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THE MORNING OREGONIAtf, JDUESDAY, JUNE 10, 190.
Aft ENGINEER'S VIEW
Senator Harris Speaks for
the Nicaragua Route.
TECHNICAL DETAILS DISCUSSED
Some of the DIfflcultlcas .Presented fcy
the Panama Route, He Says, Are
Insuperable, Kotably the
Bohlo Dam.
An Interesting contribution to the dis
cussion of the lBthmlan canal project
Kits made In the Senate yesterday by
Harris, of Kansas, a member of the
canal committee, -who Ie also an engi
neer of recognized ability. His discus
sion of the technical details of canal
construction vraa listened to with pro
found attention. He strongly advocated
the selection of the Nicaragua Toute.
He maintained that It was entirely
feasible and practicable from an engi
neering standpoint, and said that aome
of the difficulties presented by the Pan
ama, route were. Insuperable, notably
the construction of the Bohlo dam.
WASHINGTON, June 9. Soon after the
Senate convened today a report "was made
from the committee on Indian affairs of
the investigation made by that committee
of the conduct of W. A. Jones, Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs, with respect to
the Jeaclng of certain Indian lands of the
Standing Rock Reservation, S. D. The
committee reported that there -were no
foundation for the charges made, and that
the conduct of Commissioner Jones was
entirely unselfish. The report was agreed
to.
Simmons then addressed the Senate In
Eupport of the bill for the establishment
of a National forest reserve in the South
ern Appalachian Mountains. The meas
ure, he said, was essentially" National in
character, and it was advocated as a Na
tional propositions
At the conclusion of Simmons' speech,
consideration was begun of the naval ap
propriation bill. The bill, as reported to
the Senate, carries appropriations aggre
gating 578.16538. During the reading of
the bill, a committee amendment was of
fered by Hale appropriating 5657,300 for the
erection of a building at the Charleston,
S. C , navy-yard.
At 2 o'clock, the unfinished business
the Isthmian canal project was laid aside
and the reading of the naval bill was con
tinued. All of the committee amendments
were agreed to except that providing for
the construction of two first-class battle
ships, two first-class armored crulseTs and
two gunboats, which went over at the re
quest of Hale. Another amendment was
agreed to providing for the erection of a
testing laboratory and equipment, and an
other building at the Annapolis Academy,
at & cost of J400.000, and appropriating
5200,000 to begin work.
After the adoption of some other amend
ments, principally of a minor character,
consideration of the isthmian canal prop
osition was resumed. Harris, a member
of the committee on lnteroceanlc canals,
addressed the Senate in favor of the Nica
ragua route. Harris was for a long time
chief engineer of the Kansas division of
the Union Pacific Railway. His views
upon the engineering problems presented
In the pending preposition were listened
to with gieat interest by his colleagues.
One fact, he said, was patent and con
spicuous. No exploration nor survey made
of a canal route there had ever placed on
record a report adverse in opinion as to
the feasibility and practicability of con
structing a canal by the Nicaragua roulef
In answer to Hanna, he quoted M. De
Lesseps, the famous French engineer, as
saying to a committee of Congress that it
a canal with locks was to be constructed,
the Nicaragua route was the best. Harris
said that In making its supplemental re
port in favor of Panama, the Isthmian
canal commission had allowed the idea of
getting a bargain unduly to Influence its
judgment and obscure Its business vision.
Harris went into minute details of the
Panama proposition, his point being to
show that the valuation of the property of
the Panama Canal, both as to the canal
and the railroad property, was not only
excessive, but that much of it, being use
lees for our purposes, would have to be
replaced. He referred to the legal and
diplomatic difficulties which surround the
Panama Canal Company on all sides, and
declared that they were absolutely insu
perable. Tillman inquired how the lands neces
sary for the Nicaragua route were to be
obtained, If they were owned by private
individuals. "Is the Government to be
subjected to such private claims?" he
asked. "In other words, have Americana
gone down there and fixed up things so
that we will have to pay millions and
millions of dollars for the right of way?"
"The treaty with Nicaragua," Harris re
plied, "provides for a condemnation of the
lands t here private rights are Involved."
Culberson Inquired how much we would
have to give for private rights along the
canal.
Harris replied that, so far as he. knew,
no data on that subject had been pre
pared, and no estimate had been made.
Morgan said that by an agreement with
the Nicaragua Government, all acquisi
tions of land by the United States would
date back to the conditions which pre-
ailed in December, 1900. That would pre
clude absolutely all speculation In the
lands along the route.
Continuing, Harris insisted that strictly
commercial reasons would warrant the
United States In building the Nicaragua
Canal, even though the Panama route
were presented to this country.
Again Tillman Interrupted to express
his apprehension that the speculators had
obtained or would obtain title to lands
that would be necessary to the United
States if the Nicaragua route were se
cured. He was afraid these claims would
spring up in the pathway of the United
States, "with hands outstretched -toward
the Treasury, with the demand to stand
and deliver."
Harris replied that, in view of the diplo
matic arrangements between vthe United
States and Nicaragua, no such apprehen
sion as that suggested was warranted, al
though in a project of this kind and this
magnitude, ltwas impossible, perhaps, to
guarantee absolutely against frauds of the
kind suggested.
Harris expressed great fear that the
construction of the Bohlo dam, on the
Panama route, could hot be accomplished,
and that even if it were, the dam could
not be made of strength sufficient to with
stand the tremendous head of water from
the Chagres River. In support of his
opinion, he made an extended technical
argument. In conclusion, Harris ex
pressed the hope that when the canal Is
built It would be made free to the coast
wise trading vessels of the United States.
In this connection, he urged that if the
Panama route were adopted, the canal
would be useless for sailing vessels, upon
which, he said, the people of the United
States had to rely for protection against
the shipping trusts.
Morgan discussed briefly the diplomatic
negotiations between the United States
and- the Governments of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, to show that neither Nicara
gua nor Costa Rica could have claims
- against this Government through the old
Maritime Canal Company. He pointed out
that if was through the wisdom and fore
sight of William McKlnley that the United
States had acquired the exclusive right to
construct a canal through Nicaragua and
Costa Rica and he declared that this was
"one of the most magnificent acta ever
performed by a President of the United
States." ,
The Senate, at 5:30, went Into executive
session, and soon afterward adjourned.
FIRE IN A HOSPITAL.
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were iron bars. Wattles managed to tear
two or three of these from their fasten
ings, and with two other men who had
-followed him. climbed out on the sllL. They
were secn by the firemen, who called to
them to remain where they were and they
would save them, A ladder was run up
and the two men who were with Wattles
were taken down. He became crazed with
excitement and, not waiting for the return
of the firemen, sprang for a net which
some men wero holding on the sidewalk
beneath. He fell partly In it And partly on
the sidewalk and sustained Injuries which
probably will cause his death.
Kent was left lying on the floor of his
room and evidently died of suffocation.
His body was badly burned after death.
Three hours 'after the outbreak of the
fire the body was found on the floor of his
room, one leg busned to a crisp, and the
head burned off. He was identified by
means of his clothing.
A Maddening: Scene.
A ecene that wrought to the pitch of
madness the great crowd that had gath
ered around the building was enacted at
a fourth-story window on the north side.
Across this window was a heavy wire
screen, and on the outside of the screen
were Iron bars running parallel to the
sill. The space between these bara was
too small to allow the passage of even
a small boy, and behind them were gath
ered a crowd of men, whose numbers
were afterward found to be between 20
and 30. Escape In other directions was
impossible, for the fire filled all the halls
and was 6teadlly eating its way toward
the window, at which the men were stand
ing. The one chance for life J for that crowd
of men lay through the screened and
barred window. The men closest to the
screen toro and tugged at it in a rain
"effort to tear It from its fastenings, and
the men behind them fought madly to get
close enough to the screen to fasten their
fingers in it. So fiercely did the prison
ers pull at the screen that from below
were plainly visible tiny streams of blood
that trickled from lacerated Angers and
hands and flowed over the window sill.
A number of the men at the window were
in straightjackets and manacled, and
these not being able to help themselves
or others, were the wildest of all In their
frantic efforts to break through the bars.
The crowd in the street watching the
desperate situation of the men behind
the screen was simply an insane mob.
They shouted all sorts of commands and
directions at the men, and gave orders to
the firemen, who were doing all that men
could do to get through the bars from tho
outside. As the flames came steadily to
ward the men, the peoplo In the street
Jumped up and down and screamed in
helpless rage. It eeemed as If nothing
could be cVne, and thaft all of the men
would die within six Inches of freedom.
That any of the men escaped at all is
owing to the work of W. E. Davis, of
Cedar Rapids, la., a patient in the Insti
tution. He induced the men to cease their
disconnected pulling at the screen and
to unite thdr efforts. Four men at first
took hold of the screen, and In almost a
minute the crowd behind pushed them
away, and before tho four men could get
to the screen again, they were compelled
to fight with their fists. Davis managed
to get his men to the window again, and
after a few desperate pulls they managed
to tear down a portion of tho screen.
Nerved to the work by their success, the
bodies of the men swayed back and forth
as they put all of their strength into one
last effort.
Bars Torn Away.
Finally the. creen came down, but the
bars remained, and they wore heavy,
placed there for the purpose of withstand
ing all the efforts of insane men. As
many as could place their hands on the
lower bar, took hold. It bent almost
double, and six men went to the floor with
a crash, holding on to the iron bar, which
they had torn from Its fastenings. So
quickly did the men behind thorn spring
to grasp the second bar that those who
had torn down the first were badly tramp
led on before they could rise. Another
bar was soon torn away, and the path
to safety was opened. .
The men at the window fought to keep
their places until the firemen could raise
ladders, and the men in the rear, some
of whom were already being reached by
the flames, fought to gain the window.
The first man through was Dr. C. A.
Anderson, of, Chicago. No ladders were in
front of the window, and Anderson's one
hope was to reach the platform of a fire
escape In front of the window just west
of where he was. He hesitated for an
instant, and then sprang for the fire
escape, clutched It, and was safe. The
next man through the window was G. S.
Gott, of Laverge, 111. Anderson was so
much exhausted that he was not able to
drag Gott after him, and Gott was so
badly burned that he was unable to make
the leap himself. He crouched on tho
window sill while the men on the Inside
clamored for him to jump.
Clinton Osborne, a real estate dealer
of New Tork City, was tho third man.
He crawled out beside Gott and told the
men inside to grasp his feet. This they
did, and telling Gott to take hold of his
wrists and drop over the window sill,
Osborne hanging head downward, swung
Gott to and fro until he had acquired
sufficient momentum, and then swung
him up and onto the landing of tho fire
escape, where Dr. Anderson seized and
held him. Anderson and Gott then formed
a chain, Gott holding to the lire-escape
and Anderson, tightly held by Gott, with
one hand reached toward the window
so that the men, one by one, as they
crawled through, were able to take one
step on a ledge and make a short leap to
the platform of the fire-escape, down
which they made their way to the ground.
Twenty-five men made their escape In this
manner.
Police Mnke Arrests.
After the fire was over the police ar
rested William Lanahan, the engineer;
Xee Seymour, the fireman of the building,
and J. P. Nagle, the inventor of a gaso
line plant in use In the basement of the
institution. There are no direct charges
against the men, but the police have on
Idea that the fire may have originated
from mismanagement of the gaslolne
plant.
After midnight the officials of the insti
tution gave out the following list of miss
ing. It Is not known that they are dead,
but neither friends nor police have ren
able to locate them, and It Is known that
they were In the building when the fire
broke out: M. I. Cahlll, attache of the
sanitarium, but ill in his room for the
inst three days; William Eggleston. r
tient; Morris B Loucks, patient; George
Ilarrigan. patient; Charles McGrall, keep
er of restaurant In the building; Malcolm
Morris, patient; Thomas Ryan, patient.
Late tonight the police placed under ar
rest in addition to the men taken In cus
today directly after the fire, O. E. Miller,
president of the Institution, and William
Sterner, engineer of the building, who
went off duty at noon.
Danish Emltrratlon.
COPENHAGEN, June 9. Emigration
from this port to the United States Is
Increasing. The emigrants are mostly
young Swedes, who are leaving for Amer
ica, partly on account of the more strin
gent military service regulations.
Tolstoi Is Better.
YALTA, Crimea, June 9. Count Leo
Tolstoi has greatly improved in health,
and today he spent a few hours out of
doors.
Dlctntorshfp Abolished.
BERLIN, June 9. The Reichstag today
passed the third reading of the bill
abolishing the dictatorship In the Relchs-
land.
TO PROTECT PRESIDENT
HOUSE PASSES THE AXTT-AXARCHY
BILL BY A GOOD MAJORITY.
Measure Considered to Transfer For
est Reserves From Interior to
Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The House
passed the bill to protect the President,
Vice-President, members of tho Cabinet
and foreign Ministers and Ambassadors,
and to suppress the teaching of anarchy,
by a vote of 175 to 38. A motion to recom
mit the measure with Instructions to strike
out certain sections was defeated. 71 to
123.
The remainder of the day was devoted to
the bill to transfer Certain forest reserves
from the Interior Department to the Agri
cultural Department, and to authorize the
creation in such reserves of game and fish
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preserves. President Roosevelt, in his
annual message, recommended such, a
measure. The minority of the public
lands committee offered a Sonate substi
tute for the .bill, a measure which" elim
inated that portion of the bill which trans
fers tho reserves to the Agricultural De
partment. Lacey (Rep. la.), Kleber (Dem.
Tex.), Perkins (Rep. N. Y.) and Williams
(Dem. Miss.) spoke in favor of the bill.
Mondell (Rep. Wyo.) and Shafroth (Pop.
Colo.) supported tho minority substitute.
Boll (Pop. Colo.) opposed the bill In toto.
No vote was reached.
The Proceedings.
When the House met the pending ques
tion was on the motion of De Armond
(Dem. Mo.) to recommit the anti-anarchy
bill with Instruction? to strike out sec
tion 3, which mado the killing of foreign
Ambassadors and Ministers punishable
with death, and section 13, which creates
the legal presumption In all prosecutions
under the act that the officers to be pro
tected by Its provisions are engaged m
the performance of their official duties
at the time the offense is committed. The
roll was called. The motion was lost,
71 to 123.
The motion was then token upon the
passage of the bill, Lanham (Dem. Tex.)
demanding the ayes and noes. The bill
was passed, 175 to 33. Tho 3S negative
votes were:
Adamson, Bartlett, Brantley. Brund!g,
-Burleson. Candler. Cooper (Teoc), Cream
er, De Armond. Dlnsmore, Flnley, Fox,
Glenn. Henry (Miss ), Hooker. Howard,
Johnson, Jones (Va.). Claude Kltchln, W.
W. Kltchln, Kleberg, Lanham, Lester,
Lewis (Ga.), Little, Loud, McCullogh, Mc
Lane, Maddox. Neville. Patterson (Tenn.).
Reld, Scarborough, Shacklcford, Splght,
Stephens (Tex.) and Underwood.
HItt, from the committee on foreign af
fairs, presented a resolution which, after
reciting the fact that peace has been es
tablished in South Africa, calls upon the
Secretary of State for a complete list of
American citizens now detained as prison
ers of war In South Africa, and for infor
mation as to what action Is being taken
to secure their release. Tho resolution
was adopted without division.
The House then, under tho order made
last week, proceeded with the considera
tion of the bill "to transfer certain forest
reserves to the control of the Department
of Agriculture and to authorize fish and
gamo preserves In forest reserves." La
cey (Rep. la.), in charge of the bill, ex
plained the growing interest In forest re
curves as a means of conserving tho water
supply and for the protection of game.
Tho bill provided that all forest reserves
heretofore set apart and such as may
hereafter be set apart should be trans
ferred to the Department of Agriculture
for administration. The present reserves,
howevor, are not to be 6o transferred until
the boundaries shall have been established.
The bill also authorizes the President to
set aside such reserves or parts thereof
as he may deem advisable as game and
fish preserves, and provides for. the crea
tion of rules and regulations for their pro
tection. Lacey called attention to the
words of President Roosevelt's message
pointing out the propriety of making
some havens of refuge for surviving herds.
game and fish within forest reserves
Mondell (Rep. Wyo.), who signed the
minority report against the bill, opposed
the measure. He argued that the trans
fer of the forest reserves now under the
Interior Department to the Agricultural
Department Is an Impracticable and radi
cal change of policy which would lead
to a ruction betweon the two departments
and lead to the creation of many new of
fices. Tho Idea embodied In the bill of
cstabllrhlng by Executive order game and
fish preserves in forest reserves on the
request of the Governor of the state In
which the reserve Is located, he said, met
the approval of the minority of the oom
mitte,e, and the minority offered as a sub
stltuto for the pending measure a bill
relating ontlrely to the establishment of
such preserves. ,
Shafroth (Pop. Colo.), in opposition to
the bill, declared that the Forestry Bureau
of tho Agricultural Departmont, while
performing valuable scientific work in
forestry, had no practical knowledge or
experience In the management of forest
reserves, and he argued that It would be
a great mistake to make the proposed
transfer.
Bell (Rep. Colo.) also opposed the bill.
Ho said that thousands of homestead
ers had taken up lapd adjoining reserves
because they could occur free graz. ng for
their cattle and horses. He predicted that
the great White River reserve of 1.000,000
acres would be designated as a game pre
serve if this ball passed. The minute
that was done, he said, the value of the
adjoining ranches would be decreased 75
per cent, because the opportunities for
free grazing on the reserve would be at
an end.
Kleberg (Pop. Tex.) and Perkins (Rep.
N. Y.) favored tho passage of the bill.
The latter-said that the opposition to the
folll came mainly from cheep and cattle
men, who wanted to use the reserves
which might be converted Into game pre
serves for grazing purposes. Williams
(Dem. Miss.), In. support of the bill, said
he regarded the measure 'In Its" remote
effect as one of tho most Important be
fore Congress.
The House at 4:55 P. M. adjourned.
THE ANTI-AXARCHY BILL.
Provisions of the Act for the Pro
tection of the President.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The bill passed
today by tho Houso for the protection of
the President Is a substitute for the Sen
ate measure, which contained no antl-
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anarchy provision, hut did contain a pro
vision, omitted from the substitute,, tor
a body-guard for the President. The sub
stitute consists '"of 13' sections. 'It pro
vides that any person who shall unlaw
fully, purposely and knowingly kill the
President or Vice-President or any officer
entitled by law to succeed to the Presi
dency, or any foreign Ambassador or Min
ister accredited to this country "while en
gaged In the performance of his official
duties or because of his official character,
or because of any of his acts or omis
sions," shall suffer death.
Any person who attempts to commit
any of the above offenses shall be Impris
oned for not less than 10 years. Any
person while engaged In an unlawful at
tempt to inflict grievous bodily harm
upon the President or upon any person
entitled to succeed him, if he inflicts In
juries which cause death, shall be Im
prisoned for life; If such Injuries do not
cause death, such offender shall be Im
prisoned not less than five years.
Any person who aids, abets of conspires
with anyone to commit any of the above
offenses shall be deemed a principal. Any
person who knowingly harbors, conceals
or aids wltn Intent that he may avoid ar
rest or punishment any person who has
committed one of the above offenses shall
be Imprisoned from one to 25 years. Any
persons who advocates the unlawful kill
ing of an officer of the Government of any
civilized nation because of his official
character, or who openly Justify such kill
ing with Intent to secure the commission
of any of the nbove offenses, shall be
fined from $500 to $3000 and imprisoned
from one to 20 years.
Any person who conspires or advises
any person to assault or kill, within or
without the United States, the chief mag
istrate of a foreign country because of his
official character, shall be punished as
follows: If tho attempt Is made and death
results, such offender shall suffer death;
if such attempt does not result in death
the punishment shall be a fine of fc00 to
$5000 and Imprisonment from five to 25
years. If such attempt Is not made, tho
punishment shall be a similar line and Im
prisonment from one to five years.
Section 11 provides that no person who
Is opposed to all organized government, or
Is a member of any organization entertain
ing or teachlngsuch opposition, shall bo
admitted to the United States, and that
any person who aids such person to enter
shall be fined from $500 to $5000 and im
prisoned from one to five years. Section
32 prohibits the naturalization of an an
archist and empowers the courts to In
vestigate before Issuing final papers, and
to require the affidavit of the applicant
affirming the truth of every material
fact necessary for naturalization.
Tho lastsectlon provides that In all pro
secutions under the first seven sections of
the act. It should be presumed, until tho
contrary Is proved, that the President or
other officer was engaged In his ofllclaj
duties at the time of the offence.
Bitterness Bet-rrccn Boers.
BLOEMFONTEIN. Orange River Colony.
June 9. A strong contrast to the feeling
between Boer and Briton is the bitterness
existing between the burghers, who are
surrendering under the peace terms, and
those Boers who surrendered during the
campaign.- When the Boer leaders came
to Bloemfontelrf, previous to the conclu
sion of peace, they curtly refused to
shake hands with those who had pre
viously surrendered. The ceneral belief Is
that relations between these two dames J
or .Boera win oe embittered for a long
time.
Reld Presents nii Credentials.
LONDON, June 9. Whltelaw Reld. the
special envoy of the United States to the
coronation of King Edward, presented, hh
credentials to the Foreign Secretary. Lord
Lansdowne. this afternoon. Tonight Mr.
and Mrs. Reld were present at a dinner
given by Lord and Lady Cavendlsh-Ben-tlnck.
British Pacific Cable.
LONDON, June 9; The officials of th
Commercial Cable Company havo received
advices to the 'effect that 1000 miles of
the San Francisco-Honolulu section of the
company's Pacific cable, which is being
manufactured for them here, has been
completed.
THREE NEW CARDINALS
RED HAT BESTOWED OX MOXSIG-
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Papal donsistory Appoints Bishops
of St. Ausrnstine, Fla., and
Sloax City, in.
ROME, June 9 The pope was present
at the consistory held this morning. He
was borne to the SIstine Chapel in the
sedla gestatoria, surrounded by cardinals
and formally bestowed ted hats on Mon
slgnoro Martlnelll, formerly papal dele
gate to the United States, Archbishop
Skarbenskl of Prague, arid the Prince
Bishop von Prlczjna of Cracow. The
pontiff also appointed several bishops, In
cluding the Very Rev. William J. Kenny,
vicar-general of Jacksonville, Fla., as
bishop of St. Augustine, Fla.k In succes
sion to the late Bishop Augustln Verot,
and Very Rev. Philip J. Gttrrigan, vlce
rcctor of the Catholic University at Wash
ington, as bishop of Sioux City, la.
Subsequently, at the secret consistory,
the pontiff delivered a short allocution.
Judge Taft, Governor of the Philippines,
and tho Americans with him, were In
vited to witness the ceremony. The party
occupied seats In the diplomatic gallery In
the sala rega (entrance hall to the SIs
tine Chapel). As the pontiff passed he
recognized them, and, smiling, bowed to
tho Americans.
FOR REVEXUE OXLY.
Hicks-Beach Explains the Object of
the Grain Tax.
LONDON, Juno 9. During the debate
on the finance bill In the House of Com
mon1) this afternoon the grain tax came
in for much criticism. Sir William Ver
non Harcourt demanded to know wheth
er the Government intended the War tax
as a war revenue measure pure and sim
ple", or whether It was intended as a lever
to aid In the negotiation of preferential
treaties with foreign countries. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, replied that the grain tax
was imposed for revenue only. But with
out prejudice to the discussion which
would take place between the colonial
premiers In London, and which ho hoped
would havo good results in promoting free
trade between this country and the col
onies, he disclaimed completely the Inter
pretation that the Canadian Premier, Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, had put on the grain tax.
He did not see why free trade with the
colonies should Involve Increased duties
on the part of foreign nations. "But."
the speaker added. "If wo could have free
trade with the colonies, even somo sacri
fices In that direction might be made"
The suggestion that Lord Kitchener,
with the connivance of the government,
entered into a secret compact with the
Boers to Induce them to surrender, was
denied by the government leader, A. J.
Balfour.
The Colonial Secretary, Joseph Cham
berlain, answering a question regarding
the agitation for the suspension of the
constitution of Cape Colony, said he had
received a petition from 42 members of
the Parliament of Cape Colony in favor
of its suspension, and had awaited the
observations of the Cape Ministry on the
subject. An act of the Imperial Parlia
ment, he added, was required before the
constitution could be suspended.
George Wyndham. Chief Secretary for
Ireland, expressed the opinion that It
would be inadvisable to proceed to the
second reading of the Irish land bill un
less there was a good prospect of getting
it passed In the present session of the
House. This Is regarded as Indicative of
the intention of the government to drop
the bill altogether.
LONDON, June 10. The unusually
guarded statements madeby Sir Michael
Hlcks-Bcach. the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, In the House of Commons yes
terday about the tax on grain and the
zollvereln have crealed Intense Interest
In the 'lobbies of Parliament, and have
caused suspicion among the supporters
and opponents of the government equally.
The belief Is growing that the appjoach
lng conference of colonial premiers in
London will reveal strong differences of
opinion between Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
and Joseph Chamberlain, tho Colonial
Secretary, and if a conflict arises between
the two officers of state, there Is little
doubt as to who wll prove the more mas
terful minister. While tho Liberal news
papers this morning express the utmost
satisfaction with Sir Michael Hicks
Beach's attitude a3 a departure from the
principles of free trade, the Standard, a
Conservative paper, foreshadows some
concessions to the colonies.
FATAL LOXDOX FIRE.
Inadequacy of the Department Again
Illustrated.
LONDON, Juno 9. The inadequacy of
the fire equipment of London has again
been demonstrated by the fatalities which
attended a comparatively small blaze In
the center of the city this afternoon. The
fire occurred ln the upper portion of a
five-story building adjoining the Mansion
house station, In the busiest section of
London. The first extension ladders to
arrive at the scene could not he elevated
to the fourth floor, and inmates of the
upper floors were compelled to jump down
Into a tarpaulin which had been hastily
commandeered by the fireman from a
passing fruit van. Several of those who
Jumped wero badly Injured and others
who refused to take the risk disappeared
within the smoking windows. Several
hours elapsed before tho casualties were
ascertained. It wa3 then found that nine
young girls had been burned to death,
and that 15 persons had been Injured, one
probably fatally.
REMARKABLE VITALITY.
Kins of iaxony, Supposed to Be Dy
ing, Sits Up, Smokcx, Transacts
Bnslncss.
BERLIN, June 9. King Albert of Sax
ony, who has been ill for some time, was
unconscious for a part of last night. His
Majesty was surrounded by his family,
who momentarily expected the. end, and
he had received the last sacraments. Thl3
morning, however, His Majesty sat up
and had breakfast, smoked a cigar and in
sisted upon disposing of some state busi
ness. This exhibition of vitality on the
part of the King has quite startled his
physicians, who. however, entertain the
gravest fears for tho next relapse.
The only member of King Albert's fam
ily who Is now absent from His Majesty's
bedside Is his son Max, who is a priest
and a professor of theology In a Catholic
institution at Sable Island.
Transports to Be Sold.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The Secretary
of War has directed the sale at auction
of the Grant and Sedgwick, they being
needed no longer for transport service.
The Grant is at San Francisco and the
Sedgwick at New York. It was reported
to the War Department that it would
cost about $350,000 to put the Grant In
first-class condition.
Xavnl Balloonist Lost.
TOULON, France, June 9. Lieutenant
Baudlc ascended this afternoon in a bal
loon belonging to the Naval Aerostatic
Park. The balloon went to the eastward
to sea and was followed by two torpedo
boats. The latter have just signaled that
the balloon has fallen Into the water and
that Baudlc has disappeared.
Snrrcndcr of Boers.
LONDON, June 9. Lord Kitchener. In
a dispatch from Pretoria under today's
date, announced tho surrender on Satur
day nnd Sunday of 2500 rifles, of which 443
were handed In by Cape Colony rebels.
The remainder were principally from Gen
eral Dewet's men.
MR-ROBERT SIMPKINS
iiLU) CATABRH OF THE STOMACH
"Doctors Called It Appen
dicitis" Pe-ru-na Cured.
Mr. Robert Slmpklns, Portal, N. Dak., i
writes;
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cIn, nnd the doctors said that I had .
appendicitis, nnd that an operation
Trna necessary. I wan miserable, as "
I could neither ent nor sleet). I
Trrote to Dr, Hartman and he ad- I
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vfcII man, thanks to this vronderful
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WEST POINT CENTENNIAL
FIRST DAY OF THE ANNIVERSARY
EXERCISES.
Colonel McClernqud's Address on the
Spanish-American War First
Class Will Graduate Thursday.
WEST POINT, N. Y., June 9. The
centennial anniversary exercises of tho
United States Military Academy began
today and will continue until Thursday,
when the present first class cadets, 61
members, will be graduated. The com
mittee of officers to receive the vlsltlns
graduates was kept busy. Among the
early arrivals were General Joseph Breck
enridge, John Saunders, John Mooney,
Colonel John M. Carson, Asa Bird Gar
diner, General Henry C. Corbln, Gener
al James Longstrcet, Captain Chadwlck,
of the Naval War College; General
Bates, commanding the Department of
the Missouri; General Greely, Chief of tho
Signal Corps; QuartermaUter-G-eneral
Ludlngton, and the following Generala
on the retired list: Sickles, Bell, Car
penter, Daggett, Grlerson, Hawkins,
M1I13, Patterson and Sternberg.
The first and second classes of cadets
demonstrated to the board of visitors
today the manner of pontoon and spar
bridge building.
General Mllea arrived at 1 o'clock and
was honored with a salute. A luncheon
was served In the assembly room of tho
memorial hall for the graduates and
former cadets of the Military Academy.
The graduates met Irr the assembly hall
and at 3 o'clock marched to Thayer Hall.
Other graduates In the order of classes
followed. The class of 1S62 and all pro
ceeding classes were provided with seats
on the stage. Other classes were seated
together in the body of the hall.
The meeting was called to order by
General John S. McCalmont, a graduate
of the class of 1S43, president of the Asso
ciation of Graduates. General John M.
Bchofleld delivered an address. Genera
Thomas J. Wood, class of '45, a veteran
of the Mexican War, delivered an address
in which he alluded to Incidents of that
memorable period. Then followed address
es by General T. H. Ruger, class of '34
(Union) and General E. Porter Alexander,
class of '57 (Confederate). The next speak
er was Colonel E. J. McClernand, class
of '70. Colonel McClernand described at
length the lack of preparation of this
country at the outbreak of the Spanish
War and the eager response of volun
teers to the call to arms. He gave a
glimpse of the battle of San Juan, and
then took up the war In the Philippines,
telling of the difficulties to be met there.
In closing he said:
"The Spanish-American War belongs
to the past. The pledge we gave our
selves and the norld as to Cuba has been
faithfully kept and already made good.
You may pick flaws, gentlemen, here and
there; an army of 65,000 men would not
be human if that were not possible, but
those of us who have served in the Phil
ippines know well the grand and good
work accomplished by our Army. We
know it has not only conducted one of the
most trying guerrilla wars known to the
annals of history, but that while doing
this, it laid the foundations for civil
government in that countrj and the time
will come when the people living In the
Philippine Islands, living under the flag
planted by our regulars and volunteers,
will bless the day when the first Ameri
can soldier set his foot on Luzon. The
work of tho Army In the Philippines will
stand the teat of time- and as we recede
from the work. Its grand deeds will
stand ' out and Its few errors sink Into
ions
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Hon. Thos. J. Henderson. Member of
Congress from Illinois and Lieutenant In
the Union Army for eight years, writes
from tho Lemon building, Washington.
D. C. as follows:
"Pernna has been used In my fam
ily with the very best results, and
I tnke pleasure in recommending
your valuable remedy to my friends
ns a. ionic and an effective cure for
catarrh." Thomas J, Henderson.
Catarrh assumes different phases In dif
ferent s-easons or the year. In the Sum
mer the stomach and bowels suffer the
oftenest a3 the seat of the trouble. Pe
runa cures catarrh wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna
write &t onco to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O.
insignificance. The gallantry It has
finown. the hardships it has suffiered,
the wise and humane acts It has perform
ed, its labors In re-establishing order and
in blazing the way for a more perfect
civil government than the Orient has
ever knownr will all show clearly under
the searchlight of history to the honor
o tne Army and the glory of our
country."
Preililent Will Go Today.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The President
win leave here tomorrow! night at 12
o'clock In a special train for West Point,
where he will attend the centennial ex
ercises. The following will constitute
tho party: The President. Mrs. Carollno
Root, Postmaster-General Payne, Secre
tary Moody, Secretary Cortelyou, Gen
eral S. B. M. Young, Colonel T. B. Ing
ham, General Leonard Wood, Dr. Urey,
a stenographer and two messengers.
Tonight there was a grand Illumination,
followed by a reception at Memorial Hall
by General and Mrs. Schofleld and Colo
nel and Mrs. Mills. The officers elected
today were the same as last vear, with
General Schofleld president,
THE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE.
Still Fnvornbler to a Itetluctlon on
Cuban Products.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The President
had as guests at dinner today Senators
Allison, Piatt of Connecticut, Aldrlch.
Spooner,- Foraker, Secretary Root and
General Leonard Wood. After dinner
tho guests remained until nearly 11
o'clock, and there was a full discussion
of the executive status of various im
portant measures. Messrs. Piatt and
Spooner are members of the Cuban com
mittee, and the reciprocity plan undoubt
edly waa considered. So far as any of
these at the dinner would speak, the Im
pression was conveyed that the Presi
dent's attitude on the Cuban reciprocity
plan ia about what it has been all along,
namely, favorable to a reducing of the
duty on Imports from the Island.
To questions that were asked of the
Senators as to whether there was any
change, they replied that thera was none,
so far as they were aware, and to In
quiries regarding the probability of a
message to Congress on the subject, they
said none was expected by them.
Mny Postal Receipts.
WASHINGTON, June 9. The May sta
tistics of gross postal receipts at the
50 largest postoffiqes in the United States
show a net increase of 11 per cent over
the receipts pf May, 1901.
MAN'S MISSION ON
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