duty on all saccharine material,
but now. In France, at least, steps have
been taken to remove thirj obstacle, and
furthermore, the French Government has
publicly notified agriculturists that It will
do all In its power to aid them In popular
izing the new food.
The most notable experiments with mo
lasses have been made by M. Decrom
becque, a chemist, and M. Mdnnechez,
a veterinary surgeon at Arras. They as
sert that chopped hay or grass mixed with
molasses Is an excellent cure for asthma,
and. furthermore, that food of this kind
neither loads the stomach nor impedes
respiration. They also think it likely that
during digestion the sugar in the food
produces alcohol, and they say that. If
so, the animals health is bound to be
benefited thereby.
Two other experts, MM. DJckson and
Malpeaux, have also made experiments In
regard to the effect of molasses on the
general health, weight and milk of ani
mals, and they have arrived at the fol
lowing conclusions:
First That ordinary food mixed with
molasses quickly increases the weight
of sheep, pigs and cows; second, that
animals which are fed In this way give
more and richer milk than they did be
fore; third, that molasses is an excellent
food for horses, since they quickly ac
quire a liking for it, and apparently do
not lose any of their strength, the only
noticeable change being a slight tendency
to stoutness, and, fourth, that molasses
can effectively be used with food of an in
ferior quality, since the animals will then
readily eat It, whereas they would not
care for It In Its natural condition.
Refused to Accept Resignation.
BOSTON, Sept 29. Rev. Dr. George C.
Lorimer, pastor of the Tremont Temple
Baptist Church, who recently received a
call from the Madison Church. New York
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signatture of
CZ&tf&k
City, tendered his resignation today. Dr.
Evarts. the assistant pastor, stated that
if the present church debt could be re
duced by $100,CO they had assurance that
Dr. Lorimer could be Induced to remain.
The plea for funds was Immediately re
sponded to. and the commissioners of the
church then, by a unanimous vote, re
fused to accept the resignation.
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Attempt to Tie Up the Chicago Kle
vnted Road Was a Fnllnre.
CHICAGO. Sept. 29. The strike on the
South Side Elevated Road was practically
declared off tonight Believing that tner
would not be able to force the officials
of the company to grant the concess.ona
demanded, members of the employes" un
ion began deserting the ranks of the
strikers early today, and asking to te
reinstated. The strike leaders will nnt
admit that their forces are weakening.
The company moved trains during the day
with little difficulty.
A large Iron bar, which Is presumed to
have been placed on the rails by strikers,
nearly caused a serious accident to one
of the trains tonight. The cars were
loaded to overflowing and several persona
were more or loss Injured In the panic
that attended the smashup.
Boston Frelsht Hnndlers Strike.
BOSTON. Sept. 29. The strike of the
express drivers of transportation firms
bids fair to cause serious complications,
unless a speedy settlement Is reached. One
more attempt to reach an adjustment oc
the trouble will be made tomorrow, and
In case of failure, the officers of tho
transportation trades council, composed
of freight clerks, truckmen and general
merchandise handlers, have been empow
ered to call out every member of their
various organizations. This decision wa
reached today at a special meeting of tho
transportation trades council.
Textile Workers May Strike.
FALL RIVER. Mass.. Sept 29.-At a
meeting here today of the textile council,
at which every union in thl3 city was rep
resented, it was unanimously agreed to
order a 'strike effective October 7, if tho
manufacturers refused to grant the 5 per
cent Increase in wages demanded re
cently. ACCUSED OF EXTORTION.
Jnnn Cnnlonn, Secretary of the Tar
lac Government, Arrested.
MANILA, Sept. 29. Juan Cardona, who
until recently was President of Gerena.
Province of Tarlac, and who was ap
pointed Secretary of the Tarlac Provin
cial Government, has been arrested on tho
charge of accusing people ot erimes fir
the purpose of extorting money from
them. More than 50 persons assert that
they have been robbed by him In this
way, some declaring thoy have even sur
rendered title deeds of property. Car
dona has been considered one ot the most
reliable natives holding pro-American
views. An examination of hte record,
however, shows that for several years
he was a bandit, and that he served two
terms of Imprisonment
Carnival Week nt Buffalo.
BUFFALO, Sept. 2). This Is carnival
week at the Pan-American Exposition,
starting on Monday with the triumphs.
entry Into the cltv of HU Majwsty. Rex.
and closing the week with Manli Gra
day. The programme consists of brllll mt
spectacles and dignified formal eeremonUJ
for each day. Saturday announcement
will be made of the awards by the varlouJ
juries to the exhibitors.
Exports from France, as officially re
ported for the last six: months, increased
5I7.48O.0CO over 1900; Imports decreased S13,
740.0CO. Of the Increase In exports. 17.
000,000 13 clnsied under ir.aroificturcs,
while at the same time manufotuml Im
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