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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN PORTLAND", APRIL' 15, 1900.
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SPIRIT OF IMPERIALISM
EASTER WEBK" IX CI1E.W BRIT.
AM.
Rejolclnc TTirousjhout the Country
Sot Justified liy the Results
In South Africa.
. LONDON, Aprtl ll.-Easter eggs this
season are decorated tilth pictures of
General Lord Roberta and Union Jacks,
with shamrocks and Irish harps Inter
woven oa their grounds. Political af
fairs are In a dormant state, and war and
the spirit of Imperialism Is In the ascend
ant Had aay one Oared to prophecy at
this time last year that those things would
have come about w)thln a twelvemonth,
ho would have been laughed to scorn. A
spirit of rejoicing; pervades the country,
which Is not at all Justified by 'the prog
ress of Brltsh arms In South Africa.
Ne'ertheless. England needs an outlet
for tho enthusiasm Qver past victories,
for the escape of the Prince of "Wales and
for tho -prosperous times that have bene
fited the country: so. It Is small wonder
that on unprecedented flood of excursion
ists is leaving London over Good Friday
and Easier Monday. Every one who can
afford It has gone away, and holiday-making
Is tho rage of the moment.
Next week marks the opening- of the
Ports Exposition. Comparatively fen
Britishers are likely to attend. Seven
months ago thousands were planning to
visit Paris; but since tho anti-English
press In France has become so venomous,
.almost all Interest seems to have been
lost In what promised to be one of the
greatest expositions of the century.
Punch's cartoon this week represents
Punch bowing to,Mlstress Paris and wish
ing her good fortune: but this does not
represent In the slightest degree popular,
opinion, for, as the Globe says: "The
British people are sot going to the show."
Speaking of shows, one of the most an
cient occurred this week when, the Royal
Maundy Money was distributed to old
men and women at Westminster Abbey.
The ceremony of giving small alms to de
serving persona with yeoman of the guard
In attendance, as usual, attracted large
crowds, and. according to an evening pa
per, tho red purses containing the Queen's
mail gift were eagerly bought up by
American visitors, some of whom offered
as much as 5 for them. The number of
recipients increases with, each year of the
Queen's life, and the 81 men and El wom
en who the other day tottered up the Ab
bey chancel formed a striking, living com
mentary on the great age of tho Empire's
active sovereign.
Poor Stephen Crane, who Is ly
ing at the point of death, has for
the past year been occupying one of the
oldest houses In England. It Is situated
aln the loveliest part of Sunset, and Is
owned by Moreton Frewen. It Is called
Brede Place, and was built In 1400. In
reality It Is a miniature castle. There,
with straw littered over the stone floors,
with huge old fireplaces burning brightly,
and -with everything as In the feudal times
the man who wrote "The Red Badge ot
Courage" has been turning out books and
magazine stories with an Industry for
which few who knew htm In his younger
days gave him credit.
Though perhaps the most American of all
the Americans in England, no one in Eng
lish literary circles Is spoken of more lov
ingly and admiringly than the author
whose career threatens to end before he
reaches his 30th year. His wife Is with
him.
Young Somerset, the son of Lady
Henry Somerset, who is welt
known In America, has been de
prived of his- chances of becoming
Duke of Beaufort by the birth of a' eon .to
the present holder of that title. For yean
young Somerset has been the heir appar
ent to the Dukedom, as hitherto the Duke
of Beaufort only had two daughters. But
now. for the first time In a century and
a half, a Marquis of Worcester has been
born, and Somerset, during the life of this
young Marquis, will never be called HM
Grace. '
Somerset married four years ago, and
has a son. Though this unexpected Mar
qule of Worcester, for the Duke of Beau
fort Is an old man, robs Somerset of the
chances of a Dukedom, he comes In for a
considerable fortune upon the demise of hli
father, whose marriage to Lady Henry re
sulted In such notorious unhnppinesa and
disagreement." Toung Somerset Is one ot
the keenest motor car experts In Eng
land. The Spring inflow of Americana
has begun, and while many of
the visitors are already hurrying, to
Paris, the hotels and other public resorts
give ample evidence of the return of the
tide of American travel. Not since last
Midsummer has Southampton presented a
busier appearance than on Thursday, when
the American liner St. Paul arrived with
a long list of theatrical people and general
tourists. Prominent among the former
were Mrs. Leslie Carter. David Belasco
end members of the "Zaza" company:
George W. Lederer. Edna May; J. Sulli
van and the members of "The American
Beauty" Company.
Mrs Carter's first visit was to the Gar
rick Theater, which opens April 16. She
went to the theater on Thursday after
noon. Four rough days at sea had devel
oped a serious throat affection, compelling
Mrs. Carter to seek a specialist Immediate-
Dertgner Fife is busy making pfanV
for Improving the Shamrock. He has had
a testing tank fitted up, various models
are being tried and tho results ore care
fully tabled to enable. him to redraft the
lines of the defeated cup challenger. It is
said that Fife has a free hand in 'making
eny alterations he may see fit.
. Captain Sycamore, who has been re
tained for the command of the Distant
6hore, though that yacht is not likely to
be fitted out this season, has- refused Cor
nelius Vanflerbllfs offer to command, his
new 70-footcr. now building at the HeYes
hofTs. It, Is said that Sycamore's decli
nation is due to his desire to take part
In the Important contest to be, sailed In
1901.
Curiously enough, the same day Ser
jeant Patrick Campbell's name appeared
on the list of killed in South Africa, the
husband of another actress was numbered
In the same columns. He woo Captain
Tennant who, four .years ago, married
Maude Millet Campbell was a well
known sportsman, and married before his
wife had any idea of going on the stage.'
He was obliged to seek a living, wan
dered to South Africa and secured an en
gagement at a hotel In Belra. by which
he was paid nnd fed in return for his
dally services with his gun and the con
tents of his game bag. While thus em
ployed, hb wife went on tho London
etago, made a hit and begged her hus
band to return, but he refused to do so
until he became Independent Finally he
came back. Joined his wife and left her
to go once more to South Africa, this time
a Sergeant of Yeomanry.
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FIRE IN A COAL MINE.
One Man Perished, Two Others In the
Pit Escaped.
PITTSBURG. April S.-FIre In the Essen
coal mine. No. 3, at Hazelton. on the Pltta
Tnjrg & Youghlogheny Railroad, caused,
the death of one miner, Vensel Sternad.
The first reports were that 16 men were
supposed to have Ptrished. but now that
the fire is extinguished and the excite
ment over It develops that only three men
were in" the mine when the fire rtarted
yesterday afternoon. It being "pay-day. the
xnen had quit work between 11 and 12
o'clock, leaving only Sternad; Frank La
thlck and a driver, name not known. In
the pit
The fire started, it is supposed, from the
electric pump, caused ny the burning, out
of a motor. Sternad and Lathlck were
at work about 300 feet beyond the pump,
over three-quarters of a mile from the
mine entrenchraent.-and knew nothing of
(the fire until Lathlck started forward to
get some orders from the fire "boss. Com
ing to the fire he wrapped his head In hli
coat and made a dash through the flames
and smoke He succeeded dn reaching tho
pit mouth, where he fell exhausted. Ster
nad has not been reached by the rescuers,
but It Is a certainty that he has per
ished. The third man escaped easily .be
cause he was on the outride of the fire
and followed Lathlck lnihis rush.
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WARSHIPS LAID UP.
Owing- to the Lack of at Sufficient
Xumber of Officers.
WASHINGTON. April It The Navy
Department was under the necessity today
of ordering the United States cruiser De
troit to the Portsmouth navy-yard. New
Hampshire, to go out of commission. In
addition to this, orders have been pre
pared to put the Marblehead out of com
mission at Mare Island, and - telegraphic
orders have been sent to Admiral Watson
to send the gunboats Bennington and
Concord, now at Manila, to Los Angeles,
where they will be also put out of com
mission. The battle-ships Indiana and
'Massachusetts, which have Just been
overhauled at the New York navy-yard,
are to bo sent to League Island about the
first of the month, to be laid up. Instead
of being commissioned.
This remarkable reduction of the num
ber of ships In commission is ascribed at
the Navy Department to the lack of a
sufficient number of officers to furnish
complements for the ships required for
Naval purposes. The hattle-shlp Kear
sargo has Just been put In commission,
and the Illinois, on the Atlantic side, and
the Wisconsin, on the Pacific,' must be!
also commissioned immediately, in order
that- the ships can be token over from
the' hands of the contractors. There are
some smaller craft like the Strlngham
and the Chesapeake, also calling for com
missions and crews. The extent of the
shortage may be suggested by the fact
that for all of the'four gTeat guns In the
double turrets of the new battle-ship
Kearsarge, but one officer could.be spared.
Involving1-undue risk; even In times of
peace. Tho Navigation Bureau Is au
thority for the statement that there ore
fully ICO vacancies In the line of the Navy,
and 'the total number' of officers Is really
less than It was four years ago, notwith
standing the great Increase In the num
ber of ships.
The training-ship Dixie, now at Naples,
has been ordered to continue her cruise
through the Mediterranean Sea and the1
Suex panal to Manila.
The training-ship Hartford has sailed
from Montevideo for Bahla.
The Mayflower, which was yesterday or-dre-ed
to be put Into commission May 12.
will be sent to Puerto Rico to serve as a
station-ship, for the Governor and other
Island officials.
Changei In Transport Service.
WASHINGTON, April It. Several
changes have been ordered In the Army
transportation service. The transports
Buford and Kllpatrick are to be taken off
the West Indian route and sent to Manila
for service between that city and San
Francisco. Proposals will be invited to
make the necessary changes In their In
terior arrangements to fit them for ex
tended sea cruises. It is estimated that it
will take at least five months to do the
work. The transport Resolute Is now be
ing fitted out for service on the West
Indian route, and the Rosecrans, former
ly the cruiser Badger. Is being prepared
at San Francisco for the Alaskan service.
Secretary Lode Returns.
WASHINGTON. April It Secretary
Long returned to Washington this after
noon from Colorado. He did not come,
to the Navy Department but sent for .his
mall and gpent the afternoon in disposing
of It and In consultation with Assistant
Secretary Allen. "He has accepted tho
President's action In selecting Mr. Allen t
for the Governorship of Puerto Rico, but
regrets the necessity for a chance at this
time. So far, he has not Indicated any
choice In the matter ot a. successor to
Mr. Allen.
LAST DAYS IN LADYSMITH.
British toss In Killed nnd "Wounded
Was Over Three Thousand.
LONDON, April 7. The last days in
Ladysmlth are described by a Standard
correspondent who gives from official
sources these figures:.
"November 2, when the investment be
gan, we had a garrison of E72 officers and
12,924 men. March 1. when the siege was
raised, the garrison, was reduced to 400
officers and 9761 men, leaving 1C9 officers
and 31G3 men to be accounted for by death
and sickness. When General Buller en
tered the town there were In the hospital
1996 officers and men, of whom 703 were
suffering from enteric fever, 341 from
dysentery and 1S9 from wounds. During
the four months from November 2 to
March 1 no -fewer than 10.GGS soldiers, cr
nearly 70 per cent of the garrison, had
been admitted Into the Hospitals. The ad
missions for enteric fever were 1776; for
dysentery 1S37. There died of disease and
wounds In the four months, COO men of the
garrison and 40 civilians, while on the low.
est " average 140 deaths will probably be
recorded against the patients who remain,
raising the total mortality from disease
and wounds to 700 among Europeans alone.
-""The deaths from enteric fever up to
March1 1 numbered 931, or more than 20
per cent: from dysentery, 117, or 6 per cent
and from wounds G9. To this must be
added 18 officers and 193 men killed In ac
tion; 17 officers and 160 men killed in as
saults, sorties and storming parties and
two omcers ana men Killed in bombard
ments. The total of our dead Is, there
fore, not less than 1063. Nor does the llet
end here, for we have wounded in as
saults and sorties, 45 officers and 352 men,
and by bombardment, 25 officers and 207
men. A siege, like a battle, is usually
a catalogue of blunders.
"Aft the non-destruction of the rail
way came the neglect to secure heavy
guns and unlimited ammunition. With the
material at command. Sir Georcc White
could not hope to maintain an equal duel
wun mo enemy's Batteries of four nine-
pounders and 23 long-range guns and How
itzers. The Boers fired 15,500 shells within
the perimeter. Our expenditure did not
exceed 4780 rounds. The two 4.7 naval
guns expended 624 rounds: the' three 13
pounder naval guns 7S4 rounds and the
two old-fashioned Howitzers fired 776 shells
made 30 years ago."
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Chlcac-o Street Railways 'Combine.
CHICAGO. April 14. Meetings held to
day by the directors of the Chlcam-. TTnlnn
Traction Company and the stockholders of
uie imcago consolidated Trust Company
it Is understood practically concluded ne
gotiations which have been In progress
for several weeks for the consolidation of
the two organizations Into one vast sys
tem of street railways, tho Consolidated
Company being absorbed by the .Union
Company. The former company conslsti
of several systems of cross-town and sub
urban lines on the North and West Sides.
W. L. Elklns. ot Philadelphia, resigned vt
director of the Union Company, and X
M. Roach, the present General Manager,
was elected in his place.
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Gold Find In Kansas.
JOPLIN. Mo., April 14.-J. C. MttTdock
and' others, of Galena. Kan., near here,
claim to have found gold In quarts forma
tion within two miles of that place that
assays 340 to 390 a ton. An effort to lease
or buy the land, which is said to be In
cluded In the great Galena zinc nnd lead
belt Is being made. Excitement over the
alleged find Is Intense.
Stops the Conga and "Works OS the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
'cold In one day. No cure so pay. Price 25c.
GATES THROWN OPEN
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continuous cheering- from the great crowd
which Was massed along the route. On
alighting from the carriage, the President
was Immediately surrounded by the Min
isters. M. Mlllcrand, Minister ot Com
merce, sto:d at the entrance to receive
him. around M. Mllleraud being grouped
Commissioner-General Picard and other
high Exposition officials. President Lou
bet shook hands with M. Mlllorand. and
then turning to Picard. said he would be
happy to sign his decoration ot the. prand
Cross of the Legion of Honor. President'
Loubet then saluted the committees, and
entered the hall through the throng ot
more than 40.0X1 people that formed a sea
of human faces all turned toward the
door.
As a salvo of artillery announced the
President's arrival, there was a moment
of expectant silence; then the heavy red
plush cushions covering the door were
thrown aside, and the President In even
Ing dress and wearing the broad red In
signia of the Legion of Honor acroes his
breast stepped Into the tribune which
had been temporarily erected for today's
ceremony, the Presidential gallery which.
Is to serve for all later ceremonies not yet
being ready. At the same Instant an or
chestra composed of musicians of the
famed Republican Guard struck up the
"Marseillaise." The whole assembly un
covered and remained bareheaded during
the remainder of the proceedings. Before
tho strains of France's stirring national
hymn had. died away, a mighty cry arose
of "Vive Loubet!, Vive la Republlque!
Vive la France?' A
President Loubet stood In the front of
the tribune with M. Wa'deck-Rousseau.
M. Dechanet, President Of the Chamber
of "Deputies, and M. del Cosse, Minister,
of Foreign Affairs, and all ot the Minis
ters except the Marquis de Gallifet," Min
ister of War, who was absent because ot
Indisposition. Grouped behind him were
a number of richly uniformed officials.
The acclamations were sUll echoing!
through the alcoves and galleries when
President Loubet and tho Ministers re
sumed their seats, and M. MUlerand be
gan his speech formally handing over the
Exposition to the Chief of State, M. MU
lerand said:
"The persevering efforts and the pas-
slonate energy of M. Picard (the Caramls-
L sloner-General) and ot his colleagues made
possible the prodigious work which I pre
sent to you today. One cannot however,
without committing Injustice, extract
names from the notable list of artists, en
gineers and contractors, who were the ar
tisans of these marvels. The universe as
sociated with France In this gigantic en
terprise and the government of the repub
lic fulfills a very pleasant duty of hos
pitality and gratitude In expressing its
thanks to those sovereigns and chiefs of
state.
"The visitor to tho exposition will owe
to the friendly people who have shown so
much eagerness and good will In receiv
ing the invitation to visit the exposition,
the miracle ot being able in a few min
utes to make a lour of the world. The
types of all architecture grouped side by
side on the two banks of the Seine will
captivate his imagination while pleasing
his vision, and by a natural affiliation of
Ideas this picturesque display will give
birth In his soul to the reflection that
however distant they appear to be from
one another by education, custom and
prejudice, 'all the sons ot Europe, citizens
of divers nationalities, belong to the same
family, and their duty, like their interest
is to work towards Increasing the common
patrimony of science and art
"The time will come when other voices
more authoritative than mine will make
the Inventory of the artistic treasures In
closed In these edifices. I will limit my am
bition to recalling how In a hundred years
the face of the material world has been
changed. Words fall me to express the
grandeur and the extent of this econom
ical revolution under tour hand. We have
seen the forces of nature subdued and 'dis
ciplined. Steam and electricity, reduced to
the role of occult servants, have trans
formed the conditions of existence. "Ma
chinery has become the queen of the
world. Installed In power In our factories,
constructed of Iron and steel, she has re
placed by slow but continuous Invasion
the workers of flesh and bone, ot whom
she makes auxllarles.. What a change in
human relations. Distances diminish to
the point ot disappearing. 'In a few hours
are devoured distances which were former
ly only accomplished at the price of days
and great fatigue. The telephone brings
to our ears words and the very tone of
a. friend's voice, separated from us by
hundreds of miles. The intensity and the
power of life, of death Itself, recoil before
the victorious marching human souL The
genius of Pastuer, pure benefactor of hu
manity, whose glory Is not overcast in any
shadow, increase a hundred fold the power
of surgery and of medicine. The malady,
seized at its .origin, and Isolated, ceases,
and then appears on the horizon the happy
period when the epidemics which rav
aged cities and decimated peoples will no
longer be anything but terrifying memories
and legends of the past
"Thus docs science multiply with admir
able prodigality (he means which she
placed at the disposal ot man to bend the
exterior forces to her laws or guarantee
him against their hostility. She renders
him a more signal service in giving up to
him the secret of the material and moral
grandeur of the societies which can be
described in one word, '6ollaafty., We
are the heirs of the faults as well as ot
the meritorious points of our fathers, and
we are already writing of solldltary ot our
bona and of our ancestors, and why should
we not do so In the case of our contempo
raries? We must not forget those phys
ical contagions, the houses of the poor,
where tho morbid germs of uncultured
brains aro sheltered, where superstition
and hatred ferment const ltutlng perils of
which a far-seeing intelligence is destined
to convince us. We must hasten their dis
appearance, triumph over Ignorance and
conquer misery, imagine the outcome of
the assistance of syndicates and associa
tions of all descriptions destined to gToup
themselves Into one sheaf, resisting Indi
vidual weakness,- so many proofs of hu
man solldltary. It alms to lessen In the
bosom of each nation the shocking In
equality resulting from nature or from
the regime. It proposes to unite in bonds
of a real fraternity the children of a. same
people. But Its .effects do'not stop at front
iers. Interests, ideas and sentiments In
termingle and cross each other over the
whole surface ot the globe, like those light
threads In which human thought floats
beneficent complexity which permits us"
already to discern a new era, of which
only yesterday a noble Initiative forged at
The Hngue conference the first links. Yes,
more strongly than we could have done
ourselves International relations have
shaped themselves from the multiplicity
of news and .the stability of exchange. Be
sides, we have reason to hope and believe
that a day will come when the world will
know only the profitable rivalry ot peace
and the glorious struggles of labor. Labor!
Labor! Creator, sacred Creator! It. Is
thou who ennobles: It Is thou who coun
seleth. Under thy footsteps Ignorance Is
dtaslpated and pain flees. By thee, hu
manity has leaped over "the barriers of the'
night and mounts unceasingly toward that
luminous and serene region where one day
will be realized the Ideal and the perfect,
accord of the power of Justice and good."'
M. Mlllerand's address was received with
rounds ot applause, which attained a ver
itable roar at Its conclusion.
The President's Address.
President -Loubet then arose and deliv
ered am address which was also warmly
cheered. President Loubet said:
"In Inviting the governments and the
peoples to make us a synthesis ot, human
work, tne STencn Republic had not only In,
mind to institute competition of visible
marvels and to renew on tho hanks' of the a
Seine the ancient renown of elegance and
courteous hospitality; ouc ambition. Is
more lofty: It soars infinitely above the
brilliance of. transitory fetes .and does -not,
confine Itself. Whatever patriotic (satis
faction we may 'experience today, to the
gratification, of. our amour propro' or self
interest Franco wishes to give a, striking
contribution to the .bringing; 'about ot. con
cord between peoples. She has tho con
sciousness of .working for the good ot
the world at the conclusion of this noble
century In which the victory over error
and hatred was all. Incomplete, but which
bequeaths to us a living faith In progress."
President Loubet then spoke ot the ad
mirable spectacle that 'the Exposition af
forded of mind disciplining the forces of
Naturo and ot the support foreign govern
ments had lent France in accomplishing
the great work. In conclusion, President
Loubet said:
"Gentlemen, this work of harmony,
peace and progress, however "ephemeral
Its outward show, will not have bee,n m
vain; the peaceful meeting of the gov
ernments of the world, will not remain
sterile. I am convinced that, thanks to
the persevering affirmation of certain gen
erous thoughts , with which the expiring
century has resounded, the 20th century
will witness a little more fraternity and
less misery of all kinds, and that ere long
we shall have accomplished an Import
ant step In the slow evolution of the work
towards happiness and ot man towards
humanity."
This "peroration, delivered with" fervor,
evoked an outburst of cheering. When the
cheering had subsided. President Loubet
said: . ,
"It Is under theso auspices and In this
hope that I declare open the Exposition
of 1900."
A round of cheers lasting several min
utes greeted tho conclusion of his dis
course.. M. Waldeck-Rousseau was, up to the
last moment expected to speak, but he
changed his mind, and when President
Loubet concluded he remained seated.
The orchestra then rendered Saint Saens
"Hymn to Victor Hugo." and President
Loubet descended from the tribune.
A detachment of Republican Guards
then filed In. and lined the passage across
tne nan to tne grand staircase at the op-
S"18"6' K?.-Whlh waf raned a d?ubIa
lino of Republican Guards. The President
made his way across the hall amid a
renewed storm of cheering, ascended the
staircase of honor and entered the recep
tion hall, where the ceremony of presen
tation of foreign commissioners was gone
through with.
A Tour of the Gronnds.
The President and his party then pro
ceeded on a tour of the grounds. A mo
mentary stop was made In the gallery ot
the Agricultural Building, where the Pres
ident secured his first view of the interior
of any of the exposition buildings. Tha
outlook across the vast area was disap
pointing In that the ground space was
filled with debris and the installation ot
exhibits barely under way. Parsing
through the Interior of the structure, the
Salon D'Honneur was Inspected, and the
party emerged into the open air in the
Champs de Mars. From the top of the"
broad stretch of ground extending from
the Chateau D'Eau across the D'Lena
bridge to the Trocadero. the sight was a
brilliant one. Soldiers lined both sides of
the railroad, saluting- the Presidential
party as it passed. Military bands sta
tioned at closo Intervals made the echoes
of the "Marseillaise" reverberate from
building to building, while the crowds
which lined the avenuo walk back ot the
soldiers waved handkerchiefs and hats as
President Loubet passed alonr. Here and
there some raised cries of "Vive Loubet!"
and "Vive la Republlque."
The bridge D.'Lena was crossed, and at
the other end gaily festooned barges
awaited. To the booming of cannon and
the cheers of the spectators. President
Loubet, the ministers, the diplomatic
corps and distinguished guests embarked
and. preceded by a small naval tug, start
ed up the Seine toward the bridge Alex
ander III. Though the right bank of the
Seine contained many Interesting struc
tures, thoso in the Presidential barges
gavo most attention to the left bank, '
along which are the buildings of the vari
ous nations. Each nation had made an
effort to outdo the others in the homage
pard the Presidential barge, as it steamed
slowly along. Before each national pavil
ion tho legation staffs had gathered with
their friends. President Loubet stood in
the stern watching interestedly the archi
tectural accomplishments which the coun
tries of the world had presented as a por
tion of their exhibit
At the United States pavilion many
guests wero assembled, and they cheered
while the Stars nnd Stripes were dipped
on ono flagpole and the French tricolor
was lowered from another. At the Alex
ander bridge the President declared the
structure officially opened, and then, land
ing, the party proceeded through the mag
nificent Avenue Nicholas II to the gate of
the Champs Elysee, where state carriages
were taken to the palace. Thus the cere
mony came to an end and tho crowds dis
persed to their homes.
Effect of the Exposition.
PARIS, April 14. General Horace Por
ter, United States Ambassador, after tho
Inaugural ceremony, said to a represen
tative of the Associated Press:
"The present French Exposition will at
tract even greater Interest than any pre
vious effort made In Paris to display be
fore the world the products of the various
nations. Every government of any Im
portance will be represented. Tho friend
ly Intercourse which will take place be
tween prominent and Influential people
from all lands will do much to bring about
better understandings between the coun
tries and to foster that good will which Is
so necessary among nations In securing
on era of harmony and peace."
.United States Commissioner-General
Ferdinand W. Peck said:
"The exhibits of the great international
exposition Inaugurated today reflecting
the arts, sciences and Industries of the
present age, will bo an achievement of
heretofore unequaled perfection. At no
other similar event have the nations of
the world so elaborately and ambitiously
participated."
McKInley to Loubet.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-President Mc
KInley today sent the following message
to President Loubet:
"Washington. D. C Aprtl 14, 1900.-TO
the President of the French Renuollc
"Paris: In the name of The American peo
ple and on behalf of the Government of
the United States, I congratulate the Gov
ernment of the Republic and the French
Nation on this conspicuous Inauguration
of a great enterprise, whoso beneficent
mission Is to draw closer tho ties of in
tercourse that Join all countries to their
mutual advantage.
"WILLIAM M"KINLEY."
Clash "With Strikers.
. NEW YORK. April 14. Hostilities be
tween strikers and the Sheriffs forces at
Carton Dam began this morning. The
strikers made an attempt to cut the
cable of the suspension bridge, and were
charged upon by the Sheriffs. TwoDeputy
uty Sheriffs were wounded. Sheriff Mai
loy called out the local mill t la. who will
arrive here tomorrow night A clash may
occur Monday morning when the work
whistles blow. ,
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Killed nt a Fire.
"NEW YORK, April 14. Ono man was
killed and a man and a boy probably
fatally Injured In a 3400,000 fire which oc
curred tonight In Brooklyn. The dead
man Is John C. Donaldson, a bookkeeper.
The Injured are William D. Donaldson.
the 17-year-old son of the dead man. and
Stephen Moneypermy, a laborer. They
were on an adjoining building fighting the
fire when tho flames made their position
perilous and they were obliged to Jump.
o
Store Prisoners for St. Helena.
CAPE TOWN, April 14. Tho transport
Lake Erie, with upwards" of 500 Transvaal
"prisoners, including French, German and
Russlad Bribers of the foreign legion,
captured at Boshof, sailed for St Helena
today.
Peruna, The
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fM$- AliKOTDQmNGTOTM Bjffgf
Catarrhal Debility Cured.
Mettle B. Curtis, Secretary Legion of Loyal
Women, writes from Hotel Salem, Boston, Mass.,
ms follows: " suffered for oyer a year with' gen
eral weakness and debility, manifested especially
. in severe backache and head
ache. My physician pre
scribed different medicines,
none of which seemed to help
me any until a club associate
advised me to try Peruna, as
it cured her of constitutional
headache and stomach
troubles. 1 at once ordered a
bottle and before it was used
felt greatly improved. Ihave
HattleB. Curtis.
taken four bottles and for 'two months have been
entirely free from these maladies. Several of my
friends are using Peruna with beneficial results,
especially in cases of trouble with the kidneys
and other pelvic organs, together with weakness
peculiar to women."
MEAT BILL COMPROMISE
ITS CHAXCES ARE IHFROIIXO.
EVERY DAY.
German Agrarians Losing- Strength
Xew Measure "Will De More Fa
vorable to the United States.
BERLIN, April 14. The chances of com
promise ot the meat bill are steadily in
creasing, and the probabilities are that a
compromise, satisfactory alike to the gov
ernment and tho Reichstag, will finally
be adopted. The vacation of the Reichs
tag has been used for the purpose of pre
paring such a compromise. The Nord
Deutsche Allgemelne publishes a long
article explaining why the report on the
national BUI was not acceptable to the 1
government In view of the fact that it
would surely precipitate unpleasant and
mutually unprontabie differences witn
other powers, besides unduly increasing
the price of "ono of the most necessary
nutriments, both for tho high and low,
whose exclusive production by German
agriculture would be doubtful even then.
This paper also points out that the gov
ernment meat bill In Its original shape
meant a considerable benefit to German
agriculture, and this has been acknowl
edged by such conservative leaders as
Count von Mlrbach and Baron von Man-'
tuefeL The article strongly advises the
Agrarian extremists not to bend the bow
too far, lest It should break. Certainly
the Bundesrath will never consent to the
extreme form proposed by the Reichstag
committee. Negotiations between the
government representatives and a number
of leading men have been going on for the
past fortnight and have now proceeded
far enough to permit -It to be said that
when the Reichstag reconvenes the week
after next tho chances of the compromise
bill passing will be much better. At the
same time, the government had made up
its mind to fight the extreme Agrarians,
and especially the Federation of Hus
bandry. The conservative parties, who
hitherto went along with those extremists
more or less willingly, now declare their
Intention to separate on this Issue. The
well-known conservative leaders thus de- I
daring are Herren "Von Mlrbach, Man- i
tuefel, Lcvetzow, Kllnckowstro and Kro-
patchedk.
The government now believes that the I
compromise measure, which is' sure to be
adopted and passed, will not .meet with
serious objections In the United States.
One of the arguments used by the govern
ment with the Agrarians was to point out
how exports to the United States had been
enormously growing lately, especially ag
ricultural products. x
Preparations have begun for grandly re
ceiving the Emperor of Austria here May
5. The municipality will beautifully deco
rate the whole distance from the Anhalter
depot where His Majesty will arrive, to
the Brandenburg gate and Under den Lin
den to the Castle. Three triumphal arches
will be erected to break the monotony.
The 00.000 Austrians residing in Berlin are
also making arrangements to illuminate
at night and display Austrian flags
throughout the city. Thousands of busts
of the Emperor of Austria will be placed
In show windows.
'Spiritualistic seances and manlfesta
tlons have become a fad In Germany. In
Berlin such seances occur every night
new "mediums" appear almost dally, and
the papers publish statements pro and
con.
gavo a, farewell dinner tonight -to James
Spring Catarrh Remedy.
Corps, Fremont,
bad occasion
beneficent results of Peruna
when a prominent member of
our Relief Corps,
fered torture with kidney and
other troubles of the pelvic
organs, was completely re
stored through the persistent
use of it, while
seemed able to
I free to any eddrcrs.
C. Monoghan, who has resigned the Con
sulate at Chemnitz, and who returns to
the United States. The dinner, which took
place at the Palace Hotel, was attended
by the United States Ambassador, An
drew D. White, the members of the
United States Embassy and a number of
tho United States Consuls In Germany.
RDFUS WRIGHT SHOT.
Bicycle-Tire 31an Probably Fatally
Shot by a "Woman.
CHICAGO, April 14. Rufus Wright a
millionaire, and treasurer of the firm of
Morgan & Wright, bicycle-tire manufac
turers, is lying at the point of death In n
room of the Leland Hotel, shot through
the neck by a bullet from the revolver of
Mrs. Louisa Lottridge, ot Paw Paw,
Mich. The shooting occurred In the
apartments occupied by the woman, and
she and the victim declare It was acci
dental. When Detective Sergeant Burns
arrived at the hotel ho found Mrs. Lott
rldgo there. Ho placed her under arrest
A friend who had spent several hours
with her previous to the shooting was
also arrested. She gives her name as
Mrs. Koss. Much mystery attaches to
the shooting.
Both tho victim and Mrs: Lottridge per
sist in sayinir It was accidental. The
first known of tho occurrence was when
Mrs. Lottridge called Hugh Willi, a
bell boy. and told him to notify Dr. J.
D. Hammond, tho house physician, of the
shooting. The woman registered at tho
hotel April 11, when she arrived with Mrs.
Kosa. She told the Chief of Deteclvcs
that she had been acquainted with Wright
for the last three years, and that on
every ono of her visits to Chicago he had
called on her. Mrs. Koss, who denies all
knowledge ot the shooting, declared that
she and Mrs. Lottrldgo had several drinks
In the room ot the latter, and when Mrs.
Koss was about to leave the room Mrs.
Lottridge announced that she Intended to
send for Mr. Wright Tho condition of
Wright at midnight was critical.
Fire in a Bark.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14. Flro broke
Out In the hold of the bark B. P. Cheney
at tho Howard-street wharf last night
The firemen cut numerous holes through
the deck, and water was poured through
them In such volume as to list the bark
heavily to starboard, and ultimately settle
her in the 3ort mud at the bottom of the
bay. The vessel belongs to the Nax Nek
Packing Company, and had nearly com
pleted loading with coal and other sup
plies for tho company's Alaskan can
neries. The vessel, which Is valued at
J25.000, Is Insured for JSCO0. The value ot
tho cargo Is placed at J5O.C00, not Insured.
The total loss Is estimated at J40.00O. mo3t-'
ty on the cargo. It Is yet Impossible to
tell how badly the vessel has been in
jured. 1
Cose of Dreyer.
SPRINGFIELD, III., April H. In tho
case of ex-Banker Edward C. Dreyer, ot
Chicago, under a penitentiary sentence for
embezzlement the Supreme Court today
granted the writ of supercedeas asked by
Dreyer's attorneys, holding that the fail
ure to swear In the bailiffs in charge of
tho Jury In the last trial was a reversible
error.
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Cltrarmakers Locked Out.
. NEW YORK. April 14. Five thousand
clgarmak'ers, employed by six of the
largest firms In this city, were notified this
afternoon that there would be no more
work for them until further notice. No
reason was assigned for the, shut-down,'
but the cigar-Tinkers - believe they have
been locked out to prevent them from
contributing to the support of the 2200
Catarrhal Weakness Cured,
Mrs. Jane Baxter, President Grand Army Relief
Wash., writes: "Last spring I
to observe the
who had suf
no physician
cure her.
Mrs. Jane Baxter.
' ' tried it for a severe and continued backache
and found Peruna the only remedy so far tried
that could ever cure me. I am welt and strong
now, and although four months have passed since
my recovery, 7 have not had a moment's jtain
since." Address The Peruna Medicine Co.', Co
lumbus, O., for "Facts and Faces," containing the
words of the people concerning Peruna. Sent
strikers In Korbs, Worthelm & Schlffer"a
factory, who have been out six weeks.
Irreverent, but Funny.
They don't have family prayers In tho
household circle of a certain 5-year-old.
Thereby hongs a story of an embarrassing
episode. The minister called the other
day, and at the close of his call offered
prayer. Tho next day the 5-year-old
aforesaid, the bright and shining light of
tho household where the prayers wero of
fered, entertained her mother's callers
with an account ot the pastor's visit
"And they did an awful queer thing." I
said the younBster. "They never did that I
at our house before.
"And what was that?" graciously asked
on of the callers.
"Why, just before the minister got ready
to go he read a little out of a book, and
then they all got down and smelt ot tho
chairs. Lewlston, Me.. Journal.
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The Texns Flood.
HOUSTON. Tex., April 14. The entire
town of Wharton and the country forj
eight miles above 13 now under water, aU
previous records having been surpasiC
The body of a stranger, a well-dressed.
man. was fished out of the Colorado near
Bastrop today. , ,
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noli f '
Spring
Is pladly welcomed for tho
vitalitvyfrcshness and parity it
gives everything in nature; its
cleansing showers and sunshine
remove, dissolve and disinfect
.tinbeallhful accumulations. It
Is the Time
"When our physical systems
need to be cleansed and invig
orated with Hood's Sarsapa
rilla. This good medicine
expels all the badness that has
gathered in the blood and en
riches and vitalizes the lifo
current- If you take Hood's
To Purify
Your Blood
Now, you lay the foundation for
good health in the months that
ore to come. Hood's Sarsapa
rilla tones the stomach, creates
an appetite, builds up and forti
fies the whole system by giving
vitality and strength to every tis
sue, organ, nerve and, muscle.
Take the Best
Spring Medicine
" I can highly recommend
Hood's Sarsaparilla as a stirintri
medicine. There is a necessity
for taking such a medicine, and
I find none better than Hood's.
I would never accept any other
in its place." C. Laib, 1231 N.
29th St,, Philadelphia, Pa.
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