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3 SERVIA MAKES GLAD THE MOKNLXG OBEGONIAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1903. I OLDS, WORTMAN & KING'S Murder of Rulers Is Approved by People, PLOT WAS FORMING FOR WEEKS Kins Fights Hard When Asked to Abdicate Karageorgevlch HoHie .Regains Poiver on Anniver sary of Losing It. (Continued from First Page.? rent for three days of expected trouble la Sen-la, and Prince Karageorgevlch, has "been receiving an enormous number of telegrams for a week past, many of them from the frontier of Servla. The Prince is a widower, aged 53, and appears older. He has three children. George, his heir, years of age; Alex ander, 14, ana Helene, aged IS years. He lives in an extremely simple manner and occupies a whole house, an unusual thing in Geneva, in the Ruo do la Bellotte. It is recalled that when the Austrian Em press was murdered by the anarchist Lucheni, in this city In 1698, Prince Kara georgevich openly applauded the deed. JTBW GOVERNMENT IS FORMED. Representatives Colled to Meet to Elect a. Nevr Sovereign. BELGRADE, June 1L Following the as sassination of the King and Queen a new government was formed and Prince Karageorgevlch proclaimed King. The following proclamation was issued: Certain differences which arose at court tave led to the intervention of the army, and a. conflict in which the Klnff and Queen lost their lives. With a vlaw to maintaining peace and order In the country at the present moment duncult and fateful, the representatives of all the pres ent parties have hastened to come to an under standing, ani form a provincial government. In order to re-establish the constitution existing 1efore March 23, 1903, and to reassemble the representatives elected under the constitution of April 6, 1901. At a sitting to be held on June 15 the National Representatives will elect a sovereign and assume control of the situa tion. According to tho reports received up to the present time from the military authorities, order has not been disturbed In any part of tho country, and the government will take eteps to maintain It. nie government feels convinced that by act ing thua It will Insure for the new order of things the sympathies of all fcuropean powers. JOVAX AVAKUMOVTCS. Premier. UTBOXUP KALCV1CS. Foreign Minister. STOJAN PROTICS, Minister of Interior. GEORGE IIBNSICS, Minister of Commerce. GENERAL JOROVAK ALANZOKVICS. Minister of "War. VOGISL.AV VELIKOVICS, Minister of Finance. LJUBIMOMIR SCHIOKOVICS. Minister of Justice. The "Patent Store" EIGHTH GRAND I Fifth and Washington FAd ay Economy Sale A FRIDAY FEATURE OF THE GREAT JUNE RELIANCE WHITE SALE AWAY BACK EAST OFFICIAL VERSIOX OP TRAGEDY. Fight Between King's and Queen's Factions Cansed the Murder. BELGRADE, June 1L What purports to be an official explanation of the trag edy was Issued at Belgrade during the day. It says: "After dinner on "Wednesday evening the King and Queen, with some of their relatives and several ministers, sat on the balcony of the palace. Suddenly the King demanded- that Queen Draga. leave the country. She refused, and was sup ported by some of the Ministers. When the King saw this opposition he ordered the military to occupy the palace. In the meantime the Queen's friends were also active, and collected her supporters. It was a fight between the two factions In which the King and Queen were killed." On the Atlantic Coast are two competing: lines of railroad, both con nect the ocean by steel bands with the City of Camden, N. J. One season the Reading trains get a little the best of it coming up from Atlantic Another season, the Pennsylvania trains keep ahead. Some seasons it's even chances for either. Of course it isn't racing but the tracks are provokingly close, and both engineers must bt sure of spare time enough to get them into Camden. There is no racing between stores of course not. But it "just happen?' that this season -the Olds, "Wbrtman & King store comes in-ahead in giving values that are real every day and people are watching the race, commenting on it and crowding our store daily almost beyond its present capacity, but we'll have our new building soon and then we'll be better able to cope with our magnificent appreciative patronage. Our store news today is of TODAY'S WONDERFUL FRIDAY ECONOMY SALE SPEOALSl Portland people, and people, for miles around Port land, have gotten to look forward to these great sales of ours as they look ahead to a glorious festival. Every week they increase in volume, and today's szlp will bring bigger crowds than ever to-this regular weekly Friday event, with its Powerful Values ! Immense Assortments ! And Rarest Economies ! Can Yoa Afford to Miss This Event Today? f On the fourth floor at today's "Economy Sale" only, we will sell $2.50 all-wool, double-faced SMYRNA RUGS for $J.45. One hundred They're figured, both ends. Just at the time you're furnishing the Sum- Special No. patterns for choosing. mer houses, the seashore or mountain cottage, or if you're one of the home guard, jLj can you think of a room where they wouldn't fit in nicely at 14? 3 sell 2c Qoo f TJrb J Oq tne hst floor, in Stationery Department, main aisle, we'll special rU. WHITE WOVE ENVELOPES in 5 or 6-inch sizes, 25 envel opes in package, usually sold, at 5c, today only at, per package BOX CONTAINING 500 ENVELOPES FOR 40c : Special No. 3 BOYS' SHIRTWAISTS Percales and Madras, blouse or shirtwaist styles, light or medium colors, neat stripes or pretty fig ures; sizes 4 to Yl years of age. The best 35c waist ever sold in Portland on first floor o today only at. .r oc READY FOR A RUSH IN SHOES NOW, ITS HURRY TIME Ever since our stores were reopened after tlie DeRtxxn fire, our unequaled variety of bargains have been offered to the Portland public. It is hurry time for us, as we are desirous of dis posing of as much stocK as possible before closing our stores for repairs. is hurry time for you as ! Extra salespeople to wait on you quickly. Pick out your shoe from the detail below, ask for it clearly, and there will be no delay. All the shoes listed are at wholesale prices or less, for our Summer Sale is now on. HOUSE SLIPPERS with broad toes and flat heels, the regular U.50 and ?L25 grades, for SSc. (First Floor Rear.) HOUSE SLIPPERS with round toes, one strap with bow ornament, ?L50 values for SSc. Women's $2.50 and $3.00 shoes. Includ ing Oxford's, this week $1.98. BOYS' AND YOUTHS' SHOES All solid leathers, box calf, sizes 11 to 13, $1.50 quality. 9Sc All solid leathers, box calf, sizes 13 to 2, $1.75 quality, $1.23. All solid leathers, box calf, sizes 24 to 6&, $2.00 Quality. $1.43. Old ladles' comfort shoes in lace or congress, the $1.75 and $2.00 quali ties, this week at the uniform price of Sl-iS. KID JULIETTES House slippers, with rubber at sides the $2.00 and $2.50 values this week $LCS. The sale of manufacturer's stock of HOSIERY is in full swing in main aisle, first floor. This is the 2d day of selling 35c, 40c, 50c Q hose, ladies', at per pair yC That wonderful sale of flowers and foliage opens tomor row In the Millinery Salon, second floor. (Bunches of new flowers an importer's stock values none less than 50c, mostly over 75c, and some values up Q-, to $3.00 your choice tomorrow for 7C Sale opens at 8 A M. CnEPE 2VOWHEIU3 TO BE SEEX. Belgrade Gives Voice to Expressions of Rejoicing, Not Sorrovr. BELGRADE, June 1L The streets were thronged with people today whose actions seemed to approve the coup d'etat. M. Protlcs, the new Minister of the Interior, was loudly cheered as he drove to the ministry- M. Avakumovics, the new Premier, belongs to the Independent Lib eral party. The people received the news of the as sassinations, which were perpetrated be-, tween 10:30 last night and 2 o'clock this morning, quietly. The bodies of the King and Queen re main in the palace. As the morning advanced the excite ment in the streets grew steadily. In spite of the pouring rain, thousands of people gathered in tho vicinity of the palace. Everywhere troops of all arms were posted, and field guns were placed In posltjon to deal quickly with any op position to the newly formed govern ment's will. The soldiers discarded their cockades; bearing tho late King Alex ander's cipher, and substituted for It flowers, green twigs and leaves. Bands of young men paraded the streets, waving flags and shouting "Long live Karageorgevitch." Flags are flying from nearly every house in Belgrade, and there Is abso lutely no display whatever of crepe or other signs of mourning. The royal standard has been lowered from over the palace. Reports from places outside Bel grade indicate that th? country accepts the disappearance of the Obrenovltch dynasty without regret. The bodies of all the dead will be placed In cofllns during the course of the day. The remains of King Alexander will prob ably be buried In tho convent of Rakovza, The other bodies will be Interred in the local cemetery. PARIS IS IXDIGXAAT. Belief Is General That Xew Dynasty "Will Not Have Clear Sailing. PARIS. June 1L The startling an nouncement of the assassination of the King and Queen of Servla caused a deep sensation here, particularly in govern mental circles. The Foreign Oflice re ceived early advices from the French Min ister at Belgrade confirming the Belgrade press dispatches, and adding that the city was comparatively quiet, the people seem ing to accept the proclamation of Princo Karageorgevlch as King. Foreign Minis ter Delcasse communicated his advices to President LoubeL During the afternoon the Servian Lega tion received an official dispatch, signed by a member of the new government, which confirmed the death of the King and Queen, and especially emphasized the fact that perfect quiet prevailed at Bel grade and throughout Servla. Throughout the day the tragedy was discussed at the Foreign Oflice, in gov ernmental circles generally, on tho Bourse, at the clubs and In the cafes and public thoroughfares. As the details of the atrocity became known, a wave of In dignation arose over the calm and sys tematic method of carrying out the mur ders. A few newspapers seemingly approved the measures adopted against the late Queen Draga, holding her chiefly respon sible, but the more serious papers, like the Temps and the Journal des Debats, sound a note of warning. The latter par ticularly voiced a widespread feeling oi indignation, saying there was "no paral lel for such a drama except in the days of barbarism or among modern barbar ians." The belief Is rapidly gaining ground here that the new dynasty will have a dangerous task in attempting to overcome the recollection of Its bloody entrance Into .power. Tho J ournal des Debats char acterizes the dominant Servian element as "tne party or xegiciaes. "Will the rower Step Int Officials of the Foreign Office say It Is too soon to clearly indicate the effect of the revolution in Servla on the European situation. Servla's dynastic troubles have been long Impending, the present uprising being due to the animosities growing out of the propaganda of the pretender, Kara georgevlch. It is recalled that when tho Karageorgevlch dynasty secured brief rule. In 1858, the European powers inter vened and established a protectorate, and thus terminated ' that dynasty. Whether there will be similar action of the powers at this time officials are unwilling to pre dict, saying the shock of the tragedies Is principally occupying attention. It Is gen erally believed that the assassinations are the sequel of the King's coup two months ago, when he suspended the constitution, resulting in the disgrace and retirement of a number of Senators and leading offi cials. The new King is well known here, hav ing frequently visited this city. Ho has a cousin, Prince Bodljar Karageorgevlch, living on the Avenue Dubois de Boulogne, who took part In the French campaign in Tongklng. and was decorated with the cross of the Legion of Honor. In an interview, today Prince Bodljar said he considered that popular hatred of Queen Draga was largely responsible for the events at Belgrade. He added that his cousin, the new King, had long aspired to the Servian throne, and declared that the family was closely allied to Russia, thus assuring a pro-Russian policy In Ser vla. Prince Peter Karageorgevlch was a member of the fashionable diplomatic set of Paris, and Included among his acquain tances a number of Americans. He is de scribed as having an agreeable personal ity, is about 50 years of age, has been a frequenter of the leading clubs and ho tels, and Is a well-known figure at the races and sports. He was educated at the St. Cyr Military College, and entered the French Army in 1870 with tho rank of Captain. Dr. Petrovltch, of the Servian Legation, describes the new King as a student of affairs of state, as being intensely ani mated by Servla's political destinies, and as an admirer of Russia. The newly pro claimed King, Dr. Petrovltch added. Is sending his. son to St. Petersburg, where ho will be educated at the expense of the Imperial court of Russia. Politicians had frequently sought to In duce the new King to attempt to take the throne of Servla, but he always replied that he would not permit a dynastic con test to provoke a civil convulsion, and he preferred to await the result of the popular weariness resulting from the old regime. A French official said: "The bloody deed of last night Is the most pressing menace to the general peace of Europe that has happened in many years." BRITAIN EXPECTS XO AVAR. Anrfety of Europe for Peace "Will Prevent Complications. LONDON, June 1L The tragedy of the palace at Belgrade, marking the latest of the revolutions which have convulsed Servla from time to time during the past century, is not regarded in diplomatic cir cles in London as likely to lead to civil war. Stress is laid on the unpopularity of King Alexander since his marriage to Queen Draga. King Alexander's success or, Peter Karageorgevlch, Is a son-in-law of, the Prince of Montenegro, and Is re garded as being most acceptable to the people. The universal anxiety of the govern ments of Europe for peace Is advanced as a reason why the Servian situation is not likely to lead to complications. Should, however, these unexpectedly arise, offi cial circles think an Austro-Hungartan army will immediately march Into Servla and restore , order. This event, however. Is considered improbable. The Servian Minister said there were many causes leading to the revolution. A large section of the people were greatly dissatisfied with the tendency of King Alexander to eliminate the radical ele ment from the government, and by the constant rumors of his intention to ap point Queen Draga's brother. Lunievlza. thelr apparent. In addlUoa to this, the Queen was .disliked by tho people, who were also intensely outraged at the recent suspension of the constitution. The Min ister did not anticipate that tho changes would result In internecine strife, or in any real dangers to the country. He .pointed out that the original Karageorge vlch was not a Prince. He was a rich swine-owner. Tho father of the new King was made a Prince in 1842. The Minister also related a curious in cident. He said that a month ago he was present at a clairvoyant's seance at which a letter, written by tho murdered King, was handed to the clairvoyant, who im mediately became violently agitated, pro claimed that King Alexander would be assassinated very shortly, and even de picted the scene which appears to have been enacted at the palace at Belgrade during the night. Tho Servian Minister later communi cated to the Foreign Office the official news of the assassination of the King and Queen of Servla, the latters brother and two sisters, besides ono General, one aid-de-camp and two members of the guard. The Minister subsequently said that Kallevlc, the new Foreign Minister, was Premier at tho time King Milan married Queen Natalie. He was a strong man, and, in conjunction with M. Ava kumbvic, the new Premier, he would probably be able to establish a strong government. The Servian Minister added that Aus tria and Russia would undoubtedly ac knowledge the right of Servla to manage her own affairs and would not intervene. AUSTRI "WILIi'BE NEUTRAL. If Its Interests Are Not Disturbed, Xevr Regime "Will Be Recognized. VIENNA, June 1L The following semi official statement of the view of the Aus trian government is published tonight: "Austro-Hungarian policy observes complete neutrality as to events in Ser vla afld will only abandon this stand point in the event, which at present Is not to be assumed, of being forced to do so through the immediate Jeopardizing of our interests. In conformity with that principle of our policy, by which we de sire to promote with all our strength, the prosperous development of Servla, wo should regard the subservance of the Ser vians to the old Karageorgevlch dynasty as quite natural, and should approve it under the present circumstances, as this step offers the most promising solu tion for tho peace and order of the country." King and Queen of Servla, and was great ly shocked, saying: -"That Is bad." GERMANY IS ANTAGONISTIC. It Is Disposed to Make the "Way of the Neir Dynnsty Hnrd. BERLIN, June 1L The German govern ment cannot be said to have taken up any attitude as yet regardingthe provisional administration of Servla. Horror was ex pressed at the Foreign Oflice at the bloody coup d'etat. Tho immediate feel ing Is one of antaglnosm to the new Min istry, and there is an Indltjpositlon to make its path easy. The Foreign Office for the present is simply waiting full in formation from Its legation at Belgrade, and Is also sounding the chancellories. The fact that the lato King Alexander was not allied to any European reigning families Is regarded as simplifying the situation. CARRIED NO LIFE INSURANCE. Sovereigns "Were TJnnble to Get Com panies to Take Risks. PARIS, June 11. The Paris manager of one of the leading American life insurance companies Informed the correspondent of the Associated Press that a number of efforts were made to insure the lives of the Servian Sovereigns, but that the com pany declined to accept the risks, knowing of the dynastic intrigues. Similar efforts were made with another American com pany, which also declined the applica tions. Ono reason for the refusal was the persistency of tho applications. ' Emperor of Austria Much Affected. VIENNA, June 1L The startling news from Belgrade disturbed the solemn cere monies of the annual Corpus Chrlstl pro cession In a manner unprecedented in Emperor Francis Joseph's long reign. Men attempted to throw bulletins announcing the news over the heads of the soldiers to the crowds watching the procession, while opposite the Hofburg Court. The Chamberlain informed the Emperor that Foreign Minister Golouchowsky de sired to make a statement to him, and when notified of the occurrences a,t Bel grade His Majesty was visibly affected, and immediately communicated the news to the heir presumptive to the throne. UNITED STATES IS INFORMED. Consul Compelled to Go to Austria to Send Message. WASHINGTON, June 1L News of the assassination of the King and Queen of Servla and the proclamation of King Peter Karageorgevlch reached the State Department today in a cablegram from United States Vlce-Consul-General Chris tian Voegele at Belgrade. This cablegram Is dated ZImony, an Austrian town, t six miles across tho border, where It was necessary for Mr. Voegele to go to get it off. It fixes the hour of the revolution at 2 o'clock this morning. Mr. Wilson, sec retary of legation at Athens, also cabled the news, saying that the "Minister left for Belgrade Tuesday." . Roosevelt Is Greatly Shocked. HARRISBURG, Pa., June H. When President Roosevelt's train passed through this city the President was in formed y a representative of the Asso ciated Press of the assassination of the aUEEX'S BODY IS BADLY SLASHED. Murderers Then Embrace and Con gratulate Each Other. BERLIN; June XL A dispatch to the Na tional Zeitung 'from Semlin agrees with other reports that the bodies of the King and Queen were thrown from their bed room into tho park. King Alexander was shot through t!ie neck at the first fire, and the rush of blood suffocated him. Queen Draga received saveral shots, and after she was dead the regicides slashed her body with their swords and thrust it through and through. The rugs In the royal chamber were soaked with blood which flowed over the fioora The window hangings were torn down and trampled under foot, the win dows broken and the' objects of art shat tered in wanton destruction. The murder ers afterward embraced and congratulated one another on the success of the plot and announced Joyfully to those below that the King and Queen had been disposed of. Obrcnovlch Dyuasty Not Extinct. BRUSSELS, June 1L The Petit Bleu as serts that the Obrenovich dynasty Is not extinct. King Milan left a second son by a Mme. Christies, whom he legitimized, and who will dispute Prince Karageorge vich's right to the Servian throne. ins REIGX "WAS A STORMY ONE. King's Marriage One of the Many Scandals lie Figured In. King Alexander, of Servla, was the son of Milan and Carmen Sylvia, who were divorced some years ago. Shortly after ward tho infamous Milan abdicated in his son's favor. Alexander was born Aug ust 14, 1S76, and ascended the thronfe in 1SS9. His reign was a stormy one, and was attended by some of the most dis graceful scandals In the court history of Europe. In 1200 Alexander married Draga, who at the time was a lady-In-waitlng at the court. She was ten years his senior, and while -e. very beautiful and brilliant woman was of unsavory repu tation. The married life of the king and queen was a very unhappy one, and the quarrels of the graceless pair furnished gossip for the entire world. The people of Servla greatly disliked the queen, and at the time of the tragedy Alexan der was considering the advisability of divorcing her and forming another and more popular matrimonial alliance. Alexander had been a semi-Invalid dur ing alrnost his entire reign, owing chiefly to his excesses, and at various times his death has-been a serious problem In Eu ropean diplomacy. In the issue' of June i 4j lS9St "Tho Spectator," Ja commentlngj EVERY ARTICLE IS REDUCED IN PRICE Until we -close the stores arid we are rapidly rearing tKe time for tlie doors to close again, Before long you will not have the advantage of such a tre mendous mass of bargains . as we are now offering'. j& j& j& j& There lias never been, a time when seasonable goods- every article in an entire stock of seasonable goods were offered at such low prices as you will find in the Eipman-Wolfe stores right at the present moment. j& j& The Wash Goods Department Announces a Sale of Ael remnants of wash goods At Less Than Half Price One hundred and fifty feet of counter space will be piled high with Remnants of this season's choicest Wash Goods, both white and col' ored. . Tfcts Remnant Sale commencing sharply at 8 Jl. M. TO"DJlY. EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORES REDUCED PRICE 9 on the rumor that the king was In pre carious health, said: "We seriously be lieve that a vacancy In the Servian throne would endanger the peace of Europe more than any other probable contingency." Just what effect the assassination will have on the ever acute Balkan situation is a matter of conjecture, but the Serv ian kingdom has for years been a mor sel which both Austria and Russia have viewed with greedy eyes on account of Its strategic value. Peter Karageorevltch, who was pro claimed king yesterday, married a daugh ter of the Prince of Montenegro, who i3 friendly to Russia, being considered vir tually a member of the Imperial house. The accession of the new king therefore will be regarded with favor by Russia. Austria, on the other hand, will look upon the change with alarm, and it is not unlikely that she will push troops over her border to prevent the establishment of a new dynasty, which could not but be hostile to her. Lying, as it does, just across the Danube frm the Austrian frontier. It Is of the greatest Import ance to the Empress that her sphere of influence remain undisturbed In this im portant Balkan state. If Austria should take the Initiative and throw an army into Belgrade the act would undoubtedly constitute casus belli against Russia, and the long-predicted dismemberment ot Turkey would almost certainly follow. HE CHOSE HIS OWN BRIDE. Alexnnder "Wedded Queen Draga Aicnlnst HI Fathcr-'n Will. The death of the King, and Queen qf Servla recalls the remakable history of that country so far as the Obrenovich dynasty is concerned. A few years over three-quarters- of a century ago Mllosh Obrenovich was a swineherd. Milan, hl3 descendant, father of King Alexander, was himself King of Servla until 1SS9. when his dissipation not only cost him his throne, but forced Queen Natalie to divorce him. After his abdication in favor of his son, then 13 years old, Servian af fairs went on with greater placidity, the ministries ao a whole coping not incap ably with the situation. In January, 1SS4, the young King Alex ander called his father, the ex-King Mi lan, to Belgrade to give him help against his radical ministers, who had been tak ing, as he thought, too much into their own hands. The first result was a change of ministry, soon followed by a decision from the eynod of Servian bish ops annulling the divorce of ex-King Mi lan and Queen Natalie by a public an nouncement of his reconciliation, and by a ukase from King Alexander canceling all laws and resolutions which touched upon his parents and restoring them to their rights and privileges as members of the royal house. This, again, was followed, on May 21, by a royal procla mation which abolished the constitution of December, 1SSS. and restored the old constitution of 1S69. This was a tremen dous step backward to a state of things in which almost no protection against arbitrary kingship could be found. For some years the ex-king exercised considerable Influence over his son, and was again an uncertain and much-distrusted factor in the troubled politics of Southeastern Europe. In 1S3S the son ap pointed him commander-in-chief of the Servian army, and he is said to, havo ably and energetically Improved its effi ciency during the brief period of his command. A breach between father and son was brought about, however, by the determination of the King to marry Draga Mas chin, much older than himself, while his father was arranging a politi cal marriage for him with a German princess. .Madame Mas chin was one of the ladies In waiting Qf Queen Natalie and the widow of a mining engineer. She was apparently much, beloved b the Queen, and she also fascinated the Im- j pressIonaWe young King by her beauty and mental ability. An Intimacy followed which did not seem to excite any great comment In Servla, but when the young i King, having many of his marriage pro- I posals refused by royal princesses to whom he paid his addresses, proposed to make Madame Maschln the Queen of Ser vla, the announcement was received with not a little amazement and severe crlti-. cism throughout Europe, except, strange ly enough, In Servla Itself. The people of that country had seen quite enough of the tutelage of his father Milan, and the general opinion was, therefore, that a change could not be for the worse. Alexander married his chosen bride In August, 1900, and guarded his frontier with troops to bar the return of his father, then sojourning at a German watering place. It was a final exile for the ex-King. He visited Paris for a time, then went to Vienna, and there, on February 11. 1901, died at the age of 47. On April 19, 1901, In order to win back popular favor, Alexander took the futile step- of revoking the old constitution, which made him an arbitrary monarch, and granted a liberal constitution with a parliamentary form of government on April 19, 190L Duty of Present-Day Americans. Hartford (Conn.) Courant The duty of keeping the country clean, safe within and without, the abode of well-ordered peace, a light to the na tions, is laid upon the Americans of these times. The call to the young men espe ciallynot so thrilling and blood-stirring as the summons to the battlefield is no whit less Imperative. The present dangers are capable of becoming as deadly dan gerous as disruption itself if they are not averted betimes, and the averting of them .will need diligent and vigilant devotion. "The Union has been saved," yes, but what is the union for? To establish jus tice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defense, promote the gen- liberty to ourselves and to our posterity. The enemies we have to dread now and to ovrcome if we may are busy In our stock exchanges, labor halls, at our hearth stones, in our own bosoms. It will be no easy war; we have our work cut out for us. No Witch Burned in Salem. Washington Post. It Is a fact that no witch was ever burned or put to death by fire In Salem or any other part of Massachusetts. How tho Impression that Cotton Mather and his associates had perpetrated that horror gained currency is inexplicable, but It has been floating around for generations, and. In all probability, will "go on forever." Salem was the scene of the trial, convic tion and execution by hanging of persons accused of witchcraft. Gallows Hill, tho eminence on which the hangings occurred. Is perhaps the most interesting show place in New England. It may be doubted if more sincere or conscientious men ever lived than Cotton Mather and his breth ren. They went to the Bible for their au thority, to the Mosaic law, omitting the Christian dispensation. That law told them, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Firmly believing in witchcraft and. having no doubt that they had witches td deal with, what were they to do but to kill them? From their point of view, they exercised great humanity in employing th gallows rather than the fagot. Whole Holiday lor Itural Carriers. WASHINGTON, June 11. The Postofflco Department announces that July 4 next will be a complete holiday for all the rural free-delivery carriers in the country. FURS CLOAKS AND SUITS 283-285 MORRISON STREET A SPLENDID VALUE -IN- Shirtwaists This is a special offering oi the latest 1903 shirtwaists, whose styles and fabrics will favorably impress you. Regular $1.50 waists today and tomorrow 95c SCIENTIFIC STORAGE OF FURS The most advanced methods for the caring of fur garments during ther Summer. Call up Main 1295, and we will call for your garments. Charges, reasonable.