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p&i'mT&j rTm ti-- -v ' -' A THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POSTLAND, APRIL' 22, 1900. HEADS MUST FALL England Demands the Recall of Buller and Warren. WARMEST PRAISE FOR ROBERTS The Commander-in-Chief Has So Anthorltj- to Dismiss the Blundering; Generals. LONDON, April 2L The British Gover nor o Ashantee. Sir Frederick M. Hodg son, stands In danger of being murdered and his rule swept out of remembrance: tbo United States Is generally considered on the brink of war with Turkey; the Paris exposition has been opened; Queen Victoria Is returning from her remark able visit to Ireland, yet "who caresT" In England there Is only one topic, and that Is 'Lord Roberts' Splonkop censures and their possible results. Even the com mencement of the advance against Pre toria falls to detract public Interest from the all-absorbing sensation of the hour. The weeklies teem with comment that de fies a cabled synopsis. While there is a multitudinous expression of opinion re garding the advisability of the publication at the present moment of such terrible Indictments of British Generals and of ficers, and while the authorities differ 5 widely as to the causes of their inefficien cy, and the remedies therefor, one com mon verdict seems to have been reached, which Is that Splonkop was a terrible muddle, and that some one must be brought to book. Though the Cabinet Itself appears scarcely decided upon what course to pursue, public opinion la pretty clearly defined, and Is unanimous In de manding the recall of General Buller and General Warren. Placing Colonel Crofton on half pay has merely whetted the Na tional appetite, and the ravenous demand for action and for the prevention of the useless low of loved ones which cannot be satisfied with such a meager bone as Crofton. Higher heads. It seems, must fall. It Is probable the government hopes General Buller will apply for his own rfickll. but this seems unlikely fo happen and now the country angrily waits for the action that all sections of the press de clare must follow the"" extraordinarily timed publication of Roberts strictures. A curious feature Is that Lord Roberts apparently is not empowered to deal with General Buller, or even General Warren, both having been directly appointed by the government, and, "beyond reporting. Lord Roberts Is unablo to take action. Yet, for six after receiving Lord Roberts report, the Marquis of Lansdowne. the Secretary of State for War, left the ques tion open, and now, for some mysterious reason, has taken the publlclnto-his con fidence. Hence. Lord Roberts Is naturally freed from all blame, and has Increased his popularity by being- bravo enough to expose weak spots. Rev. T. DeWItt Talmage-wlll preach his first sermon this year In England tomor row at Manchester. He Is looking forward with keen Interest to addressing crowds of similar enormous proportions to those who heard him when he last visited Eng land. The well-known preacher is taking much interest In the India famine fund and the distribution of American relief. Sir William Wedderburn, known as an authority on Indian affairs, writing in the Speaker on the subject, declares the Brit ish Government Is responsible to a great degree for the awful sufferings from the famine, owing to unfair taxation and the .revolutionary systems of business methods arbitrarily Imposed on the natives. The Croton. N. T., strike calls forth many expressions of opinion. The Speak er deals with it at length, as, perhaps the first outbreak of the long-predicted war between labor and capital the world over, and says It believes the United States will eventually be compelled to adopt more severe restrictions on immi gration, and strengthen its available forces Tor the "immediate suppression of Incipi ent insurrections." adding: "America, to remain as she is, must cease to be the refuge of destitute mankind." The same paper, dealing with the pro posed amendment to the Constitution, pro viding for the election of Senators by pop ular vote, declares that the Senate "now swarms with millionaires, who arc be lieved to purchase their election by large gifts to campaign funds, and who make It nearly Impossible for tho President to have a foreign policy," adding: "The Hay-Pauncefote treaty, for .exam ple, was blocked, not because Its provis ions were disliked, but because It might help McKlnley"6 candidacy. The people are growing weary of this, and the vote of the House marks their desire to make In some way a radical change In the com position of their House of Lords.". Efforts to put tho British case in 'South Africa before the American people are Increasing. It is learned that the Rev. Charles Phlllppls, who arrived at Boston April 20, represents many people who are anxious to retain American "good-will. He will lecture throughout the country In an attempt to show the Justice of the British. .... ... .c. ui. x Hindis ia u wen known Congregatlonallst of Johannesburg, whence he lately -returned. He spent 11 years In South Africa, and has frequently been Interviewed and quoted in the Brit ish press as an authority on the Boer Brltlsh controversies. At the present moment General Bul ler could find no better way to endear himself to the hearts of the people than 'to request his recall: but one who knows the Natal commander Intimately tells tho rep resentative of the Associated Press he is far too thick-skinned to take such a step, and will stick to his port despite 'all crit icisms and avalanches of adverse public opinion. Nor is Lord Kitchener spared In the present outbreak. There Is a story go lng the rounds of the clubs that the" "great man of the Soudan" has been severely sat upon by the "little man of Afghanistan," and specific Instances of disagreements be tween them are quoted. Once, so gossip says with mysterious references to- pri vate letters and such inner sources of Information, Lord Roberts felt constrained to pit Lord Kitchener in his plat. "I wish you to understand,' Kandahar is reported to have said to Khartoum, "If you please, that I command this army. Tou are my cjilef of staff. I don't seek your advice and I shall decide myself on what Is to be done and shall Issue my or ders accordingly." No documentary evidence has been ob tained to prove the truth of this, and If may be pure Invention, but it has already been printed In London and originated in much the same way as the first stories arose regarding the fiascos of Generals Gatacre. Buller and Methuen, which were only too fully borne out by later official and detailed accounts. r With regard to Lord Kitchener there Is another story current which states that after the Colenso disaster the Queen demanded that Buller be superseded by the conqueror of the Khalifa, and'that the Cabinet protested but compromised by sending Lord Roberts as a figurehead. This Is considered rather Improbable; buV if true, the Cabinet, has caught a tartar In the shape of Lord Roberts. , It Is marvelous to note the.wholehcarted. ness of the English public trust in this old General. Not one paper has Attached" to his .criticism of General Buller his predecessor In the command one lota, of Unfairness 6r self-interest. This per haps Is explained by the unh'ersal recog-" rttlon of the fact that the field marshal has little to gain by' this campaign and that he gave up all to which long and bril liant service- entitled him In order to ire his country. Whatever the outcome of the Boer War, Lord Roberts' name would stand Jn England's military annals as one of the most' successful and best loved of her commanders. This fact Is ever before the people, and they believe their Commander-in-Chief In South Africa, to be miles above Jealousy or rivalries that might tactuate other Generals. Tho recently announced death of Thomas Dudley from bubonic plague at Sydney recalls the terrible story In connection with the loss of tho yacht Mignonette, of which he wo9 the master. In 1SS4, when she found, ered. Dudley, with two other men and a boy, 'was adrift for many days In an open "boat. During this time the men killed the boy and tried to eat his body, for which, after their rescue, they were sentenced to death in England. This sentence, how ever, was subsequently commuted to six months Imprisonment. The yacht Mlgnonetto sailed from Southampton for Australia May 19, 1SSI, and foundered In a storm about 1000 miles from the Cape. Three men Captain Thomas Dudley, Edwin Stephens, the mate, a sailor named Brooks and & boy, Richard Parker, escaped in a boat Without provisions July 5. After the cast aways had become greatly reduced by hun ger It was proposed that one of the party be killed by lot. but this was rejected by Brooks. On July SO, however, the boy was killed by the Captain and a portion of his body eaten. The men were picked up by the German bark Montezuma July 24 and carried to Falmouth. Captain Dudley and Mate Stephens were tried for murder, and they were convicted, sentence of death being passed on December 9 following. On De cember 13, however, their sentence was commuted to six months' Imprisonment without labor. This has been a week of un usual Interest In tho theatrical world to Americans, as two plays were submitted to the London public on which America had long since pronounced favor ablo Judgment "Zaza" and "Cyrano da Bergerac" In "both cases the American verdict was reversed. "Zaza" was respon sible for an outbreak In London similar, though on a smaller scale, to New York's "Sapho" agitation. Here It has taken the form of general dissatisfaction at the at tempts to translate French plays rather than as attempts to suppress Mrs. Car ter's role, tho afternoon papers being particularly hard on "Zaza," The Globe declared that "America has shown herself intolerant to more than one play1 we have sent there, but we declare "Zaza Is more, crude, mora sensual and more objectionable than any piece of home growth we can recall," The Westminster Gazette Is still more scathing, saying: "When a piece Is stupid and Ill-written throughout, coarse and animal, when a mass of indelicate detail utterly unneces sary' Is Introduced. It Is our duty to matte .some protest," Mr., Wyndham's" "Cyrano de Bergerac," produced In-his London theater Thursday, Is treated somewhat similar, though In a kinder vein than "Zaza," The Times voices the general impression by lament ing the "loss of force and art which en sues .from tho translation of French mas. terpleces." The visit of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway to England, though un dertaken Incognito, has attracted a surprisingly small amount of Inter est. The spectacle of that monarch burly despite his 71 years, and standing head and phoulders above his fellows pushing his way past the station barricade to shake hands with the Swedish workmen who had cheered him as he entered the London de pot, can for human Impulsiveness be scarcely exceeded In tho actions of the most democratic ruler. King Ofcar Is no stranger to England. He has paid frequent visits t& this country and his abilities, as historian and writer upon abtruse subjects, have gained for him honorary degrees from the English unher slties. Of all European potentates he Is probably the most cultured, the tallest and the most impulsive. Spain Is apparently scared by post-bellum publications showing how many au thorities thought the United States would have been Well advised Immediately to at tack the Canaries, for Premier Sllvela's Ministry Is now sending to these islands a number of heavy guns for defensive pur poses. One of the most frequent com ments heard In English naval circles Is that America should have captured the Canaries at the outbreak of tho Spanish The great chalk headland at Dover known ar KhflVMnoim rii t . h,,il0rd,el:ut0.?ve.the new rapid-firing batteries of that harbor's defenses a bet ter range. . COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION. Movement Spreading- Throughout the Republic. NEW YORK, AprFk-Tho Tribune to day publishes the following from Its cor-respondent-at Colon. Colombia, under date of April 7: i v Despite all hiformatlon to the contrary the, revolution is developing throughout the Republic For months the rebels have been gaining strength and every steamer touching at the Isthmus brings fresh news of desertion from the government forces. The lntt rmif-t nf .hi. - i -t . -- ---- ----. w. w..o ;uuuio is inai General Casablanca was recently defeated ..- itwrU iiuue-, ana mat -woo or his army have crant nvr , t i...i This rumor. finvAVAt fo ,. . .Wthy ,eource. and Is little credited either here or In Panama. The department of Santander and all of Colima, with the exception of the City of Hondo, are In the hands of the Insurgents The rebels also control Jarge ports of the departments of Boyaca and Cauca. Sev eral weeks ago the Insurgents attacked Rio Hacha, capturing the port after a se vere fight. They are now believed to be moving toward Santa Mart, and the gov ernment troops have made plans to resist tut,5h-!t ? be,,cve1 to " tentlon of the Insurgents to attack the t? P .? and sea and S are victorious they will move on to Bar- ranquiiia, vk1 fHct1 ,eft Barranqullla on March 25 with three steamers and 11(3 men for some port on the Magdalena R,lver'Jlvln,r about " to guard the city The strength of the Insurgents 1, not known. No boats carrying freight 5? r1- MagdalenLfor months A" nS. PTOVll0n8 r TWO STEAMERS FOR NOME. Thrasher and Dora Sail from San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCoTApril n.-The first vessel to get away from this port f"r Cape Nome Is tho steamer ThrashVr which sailed this aftemo wlthasl sengera The steamer Dora started a fow hiSurs later. The steamer Jeanle. alvj bound for Nome, was to have sailed, but was held In port by the storm, and will not get away until tomorrow. The Dora and Jeanle are to call at Seattle on tho way north, while the Thrasher Is to go di rect to Nome, and every one of her pas sengers is confident that she will bo the vessel to reach the now Eldorado. The gale that delayed the sailing of the Dora and Jeanle began with a 40-mllo breeze Friday afternoon. At 9 A. M. to day. It blew CO miles an hour, and at noon 70 miles- an hour at Point Reyes. Tho steamer Walla Walla left for Puget Sound at 9 A. M.. and she must have got the full brunt of the storm. She took away over S0.cabIn passengers, nearly all of whom aro bound for Seattle to Join ves sels going to Nome. i i The Dixie at Port Said. POUT RATI" An41 m tn n.i.. . States auxiliary cruiser Dixie has ar- Stops the Condi, and Works OS the rvii,i 'Laxative Bromo-CJulnine Tablets cure a vuiu ui uuo uoy. o cure no pay. .Price 250. THE KAISER WILL FIX IT BERLI.V HEARS THE TURKISH MATTER WILL SOON BE SETTLED. The Forelcn Poirera Have Mot Ex changed Vleira on the Subject EnKlIsh Press Comment. BERLIN. April 2L The Foreign Office says It has Information Indicating that the United States' difficulty with Turkey will be settled amicably In a few days. The Foreign Office does not believe a naval demonstration will become neces sary. Questioned as to how the European powers would regard such a demonstra tion, a Foreign Office official replies that no exchange of views had yet been made. SO OXE WILL INTERFERE. British Diplomats Pleased With Washington's Firm Stand. LONDON, April 2L Inquiries by the As sociated Press regarding the attitude of Great Britain and other powers toward tho American-Turkish difficulty reveals the fact that no one has the slightest Intention of interfering In any way. The British Government officials do not dis guise their delight at the stand taken by Washington, and hope the Sultan's obsti nacy will for once fall to achieve its ends. Great Britain herself, during the past years, has had much trouble In exacting paymont of debts from the "sick man of the East," and appreciates tho irri tation displayed at Washington. The British Ambassador at Constanti nople has Informed the Foreign Office of tho conditions existing, but merely veri fying what has already been published. So far. Lord Salisbury has sent him no Instructions, but the Associated Press Is officially Informed that Great Britain and tho other powers who are now making Joint representations regarding the In crease In tho Turkish tariffs have no In tention Of pooling their Issues upon tho American claims or In any way associat ing the tariff matter with that dispute. Tbo possibility of serious results attracts general interest and much comment in England. The Spectator says: "It Is earnestly to bo desired that Phar aoh should harden his heart. But there Is little chance of such an advantage to the world. The Sultan will doubtless pay the money. If he docs not, Dewey may go afloat again to do work rather less easy and much more Important than the capture of Manila," The Outlook suggests that tne United States might take the customs of Smyrna as a guarantee, but Inclines to believe that the Sultan's new friend. Emperor William, will whisper "pay, and the In cident will be ended. ISf THE EVE5T OF WAIL Europe Would Be on Hand to Divide In the Partition. NEW YORK. April 2L A special to tho Tribune from Washington says: All the contingencies that might result from an outright breach with Turkey have been canvassed at the Stato Depart ment with a thoroughness which of Itself Is sufficient proof of tho deliberate ear nestness of the United States in forcing the Sultan to settle without regard to the extreme punishment that may have to be Inflicted upon the Ottoman Empire should he prove pugnacious. For one thing, the mission organizations In this country whoso interests may bo further Jeopardized have given assurances that they are willing to assume the risk of having their property In Armenia de stroyed by the Turks, and that the work ers there who are dependent upon Amer ican support do not shrink from the pos sibility of a recurrence of the atrocious massacres which led to the present crisis. The naval programme, in the event of 'a resort to force, has also had careful con sideration, and it appears that Smyrna will be almost as difficult to selzo as San Uago if the Turks have time to prepare for resistance. Tbe city has a compara tively email proportion of Turkish popula tion, ltfl great storehouses and valuable property belonging exclusively to foreign ers, chiefly English and German. On this account, a general bombardment would be out of the question, and as a siege with out co-operating land forces would be In effectual, a serious problem Is involved in the proposition to seize and administer Its customs. Smyrna's enormous trade being largely In foreign hands, a protracted blockade of the harbor would antagonize European in terests to a dangerous extent, and the United States, without the approval of tB Continental powers, might be oenoustr embarrassed in the undertaking. English consent and probably England's co-operation could be reasonably relied upon, but. In any case, the American Naval forces assembled In the Mediterranean would have to be powerful enough to force the Dardanelles In the end. This course. It Is thought, would promptly Involve all tho European powers, not as antagonists of the United States, but as eager partici pants in the partition of the Turkish Era plre. ULTIMATUM IS READY. Turkish Minister Advises HU Gov ernment of the Situation. NEW YORK. April 21, A special to the World from Washington aaysr Unless the Sultan of Turkey nets very promptly. All Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish Minister, will bo given his passport, and diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkey will be suspended 'until the Sultan pays the 3100,000 due citizens of the United States. It Is understood that an ultimatum, stating that the diplomatic relations will be severed unless the claims are paid, is ready for presentation to tho Turklih Government. It Is known at the depart ment that the Turkish Minister advised his government yesterday relative to the situation, and time will be given for the Sultan to act before the ultimatum will be Issued. There has been some discussion of tho plan. In the event that the Sultan still continues obstinate, to seize a port of Turkey and collect customs to an amount equal to the claim. It Is believed that International complications could be averted by notifying the Continental pow ers that It was the Intention of the United States to remain in possession of the port only long enough to collect tho money. The Administration Is now averse, how ever, to going beyond a severance of diplomatic relations. No serious thought has been given to a military or naval demonstration, as tho Administration has all tho war on hand It cares to deal with for the present. Should All Ferrouh Bey be given his passport. It would amount to saying that Tureky Is a dishonest government. Stat Department officials believe .that the Sul tan will not be willing to havo his country thus advertised to the world. Turkey Dnyinjr Arms. LONDON. April 2L The possibility of trouble between the United States and Turkey has attracted passing comment in England, though tho average newspaper reader is much more Interested in tho Croton Dam riot. In connection wlfh the former subject, the Birmingham Post is reSTIOnKlbli fnr ttlf. itnlMn.nl .- r. has placed several Important commissions vi.ii me nrupps io oe completed before the end of-the year, which Include better machine tuiu thnn at. nt nrMn. .. .. by any European army, and 100,000 Mau- -which, invneaiaieiy upon their re ceipt, will be delivered tn th Twiri.t. t . Army Corps. Charjre Grlscom Suit the- Sultan. CONSTANTIU'OPT.'F: inHi t. . a Grlscom. United States Charge d'Af talrcs, today had- a long private audience jui me ouiian. who was very cordial. Such an audience with the American Charge d'Affalrcs Is unprecedented, and Is, therefore, considered important in the present circumstances. The United States Legation Js wl'hsut in formation as to the state of the Indem nity question at -Washington, while the Porte officials say they are unaware of the strained relations raised over this question. Hearing- a Settlement. WASHINGTON, April 2J- All Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish Minister, had another conference with Secretary Hay at the Stato Department today, which, in his opinion, tended still further to enhance the prospect of a complete and amicable settlement of the disputed American claims on Turkey. The Minister refused to discuss the conference, beyond ex pressing the belief that the negotiations respecting the American claims are fast nearing a-satisfactory conclusion. THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburg' Worn From St. Louis In the Ninth. ' .ST. LOUIS, April 2L St. Louts made a great rally In the eighth Inning. With the bases full, Kelstor made a. double and the score was tied. Williams, Wagner and Ely mado hits In the ninth, and. Pittsburg won out. The score: R H EJ R H B St. Louts 3 S 3Plttsburg 13 1 Batteries-Jones and Criger; Tannehill and. Zlmmer. Umpire Hurst. , At Brooklyn. BROOKLYN. April a. Tho opening game of the season was played here to day before lt.000 people. There was a parade, and Police Commissioner York, of the Greater city, threw the first ball into the lot. McGlnnlty was invincible except in the seventh, when Hawley saved his team from a shutout by a timely double. The score: rhe; r h e New York ....2 8 Brooklyn S 9 1 Batteries Hawley and Grady; McGln nlty and Magulre. Umpire Ems-lie. At Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA. April a. Errors by the Bostons and opportune hitting by Phll adelpha won today's game for the home team. Both Dlneen and Bernard pitched well, and the tatter's support was perfect. Attendance, 1S35. Tbe score: i RHE RHE Boston 2 6 Philadelphia ...5 8 Batteries Dlneen and Clark; Bernard and McFarland. Umpire Connolly. At Cincinnati. CINCINNATI. April 2L The locals made an exciting finish In the ninth Inning today. Chicago went up In the air In the final inning, when Callahan bit the first man up. Crawford was sent to bat for Breltensteln, and the Infield laid back, ex pecting him to hit out. He bunted. Bar rett alto bunted successfully. Callahan forced the tlelng run. Beckley ended the game with a sharp single. The score: R H E RHE Cincinnati 4 10 3JChIcago 3 9 2 Batteries Breltensteln and Peltz; Calla han and Donohue. Umpire O'Day. The American Learoe. INDIANAPOLIS, April 2L Indianapolis won today's game through errors of the visitors and timely hitting. The score: Indianapolis, 6; Cleveland, 5. At Chlcagoi-Chlcago, 4; Milwaukee, 5. At Kansas City Kansas City, 1; Mln neapolls, 0. At Detrolfcetrolt-Buffalo game post poned on acJPunt of rain, v THE RUNNING RACES. Yesterday's Winners on Coast and Eastern Tracks. SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, The weath er at Oakland was fine and the track heavy. The results were: Five and one-half furlongs Miss Rowe na won, Bamboulla second. Gusto third; time. 1:10H- Selling, five furlongs Hernota won, Phil Archibald second, Irato third; time. 14. Six furlongs Pomplno won. True Blue second. Good Hope third; time, 1:13. Mile and one-sixteenth Silver Tone won. Captive second, Tho Fretter third; time, 1.49V4. Seven furlongs Fomero won. Corolla second, Louis B. McWhirter third; time, 1:3L Mile and one-sixteenth, selling Torslna won, Montanus second, Stromo third; time, 1:52. Races at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tcnn.. April 2L Results at Montgomery Park were: Six furlongs, purse Domsle won, Trom-. bone second. Two Annies third; time, I'-iSH. Four and a half furlongs Miss Bennett won. Sad Sam second. Golden Harvest third; time. 0:57H. Mile and an eighth, selling Atlantus won. Her Favor second. Red Pirate third; time, 1:51. One mile Streamer won. Compensation second. Belle of Memphis third; time, 1:40H. About two miles, cotton steeplechase handicap Meddler won, Joe Bell second, Zufalllng third; time, 5:16. Six furlongs Hcrmoso won. Braw Lad second, Dolly Welthoff third; time 1:17. Races nt Aqueduct. NEW YORK, April 2L The results of tho races were: About seven furlongs Flaxsplnner won, Shoreham second, Bannock third; time, 1:26 1-6. Four and a half furlongs, selling The Regent won. Yorkshire Boy second. Bil lionaire third; time, 0:55 2-5. Mile and 70 yards Wait Not won, Char antus second. Tyrshena third: time. 1: 1-5. The Avenue stakes, about seven fur. longs Modrlne won. Unmasked second. Ten Candles third; time, 1:25 3-5. inve furlongs Doublet won. Mcehanus second, Loedsvllle third; time. 1:01 3-5. Five furlongs Plcardy won. Merrier second, George Lebart third; time, 1:C2 2-5. The World's Copper Snpply. Engineering Magazine. The dominating position taken by the United States among the contributors to tho world's supply of copper has already been commented on. The Immense activ ity of the Americans, added to their me chanical genius, has led to the Initiation by them of a scale of operations hitherto unprecedented In the history of mining. But, if the increasing demand for cop per continues, present sources of supply will soon be Insufficient, unlets produc tion at the big mines can be still further stimulated. It Is doubtful, however, whether the production of mines like the Anaconda and Rio Tlnto can be very largely Increased. And there Is anothe: side to the question that must not be lost sight of the more rapidly an ore deposit Is exploited tho sooner It will be ex. baustcd. It Is true that there are im mense reserves of copper ore at Lako Su perior, assuming that the beds can be profitably worked down to vertical depth of GOOD to 7000 feet; but It seems likely that even this source of supply will fall ta cope with the Increased demands of the early part of next century, and three of four decades will probably see It exhaust ed. We are bound to assume, therefore, that unless new and abundant sources for the metal are opened up In the early part of the next century, or some substitute Is found for It In the tlectrlcal Indu try. there Is no prospect of copper being overpro duced. In all the London clubs tipping Is strictly prohibited. NAVAL BILL COMES FIRST REICHSTAG WILL GIVE IT THE PREFERENCE. ' Meat Inspection Bill Probably Will Not Reappear This Session Feeling; Toward England. BERLIN, April' 2L If the Reichstag, which will reconvene next week, should seriously attempt to dispose of all work yet awaiting It, the session would be pro longed until midsummer. Hence It has been agreed among the party leaders that the naval bill, the acceptance -of which Is now to be reckoned certain, will be dis patched. Next week comes- tho supple mentary budget. Including the African loan subvention bill. Then 'will come the bill regulating certain trades, Including obligatory shop closure on holidays and Sundays throughout Germany. It Is not believed either the Lex Heinz or the meat bill will Teappear this season, unless. In the case of the latter; the Government suc ceeds In effecting a compromise with the Reichstag majority, which Is not unlikely. All other Important measures. Including the compulsory accident and Insurance bills, will be laid over for next Winter. The parliamentarian. Dr. Barth, and other leaders of public thought here are planning a thoroughly representative gath ering, whose object shall show that tho Liberal and Radical portions of the Ger man people have remained friendly to Great Britain, wish her well and have un. diminished admiration for the land and people, but that even they disapprove of tho present course of British politics, and consider that leaders like Joseph Chamber Iain are not safe and are likely to provoke quarrels with other hauons. This pro jected meeting Is Intended to enlighten public opinion In Great Britain regarding the real state of feeling here. The meet ing will probably be called within a month, and tho participants will be Germany's leaders In politics, science, art. commerce. Industry and banking, thus making It es sentially representative. Tho Surgeons' Congress, held here the past weekproduced a number of astonish ing reports. Dr. Goepol reported 18 cases where he. had healed abdominal ruptures by Inserting. a fine sliver wire net. Dr. Creede reported a new and successful method of performing stomach and in testinal operations, which Is much more simple than heretofore,, lasting but 40 minutes. , . Before the Bavarian Diet, Premier "Von Crallshelm gave assurances that tho Ba varian decree forbidding other flags than the Bavarian to be exniblted on public buildings, which decree was reissued be fore the Emperor's last birthday, would bo modified )r abolished. The Koenltz murder mra fnntlnit um. satlonal. A man named Israelskl has been arrested for conniving at the murder, and another Jewish peddler' named Josef schen Is wanted for the same crime. In the whole neighborhood around Koenltz to St. Gard, St. Kurz and Czorsk. the popu lation exhibits bitter anti-Jewish feeling, leading to a number of riots. Theological courses for ladles will be held this Summer at tho Victoria Lyceum here by Professors Von Snden TTnM n.i Gunklo. Tho Emperor haa ordered that all tho Princes Shall form nnrt rf thn tmni ionV of the honorary company greeting the Em peror of Austria on his arrival at the gaia performance or Aubers "Bronze Horse," when It occurs at the Royal opera. Ah amusing Incident " Is told In court circles of one, of tho Emperor's aides-decamp paying a visit here to an English family. The latter showed him an. English paper in which His Majesty was colled "Wily WIllIo." The officer laughingly took thf nnnpr nnri tinwMl tf tn ih. IT'm- peror, who heartily laughed, saying: "I am always glad to know my last nick name." Andrew D.. White, tho United States Am bassador, has successfully Introduced this season In the highest court and diplomatic circles American culinary delicacies, such as clams, clam chowder, terrapin, and Call. fornla wines and fruits, etc.. which have now become quite the rago In certain ex clusive circles. Prince Hohcnlohe has sold a portion of his Russian estates to Lodz capitalists for 7,000,000 rubles. Ex-Senator Frank Cannon, of Utah,' af ter a week here, has left for Stockholm. He will return to tho United States for the campaign. RACE TRACK SCANDAL. San Francisco Jockeys and Trainers In a Combination. SAN FRANCISCoTApril 2L Another scandal has clouded local horse racing, and from present Indications It looks as If the stewards of the local Jockey clubs have unearthed a combination of Jockeys, train ers and bookmakers of even greater pro portions than the "Little Pete" affair of several seasons ago. For somo'tlme past the- In- and out-going 'of some of the horses has attracted the attention of the racing associations, and an Investigation was started which has resulted In a con-, fesslon being obtained from Jockey Mike Hennessey, who was suspended- recently for a suspicious ride on'LucIdla, 'Hennessey, It Is said, has told tho offi cials that a ring has existed, which In cluded Jockey Joe Plggott, ex-Jockey Willie Martin, himself and several other prominent Jockeys, besides Trainer Danny Lynch, of Fltzstmmons-Sharkey fame, Lnych being the manager of Tom Sharkey at the time of the fiasco in this city, and at least one bookmaker, whose name can not be learned. Hennessey, In his confes sion, states that Hard Knot and other horses have been pulled at times, and at other times been allowed to win. Tho combination had. Its representative In tho betting ring, and It Is said they cleaned up an Immense sum of money. Willie Martin Is credited with having taken 30,000 out of the ring. While an Investigation of the Hennessey confession Is progressing, the matter of the bullying of the smaller Jockeys by the I stronger and larger riders will b looked Into. The Fire Department Dog. Our Animal Friends. When James MacMurray left his post tlon as herdsman on a large New Jersey stock farm to become a member of the New York fire department, he brought with him his constant companion, Robert Bruce, then a well-trained "sheep dog." something less than two years of age, and so Bruce becoroo a regular member of the company. The small boys of the neigh borhood, whom he permitted to pet him. but never to Indulge In rude liberties, spoke of him In terms of respectful admi ration as"the "fire dog." - Every evening he sat with the men In their sitting-room on the top floor of the engine-house. listening silently, but appre ciatively, to their stories. Then he had to 'see that the horses were properly fed. Who. could doubt thaV his presence was necefsary, after beholding his' closp at tention to the distribution of oats and hay? But once lefthe'flre alarm clang out Its warning, by night or by day, and he was down the stairs before the swiftest fireman could slide the pole to the ground floor, and, of course, Bruce went to the Are. galloping under the engine. Swift of foot, sure of eye. he was never In tfie way of horse's hoofs or firemen's feet. Twice In his first Winter he had distin guished hlmeelf by his life-saving services. Any one of the company will delight to tell you In an Idle hour of what Bni am tho buralnx of the Eleventh-Avenue paper 1 DAN GROSVENOR SAYS: "Peruna Is an Excellent Spring Catarrh Reme dy I Am as Well as Ever." HON. DAN. A. QROSVENOR, OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY. Hon. Dan' A. Grosvenor. Deputy Auditor for the. War Department, In a letter written from Washington, D. C.'says: "Allow me to express my gratltade to you for the benefit derived from one bottle of Peruna. 'One week has brouuht wonderful changes and I am now as well as ever. Besides being one of the very best spring tonics It Is an excel lent catarrh remedy." Very respectfully. Dan. A. Grosvenor. -Hon. Johri Williams, County Commis sioner, of 517 -West Second street. "Dulutfc Minn., says the following In re gard to Peruna: ,, . . As a remedy for catarrh I can Peruna Is the cheerfully recom- I medicine of the mend Peruna. I age. " It cures know . what it Is ; when all other to suffer from remedles fall, that terrible dls- ' X can henrtlly ease and I feel recommend Peru that It Is my duty ' na as a catarrh in enjoin n a..- I noma4 w osycucw i bUUU word for the tonic that brought me Immediate relief. Peruna cured me of a bad case of catarrh and I know it will euro any other suffer County Commissioner John Williams, of Dnluth. Sllnnoots. er from that disease." Respectfully. John Williams. .Mrs. Elmer Fleming, Orator of Reser voir Council No. 168. Northwestern Le gion of Honor, of Minneapolis. Minn., -writes from 2535 Polk street. N. E.: factory, which was one of the largest fires of the season. In the excitement and I rush, the firemen had forgotten the horses. and left them harnessed to the engine so close to the fire that one of the brave animals was burned, and, having made no sound or outcry, no one noticed or knew except Bruce- But Bruce, barking furi ously, rushing from one fireman to an other, finally attracted some one's at tention, so that the horses were released from their cruel position. China's Resistance io Profrrcs. Coaster's Magazine. The difficulties In the way of success for the engineer and foreign capitalist In China are very considerable. In the first place, It may be safely asserted that the au thorities actually In power do not want foreigners. The statement one so often sees In articles on the subject that the Japanese war has opened the eyes of the Chinese and shown them that If they wish to keep up with other nations, they must adopt a more enlightened policy, is Incorrect, or, at all event, misleading, because whatever truth there Is In It de pends upon the fact that the statement Is merely to the effect that the enlightened policy Is necessary to enable the country to progress on the same lines as the rest of the world, and It Is misleading because It suggests that. In the opinion of the rul ing classes, such progress Is a thing to be desired. No such feeling exists In tho minds of the majority, or even of a con siderable minority; but it Is the members of this minority who are most likely ti meet visitors to China, and who ore more likely to be appointed to foreign missions, nnd whose views', consequently, are mot readily lmpreesed on the European pub lic, and are naturally taken as represent ative of the views of tho majority. Nothing would please the bulk of the mandarin class better than that foreign nations should go away and leave China alone. She has done without railways and steam cotton mills and mlnef. where 1004 tons of coal a day are raised by steam. Instead of 20 tons, dragged out by coolies. and she can do without them now. A Clone Call. "Among the Man-Eaters." John Gaffpln. Once I sailed these seas, where are the man-eaters, with a- corpulent captain. Whenever a chief came on board the first thing he was sure to admire was the proportions of our gallant tar, and the chief would feel him and smack his own lips and turn up his own eyes at the pros pect of eo much fatness going to waste, as one may say. These attentions our skipper very much disliked. Well, ono day both boats were absent trading, and it fell suddenly calm. "The old man" (the forecastle name for a skipper) and a?lf were the only whites on board. Tho strong currents caught the vessel and carried her on to the rocks, and we could get no bottom 100 yards from the shore; the undergo t from the waves kept her from striking. The natives gathered on the cliffs, as ravens to a carcass, waiting for the catastrophe. I took oft all my clothes, and we watted and waited for two hours, the natives recognizing the cap tain, and telling him plainly they would eat l)lm at last. The strain on our nerves may be Imagined. At last the can tain gave way. "Good-bye, G , old fellow," he said, "those beast? will have me In the ovens'at once. You may escape you are thin. If you see my old girl again, tell her I was.thlnklng of her at the last." This was said with a gulp and a quiver In the voice. But Just then the two boats came round the point, having at last heard our stern guns, and" we were saved. ' i How to Make a Handsome Lavrn.' Lipplncott's. Lawnmaklng Is not so difficult as most persons seem to think. You must begin right if you would attain a satisfactory degree of success. The first thing to do Is to .grade the ground evenly. Most per sons prefer a lawn that stones nwv rmm the house to road fn an almost Irannrrmt. iiue uuub ox surcace, suca a lawa Is "I haVe been troubled nil my life with "catarrh In my head. I took Peruna for about three months, and now think I am permanently cured. I believe ...tit .ui waturru t M1 ,.- form. I ".uji The Spring Is the time to treat :atarrh- Cold, wet winter weather Mr. Elmer Fleming. Minneapolis Mlnn. often retards a cure of catarrh. Tf a j course of Peruna Is taken during tho early Spring months, the cure will bo prompt and permanent. There can be no failures If Peruna Is taken Intelligently during- the favorable weather of Spring. For a free book containing valuable advice on the causes and treatment of catarrh, address The Peruna Medicine Co.. Columbus. Ohio. easier to make than a level one. becauso any little departure from a perfectly even surface will be far less noticeable. To se cure the necessary slope, earth will have to be filled In near the house If the lot Is a comparatively level one. Wherever thero has been an excavation made for tho house walls or a cellar, there will gener ally be enough earth near the house to furnish all the tilling needed In making the required slope. Thl soil, which Is almost aluajs hard, should be worked over until It Is as fine and mellow as posslble, for n good lawn cannot be made from u. soil that Is coarse and lumpy. If the soil Is not rich, it should be mado so. I would advise the use of bonemeal In liberal quantity In preference to barnyard fertilizer, because It never Introduces the seeds of weeds into the lawn, as manure from the stables Is very sure to do. Coarse bonemeal. In the proportion of a half pound to each square yard, will give a soil of ordinary quality strength enough to. produce an excellent growth of grass. t Helnrlcli VokcI Dead. MUNICH. April 21. Helnrlch Vogel, the opera singer. Is dead, of apoplexy. Humors It doesn't mrike any difference whether yon believe in the modern theory and speak of the cause of dis eases as referable to germs, microbes or bacilli, or whether yon nse the old er and better understood terms of 'humors" and "blood diseases" Hood's Sarsaparilla cures them all JUST THE SAME. It cures thoso eruptions, boils and pimples which are so likely to appear in the Spring; cures scrofula discajea in their most tenacious forms; cures salt rheum or eczema and relieves the itching and burning; adapU itself equally well to, and also cures, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles due to geherally weak condition and thin, aniemio blood; cures nervous troubles, which, in nine cases out of ten, exist because tho impure blood cannot supply prop er nerve food; cures debility and that tired feeling, which just as surely indicate that the blood is lacking in vitality and the elements of health. This is not merely modern theory but it is solid, up-to-date fact. Hood's Sarsaparilla has had such remarkable success along these lines that it is not too' much to say it is the best Spring iledicino, blood purifier, stomach and nerve tonic that money can bay. - HENLEY and HENLEY B. . Golf Balls. Can be obtained from 11 dealers or Sprim LLSmi'I BitcUcy&C.. WMlta&.fc'c'fe!