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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 18, 1900.
SHAMROCK EVtRJfWHERE
CEkEBItATIOX OF ST. PATRICK'S
DAY IX THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Eathnt.la,ini in London-Some Disor
der In Dulilln At the Gar
rison Town.
"CONDON, March 17. Shamrock Day
promises to vie with Primrose Day, Judg
ing from the enthusiasm -with which for
the first time in the history of the nation
loyalists all over the United Kingdom
are celebrating, and everywhere green is
jconsplcuous. From Windsor Castle, where
the Queen observed the day by wearing a
sprig of shamrock, to the East End of
the slums of London, whore the ragged
urchin glories in his morsel of green weed,
nearly every one sports something in the
shape of a green favor. A word from
Her Majesty has turned the emblem of
semidisloyalty into a badge of honor, and
has made the shamrock the most prized
of all plants in the British Isles.
The ancient ceremony of "trooping col
ors at Dublin Castle" was especially pic
turesque. It was performed today in the
presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land, the Earl of Cadogan, and the Duke
of Connaught, commander-in-chief of tho
forces In Ireland, together with a brilliant
assemblage. All the troops wore the
shamrock.
Most of tho- government offices hoisted
tho Irish flag, and the clubs were simi
larly decorated, the officials all wearing
the green. In the churches the preachers
referred to the occasion, thanking Provi
dence that the English had learned to
love and respect their Irish fellow-sub-Jeots
as they never knew them or re
spected them before. The Lord Chief Jus
tice, Lord Russell, set the example in the
law courts, and all the Judges followed
his example, wearing tho shamrock below
their rmlne collars.
The theaters -were all prepared to mark
the day in the same way tonight.
On the Stock Exchange the enthusiasm
shown in celebrating the day gave the
room the appearance of a greenhouse.
The shamrock was everywhere, and there
was more toasting of healths than work.
As a result, prices wero better, though
nobody knows why.
The scenes at Aldershot were charac
teristic of the celebration of St. Patrick's
Day, and in all the other garrison towns,
the shamrock was donned by all the
troops privllcgd to wear it. At reveille
the Irish bands made a tour of the bar
raoks, playing "Garry Owen," "St. Pat
rick's Day In the Morning" and "The
Boys of Wexford." In front of the offi
cers mess they played tho national an
them, and cheered the Queen.
It Js understood the Queen having ap
proved the proposed formation of a regi
ment of Irish Guards, will soon make tho
announcement.
The usual Lord Mayor's procession took
place in Dublin today. Tho Lord Mayor
of Belfast and the Mayor of Cork par
ticipated, but a number of Nationalist
Mayors refused to accept the Lord May
or's invitation to take part in the affair.
The chief magistrate met with a mixed
reception, and there wore disorderly
scenes at several points along the route
of the parade where the carriage was
etoned.
St. Patrick's Church, London, was
densely packed when Bishop Brlngle. late
chaplain of tho British forces in South
Africa, officiated at a pontifical high mass
in the prosence of Cardinal Vaughan. All
the clergy and tho congregation wore tho
shamrock, and the scene, as the Cardinal
slowly moved up the center aisle blessing
the congregation, was very Impressive.
Thet internal strife In the Nationalistic
ranks engendered by the Dublin Corpo
ration's address to the Queen, and the bit
terness felt in loyalist circles in Ireland
at the outward exhibitions of disrespect of
Her Majesty, keep the officials guessing
as to what Is likely to opcur at the Irish
capital next month. An official in the
office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Gerald Balfour, said he was not surprised
at tho 'Nationalists' opposition to the ad
dress of welcome, which necessarily was
hypocrisy, and will go far to stop the
flow of American contributions. Speaking
of the Queen's visit, the same official said
he had little doubt that "wigs would lit
ter Dublin green" before the visit was
concluded.
Celebrated in Montreal.
MONTREAL, March 17. St. Patrick's
day was never so generally observed In
this city as today. The Irish flag floated
on the City Hall for the first time In
Its history, and hundreds of British flags
were hoisted on public, and private build
ings. The day almost lost its significance
as a purely Irish holiday.
In British Colombia.
"VICTORIA, B. C, March J7. St. Pat
rick's day was celebrated throughout.
British Columbia as It never has been be
fore. The Irish flag floated above the
City Hall and chief public buildings, while
the business streets were draped in green
and more than 2000 calls for shamrock
were made on local florists.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IX XEW YORK.
Military and Civic Parade TliroueU
Street ot Slnsh.
NEW YORK, March 17. The green flag
of Ireland divided honors with the Na
tional, state and municipal colors on pub
lic "buildings In New York today, while
many business buildings and private
houses also flew the ensign of the harp.
Overhead the day was all that could be
desired, but underfoot was deep slush,
through which the St. Patrick's procession
tramped bravely, headed by the Sixty
ninth regiment, with the First Regiment
of Irish Volunteer Infantry. The parade
was under the auspices of tho Ancient Or
der of Hibernians, and was participated
in by all of the Irish societies.
Besides the parade there were several
other celebrations In honor of the day, and
tonight nearly all of the Irish societies
and military organizations gave balls, din
ners or other entertainments.
"In Chicago.
CHICA3X. March 17. The featpre-of tho
St. Patrick's day parade In Chicago was
the carrying- of a big Transvaal flag at
the head of the Ancient Order of Hiber
nians. A reactionary "effect of the order
of Queen Victoria In regard to the sham
rock was seen In the substitution by many
Irishmen of a green ribbon for the usual
leaf. Some wore a shamrock draped with
crepe.
CHICAGO HOTEL TRAGEDY.
Cigrar Dealer Killed a Yonngr "Woman
and Himself.
CHICAGO, March 17. Murder and sui
cide were committed today in the Vendomo
Hotel, 175 South Halsted street. The
bodies of a man and a young woman were
found by the hotol employes tonight", .that
of the woman having three bullet wounds.
The man had shot himself In tho"mouth
With the revolx-er he used In taking the
life of his- companion. The vlctlms.."at a
late hour, wore identified as M. Goldflas,
propr.etor of a cigar and confectionery
tslore oh West Fourteenth street, and
Jennie L. Lisstar, 14 years old, ani em
ploye of a cigar factory. Although offen
der age, she had been Keeping" company
With Goldflas for some time. It Is as
serted that the man was Infatuated with
2ler, and that he probably killed her In a
fit- of jealousy. Goldflas was SO years
oldand married.
Prevented a Strllce niot.
CHICAGO, March 17. The presence of
strikers, sympathisers and spectators,
Slumbering more than 1000. in the vicinity
o"f 'the Western Electric Company's fac
tory this afternoon resulted lna riot call
being sent -to tho Desplalnes-street police
station. A wagon-load of policemen hur
ried to the scene and prevented, it isbe
lieved, a serious attack on the "non-union
rnenemployed by the electric company.
The crowd, which completely filled the
streets, hooted at the police and declined:
to budge until the bluecoats made a vig
orous charge.
A GEORGIA LYNCHING.
Mob Brolcc Into a Jail and Shot Dorrs
a. NegTO.
ATLANTA, March 17. A special to the
Constitution from Marietta, Ga.., say3 that
a mo"bTof 123 men battered down the doors'
of the Jail at that place at 1 o'clock this
morning and went to the cell where John
Bailey, a negro, was confined, and fired
ab6ut 100 shots at him. Bailey dropped to
the floor at the first fire, and only threa.
or four balls struck him. He will die.
Thursdayaiternoon, a mile from Marietta,
Bailey met Miss Amanda Snellgrove, a
young white woman, and In an attempt to
outrage her beat her very severely. She
screamed for help, and the negro fled.
He was arrested and taken before tho
young woman. She Identified him as her
assailant, and he was placed in Jail to ba
tried in. a few days.
Banker aiafflll Sentenced.
CHICAGO. March 17. George L. Ma
glll, formerly president of tho Avenue
Savings Bank, which collapsed in Au
gust, 1696, was today convicted of re
ceiving deposits, knowing his institution
to be Insolvent, and sentenced to the
penitentiary for an indefinite term. He
was also fined doublo tho amount ot "the
deposit received, tho flno amounting to
?239G. Motion for a new trial was made.
"WMtecaps Quieted DoTrn.
COLUMBIA, S. C, March 17. Governor
McSweeney, who lost night received dis
patches from Neeces, Orangeburg Coun
ty, stating that the community was ter
rorized by whltecaps, has been informed
that quiet prevails there today.
STILL HOPES TO INTERVENE
Ilovr France Viewed President Mc
ICInley's Offer of Mediation.
PARIS, March 17. "Tho United States
has shown selfish Europe an example,"
said a responsible official to a representa
tive of the Associated Press, when asked
what was the feeling of the French Gov
ernment regarding President McKinley's
offer of his good offices to England. "We
felt," continued the official, "that our own
position with -respect to England, in view
of the present state of public feeling
there, was too delicate to admit of our
acceding to Mr. Kruger's appeal, and as
this reluctance appeared to be shared by
every other power, the action of the
American Government, in taking the ini
tiative, came as an agreeable surprise.
That it did not succeed does not detract
from its merit."
The Associated Press representative
here called the Interlocutor's attention to
the complaints of a portion of the French
press that President McKinley refrained
from backing up his offer, which was nec
essary to its success, some papers having
openly stated that this action was a mere
electoral maneuver, and not Intended to
be successful.
"In our view," replied: the official, "theso
criticisms are utterly unjustified. Presi
dent McKinley did even more than up to
tho last moment was expected over hero.
Only the members of Chancellories, who
realize the delicate nature of such a step,
can appreciate America's effort at its
proper value. The French Government,
while not prepared to take the initiative,
would, in connection with Russia, readily
have supported America, but the prompt
itude of England's refusal cut the ground
from under them."
The Associated Press" informant added
that, although there appeared; to be little
likelihood of intervention in the immedi
ate future, yet hopes are still entertained
that an offer of good offices from the pow
ers may eventually prove acceptable.
"At any Tate," said he, "it is not un
likely that it will be made If foreign In
terests are in danger by the threatened
destruction of tho Rand mines."
This question of destruction of the gold
mines, as predicted by Montagu White, is
regarded as a serious matter here, and
as being not merely possible, but probable.
The Associated Press learns that the
French Government has received Informa
tion to the same effect from another
source, and it considers the descendants
of the Dutchmen who flooded their own
country in order to repel on Invader quite
capable of following this historic prece
dent In case of foreign-owned gold mines.
The French press has taken up the mat
ter, and points out the enormous amount
of French savings sunk in tho Rand gold
fields. It is stated that if the Boers carry
out their threat, it will take at least
three years to reconstruct tho surface ma
chinery and other plants, while Immense
destruction could bo wrought by dyna
miting the underground workings.
France owns a third of the shares in the
Transvaal mines, and these alarmist pro
dictions have already had their effect on
the quotations of the stocks of these mlnos
in French holdings are large. Thus, slnoa
Tuesday. Robinson has dropped from 210
to 200.
The discussion of the question of media
tion in the Senate Thursday gave M. Del
Casse, Minister of Foreign Affairs, an
opportunity to emphasize the fact that tho
Franco-Russian alliance Is as close as it
ever was. and that unity of action pre
vails between the two powers. His allu
sion to Russia was prompted by a report
that Count Muravleff. the Russian For
eign Minister, during his .visit to Paris,
suggested intervention; but the French
Government held back. M.- Del Casso'a
statement shows that no such proposition
was ever made.
Tho tension of feeling between Franco
and England certainly has undergone
abatement this week, for which the con
ciliatory attitude of the London Times lat
largely responsible, and the fact that it
was so well received by the French press
demonstrates that the Francophobe atti
tude of many of the English papers Is to
a great extent accountable for' the strained
relations of the two peoples.
Tho Government's bill proposing am
nesty in all criminal prosecutions which
have arisen out of the Dreyfus affair
meets with vigorous opposition from the
Dreyfusards, whoso reputations have been
besmirched by the vile accusations of their
adversaries, and to whom -amnesty means
the deprivation of tho means of redress.
Dreyfus himself wrote protesting against
the bill, which will. If passed, kill his
hopes of rehabilitation. Tho Senate com
mittee this week heard M. Reinach, Colo
nel Picquart and M. Zola, all of whom
warmly condemned the measure. Colonel
Picquart declared that on no account did
he wish to be Included In the same list
with General Mercler, and his accom
plices. M. Zola submitted that tho am
nesty Is in violation of the Constitution.
Tho irrepressible Esterhazy has bobbed
up again, and has written to the commit
tee of the Senate, announcing that he had
made four depositions before the French
Consul-General In London. M. Lequex,
which -would prevent the Government from
stifling the inquiry ho demands. Accord
ing to an inspired statement his depo
sitions are valueless, as he has only pro
duced copies instead of the oritfnals of
the documents he professes to possess.
B
Helena's Pnbllc Building-.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Tho Secre
tary of the Treasury today rejected all
bids for the erection of a public building
at Helena, Mont, for the reason that the
appropriation was insufficient. The Sec
retary Tvill ask Congress for an increase
in the appropriation to meet the increaso
In cost of material and labor.
Siopn the Conjjli and Works OS the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
cold in one day. .No cure no pay. Price 25c.
MERCILESS OBITUARIES
NO KIND WORDS FOR THE LATE
ISAAO GORDON, THE USURER.
Yonngr Man Who Accnmalated Flvo
Millions by Breaking: Up Homes
and Hearts.
LONDON, March 17. The will of Isaac
Gordon, the notorious money lender, who
died recently, cannot be found, and is be
ing advertised for. It appears this well
known name In English courts, though
Gordon himself rarely appeared, was
borne by a man of only 35, who is credited-
with leaving $5,000,000. On his body
GENERAL
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llktulnmi
WHO IS LEADING A COLUMN FROM
was found $20,000, and In his office 5135,000
in cash. This accumulation was due to
the fact that the banks finally would
not have anything to do with his accounts.
This scathing obituary appears In II. A.
P. (Mainly About People);
"A tall, well-built, erect, ruthless, dar
ing bird of prey, he seemed to spend on
his business of extortion all the passion
which an ordinary human being would di
vide between homo, pleasure and the other
Interests of life. Durliig the last month
he suffered agony from a disease of the
Jaw, and when his vo'ce was reduced to
a hideous croak, he kept on working fev
erishly at his devil's "Job of breaking up
homes and hearts."
The eight months which Gordon spent
in jail, when starting on his usurious
career, ruined his health and embittered
his life. Among hla victims he numbered
clergymen, widows, orphans and spend
thrifts of all classes in England, and he
frankly sajd In court rhat neither the
tears of the widow nor of the orphan
would have the slightest effect on him in
pressing a claim. Though nfs interest gen-,
erally exceeded the principal, and though, ,
through agents or directly, he rendered
homeless hundreds of people, he never
charged interest to hjs co-rellglonlsts,
Jews, and once took a fancy to a 6-year-old
boy to the extent of sending him can
dles regularly. Few dead men have ever
received tho merciless obituaries that ap
pear everywhere on the death of this mil
lionaire. Nosslloff, the well-known Siberian, con
tributes to the Novoe Vrcmya, of St.
Petersburg, a bitter complaint against
the inroads American trade is making
into Siberia.
"These things," he declares, "are not
articles of luxury but Just what are most
urgently needed by tho local population.
Coming through Vladlvostock, they are
put on the market in huge quantities, and
are sold in such a manner that we are
led to conclude that tho United States'
has eat out upon an industrial and com
mercial conquest of Siberia. As hitherto
Siberia has been lacking In men of capital,
in mills and in Iron works, the enterpris
ing Americans will have everything ready
to their hands In order, at no dlstanct
date, to become tho real masters of the
situation and purveyors of the goods need
ed by Siberia."
Incidentally, Nosslloff treats British
competition as being of no Importance.
Between tho lines of the politely worded
editorial comments on President McKin
ley's expression of willingness to aid In the
restoration of peace between Great Britain
and the Boer Republics, can be discerned
many evidences of an Inward Irritation,
which the less responsible public does'not
hesitate outwardly to express, while even
members of the Government privately dis
play pique that of all the powers, America
should have consented to assume what
one official designated as the "ungracious
role of suggesting some form of interfer
ence." to which he added this expression:
"Englishmen cannot help contrasting the
perfect correctness of the attitudo of open
ly unfriendly France with the onTer of
tho United States, which, if It had come
from a less disinterested source, could
only have been regarded as an unfriendly
act."
There is no doubt that tho overtures
of the United States, oven though care
fully worded, have sensibly Irritated
Great Britain as a whole, while circles
especially friendly to the United States
express open regret at the opportunity
offered to critics to compare the refusal
of M. Del Casse, the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs, to gratify the hostile
sentiment In France by making proposals
to Lord Salisbury which were sure of re
Jectlon. with what they testily call the
"Interference" of Washington, and which.,
though, only tentative and clothed in
words of perfect friendliness and courtesy,
came at an Inopportune moment, when
the Kiinrprai Kplf-RiifflMorr-i. ? Vv.n -d-i.
Ish Empire Is the predominating feet-
Jlifa Ul lilt UU.J.
Everywhere one hears expressions of
satisfaction that, while the answer to
tho proposal was clothed in words of per
fect courtesy, tho language of Lord Salis
bury in "brushing aside" President Mc
Kinley's proffer was so extremely definite
as to kill all possibility of a. repetition of
the offers from any source, unlesB those
proposing them are desirous of being rec
ognized as openly antagonistic to this
country. Emphasis is laid on the fact
that Great Britain declared at the, outset
her unwillingness to consent to any out
side interference and, therefore, as ac
cording to the well-established principle
of international law that tho right of In
tervention Is conditional on the willing
ness of both parties to the quarrel to ac
cept the good offices of a mediating pow
er. Such Interference was. In this casv
outside the bounds of diplomatic possi
bilities, and gave Lord Salisbury full jus
tlflcation for his "retort courteous."
Of the $2,000,000 which the Gov
ernment purposes to spend in de
veloping the yoluntefrs, J2F0.C00 will
bo spent at tho rate of $10 per man to en
courage each regiment to form a company
of bicyclists. Lord Lansdowne, tho Sec
retary of Wnr aiul f?wA Tr.t.
the Parliamentary Secretary for the "War
Office, both ride the wheel, and they know
from personal experience what can be done
with the .machine on the fine English,
roads. Of course, they do not expect tha
soldiers to use the wheels on the Squth
African plains or in the Indian hill coun
try, but they aver that in assembling;
for home defense and in concentrating
at any point on the coast, battalions of
bicyclist? could transport themselves and
their arms and ammunition and emer
gency rations with less fatigue and with
as much speed as though on horseback.
A volunteer trained to the use ot the
bicycle, they claim, would have at hand
for Instant use, the means' of reaching,
by direct road, a polat of mobilization
possibly 20 or 50 miles" distant. With a
bicycle It would bo as though a. charger
stood Teady saddled at tho volunteer's
door.
T
The new yacht built for the
Queen in the Government dock-
BRABANT
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ALIWAL NORTH TO JOIN ROBERTS.
yard3 at a cost of about $2,500,000
will probably never bo used by Her Maj
esty. Her instability, so palpably demon
strated at the tlmo of her undocklng,
has caused the Queen to take a strong
dislike to the vessel, and the alteratlora
necessitated so materially reduced her
comfort and convenience that It Is believed
they will render the vessel unsuitable for
the purpose originally intended- The prob
ability Is that tho yacht wfil ultimately be
renamed Enchantress, and converted into
a dispatch vessel for the use of the Ad
miralty. A. qualntF venerable lady, who
might, to all appearances, have
stepped out -of a Goldsmth comedy
or a Gainsborough picture, died this weok
in the person of Lady John Scott Spot
tlswoode, the composer of "Annie Laurie"
find other familiar melodies. She was 91
years of' age, and aunt of the Duke of
Buccleuohi and closely related to the late
General Wauchope. She had a very strong
character and was a great upholder of old
manners anda custom. When traveling
she jode ln..a- carriage, always had postil
ions and encouraged the observance ot
old customs, She was a liberal benefactor
of the poor and maintained a meal mill
as a relic of old times, and she preferred
thatch on roofs and peat for Area. She
was an indefatigable collector of antiques.
Great interest Is being centered in
Charles Windham's production of "Cy
rano. -de Bergerac," which he gave at the
Theatre Royal, Dublin, Monday, at a state
performance at which the Viceroy, tha
Duke and Duchess of Connaught and all
the best known people in Irish society
wero present. The general opinion ex
pressed was that Mr. Wyndham put his
powers to too severe a test, after the
efforts of Coquelln, and that his Cyrano
did not come up to expectations.
The theaters and music halls are reap,
ing a golden harvest from Lord Roberts'
success, and are enjoying prosperity long
unknown to them. At the Gaiety Theatre
it Is impossible to get a stall for three
weeks, while at Daly's, the Lyric and Her
Majesty's all the stalls are bocked far
ahead.
Signs of cheerfulness are also very evi
dent at the Reading restaurants which, a
few weeks ago, were almost empty" They
aro now filled nightly.
SCHOOL OF FORESTRY.
Will Be Established at Yale Univer
sity. NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 17. At a
meeting of the Yale Corporation just held
here, the gift was announced of $150,000
to Yale to found a School of Forestry,
The donors are Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pln
chot, of New York City and their sons,
Glfford Pinchot, Yale 'S3, and Amos R.
Plnchot, Yale '93.
This school will bo a new departure at
Yale. The founding of It has been duo
to President Hadley and to Glfford Pln
chot, who Is at the head ot the Division
of Forestry of the Pepartment of Agricul
ture at Washington. Mr. Plnchot was
one of the first Americans to take up the
scientific study of forestry. The corpora
tion confirmed the selection of Henry S.
Grayce, Yale '93, as the head of the new
school. Mr. Graves is now Glfford Pln
chot's first assistant at Washington. He
io tho son of Dr. Graves, of Andover
Academy.
The School of Forestry will for the time
being be located in the house of the
late President O. C. Marsh. Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Plnchot have also given Yale the
use of a large tract of land in Pike
County, Penn., for practical demonstra
tion In forestry during the Summer vaca
tion months of Yale. In other words,
this land will be used for a Summer
school of the Yale School of Forestry.
The use of the land Is given to Yale for
a period of 21 years.
The changes in the. English department
of the college, recommended, by the fac
ulty, were approved so that all sopho
mores are required to take five and Ije al
lowed 'to take six of 10 subjects, ap fol
lows: Greek, Latin, mathematics (2), history,
chemistry, physics, English. French
and German. The introduction ot"
I the two mathematical courses is
to peimlt of the earlier study
j of calculus, by students who Intend to
stuay appnea sciences, a radical depar
ture I3 the abrogation of the requirement
or the study of philosophy In the senior
year.
The appointment was made of the Rev.
Charles Culler Torrey, Ph. D., now Tay
lor professor of biblical history In An
dover Tneologlcal Seminary, to the chair
of Semitic languages In the academic
faculty. The chair has been vacant since
1891 by the resignation of Professor Har
per. 0
General Henry Harndcn Dead.
MADISON, Wis., March. 17. General
Henry Harnaen, commander of the Wis
consin Department, G. A. R., and who
commanded the Wisconsin troops that,
with a Michigan company, captured Jef
ferson Davis, died of pneumonia this
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WEEK IN THE REICHSTAG
FnjBUSTERIN'G TACTICS INTRO
DUCED FOR, A CHANGE,'
The Meat BUI Shelved Debate on the
Heinz BUI . Suppress Pub
lic Immorality. A
BERLIN, March 17. Throughout tho
week, the so-called Lex Heinz, which gov
ernment measure was originally designed
against public immorality in various
shapes, but into which the Center and
Conservative parties nave,- managed to
smugglej.a number of provisions curtall
IngnthdllDerty of art, literature and tho
stage, occupied the Reichstag. The de
bate spread over an enormous field, lay.
Ing baro many ulcers never before pub
licly discussed. Ono of these was tho
strong evidence of the low -state of mor
ality on the manorial estates, arid also
the misuse of power by employers against
female, employes. This evidence was
drawn from published reports about the
results of an investigation made by a score
of rural pexsons." When the opposition
toward the most illiberal parts of-tho bill
found, that the majority, consisting of
Conservatives, Centrists and Nationalists,
meant to squelch the speeches and argu
mentat!ons"agalnst the above, an obstruc
tion policy was adopted under the leader
ship of Herren Rlchter and Singer, the
Intention apparently being to wear out
tho majority, particularly the Center, and
render them ready for a compromise.
This obstruction policy, which was skill
fully carried out during the latter half
of tho week, being a novel feature in
German Parliamentary life, caused the
greatest sensation and the most varied
comment, the Tageblatt speaking of it
as a "Parliamentary breach of the Con
stitution," because of a certain ruling of
Count von Ballestrem, the President of
the Reichstag, while the National. Zelt
ung severely condemns the obstruction,
although favoring Its aim.
Amid tho Reichstag roar the fact was
almost overlooked that the meat bill,
Tvhlch during the fortnight before domi
nated politics, has again been shelved.
Nobody seems able to tell precisely for
how long, or why, although different
statements in regard to tha measure are
current in political circles. The Agrarian
leaders believe the government wishes to
have the naval bill passed, which would
defer action on the meat bill until after
the Eastertide.- In the meanwhile, both
tho Emperor and Bundesrath are being
bombarded with protests and petitions
pro and con.
International politics have been rather
quiet this weelc The South. African War
was not followed with the close attention
It deserves, because of the exciting state
of Interna politics. More attention was
paid to the Incessant and now more viru
lent campaign being carried out by the
Paris press for the purpose, It is alleged,
of embroiling Great Britain and Germany.
Tho Kreua Zeltung today says it Is good
that everybody In Germany Is now en
lightened "that in France everybody, offi
cial and unofficial, is still dreaming of re.
vengo regarding the Relchland, They are
alike In their desire for Its recovery."
A sensational criminal trial hag just
been begun In Elderfleld, arid will last. It
is thought, for some weeks. The defend
ants aro charged with conspiracy in lib
erating hundreds of strong and healthy
men from military service by the use of
certain drugs, which affected them tem
porarily. Cologne physicians and drug
gists and army surgeons are "also impli
cated. After disposing of the present
cases, the officials will begin preparations
for trying a second and larger case of a
similar character with ramifications in
the Rhenish provinces and Westphalia.
The district around Frankfort-on-tne-Maln
Is now Invaded by a criminal "Jack
the Ripper." After several previous cases
had been "Brought to light, the 15-year-old
son of an architect named Winter, in
Pechlau, was horribly mutilated, the bpdy
being partially dissected. The indications
pointed to the same murderer In all cases,
but the Identity of the criminal has not
yet been discovered.
Andrew D. White, the United State3
Ambassador, and Mrs. White gave a
luncheon and musicale today. A number
of diplomats were present.
COEUR D'ALENE INQUIRY.
Spokane Engineer Testified for tho
Prosecution.
WASHINGTON, March 17. The Coeur
d'Alene Investigation was continued to
day. The cross-examination of Forney
was not resumed, on account of the illness
of the witness.
Allen F. GUI, of Spokane, mechanical
engineer, was placed on the stand by
Lentz. He held various public positions In
Spokane, and was master mechanic of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
before he became master mechanic of the
Tiger & Poorman mill, at Burke, Idaho.
In that position, among his duties he was
charged with the employment and dis
charge of men In the mine. He testified
that he was at Burke tho day the Bunker
Hill mine was blown up. The town was
unusually quiet on April 30. All the men
were at work until the 3d or 4th of May,
when numbers of men, including himself,
were arrested by the military. He testi
fied that ho had attempted to continue
at work. He had explained to the officers
in charge of the troops that the manager
of the mine was absent, and that great
property Interests depended upon him. Of
flcfer Major Morten replied that martial
law had been declared, and he would havo
to go to Wardner.
Gill testified that he heard Morten or
der some of his troops to break Into hla
(GUI's) house. The soldiers "broke In the
door. He noticed another Instance of a
similar character. Ho testified to the gen
eral rude and harsh treatment suffered by
the arrested miners at the hands of the
troops. Later In the day he was released,
and went back to the mine with eight
miners and- worked all night with them, to
get tho water, which had accumulated,
out of the mine. The only d.sturbance in
Burke that day was the disturbance cre
ated by the soldiery. There was no neces
sity for soldiers, he said, as civil pro
cesses could have been served. In his
opinion the advent of the. military defeat
ed the ends of justice. The guilty persons
escaped Into the mountains. Had the mil
itary not been there, many of these would
have returned and could have been ar
rested. Gill testlflod he ha'd been Informed that
no releases from the bullpen would be
made except on order of Bartlett Sinclair.
He had an Interview with Sinclair and
had presented affidavits regarding men
who had been at work at Burke when
tho mine at Wardner was blown up, but
Sinclair refused to release them, saying
he took no stock in affidavits. Sinclair had
Informed him It was the duty of reputable
cltzena to bring affidavits ta convict and
not acquit.
The witness described conversations fn
the "bullpen." His testimony was simi
lar to that of other witnesses. He testi
fied that tho deputies had had some
trouble with firemen under his control,
and the former had Informed Lieutenant
Lyons that the firemen had applied oppro
brious epithets to them. Then Lyons com
plained of this to him (GUI) and said that
If such epithets had been applied to him
he (Lyons) would have shot the offender.
Lyons threatened to send the firemen to
the "bullpen" unless the firemen apolo
gized. The dignity of the state officers
must be upheld, Lyons said. Later the
firemen apologized, and the trouble was
amicably settled.
Gill safd the men In the Coeur d'Alene
district were law-abiding. They were not,
as a class. Inferior to those of any other
mining community. .There were, some bad
men am'ong them, but as a class they were
exceptionally good men. These bad men
EX-PRIME MINISTER ,
' OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Commends Peruna to His Friends as a Positive
Catarrh Remedy.
Hon. CeJso Caesar Moreno,
The Hon. Celso Caesar Moreno, ex
Prime Minister of Hawaii, and projector
of the Trans-Pacino cable, 1S76, Is a dis
tinguished statesman, and the best-known
Italian In the country. In a letter from
Washington, D. C, to the Peruna Medi
cine Co., he gays:
"I can commend your great notional
catarrh cure, Peruna, to my friends
throughout the country as a safe, re
liable medicine. I know of no other
tonic that will build a person up as
well as Peruna. It is a positive cure
for the universal disease, catarrh, and
those who wilt try this remarkable
medicine will find a sure cure.
Very respectfully,
Celso Caesar Moreno.
' Charles B. Royer, 900 W. Washington
street, Morris-
town, Pa., writes:
"My oldest daugh
ter, Mallnda Roy
er, Is cured, of deaf
ness by Peruna.
When she began to
tako Peruna we
had to go up close'
to her and talk
very loud to make
her hear.
"After taking
one-half dozen
bottles of Peruna
y r
she can hear you
I In any part of the
I room. She can
Mallnda Ttayer,
hear an ordinary
conversation."
,
The sick and delicate need a gen
tle tonic and stimulant.
It is often a matter of life and
death with them. The ideal nutri
ment and restorative is Shaw's
Pure Malt.
Sir
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Owners nnd Controllers.
were not permanent residents of the dis
trict. So far as tho Tiger and Poorman
mines were concerned, the relation be
tween the miners apd Culberson, the
active manager, were very cordial. With
out disposing of the witness, the commit
tee adjourned until Monday.
9
WEATHER EAST AND SOUTH
Itecprds Broken at Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 17. The temperature
this morning bpat all records for this late
In March since 1SS8. At 2 o'clock this
morning the thermometer registered 1 de
gree below zero. The cold wave, which
originated in the Northwest, had Its center 1
In this district. Chicago, Milwaukee and
Green Bay were the pnly places where
tno temperature reacnea zero, xne frost
filled tne Chicago police station with lodg
ers and there was a good deal of suffering
among the poor families.
In the Northwest the temperature
is much higher than In this dis
trict The thermometer In the Dakotaa
showed- between 1C and 18 above and the
temperature was rising. The freezing
weather reached as far south as Macon.
Ga while In Northern Texa?. Oklahoma
and Indian Territory heavy snow storms
prevailed.
ColdcHt In Twenty-Three Years.
PITTSBURG. March 17. The mercury
dropped to 2 deg. above zero about day-
Jignt. Tnls Is tho coldest weather ever
experienced In March In this section for
23 years.
Seven Belorr at Lima.
- LIMA, O., March 17. The tempera
ture dropped to 7 below zero this morn
ing. Tho gas pressure Is so weak that It
Is not sufficient to keep the houses warm.
There is suffering.
Frosty at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, March 17. The lowest
March temperature experienced In 13
years In this city was recorded early
He That is Warm
Thinks All So
Thousands are "edd" in ihai they do
not xmdcTsiand the glow of health. This
implies disordered kidneys, liver, bowels.
Hood or brain, Hood's SarsaparSta.
gives aUivho take if the 'warmth of per
fect health. Get Hood's because
Ex-Prime Minbter of Hawaii.
Thousands of people have catarrh who
would be surprised to know It, because
It has been called some other name than
catarrh. The fact la, catarrh Is catarrh,
wherever located; and another fact which;
Is of equally great Importance, that Pe
runa cures catarrh wherever located.
Catarrh Is an American disease. Fully
one-half of the people are afflicted more
or less with It In some form. Previous
to the discover" of Peruna catarrh was
considered well-nigh Incurable. Since
the introduction of Peruna to the medical
profession thousands of cases are cured
annually.
Senor Quesada. Secretary of the Cubans
L e g a t Ion I n
Washington, In
a letter to The
Peruna Medi
cine Co., written
from Washing
ton, D. C, says:
"Peruna I can
recommend as a
vory good medi
cine. It Is an ex
cellent strength
ening tonic, and
It Is also an ef
ficacious cure for
-the '-almost uni
versal complaint
of catarrh."
Prominent men
and women all
over the "United
Senor Quesada, Sec
retary of the Cuban
Legation In Wash
ington, D. C
States use and praise Peruna for ca
tarrhal diseases. Governors, Senators
and Congressmen give Peruna their com
mendation. Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Co
lumbus. O., for free catarrh book.
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Sole Distributors for Oregon.
today. The mercury indicated from 1 to
3 below zero. .
Savannah Vegretnliles Injured.
SAVANNAH. Ga., March 17. The tem
porature went to 30 above last night.
Early vegetables were badly Injured.
a -
"ColleR-e Clnlis JDInlinndedr
CHfCAGO, March 17. The Recqrd says:
President Harper, of the University of
Chicago, Impelled by the frequent reports
of poor class-work on the part of tho
members of the Glee, Mandolin and Banjo
Clubs, yesterday declared the clubs dis
banded for the rest of the year.
Mr. B. P. McAllister, Harrods
burg, Ky says: "I employed nu
merous methods of local treatment
for a severe case of Catarrh, but the
disease grew worse steadily , getting
a firmer grip on me all the time. I
finally realized that this treatment
did not reach the disease, and
decided to try Swift's Specific,
for
,ec&'a9&'e ino
- which promptly got at the seat of
the trouble, and cured me perma
nently." Catarrh is a blood disease and can
not be reached by sprays, inhaling mix
tures, etc. S. 8. 8. is the only cure.
Send for valuable books mailed free by
Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
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