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THE MOHNDTG ORKGONIAff, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1905". WORN OUT AT SIXTY Dr. Osier Says Old Men Should Be Retired. MAN AT BEST UNDER FORTY Mead of Oxford Medical School Says Great Achievements Have Been by Men Under That Age . Old Men Useless. A FEW OF OSLKR'S "DEAD ONES." Some men over 60 that Professor Osier, the eminent diagnostician, believes ought if to be retired or chloroformed: Edward Everett Hale and Theodore I Cuyler. eminent preachers of 82. Professor Gold-win Smith and tho sprightly Henry G. Xavis. of "Wet Vir ginia, -who recently ran for Vloe-President, both of whom are SI. Levi P. Morton and United States Senator Morgan, who are 80. I. Ocden Mills, financier, and etlll d busy at the ato of 70. Joseph. Jefferson and Senators Cullora and. Allison, 75. Benjamin T. Tracy. 74. United States Senator Thomas C. f Piatt, 71. Senator Depew, President Eliot of Harvard and Cardinal Gibbons, all of whom have p&secd 70. Lyman Abbott, Fltzhugh Lee, Bishop P Potter, Thomas Bailey Aid rich. Speaker Cannon, G rover Cleveland, Gen eral Horace- Porter, J. Pierpont Morgan, 1 Andrew Carnegie, Admiral Dewey, John Hay, John "Wanamaker. Admiral Schley and John D. Rockefeller, all of whom are between CO and 70. leaped from a second-story window, but was not severely injured. John Malone, a discharged janitor, was seen around the "building shortly before the lire was dis covered. He was held pending an investi gation. The property loss was $1000. CALLS FOE SHOWDOWN. BALTIMORE, Feb. 23. In his farewell address at the anniversary exercises of Johns Hopkins "University last night. Dr. William. Osier (who is about to become head of the medical school of Oxford "Lnlverslt5'), declared that nothing In the world is accomplished by a man more than 40 years old, and that men of 60 years should bo retired or chloroformed. American medical colleges are, he de clared, teaching hybrid systems of medi cine) and producing ignorant practitioners, and Europe is far ahead of the United States in medical universities. "My idea as to the comparative useless ness of men above 40 years of age," ho said, "may seem shocking, and yet the world's history bears out the statement. Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature, subtract the work of the men above 40, and, while we should miss great treas ureseven priceless treasures we would practically bo where we are today. "It Is difficult to name a great and far reaching conquest of the mind whici has not been given to the world by a man. on whose back the sun is still shining. The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of 25 and 40, those 15 golden years of plenty, the anabolic or constructive period, in which there Is always a balance In the mental bank and the credit Is still good. Three Periods of Life. "In the science and art of medicine there has not been an advance of the first rank which has not been initiated by young or comparatively young men. To modify an old saying, a man is sane morally at 30, rich mentally at 40, wise spiritually at B0, or never. The young men should be encouraged and afforded every possible chance to show what is in them. . z "My second fixed Idea Is the useless ness of men above 60 years of age, and the incalculable benefit would be in 'com mercial, political and professional life if, as a matter of course, men stopped work at this age. "As it can be maintained that all the great advances have come from men un der 40, so the history of the world shows that a very large proportion of the evils may be traced to the sexagenarian:, nearly all the great mistakes, politically and socially; all of tho worst poems, most America a Scientific Borrower. After discussing progress in Ameri can medical schools. Dr. Osier con tinued: "For years the United States has been the largest borrower in the scien tific market of the world, and more particularly In the sciences relating to medicine. To get the best that the world offered, our young men had to po abroad: only here and there was there a laboratory of psychology or pathology, and then not equipped, as a rule, for teaching. The change In 30 years has been remarkable. There is scarcely today a department of scientific medicine which is not repre sented in our larger cities by men who Are working as investigators, and American scientific medicino is taking Its rightful place In the world's work. "But let us understand clearly that only a beginning has been made. For one worker In pathology in America a man. I mean, who is devoting his life to the study of the causes of disease there are 25 at least :n Germany, and for one in this country there are a dozen laboratories of the first class In any one of the more important sciences cognate to medicine." SOUTHERN IRON DEAL CLOSED Hoadley Syndicate Buys Majority of Sloss-Sheffield Stock. NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Prevailing talk about a large Southern iron deal, with a capital of at least $100,000,000, which is to take in from three to five properties, and which may in turn, ac cording to the gossip, be turned over to the United States Steel Corporation caused a vigorous opening in the stock market today, and by early in the aft ernoon further sharp advances had been made by tha Tennessee Coal Sloss-Sheffield. Republic Iron & Steel and International Power. AH of these c ompanies were credited with being in the deal. J. C. Maben, president of the Sloss Sheffield Steel Company, stated today that arrangements for the sale of a majority of the company's common stock to J. H. Hoadley and associates' has been concluded. The price to be paid Mr. Maben refused to disclose. All common stockholders will have 60 dajs In which to assent to the sale, so that a minority interest will have an equal chance with the others. The dominant interest in Sloss-Sheffield has thus far declined to part with Its preferred stock, acordlng to Mr. Bane, but It is understood that the Hoadley interest has what is equivalent to an option on this stock. There was nothing today to indicate that offers had been made for Republic Steel, Tennessee Coal, or any other large Southern properties. Janitor Suspected of Firing Flats. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Fire early today caused a panic among 12 families occupy ing flats in an apartment building at 62)1 Princeton avenue. Nearly a dozen per sons were overcome by smoke and were carried put. vby firemen. 'sOne -r-womanij! House Wants Facts Regarding. Osago Oil Lease. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The House, today . adopted a substitute for the Stephens resolution calling on the Sec retary of the Interior for information In regard to the Foster lease of Osage In dian oil lands, which was reported by the committee on Indian affairs. The language of the substitute is that "the Secretary of the Interior Is hereby requested to furnish the House with all convenient speed a copy of the lease made between James BigOeart, principal Chief of the Osage Nation of Indians, and Ed win B. Foster on the 16th day of March, 1S96, and a copy of the departmental ap proval thereof: also a copy of subleases which have Teen submitted to the Interior Department and approved, and a list of all subleases which have been submitted to the department, and which have not been approved, and also all documents and correspondence pertaining thereto." Tho draft of the Inquiry was made on suggestions of the committee that the Stephens resolution contained inquiries on matters which the House had no right to ask of any department secretary, and also that its original form would make it sub ject to a point of order In the House and prevent its adoption. Bill Regulating Pipe-Line Rates. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Feb. 23. In the Senate today, Stubblefield introduced a bill making all pipe lines for the convey ance of crude oil within the state com mon carriers. Rates for .transportation of crude oil are established by the bill, ranging from 5 cents a barrel for six miles or less, to 25 cents a barrel for 250 miles or over. The State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners is to have general supervision and con trol of the business of tho pipe line. Kansas Senate Kills Gas Bill. TOPEKA, Kan.. Feb. 23. The Senate killed the anti-gas pumping bill this afternoon. The various pipe line' com panies aro thus free to pipe the Kansas gas in any way they see fit, JThe oil men secured their legislation first, and by the time the gas men began, their agi tation the Legislature concluded it had done enough for tho oil and gas belt. The anti-discrimination bill will be a spe cial order in the House tomorrow. Nebraska Denounces Standard. LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 23. The lower house of the Legislature today adopted a resolution condemning the Standard Oil Company, but amended It so as to ellmlnato that part referring to John D. Rockefeller's gift to .the University of Nebraska. As passed, the resolution com mends the legislation In Kansas and In dorses the position of President Roosevelt. Bryan Not interested in Osage OH. TOPEKA Kan., Feb. 23. W. J. Bryan, before leaving Topeka today, was asked If there was any truth in the statement that ho was connected with the Foster oil lease in Indian. Territory. He said: "There is not a bit of truth in that statement. I have never had the slight est connection with the lease." NEUTRALIZE ROUTES OF TRADE Massachusetts Scheme to Protect Commerce During War. BOSTON, Feb. 23. Following out a res olution adopted at a recent meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Trade favoring the establishment by treaty of "neutral zones from the ports of North America to the ports of Great Britain and Ireland, and the continent of Europe, wfthln which zones steamships and sailing vessels In the conduct of lawful commerce shall be free to pass without seizure or interrup tion," the committee on international ar bitration of the State Board has, prepared a memorial bearing on the subject which has been sent to all the State Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce and other commercial organizations in the United States, and, to some of the leading bodies of similar nature abroad. The circular gives the resolution adopt ed by the Massachusetts State Board, which it says will be presented to the President, to the Secretary of State and to the Senate of the United States, and suggests that similar action be taken by tho other commercial bodies In this coun try and in Europe. The circular says In part: Admitting that In tba development of civ ilization war and warfare have at times been factors in progress, kings and government, as well as peoples, are coming to realize that :t Is too brutal, as well as too costly, to bo Indulged In; that destructive methods must give way to constructive forces; that warfare must not Interrupt the exchange of products and sen-Ices by which all the people of all countries are benefited and none aro injured: that the rights of neutrals shonld be en larged and enforced, and wrongs committed by belligerents upon neutrals supprefsed. Treaties of arbitration are being negotiated with surprising rapidity. More than 25 such treaties have been signed within the lost 18 months. The circular calls attention to the existing neutral zones and continues: It is believed that the time has come to extend neutralization to what may be called the ferryways of great commerce passing over the Atlantic Taese ways of commerce can be benefited by treaties among the states which have become independent for food, fiber and fabrics of every kind. They may be neu tralized by slates bordering upon the Atlantic and those that can be reached from the ocean. H0CH CHARGED WITH MURDER Coroner's Jury Finds He Poisoned Wife With Arsenic. CHICAGO. Feb. 23 Johan Knnn , today held to the Errand iiirv bail. The Coroner's Jury which Inves tigate tne death or Mrs. Marie Walck-er-Hoch found that tho deceased came to her death from the effects of arsenic poisoning and It was the expressed be lief of the Jury that Hoeh the poison. Infernal Machine for Penrose. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. H-A., to United States Senator Penrose, a small Infernal machine was found rfrmn n an Innocent-looking package in a private mailbox in the hallway of a building at 1210 Market .street today. The box con- tainea gunpowder and a liquid in a bot tle, supposed to be nitro-clveerlnA rn portions of the wrapper were pasted clip pings containing the names of different corporations, un an inner wrapper was the Inscription1, "President Roosevelt. We are not in. any trust: time limited. Inauguration." There were Inscriptions on the wrapper and also on the box. It Is the opinion of Captain Donaghy that the Infernal machine Is undoubtedly the work of a crank. There Is no clew to his Identity. Dinner of Newspaper Publishers. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The nineteenth annual dinner of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association was held tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria. During the af ternoon the following officers were elect ed: President, S. S Rogers. Chicago Daily News; vice-president, W. L. Mc Lean. Philadelphia bulletin; treasurer E. P. McCall, New Vork Commercial. Executive commlttee-S. P. Weston. Seat tle Post-Intelligencer; CtJL Taylor. Jr., Boston Globe: Colonel iCaInnls3. Augusta Chronicle, and C H.iHcrrick, San Fran ! els co. '--. i ' " i . SERGIUS IS BURIED Pathetic Scene at Funeral' of Murdered Grand Dyke, WIDOW BEARS'" UP BRAVELY After Much Ceremony Irv 'Monastery, Body Is Ihiid in .Vault Grand Duchess Almost Falls When Kissing the Dead. MOSCOW, Feb. 23. The solemn cere mony of blessing the remains of Grand Duke Serglus'was performed at 10 o'clock this morning, amid the tolling of bells of all of tho churches and monasteries of the ancient capital. Immense crowds thronged the open squares In front of the palaces and there, was a considerable dis play of troops In the streets. Grenadiers of the Kieff regiment furnished the guard at the Chaudoff Monastery, which was the scene of the funeral service!?. So far as the public was concerned, nothing could tie seen beyond the car riages of those Invited to the funeral, who quickly filled the small available space. After the blessing, the body was con veyed to the adjoining church of St. An drew, where It was laid on a catafalque. The coffin was concealed by a mass of floral wreaths and crosses. Tho officials of Grand Duke Scrglus' household and his aides-de-camp formed a circle around the bier, while the regiments of the Moscow garrison furnished contingents for the guard of honor. The scene within the church was pa thetic The coffin was covered with cloth of silver trimmed with ermine. The man gled body lay In state, dressed In full uniform, but a veil of fine lace was dis posed over the remains of the mutilated face. A gloved hand held an Icon of St. Nicholas. Grand Duchess Bears Ordeal Well. The Grand Duke's widow, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, took her place at the foot of the coffin In front of a group of other members of the Imperial family. She was arrayed In the deepest black, save the scarlet ribbon of the Order of St Anne, and was the center of all eyes. Throughout the trdeal she displayed the same fortitude she showed yesterday when she followed tha dead coachman to the grave. The metropolitan and ten bishops con ducted the service, which was accom plished by recitative chanting by the im perial choir. After the liturgy the metropolitan ad vanced from the altar and spoke as fol lows: Whole Nation to Blame. The responsibility for the premature mar tyr's death of the Grand Duke falls on the whole odety of Russia without distinction. The memory of Grand Duke Sergius is that o a great martyr, and the services he ren dered to the state will live for all time among the Russian people. The Lord will aecord everlasting rest to the spirit of this martyr. His soul will live as the blood of the ancient martyrs, as the memorial of truth and of the true faith. We may be sure the blood of the Grand Duke will sow germs of repentance over all classes of society. Tho metropolitan's address lasted 15 minutes and much of It was directed to a denunciation of tho corruption of youth ful minds by anarchical Ideas. During the service the heat and the Incense-laden air became almost unbear able. Some of the Grand Ducal mourn ers wcro obliged to leave the edifice. The ceremonies attendant upon the re moval of the coffin, which was partici pated In by scores of court officials and military officers, and In which four Gen erals, Counts Ignatleff, Bclcfsky, Osavleff and DJurkofsky, took a prominent part, causing some confusion and delay. The coffin hears the simple inscription of the name of the Grand Duke and dates of birth and death and a blank space la left for a later insertion of the place of Interment. After the coffin was placed on the cata falque. Grand Duchess Elizabeth laid on it a beautiful cross of white roses. The metropolitan chanted the farewell prayers as all present passed by. bowing to the coffin and to the metropolitan, who blessed them. At Grund Duchess Elizabeth's order, the chapel was hung with pure white draperies, and on theso were placed in numerable wreaths. Widow Kisses the Dead. When the metropolitan read the prayer for absolution, all present knelt, many of those In tho rear of the church pros trating themselves. The children of Grand Duke Paul sobbed aloud, but It was only when the time came to kiss tho dead, according- to the custom of the orthodox faith, that the Grand Duchess Elizabeth almost broke down. Her tall, slight fig ure shook and swayed, and she was about to fall when Grand Duke Constantino gave her support, and she kissed the uniform on the left breast thrice. When this touching ordeal was over tha coffin was borne on tho shoulders of-the Grand Dukes and aides-de-camp attached to Grand Duke Sergius' household, to tho Church of St. Andrew, within the monas tery. There was a brief service of con signment to the grave, after which the body was placed in a vault, where It will remain until removed to St. Petersburg. At the conclusion of the ceremony Mos cow's 500 bells began tolling. The streets were quieter than usual. Most of the shops were closed. SHE WOULD DEFY ASSASSINS Dowager Empress Chafes at Restrictions-Bishop's Sermon Condemned. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, 24 (2 A. M.). All the members of tho imperial family who attended the requiem for Grand Duke Scrglus at Tsarskoe-Selo remained to a family council in the evening. The dowager Empress, who has beenatTsars-koc-Sclo since the eventful "Red Sunday." January 22, becoming impatient at the restraints which were advised by the po lice for her safety, rebelled against tho alleged necessity of remaining at Tsarskoe-Selo, declaring that she Is not afraid r that tho sands of her life have almost run out, and that, if assassins want her life, they may have It. The Imperial fam ily anad authorities Implored her not to return to St. Petersburg, and she Anally yielded. General satisfaction is expressed, even among Liberals, that the funoral day of Grand Duke Sergius passed off with no untoward Incident- Even the extreme radicals respected the day of grief of the imperial family. The police precautions both here and at Moscow, though exten sive, apparently were not needed. The public is discussing with astonish- RHEUMATISM I WILL REFUNI YOUR KHMiCY IF IT FAILS. MUSIC INTHE HOME The Way Is Now Open for Everyone to Enjoy It. 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Weber and Kimball pianos, and also the Lester, Crown. Ho bart M. Cable; Hazclton; Story & Clark. Haddorff, Schumann, etc., etc, and the saving to club members is all the way from $73 to 5150. Think of getting a piano that is regularly priced at at a sav ing of nearly a third! That brings the price way down, and payments, too, are exceedingly moderate. In Club "A. an initial payment of ?S Is all that Is re quired and weekly payments of 51-25 fin ishes paying, and In this club, which still has the largest membership of afay of the six clubs, pianos that are regularly priced all thr way from 5200 to 5300 are going at prices ranging from 5117 to $222. Reductions in Clubs "B." "C." "D," "E" and "F" are correspondingly great. There are In all 1000 pianos Included In these six clubs, not many for so large a territory as the EUers Piano House covers. People are joining from all over the country and every club Is filling rap idly. 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Display in corner window. CZAR ATTENDS REQUIEM MASS Careworn Monarch and His Family Attend Simple Service. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 23. A requiem mass for the repose of tho soul of Grand Duke Sergius was celebrated at Tsarskoe- Selo today In the presence of Emperor .Nicholas, the imperial family and foreign Ambassadors. A similar service at St Isaac's Cathedral here was attended1 by persons prominent in society. Government officers and military officers. The public was not admitted. The services here and at Tsarskoe-Selo passed oft without incident. St. Isaac's was crowded by functionaries. The service at Tsarskoe-Selo. which was of a quiet and simple nature, was attended by the Emporor, the Empress and two or their daughters, and all the Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses who had remained In 3t. Petersburg. The Em peror looked haggard and careworn, but ho maintained a firm bearing. Ambassa dor McCormlck and other diplomats went out to Tsarskoe-Sfrlo bygpcial train, and rv tunica in uie same manner. Memorial Service in London. LONDON. Feb. 23. A memorial service for Grand Duko Sergius was held today at tho Russian- Church connected with the Embassy and was attended by Count Benkendorff, the Russian Ambassador to Great Britain, and tho other members of the Rusrfan Embassy, representatives Hood's Pills Act on the liver and bowels, cure bil iousness, constipation, morning and sick headache, break up colds, relieve uncomfortable fullness after dinner. Painless cathartic. 25c. Peptiron s M 1 1 1 c Ironize the IX AO rilnnf" tnno the stomach, aid digestion. and give restful sleep. Especially bene ficiatin nervousness and anemial Chocolate-coated, pleasant to take. Two sizes : 50c. and $1. Druggists or mail. C. L HOOD COXowell, Mas I Made kyA ( HOOD j Vlt's Good Call for Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate these cold morn ings. 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Sir Bernard Eric Barrington, private sec retary o Lord Lansdowne, tho Foreign Secretary,, represented the Foreign Office. Grand Duchess Visits Assassin. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 23. It, Is stat ed that Grand Duchess Elizabeth has vis ited her husband's assassin in prison. HOW FATHER GOPON ESCAPED His Companion Describes Winter Journey From Russia. PARIS. Feb. 24. Tlie Petit Parisien's St. Petersburg- correspondent has In terviewed a man who was with Father Gopon during his adventurous flight from St. Petersburg- to Switzerland. The two m$n, disguised as peasants, trav eled by sledge from St. Petersburg- to Cronstadt and Wlborg-. At the latter place they changed their disguise to that of a gentleman and his servant and followed the coast line to Helslngfors In a sailing sledge. Afterward they crossed the country and reached Abo, where they embarked on board a British steamer for Stockholm and thence to Geneva by way of Paris. THANKS TO JUS CHANCELLOR Kaiser Offered to Make Him Prince for Work on Treaties. BERLIN. Feb. 23. Emperor William has sent an autograph letter to Chancel lor von Buelow. congratulating him for securing the approval of tho commercial treaties by the Reichstag and expressing the hope "that the treaties will give new vigor to German economic interests and create a new bond of friendly competi tion between the German Empire and the countries friendly to us." He thanks Count von Buelow for his work In the matter and presents the Chancellor with his. bust in marble. Tie Emperor has al3o rewarded Vice Chancellor Poidowskf-Wehner with the Black Eagle order for his technical work on the treaties. This is the highest Prus sian order. Herr von PodblelskI, Prus sian Minister of Agriculture, domains and. forests, has received the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, and Foreign Secretary Baron von Rlchthofen has been promoted to membership In the Ministry of the' Prussian state without a portfolio. The Tagllche Rundschau says that It was at Count von Buelow's" personal re quest that Emperor William has not yet raised him to princely rank. Sir Henry Irving Breaks Down. LONDON, Feb. 23. Sir Henry Irving, who recently had a severe chill, has suf fered a slight relapse and has cancelled the remainder of his tour. It is under stood that Sir Henry Irving Is chiefly suffering from a chill and nervous break down, but that he has no organic dis order. He is confident that the rest will enable him to carry oit his American engagements. COLDS CAUSE SORE THROAT Laxative Bromo Quinine, world-wide Cold and Grip remedy, removes the cause. Call for full name and look for signature. B. "W. Grove. 25c. LADIES' CTf llTlliriirT IV Q FOURTH AND OUTFITTERS OLil EIXM. 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