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?ft!V TfM.' -- ".-- ' . .- -':, r 3 TH f 1Y-TWJAGES &5 VOL. XIX NO. 17. PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 29, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. I I " 1 - mk Jll fepw, EH w FEELING FOR BUERS Vote on Pettfgrew Resolution - Was 31 to 11. MORE THAN I! FRIENDLY. HOWEVER Xo Qnornm and the Matter West Over, but Did Not Lose Ita Flmce for Consideration. "WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Qulte unex pectedly, the Senate today was brought face to tace with the proposition tp ex tend lta sympathy to the Boers In 'their war with Great Britain. In the midst of the consideration of bills of minor import ance. Pettigrew of South Dakota called up the following and asked for its Imme diate consideration: "Whereas. From the hour of achieving their own Independence, the people of toe United States have regarded with sym pathy the struggles of other people to free themselves from European domination; therefore, be It "Resolved. That we watch with deep and abiding interest the heroic battle of the South African Republics agaln&t cruel ty and oppression, and our best hopes go out for the full success of their deter mined contest for liberty." When Lodge (Mass.) had formally as certained that no committee had reported the resolution to the Senate, he moved that It be referred to the committee on foreign relations. Without a word of de bate the vote was taken. 31 Senators vot ing In favor of reference and 11 against It. As the vote disclosed the absence 01 a qrrum, an effort was made to secure one, but It was unouccessiui, ana iue Senate adjourned. Tarty lines were not drawn In the vote to refer. While all those who voted against reference ore in favor of the adoption of the resolution, several Sena tors on both sides of the chamber who are known to be favorable to the resold tlon voted to send it to the committee. As a quorum was not present and voting, the resolution retains its place subject to call at any time. The detailed vote was as follows: Ayes Allison, Baker. Bard, Carter, Clark (Wyoming), Clay, Cullom, Davis, Fryc, Gear, Hansbrougn. Hawley, Jones (Nevada), Kean, Lindsay, Lodge, McCo mas, McCumber, McEnery. McLaurin. Mc Millan, Morgan. Nelson. Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Pritchard, Proctor, Ross, Scott, Shoup 3L Noes-Allen, Berry, Chandler. Cockrell, Culberson, Hcitfeld. Pettigrew, Rawlins. Teller, Turner and Vest 11. When the Senate convened today, the desk of each Senator bore the evidence taken In the Clark case, consisting of three large volumes, and the report of the committee In the case. A resolution was adopted providing that exercises appropriate to the reception and acceptance from the Grand Army of the Republic for the statue of General Ulys ses Grant to be erected In the Capitol, T)J-ta(I. a- special order for Saturday. May U. at P M."" The resolution Introduced yesterday by Pettigrew calling upon the President and Secretary of War for Information as to whether General Torres, on behalf of Ag uinaldo, asked General Otis to cease hos tilities, and for information as to an al leged salute made to the Filipino flag by Admiral Dewey, was passed without dis cussion. The following bills were passed: For the establishment, control, operation and maintenance of a northern branch of tnt National Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers, at Hot Springs, S. D., and ap propriating J100.000 for the purpose of re quiring that the dam across Rainy Lake 'River, Minnesota, be commenced within three years and completed within five years from May 4. ItSS. Beyond the passage of a few bills, no business of Importance was transacted. MEIUUAM STILL ON THE STAXD. Testifies Concerning Ills Conrse In the Coenr d'Alcnes. WASHINGTON. April 2S. The exam ination of General Merrlam was contlnutd at the Coeur d'Aleno investigation by the military committee of ths Houf e today. He reviewed In full detail his instruc tions. In a telegram from Secretary Alger of ky 31 he had referred to General Mer- am's original Instructions. General Mer rlam testified that he had never received any "original Instructions" beyond the direction to proceed to Idaho and put down the insurrection. He had applied to the department twice for , .'original in etructiors," but they had neer been-furnished, and he had come to the conclusion that Secretary Alger was In error regard ing the incident of the pump men at the Tigrr-Poorman mines. He said J(.vernor Steunenberg had asked what could be done to save the mine in care the men declined to take out permits He had replied that he did not feel competent to advise. He knew that to have allowed the mine to "be filled up with water would have destroyed It as ef fectively as to have blown It up with dynamite. Attorney Robertson conducted the cross- examination of General Merrlam. In re ply to a series of quest ons General Mer rlam testified that mar.lal law was de clared by the Governor of Idaho, upon whose request the United States troops were furnished and that the section of the Revised Statutes requiring the Presi dent to proclaim a state of Insurrection did not apply. Some of the Federal troops, he testified, were In Idaho and some on their way before martial law was de clared on May 3. He had telegraphed (May 2) to the War Department. that he would exercise martial law If the action was not disapproved by the Department. "Was that your Intention?" asked Rob ertson. "It was." replied General Merrlam. "but it was not exercised. It was my Inten tion to scrutinize travel ou.ward-bo.md' from the scene of the trouble. The Gov ernor proclaimed martial law on May 3.' Up to lime of his arrival 118 arrests had been made. Robertson sought to train nn admission that some of these arrests were made prior to the Governor's proclama tion. General Merrlam denied this 'em phatically, producing his telegrams to show that when he ordered arrests he stated martial law was declared. When ho had directed that arrests should be made by deputies, he had not conceded that the troops could not make arrests di rectly and without warrants, under mar tial law. "Do you think that under conditions that obtained in Coeur d'Alene. it was proper and reasonable to hold prisoners iron rour to. six months without exam ination?" "I am not prepared to answer no,' " re plied General .Merrlam. "T do not know all attending circumstances and condi tions." "Did you take any means to determine the probable Innocence of the priscnen for your own Information, or that of the President of the United States?" A. No further than to urge preliminary examinations by the civil authorities. Q. Tou convened no military court to try those prisoners? A. I did not. The stats courts were open. Q. Tou took no pains to determine whether Information had been lodged against the men arrested? A. I did not. Q. Tou then lent soldiers to deputies who made arrests? A. I did not. I sent soldiers to pro tect the deputies and to receive and safe guard the prisoners. Q. Do you think there can be civil officers under martial law? A. I do, empha)(cally. Q. Do deputies exercise the functions of military officers? A. Tcs, under the direction of the Gov ernor. Merrlam in response to a question as to whether he now considered the people of Shoshone County capable of self-government, said he was sot In possession of sufficient Information to give an opin ion. Without completing the cross-examlna- ; : M'i sXKm TSHv BSBBBBsf .SSBSBBBBBBBBBSKV '1 .,v 71 WM 7 -'$' ' ?.-' . s Warn i it i.i ir num uuiv wr-sim.-...-' .sr mia i i in iwKkMV'iPvz mmm ' KMjLii7f ,jm.mmfmk M ., .......T'.WSV A ' ": v .?'mM rr. GIFFORDTEEDtG-OFF. tlon of General Merrlam, the, committee adjourned until Monday. THE DAT IK THE HOUSE. Bills Pertaining to Spanish Wi Bridge at Cape Nome. WASHINGTON. April 28. The House passed .a number of bills of importance today, and the major portion of the ses sion was devoted to the Senate till to cre ate a commission to adjudicate claims of citizens of the United States against Spain assumed by this country by the treaty of Paris. The bill developed considerable op position, and was finally recommitted to the committee on war claims, with In structions to report back a bill to refer the claims to the Court of Claims. The Senate bills to recognize the service of Lieutenant Newcomb and the officers and men of the revenue cutter Hudson, which rescued the torpedo-boat TWnslow at Cardenas, Cuba, by conferring gold and sliver medals upon them, and to retire Captain Hodgson, of the revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch, for meritorious service, were passed. Bills were passed for the appointment of an additional United States Comm'.b- sioner for the Northern Judicial District of tho Indian Territory; to provide for the sale of Isolated and disconnected tracts of land In the Osagt tract, Kansas; to provide for the revision and codification of the general laws of the United States: to authorize the Cape Nome Company to construct a bridge across the Snake River, at Nome City, Alaska. At 2 o'clock, the Senate bill to create a commission to adjudicate nil claims of citizens of -the United States against Spain, which the United States, under the treaty with Ssaln. agreul to adjudicate and set tle, was taken up. Ray (N. T.) opposed the bill. He argued that there was no necessity for such a commission. It cre ated, he said, three commissioners at S5000 annually, a chief clerk at tSOOO, an Assist ant Attorney-General, with an unlimited number of Assistant Attorney-GeneraU, at 1200 a month, and a big corps of clerks and stenographers. Ray contended that the Court of Claims should do this 'work. Cannon (Rep. TIU suggested that the bill should go to lite 'committee on Judi ciary for Investigation. Mahon (Rep. Pa.) said the claims from Cuba aggregate U3.000.000, and those from Porto Rico X4.000.000. He offered a substi tute providing the commission shall 'not exist over IS months; that the claims not filed within-six months shall be forever barred and that the award shall be final. Payne (Rep. N. T.) supported the Mahon substitute, and. after further debate the bill and substitute were recommitted, and at 4:20 P. M. the' House adjourned. Money for Fortification. WASHINGTON. April 28. The Senate committee on appropriations has com pleted consideration of the fortifications appropriation bill, and made- the follow ing additions to the bill: , Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the purchase of the land on Cushlng's Island, Portland Harbor, Maine, on which fo erect additional batteries and buildings for troops; tlS.OOO'for building sites on Sullivan's Island. Charleston. S. C: $115, 140 for the completion of field and siege batteries. J40.000 additional for the A. H. Emory elevating carriage; 3100.000 for the purchase of the right to manufacture and use the Isham high explosive shell and Tuttle's high explosive thorite. The additions made by the committee aggregate 1640.140, bringing the total ap propriation made by the bill up to 37,733,- sa. Transports. Rechartered. WASHINGTON, April 2S. The Quarter-master-General has rechartered the trans ports Athenian and Flintshire, on the Pa clfic Caost,, 'the first named for freight service on the Alaskan station, and th last named for freight service between Son Francisco and Manila. GIFFORD CHAMPION Wins Out Handsomely in the Golf Finals. MRSW.B. AYER FHHTA1I0NG WOMEN Closing- Contests Witnessed hy the Largest Crowd of the Week Very Successful Meet. P. B Glfford end Mrs. W. B. Ayer, both of Portland, are the champion golf play ers of the Northwest. They won these honors yesterday by defeating their com petitors In tho finals of the men's and tho women's open championship contests. M) , .uh tiH&iftL AWT-- This championship series began on Wed nesday, at 'the1, opening of the annual tournament of the Pacific Northwest Golf 'Association. At the opening there were 32 entries In the men's championship and 22 in the women's. The defeated half dropped out each day, until Saturday found only four men and three women left for the semi-finals. All of the vis itors bad gone down In the fierce battles of the three preceding days, and It only remained a question of which Portland players would get the championships. The Men's Finals. The four who entered the men's semi finals were Lewis, Ayer, Toucg and Gif ford. Ayer defeated Lewis, score 5 up with 4 to play. Gilford defeated Toung, score 4 up with 3, to .play. This left N. E. Ayer and P. B. Glfford the contestants for the Northwest cham pionship. Both men were tired, having been playing almost constantly for four days, but the large crowd wanted to see the finish, and the two players entered Into the final event with as much vigor and enthusiasm as they had gone Into the first game. Their work was slow, for each was very careruU The friends of both looked on, some followed, and for a time It was difficult to tell which was the vic tory would go. Finally Glfford began to gain, and at the close won 6 up with 4 to play. The news quickly spread that Glfford was the winner, and his many friends hurried out on the grounds to meet and congratulate the victor. Ayer's friends, while sorry that ha lost, were proud of his excellent work, and all declared he was entitled to a second prize, although none had been offered. He took his defeat good naturcdly. Mr. Glfford. the champion, is a mem ber of the firm of Kerr, Glfford & Co.. grain dealers, of this city. He is a na tive of England, but has been a resident oi .roniana ror six or seven years. He has played golf since his boyhood days, and of recent years has showed cham pionship qualities. He has barely missed winning the Blyth medal twice, and his steady playing of late led his friends to pin their faith to him as the champion ship winner. He Is secretary of the Waverly Golf Club, and Is also secretary of the Pacific Northwest Golf Associa tion. Other Events. , The other events of the day were the men's and the women's open handicaps. There were 55 entries In the men's handicap. Almost every player of any note was Into this game, and the play ing was lively. There were a number who entered "Just for fun." and they had the fun. but their scores were- ex ceedingly small. The. scores of the leaders were as follows: x sbbbbbbbbI rrj'f7ai AV I mWIMM. bsPIIIF s3te ? : r : ' 9 101 11 111 19 105 10 102 5 112 14 114 16 IX 7 no 10 113 12 105 S 113 11 121 IS 2 PLATERS. j A. A. Wright. J. E. Toung J. C. Williams..., J. A. Gllllson. Jr., Percy Blyth Frank Adams ..., A. L. Mills :.. A. H. Goldfinch.. Wirt Minor J. Bourne. Jr...., R.. L. Macleay T. B. Wilcox Joslah Collins .... .A. A. Wright won first prize; J. E. Toung won second, and J. C Williams, of Spokane, won third. The members cf the Waverly Club had confidently count ed on A. L. Mills winning first place, but this seemed to be his "rank" day, caused possibly by lack of practice. 'Woman's Championship. Long before the men had completed their open championship finals, Mrs. W. B. Ayor had won the woman's champion ship by defeating Miss Laurie King. 4 up with I to play. There were only three entries in the women's semi-finals. They were Miss Klntv Miss Flanders and Mrs. Ayer. Miss King won from Miss Flanders, 4 up with 3 to play, and Mrs. Ayer thea won from Miss King, 4 up with 3 to play. This contest, while not so long as the mena. was equally interesting. Each player contested every inch of the ground, and neither was winner until near the close of the game. Women's Handicap. There were only 33 entries in the women's open handicap. Most of them went in to win, consequently there was some very close sc-es. The leaders and tWr, scores follow: O 2 Be PLATERS. -, rz I r i w VI? Mies Mrs, Mrs. Mrs. Miss MUs Mis Miss Mrs. Laurie King..., William Jones. Burton W. B. Ayer.... Alice Heltshu... Slbson Macleay Lewis Hurley 60 S (7 11 67 11 71 12 6S 6 78 16 76 12 SI .12 85 U Miss King was awarded first prize, and Mrs. Jones, of Tacoma, second, Mrs. Burton, of Victoria, took the third prize. The women's scores wees remarkably low. Miss King's friends were glad to have her win the handicap championship, since she came so near, yet failed to get the open championship. Women's Approach. The women's approachlaK.contest,' which was carried over from Friday, was com peted for today, with the following re sults: Closest approach won by Miss Minor, of Seattle. ji Best average. Miss Kershaw, of TsJ coma. Second best average. Miss Slbscn, of' Portland. The H. T. Hudson intermediate prize was won by Mrs. Charles Hurley, of Tacoma, In the women's open handicap. Putting Contest. Considerable interest was taken in the putting contest. W. W. Cotton won the men's contest, with -a score- of 10. Mrs. MacMaster won the woman's' prize, with a score of 11. The Crowd. The weather was perfect, and the crowd was the largest that bos ever witnessed a game on the Riverside links. Almost very car 'that went out from the city after i o'clock was crowded, and tho ma jority of' the passengers alighted at the links. While some remained only an hour or two, there were others arriving on every cor, so that the crowd grew larger up to 4 o'clock. The spectators wore their "good clothes," while the players appeared in their regulation golf garb. A few play ers showed up in the afternoon In "farm ers' '.' suits, but they played golf tight along with the others, and apparently en Joyed the day txs well as those who wore red sweaters, whit trousers and gaudy ties. , Dr.. Mlirrison. ot Trinity., was pa tba links tV-ln .yesterday; and took )arU1n the men's open championship. Ho seems to enjoy the game exceedingly, and he plays a. good, steady game throughout. George Taylor, Jr., and J. C. Alnerworth entered the open handicap after seeing the handsome medal offered. Each of them claimed to be ex-chanTplons, and declared that their score would prove the truthfulness of the assertion. It Is said that Mr. Ainsworth won, though the score was so heavy they did not at tempt to carry it in. W. J. Burns, who has been one, of the busy men at the links this week., took a hand yesterday for the first time since the tournament began. His duties as a member of the handicap committee, m which capacity ho has rendered most ex cellent service, have kept h!n too busy all week to play golf. There were one or two fancy rigs on tho a grounds during the rffternoon, but the 'bulk of the crowd preferred to go and come on the cars. The members of the Waverly Club are greatly elated over the pleasant manner In which the tournament has passed off. The visitors, too, are highly pleased with .their reception and the games of the 'week, notwithstanding they failed to carry off any championships. Much credit Is due President Macmas ter. Secretary Glfford. Messrs. Burns. Spadone and Ainsworth. of the handi cap committee, and the members of the greens committee. Each of them "has done all within his power to make the occasion a successful and pleasant one. J. H. Spadone and W. J. Burns, who had to figure out the handicaps for all of the events, have worked almost night and day since- the tournament began. niK May-Dny Pnrnde. NEW TORK. April 28. Thirty .thousand persona took part tonight In the May-day parade of the Socialist Labor party and Central Federated Union. After the parade there was a May-day demonstration in Union Square. Chairman Benjamin Han. ford urged all those present to vote for Debs and Harrlman. Job Harriman. the Social Democratic candidate for. Vice- President, also addressed the assemblage. START IN THE MEN'S FOURSOMES. r 'ill JmSmffi 4 . A WGwfkgj 'a J tvsIIjPmSb ill' iJPsfiH .212 isfffiV jsT " 1.J rBESIDENT CLEARING HOSPITALS Order to Remove Convales cents from Cape Town. TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINGENCIES Strict Censorship Leaves Operations In Sonth Africa Unknown Boers Are Evidently Escaping. CAPE TOWN. April 21-Orders have been received here to clear all the hos pltals of convalescents, and they are be- . v WTXjrERS OF teg removed to the hospttaMhip. .with a view of providing for future contingencies.' SILENCE IS SIGNIFICANT. Roberts May Be Already on His Way to Pretoria. LONDON. April 29, 3:30 A. M. The total absence of news from tho seat ot war in South Africa during the last 24 hours, it Is presumed. Indicates that operations are progressing which it Is deemed prudent to keep secret. So far as the situation In the south eastern part of the Free State can. be worked out from the latest dispatches, the main body of tho Boers, composed of the forces recently holding Thabanchu, Leeuw Kop and De Wet's Dorp, Is retiring, prob ably with a view to joining in the neigh borhood ot Ladybrand the commandos from the vicinity of Wepener. who. ac cording to a dispatch from Allwal North. dated April 2S, made good their retreat to Ladybrand. The main body of the Boers Is being followed by Generals Ham ilton. French. Brabant and Hart, while General Rundle also Is on the spot. Tile i British thus have an overwhelmingly su ' perior force and ought to wipe out the Boers If they succeed in overtaking them and bringing them to bay. 1 It may be assumed that the Boers are to the eastward of a north and south lino drawn from Thabanchu to Wepener. The retreat, it seems. Is being carried out without fighting, which Indicates that the Boors have a good start, and the dis patches say that they are not hampered much by transport and leave no visible wheel tracks behind them on the veldt. This militates against the probability o! their being overtaken and forced to a conclusive action. Whllo It Is posslb'e that news of such a, battle may come at any momont. the chance seems even that the retreating commandos may get away without being forced to turn and fight. It Is within the range of possibilities that Lord Roberts, without waiting for the outcome of these maneuvers, may begin his advance northward. This may be the secret that the censor has been so Jeal- wV M'MASTERS. H-' " L ously guarding. The outcome of this In teresting situation cannot now be long delayed. The news from other points Is unim. portant and uninteresting. Sniping and shelling continue about Warrenton. ap parently ineffectually, as no casualtiei have been reported on either side. A special dispatch from Bolra, dated April 27. states that the dispatch of General Carrlngton's division to Rhodesia Is pro ceeding as rapidly as circumstances will permit. Seven transports havo already landed troops and stores. ROBERTS HAS BLUNDERED. Germans Sny So Their Crltlcl-m of the Enellsh I.ei- Harsh, Ho-rrcver. BERLIN. April 2S. Interest In tho South African War has flagged, owing to the lack of exciting news. The semi-official Mllitalr Wochensblatt says It Is Im possible to gain a clear Idea of the pres ent status there, "because of the want of concentrated efforts on both sides, the BOOBT PRIZES. actions being small and scattered, prob ably owing-to Lord'Roberts mistake In believing that the .southern half of "the" Orango Free State was pacified, whereas numerous commandos are evidently form ing there constantly. Everything points to a long duration of the war." During the week the German press paid great attention to the relations between Great Britain and Germany, and it was Interesting to note that even such an Anglophobe paper as the Hamburger Nachrichten added "it was foolish need lessly, to anger and provoke England." and advised the German people to "use .more wtedom and circumspection when criticising the English or the war." It is also significant that the government organ, the North German Gazette, repro duced the above article. The Vosslsche Zcltung came out with an editorial', semi-excusing itself for previous utterances and claiming that what the German press had been doing was only giving-the British good advice in criti cising the war; otherwise remaining friendly to England. The whole gov ernment pres now simultaneously prints pro-Boer arguments, evidently having re ceived a cue from headquarters. " It Is quite true that tho Emperor has all along been pro-English. Ho regards friendly and even Intimate relations be tween the two countries as one of the corner-stones of his policy. His Majesty is also a firm believer In a cordial un derstanding between Great Britain, the United States and Germany. He has not scrupled to give expression to this con viction during the past year to both the British Ambassador. Sir Francis Laccelles. and the United States Ambassador. An drew D. White. It is needless to say that this policy is wholly disapproved of by the Agrarians, who aro pointing out that the late Prince Bismarck always thought Russia was Germany's best friend. AMMUNITION WAGONS STOPPED. Bnsntos Intercept British Arrests for JohnnncsImrK Explosions. PRETORIA, April 27. The reporter of Reuters Telegram Company with tho Federals at Brandfort. Is Informed that tho British at Jammesburg Drift tried to get ammunition through Basutoland. but that the Basutos stopped the w a pons and informed General De Wet. A strong con tingent of Basutos 19 now guarding the line to prevent entranco or exit from Basutoland. Native reports from Johannesburg say tho Government Inspectors there are con vinced that dynamite was tho cause of the recent explosion, and that the dynamit er's train ,has been traced to a vacant house In tho vicinity of the first explosion. They have, therefore, stopped all trains through Delagoa Bay. In order to prevent tho escape of the suspects. Among the persons arrested Is William Begble. son of the head of the Begble Company. In whose case bail has been refused. The affair may affect the question of tho British remaining In the state. Boers Changed Their Coarse. MASERU. April 27. The Boers, number ing several thousand, who abandoned the siege of Wepener on Wednesday, started In tho direction of Ladybrand. but changed their course and took the middle road lead ing pastThaba Patso Mountain and Lecan River M& thence toward Thabanchu and In th'e direction of Wlnterg- The border guard of Basutos has been broken up In consequence of AVcpener now being in the hands of the British. One of Gen eral Hart's wat;on trains, which encum bered the movements, has been taken cHarge of by the Basutoland Government and removed to Mafeklng. where at pres ent 70 wounded are getting along well. Bryan Now an Elk. LINCOLN, Neb.. April 2S. A lodge of the Elks was Instituted In this city this evening, and among the new members was William J. Bryan. MUST GO UNWASHED Famine of Clean Linen Becauso of Paris Strike. WASHERWOMEN WANT MORE PAY Question of Disposing; of the Labor Released by Completion of the Great Exposition. PARIS. April 2S. A famine of clean linen Is more disturbing to Parisians than the Incomplete condition of the Exposition grounds. Eight thousand Paris washer women have struck for higher wages and shorter hours, and serious Inconvenience has already been caused. The hotel man agers and keepers of restaurants bitterly complain that half their linen Is not re turned from the wash, and private fami lies aro also feeling the pinch. The strlk commenced at Boulogne-sur-Selne. and spread to several other environs, where laundries are situated. The laundry work people around Paris number between 20,000 and S0.0G0. and if the strikers succeed la securing their adhesion, the mass of Parisians' and Exposition visitors will havo to go unwashed. This ebullition of labor difficulties calls attention to the serious possibilities ot much graver disturbances arising from the throwing on the labor market of thou sands of workmen by the completion ot the exhibition and of the central por tion of the new Metropolitan Railway. Tho problem the government now has to face Is tho dispersal of these men through the country to avoid a great labor crisis In Paris, the consequences of which it would be difficult to foresee. Tho first measure of the government has been to post at all centers of worK placards enumerating undertakings In the provinces directed by the Minister of Pub lic Works- It Is estimated that three days will absorb 12.000. and free transpor tation will be given to the places where the men are required. There still, how ever, will remain a large number tor whom Jobs are wanted. The acting Sec retary of the Labor Exchange calculated that uO.000 workmen came to Paris last year. Of this number, perhaps two-thirds Intend to return to their homes. - Most of tho foreign national pavilions now are on tho eve of Inauguration, and several have been opened. Bosnia and Hungary being the latest to unclose their doors. Both ot these offer charming ln tertorc. and are characteristically and ar. tlstically representative of their respect ive countries. Two small fires within the exposition grounds have caused an outcry from the. French and have brought home to the administration the danger of a conflagra tion. In view of the meager facilities for fighting fire, measures are now being taken to meet this situation. One out come of this agitation has been the en forcement thljt week of the by-laws of tne exhibition prohlbtilng smoking Inside. Several men have been arrested and prosecuted for this offense. One case came before the courts, which decided against the exposition authorities on the ground that the Prefect of the Police is alone empowered to regulate this matter. According to some authorities, Commissioner-General PIcard. by the Illegal ar rest, has rendered hlm;If liable to penal servitude. This eventuality, however, la not likely to fall to the lot of the con trolling mind of the great world's fair. A fresh conflict has arisen between ths Cabinet and Cardinal Richard, whose ac tion at the time of the Assumption Fath ers' trial brought him into serious trouble with the government. He was a notable absentee from the Inaugural ceremonies of the exhibition, no Invitation having been sent him. Thlti week Cardinal Richard announced his Intention to visit the exht. bttion In order to bless the pavilions ot the Catholic missions. The government refused him permission to do so. Cardinal Richard will now appeal to the Vatican, whoso action Is awaited with interest. GERMANS FRIENDLY NOW. Asnlnst V In Spanish War, bat No Animosity Left. BERLIN. April 23. The semi-official Post, correcting the views expressed by part of the British and American press that a strong anti-American feeling Is pre vailing In Germany, concludes: "It Is truo the war with Spain, begun without sufficient cause, was more se verely condemned, but now. that peace la restored, we endeavor to be Just to tha Americans, not being blind to their feel ings, but admitting their great achieve ments In every department of life. The United States has stepped Into the rank of the world powers, and we do not know why Germany should show animosity, since both powers rather should go tha same paces." The North German Gazette prints figures; showing that, financially, the year 1K3 was the most successful since the. founda tion of the German Empire. The surplus over the estimates was CO.000.0M) marks, la spite of the larger expenditures for tha navy. Flrlnsr Heard Totrnrd Thabanchu. MASERU. April 27. Firing was heard In the direction of Thabanchu for soma hours this morning. Many Boers are re treating from Wepener and De Wet's Dorp, proceeding by cross roads Instead ot In tho main roads near the Basutoland border. It Is reported that they are in a miserable condition, diseased and de pressed. Many have deserted, and are hid ing on the farms. The main body was In camp last night near Leeuw River Mills. They were unhampered by wagons, using pack horses mostly for purposes of trans portation. It is believed that most of tho Transvaalers have gone to the north. They told the natives that they had been called away by President Kruger. Rnnclle at Thabanchu. THABANCHU. April 27. General Run die's division has arrived here. The march from De Wet's Dorp was uneventful. Gen erals French and Hamilton are also here. The Boers are reported 10 miles to tho eastward. The mounted force came In contact with them, and had a slight skir mish. The result of the Junction of Gen erals French and Rundle is the clearance of the country of Boers at this point. DtsbarMnsr Airent for Alaska. NEW BEDFORD, Mass.. April 23. Lieutenant David H. Jarvls. United States Revenue Cutter Service, of thia city, has been appointed Customs Disbursing Agent for Alaska, and will soon proceed to Cape Nome as the representative thero of the Treasury Lieutenant Jarvls com rnhnded the Bear last Summer, and Is well known in Alaskan porta. Colonel Volkmnr on Retired List. WASHINGTON, April 2S. Colonel W. J. Volkmar of the Adjutant-General's De partment, who for several months past has been stationed as Adjutant-General of the Department of the Lakes, was placed on the retired list of the Army today. atmetie' .V,a.- .MiiwtimU-;, 1 ,,!. -JW --.