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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POETLAlSTD, JTJ2TB 10, 1900
LACK OF INTEREST
England " Not Concerned in
Presidential Election."
TOO MANY TROUBLES OF HER OWN
Hack. Speculation a to the Future
of the Boer Republic The
Weeic la. LondoB.
LONDON, June 9. "With the exception
tof the discussion as to the possible part
the United States may play In assisting
Great Britain in pulling the chestnuts out
of the Ore in the far East, little interest
Is being taken In Great Britain In Amen.
can affairs. The Presidential prospects
are made the subject of editorials, and the
English correspondents in America are
eendlng long reviews of the chances of
President McKlnley and W. J. Bryan, but
these fall to stimulate any keen atten
tion. To all intents and purposes, the South
African War, bo far as tho average Brit
isher is concerned, Is over. With the ex
ception of the possible capture of Presi
dent Kruger and tho home-coming of
Lord Roberts, his calendar of probabilities
contains nothing of vital interest. Al
ready China is becoming a keen rival of
South Africa as the burning question of
the day.
The capture of 500 members of the Impe
rial Yeomanry, -which a few months ago
would have thrown the nation into a tit
of despondency, self-analysis end furious
-abuse of its own officers, has passed com
paratively, unnoticed. The work of stamp
ing out the rebellion, for such, according
to the British point of -view, is the nature
ol the opposition now encountered. Is too
prosaic and too common in the annals of
the British Army to merit the absorbing
attention hitherto bestowed on each detail
of the- sanguinary struggle.
"What shall we do with It?" is far
snore the topic of the hour than specula
tion regarding the expenditure In lives
and money that seem likely to ensue be
fore the pacification of the Boers is ac
complished. Large numbers of inquiries
are dally made In London anent the pros
pects of the undeveloped crown lands of
Natal, while the rich resources of the
Transvaal and Orange .River Colony form
the basis of frequent articles. Before
many months have passed, the steamship
companies plying to and from South Af
rica, the companies connected with tne
development of that portion of, the globe,
and others equally Interested and well in
formed look for a large and steady immi
gration of trained. British agriculturists
and others to fields on which the blood
of Briton and Boer Is scarcely dry. All
the letters from the front indicate an
increasing desire on the part of a large
proportion of the irregular and colonial
forces to settle down in this fertile land,
won with such cost to themselves.
The British High Commissioner, Sir Al
fred Mllner, It is learned. Is devoting his
whole attention to evolving a scheme of
civil government applicable to the Orange
River Colony and the Transvaal, and rely
ing to no little extent upon the influence
of the British settlers to exercise it. The
commissioner is in constant communica
tion with the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, who has
also got the forces of the Colonial
Office hard at work on the problem, though
tho keen-sighted officials believe the day Is
.still far distant -when the military admin
istrators will be able to hand over the reins
of government in safety to the civil au
thorities, providing the progress of the vic
torious army in the Transvaal Is tolerably,
clmllar to Its operations in the Orange
River Colony, subsequent to the capture
of Bloemfonteln. .
This apathy towards military happenings
and interest in civil and commercial pos
sibilities is likely to gain such a quick hold
that soon the war will almost be forgot
ten. Tho contingency of President KrU
ger's still undefeated forces scoring any
victory of consequence over Lord Roberts
is generally regarded as so remote as to
be scarcely worth mention. The occupa
tion of Pretoria, according to the maa-ln-the-street,
settled the whole matter.
In view of all the premature rejoicings
which Lord Rosslyn's incorrect press dls
latch caused last week. It is Interesting to
note that the aristocratic young journal
ist is chiefly remembered in London for
his diverting appearances In Hyde Park
at the period when ho had given up the
stage to edit Scottish Life. At the height
of tho season, at tho most fashionable
hour of the day, he was always to be seen.
Immaculately dressed and bejeweled, seat
ed under a tree, ostentatiously correcting
a mass of proof sheets. As each one was
finished, he covered It "with four pebbles
and laid It out beside him until he was
surrounded for yards around with white
slips, which never ceased to be a source
of huge amusement to the passers-by and.
apparently, of Immense satisfaction to him
self. Yet, -when he cabled from Pretoria,
every paper in England, including the
Times, believed "him implicitly.
Those who believe that Great Britain's
aavy would. In case of war, prove nearly
as full of anachronisms and mlsmanage--raent
as the South African campaign
proved the army to be. have received addi
tional confirmation of their fears by rea
son of the severe stricture passed by the
Admiralty xtpon the irregularities of the
- targot practice and reports thereon among
the fleets now in commission. The Ad
miralty practically declares that the per
centage sent in is worthless. In a cir
eolar to all the commanding officers, the
Admiralty says:
"Practice appears to have been carried
on without a supervisor, tho commissioned
targets were not properly checked, and.
the markers were not drawn from -another
ship."
Such a serious reprimand is likely to
Jiave tho desired effect of enforcing the
regulations this 5 car, at any rate, and, at
the same time, of considerably Increasing
the efficiency in marksmanship with which
the British navy has been credited. ,
With tho arrival of a semblance of
Summer the Thames has taken on its
usual gay hues and all the world
and his wife have gone boating on
the picturesque roaches. Tet, at Its
murky mouth, miles from where the
countless pleasure parties hunt and row,
there has been reaped from its muddy
waters a harvest of death extraordinarily
large even for this stream of tragedies.
WIthm the last two days the police report
finding no less than seven bodies. One
lies at Greenwich, unidentified; another at
Rotherhithe, that of a woman of the
hAwker class. So far only two have heen
identified. The others probably never will
be, and this brief record of flotsam and
jetsam In the greatest city of the world
of accident, suicide and possibly murder,
causes no comment, but is stuck away
In a corner of an afternoon paper, headed'
"Mysteries of the River."
The Ascot race meeting, which occurs
next week, promises to bo largely attend
ed and doubtless will be marked by a con
tinuation of the successes of American
jockeys. The Prince of Wales, as usual,
will be present, besides many other roy
alties, while many other American visitors
now in England have arranged to view
what Is known as the "Royal Meeting."
The serious condition of Mrs. Gladstone
has caused T. P. O'Connor, Member
of Parliament, to write to Mainly About
People, giving some hitherto unpublished
reminiscences of the aged partner of the
great statcfsnan.
"Just after their marriage." says Mr.
O'Connor. "Mr. Gladstone, who had. al
ready been Minister, asked her, 'shall I
toll you nothing, nnd you can say any
thing, or shall I tell you cverj thing end
you say. nothing? She chose the latter
and he told her everything and she never
told anything."
On the 60th anniversary of their wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone went to a recep-
'tlon at &n old friend's house. "When it
began to get late." says O'Connor, "Mr.
Gladstone went over to his wife and, with
an expression of sweetness and tender
ness, took her by the hand as though she
were a little child that had to be re
minded that it was time to go to bed and
led her out of the room. It was a sight
that might well have brought tears."
These and other anecdotes bear out
fully the previous accounts of the intense
affection existing between the great Lib
eral leader and his wife, and also point
to the fact that Mrs. Gladstone exercised
a more powerful political Influence over
her husband than was generally credited.
Those who believe that Great Britain's
navy would. In caee of war, prove nearly
as full of anachronisms and mismanage
ment as the South African campaign
proved tho army to be have received ad
ditional confirmation of their fears by
reason of the severe stricture passed bj
the Admiralty upon tho irregularities ot
the target practice and reports thereon
among the fleets now in commission. The
Admiralty practically declares that the
percentage sent in" is worthless. In a cir
cular to aH the commanding officers, th
Admiralty says:
"Practice appears to have been carried
on without.a supervisor, the. commissioned
targets were not properly checked, and
the: markers were not drawn from another
ship."
Such a serious reprimand is likely to
have tho desired effect of enforcing the
regulations this year, at any rate, -and, at
tho same time, of considerably decreasing
the efficiency In marksmanship with which
the British Navy has been credited.
The weeklies refer to Stephen Crane's
death with sincere regret and admira
tion. His name Is generally coupled with
that of Stevenson. Tho Spectator says:
"Crane was a writer of singular fore
and originality, whose studies in the
psychology of peril had the quality of
clairvoyance nothing short of magical."
Returns just issued by the Board of Ag
riculture are dismal reading for the Eng
lish farmer. Prom these It Is learned that
the over-Increasing importation of dead
meat to the United Kingdom has reached
the dally average of over 2300 tons,
while wheat, butter, eggs, rabbits and
game have all enormously lncreaeed in the
extent of their Importation. The foreign
products being almost invariably cheaper,
the farmers' are confronted with th
prospect of eventually having no home
market. For these conditions, the Board
of Agriculture suggests no remedy.
Lady Granville Gordon, who died recent
ly, was one of the first society women
to start a bonnet store. She did a thriv
ing business in London, eventually selling
her good will for a round sum. Lord
Huntley, the elder brother of Lady Gran
vlllo Gordon, one of the handsomest men
of the day, endeavors to Improve his fi
nancial condition by writing sporting nov
els. The Earl of Radnor, who died last week,
was a notoriously shy man. He was de
voted to his wife, who is a sister of Henry
Chaplin, president of the Local Govern
ment Board, and brilliant In society as a
musician and conversationalist. He or
ganized the first amateur orchestra com
posed of people of position. Viscount Folk
stone, the late Earl of Radnor's eldest
son, who Is at tho front In South Africa
dangerously 1.11 with enteric fever, succeeds
to the title.
RACE TROUBLE IN SOUTH.
Xegrro Murders anE. Lynchlnss in
the Slave State.
NEW ORLEANS, June 9. A largo posse
1 hunting for Noah Prltcherd (colored),
-who. shot and killed. Ralph Mercer, in
West Baton Rouge last night. This morn
ing a Deputy Sheriff in the posse, whose
name is not yet known, was shot and per
haps killed. It Is expected that before
morning Pritchard will be captured or
killed.
Yesterday a negro was killed as the re
sult of the race prejudice existing at
-Rosa plantation, near Port Allen, by the
overseer of the plantation, E. D. Fenn.
An Immense meeting of citizens from sev
eral parishes was held at Devall's Land
ing tonight. Before the close of the meet
ing several notorious negroes were pub
licly whipped and one negro was killed.
The residents along the Gulf Coast, it
is understood, have organized to mete out
summary Justice to Henry Askew and
Ed Russ, two negroes in Jail at Mississip
pi City. The preliminary trial yesterday
failed to fasten guilt on either, although
It is positive that both were In the vicin
ity of the place where the 13-year-old
schoolgirl was outraged and murdered and
knew something of the affair. The Blloxl
people decided to .keep working on tho
case, but the men in the other towns have
decided apparently to wait no longer, and
late reports are that a party of avengers
started for that place at midnight.
MOBILE, Ala June 9. The mob began
storming the Harrison County Jail at an
early hour this morning, but the prison
ers. Askew and Russ, had been spirited
away by the Sheriff,
A Lynching in Georgrla.
COLUMBUS, Ga. June 9. Simon
Adams, a negro about 20 years of age,
was lynched just outside the city limits at
9 o'clock this morning. He entered the
room Of the two daughters of E. H. Al
mond, who lives 10 miles above the city.
The screams of the frightened girls
aroured their father, who was sleeping
down stairs, and after a search Adams
was found in the closet In the girls' room.
He was taken in charge and started off to
Columbus to bo turned over to the authori
ties. A mob secured the negro, took him to
the woods and hanged him to a tree by
a chain. His body was riddled with bul
lets. It has not yet been found and
is supposed to have been thrown Into
the river.
Ei-CoTcrnor Shot a. Negro.
MONTGOMERY. Ala., June 9. Ex-Governor
Oatos shot and killed a negro man
at his residence In this city today. He
heard a -plsad shot In his kitchen, and on
going to Investigate found his cook lying
on the floor, killed by a negro then In
the room. The negro who did the killing
then started toward Governor Oates with
his pistol In hand. The negro, not pay
ing any attention to warnings not to ad
vance. Governor Oates shot and killed
him.
Tired of Having Ilim Around.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., June 9. J. W.
Barker shot his son-in-law, Edward Car
all, In the abdomen, today, causing a
wound that may prove fatal. Carall lived
at Barker's house, and had been out of
work. When arrested Barker gave as his
only excuse for the t shooting that he
"was tired of having Carall around."
Woman Killed Another.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 9. Mrs. James
Small shot and killed Mrs. Ostrander, In
Baldwlnsvllle, eight miles from here, to
day, as the result of jealousy over Mrs.
Small's son.
Farmer and Family Murdered.
WINNIPEG. Man.. June 9. Alex Mc
Carthy, his wife and one child were mur
dered at Welwln last night. The hired
man Is suspected.
, Hurt by an Elevator's Fall.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 9. One man
was killed and four were hurt today by
the falling of a freight elevator in the
Nichols & Shepherd Implement building.
In the West Bottoms. John Stambaugh,
aged 4(, died a few hours after the acci
dent occurred. Charles King and E. C.
Bailey were hurt internally, but will prob
ably recover. Sam Morrissey and Frank
Hfckman received slight bruises and
sprains.
FAVORS JOINT ACTION
GERMANY INSISTS OS RESTORA
TION OF ORDER IX" CBQiA.
Declares She Is Not Seelclag- Separata
Aims Final Passagre of the
Fleet Predicted.
BERLIN, June 9. Tho situation in
China Is here regarded as of the utmost
importance. Though the Foreign Office
has been rather nncommunlcable through
out the week toward all foreign corre
spondents, enough reliable information
has leaked out to show that the whole
government, with the Emperor and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count von
Bulow, leading, consider the suppression
of the anti-foreign movement In China
as a prerequisite to a possible rejuv'enat
tlon of China, and certainly for the estab-
NELSON
WHO RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION
llshment of healthy commercial condi
tions, and Germany is, therefore, as the
officials of the Foreign Office emphatically
say to the correspondent of the Associated
Press, in favor of harmonious joint action
by all the powers interested in China,
without permitting any single power to
reap selfish advantages from the situa
tion.
Thus far the German Government Is nqt.
in possession of official or otherwise re
liable Information that any one power
is attempting to get ahead of the rest,
nor that the Dowager Empress of Chink,
really favors the Boxer movement- Trie
failure of the Chinese troops to subdue
the movement results, it is said here, sim
ply from the normal procrastination of
the government and the cowardlco of the,
Chinese Army and Its commanders. Re
liable information Is to tho effect that
Germany, at all events, will vigorously
exert herself with the other powers to put
an -end to the present undesirable -situation.
His Majesty's instructions are that
while Germany will in no way put her
self unduly forward and Is willing loy
ally to co-operate with the rest 'of tho
powers, she will, under no circumstances,
permit the present conditions to go -on.,
even if thereby suspicion should be'
aroused that Germany Is seeking sepa
rate alms, which, of course, la absurd.
The Cologne Gazette today points wit,
insplredly. that the main care now is to
re-establish orderly conditions In China.
Nobody seems to care whether the Ghl
nese Government thereby comes to grief
or how the relations between the powers
are thereby altered. It seems relatively,
unimportant whether the Conservative or
reform party in China be in po-n er.
The Reichstag debates during the last
few days were quite Interesting, although
the final passage of the navy bill was a
foregone conclusion. The manner In which
Herr Mueller, Centrist, Friday, fiercely
took to task the Minister of Commerce,
Herr Brefeld, and the Minister of the
Treasury. Baron von Thlclmann, showed
that the government, under the present 4-
clrcumstances, Is willing to stand almost
any treatment from the Center, provided
the latter- passes the navy bill. Inci
dentally, the panic which seized the Ger
man Bourse Thursday, under which even
the most favorite securities. Industrials
and coal shares, went down In some cases
from 10 to 14 per cent, came up, and Herr
Lucke. the Agrarian, said that another
German "krach" like that of 1S73 wa3
pending, owing to overspeculatlon and
greed.
On account of China, Interest in tho
South African news flagged this week.
The semi-official Post, however, published
a remarkable article. It asks: "Is the
annexation of the republics to be consid
ered a fact, which the far-sighted never
doubted." and then proceeds to consider-,
the development of Africa after peace. It
recognizes danger for Germany In the
British watchword, "from the Cape to
Cairo," but points out that both the Ger
man and French colonial belts break: ihe
continuity in the British possessions and
that moderation on all sides will bring
about a sensible modus vlvendl. It adds
that a certain number of Boers will be
welcomed In German colonies. If they drop
all pretensions to separate political" exist
ence. The task of civilizing and openlng
up the Dark Continent for trade may well
be divided between the three leading Eu
ropean nations without causing strife.'' A
Dr. von Mlquel's pro-Agrarian speech at
the Posen exposition Is generally "com-,
mented upon by the press f.rom various
standpoints. The whole Liberal preEs
points out that the speech openly showed
where lies the miscarriage of all Prinae
Hohenloho's Liberal plans within the
Cabinet.
Neutralize the Canal. v
Pittsburg, Pa., Chronicle-Telegraph,
If this country really Intends to con
struct the Nicaragua Canal the first step
should be to ratify the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, providing for the neutralization of
the canal. That has always been the
policy of this country and It Is a strange
fatality that just when that policy has
reached fruition It should be abandoned
and a policy of insultlngarrogance -should
be substituted. If any other nation In
the world were to announce Its purpose
to locate In a foreign 'country a ship canal
which would tremendously affect the
commercial situation of the whole world.
with the Intention of seizing and fortfy-
lng the route and holding It against
world by Its own strength and resourcei.hig Union Station 9 A. M.
we should regard It is an extremely impu
dent -proposition. It is Idle to think that
other countries will think less lightly ot
,the proposition because it happens to come
irom us. z is quite .certain jnat tney
Would not submit to It if they could pos
sibly resist ll'and they are not doing all
In their power to strengthen their navies
for nothing. It is senseless to. defy the
world and give a standing provocation to
war, by making -tho canal a military in
stead of a commercial enterprise. The
true policy is to neutralize,. the canal and
remove it from the area ot warfare -by
international agreement as was dons in
the case of the Suez CanaL
A STATE TIQKET.
Colorado Prohibitionists Hade Nom
ination. DDNVER, June'" 9. The Prohibition
State Convention, In addition to electing
delegates to the Na-ttonal convention and
nominating Presldentiarelectors. made the
lollowhig nominations for state offices:
'Supreme Judge, F. L .Wllsea; Governor,
A. MILES
AS MEUT.EXANT-GENERAI, FRIDAY.
J. R. Wiley; Lieutenant-Governor, Dr.'T.
C. Chamberlain; Secretary of State, Mary
L. Henderson; Auditor, Joseph Hftrvey.
.The .platform "holds President McKlnley
""responsible for the disgrace broughfupbn
this country byn' the establishment of
drunker.es in the Philippines, Porto Rlcp
and. Cuba." " -
J jNatlonal , ChalniKtn tewar: In an ad-
wej jo me convention, argued that; the
party should work for prohibition alone.
end not.dlssloatp its oncrgljs in seeking -
wllii.) iiyrms.
f ue- n .' ,
Secretary fcong on the .Resinning--of 1
the 20th Century. -
Boston Dally Advertiser.
The problem as to what year ends "the
century arises, I think from the way inJ
which the figures "19" strike the eye.
To the eye it seems much easier to con
nect 1200 with fll6 years that follow,
1S01, '02. '03. etc. than with the 3 ears
which precede, 1S36, 97, 'SS and 'S3. The
eye'therefore associates 1900 with the cen
tury which follows, every year of which
begins with 19, rather than with the ofher
Century every year of which begins
'wlflulS.
But suppose that In designating the cen
turies as entities, letters were ,-usecr , as
follows: "A" for the 'century beginning
with tho year one. "B" for the next, and
so on. Then we should writer -
R -1 instead of lfiOL ,'
R 2 Instead of 1S02.-
R 3 Instead of 1S03. - h 1
R5S instead of 1SSS. '
R 99 Instead of ISSO. - ;
R100 Instead of 19C0.
. And then .-
S T - ;.
"S 2' ,
S 3' ,
S98 - . j
S9 t
S100, and so on- for the future.
Everybody then would Instantly see that
tljelOQtlt. year Is the last year tln each.
century, ana not me ursL year in uie iur
lowing century. Very truly yours,
JOHN D.TX3NG.
The Knbn Swindle.
CHICAGO, June 9. The Investigation of
the affairs, of Adolph A. Kuhn, Junior
member of the mortgage brokerage firm qf
Kuhn Bros-., who disappeared about
two months ago, leaving. It Is alleged, a.
shortage of between $70X000 and $1.0i.000.
resulted In the arrest today, on charges
ot conspiracy and forgery, of John ATnder
son, formerly In Kuhn's employ. Ander
son admitted his guflU So' far as kni?wn,
no trace has been found of Kuhn.
Canadian Jockey Killed.
HAMILTON. Ont. June 9. While exer
cising tho horse Sir Wilfrid over the jumps
at' the Jockey Club track here today,
Crocker, the jockey, fell off and landed
on his head, breaking his nock. He was
dead when picked up. Crocker was a well
known steeplechase 'rider.
Boiler Exploded at Briek Vorks.
ANNISTON., Ala., June 9. By the ex
plosion of a boiler at the Duke brick
works today, John Ryan and WIJ.I Stovage
were Instantly killed; George Wetzell-and
Asa WUkeson were seriously Injured and
six others slightly hurt.
- Lost on a Foul.
NEW YORK. June 9". Charlie McKee
.ver. of Philadelphia, lost to Jimmy Hand
ler, or "Newark, at the Seaside Athletic
vjiud iujiisjil uy muuiig uis oppoiieui ia
the sixth round of what was to have been
a 25-rouna contest at in pounas.
Tannery Burned.
MELLER. Wis., June 9. The tannery,
owned by Fayette Shaw & Co.. was de-
I stroyed by fire tonight. Loss, $100,000.
Nino hundred men are thrown out of
work;
Bishop of Columbus.
ROME, June 9. Tho Rev. Dr. . Henry
Moeller, secretary and chancellor of tb)a
archdiocese of Cincinnati, O., has been ap
pointed bishop of Columbus, O.
Suicide of a Promoter.
NEW YORK, June 9.Harry Dekker, a
well-known promoter of Western rail
road properties, shot and killed himself to
night in his apartments in this city.
Grand ooenlne excursion to Rnnnv1l!
thewlll be made Sunday, June 10, train leav-
GOLD FROM KLONDIKE
ABOUT 400,000 REPORTED OX THB
FIRST SHIP DOWN.
Large Nastier ef Passengers Oat
From. Dawson An. Early Season.
sad a Big- Clean-U.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., June 9.
The City of'Seattle arrived tonight from
the North with $400,000 In dust and 250 pas
sengers, most of whom are from Dawson.
Thus" far five "boats have reached the
lakes from Dawson ,and the rush for the
States Is fairly on. Among the return
ing Dawsonltes are many women and chll- j
dren. Up, 19 May 23. the clean-ups had
reacTied JIS.COO.OOO. The season openea
three to four weeks earlier than in any
previous year.
j A general exodus 'from Dawson is re
ported for Keokuk River, where rich
strikes have, been reported, .that are said
to equal if not surpass the richness of
Nome.
Water on the lakes Is reported as being
very low, which 'renders navigation hard
and uncertain.
Among passengers arriving on the Seat
tle was William M. Hale, delegate from
Alaska to tho Democratic National Con
vention. DAWSON IS raPROVTKG.
Report of Consul 9IcCopleto the State
Department. -
WASHINGTON. June 9. Soirie interest
ing matter concerning matters In the Yu
kon and Dawson district has been fur
nished the State Department from; United
States Consul McCook: .
"Dawson," he says, "is beginning to
present a more substantial appearance.
Claims are now being prepared for sluic
ing; that 13, for washjng the gold from
the large dumps of earth taken ouf'of
tho claims during the, Winter. Residents
rfi vctt Tniifh trmtfAc "n tVi TCllrJ
I mall service, the mail .coming and .going
regularly every week all through the .past
Winter; letters only irom the United
States, however. Provisions are a little
cheaper In some lines, but there is no
change in the cost of! -living. Board and
lodging at $200 a month, eggs at J3 per
dozen, oranges at $1 each, and apples cost
ing SO cents apiece, are examples of the
high prices at Dawson.
"Tho license on saloons has been re
duced from $2300 to $1500 per annum. A
duty of $2 per gallon la assessed on all'
wines, liquors and beer brought into tho
Yukon territory.
"By August it Is expected that the
White Pass &. Yukon Railroad will have
been extended 70 miles to-JVhlie Horse
aau liuiu uivic, iu iuq4lauHUUCi. imuuua
the steamers can make tho run to Dawson
City in a couple of days.. AH kinds of
boats are being fitted up In Dawson to
convey people to Cape. Nome; but as
many people canre Into Dawson las Win
ter as went, out!"
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.
H. B. Mlllis Won the Cup for the Sec
ond Time.
FOREST GROVE, Or., June 9. The'all
around athletic contest for the Sweek
cup was held on the 'varsity grounds to
day. The contestants were: Mlllis, Yoder,
Palmer, Edmunds, Atkinson, Fletcher
and Sewell. Tho events consisted of a
100-yard dash, broad jump, high Jump,
shot put, hammer throw, 120-yard, hurdle,
pole vault, mile run and -mlle walk.
The cup was won -by H. B. Mlllis, 1902,
for the second time; A. Yoder.second, and
C. Palmer 'third. The best records w'ere
made In pole vault, 9' feet 6 Inches; broad
1umn.. IS feet 6 Inches: 130-vard hurdle.
26 secbrjd'si high jumpt 5 feet 1 ,tpfch; 100
Vard cash, 10 3-5 seconds! all by Mlllis.
A DUSTER OF A 'SALMON. K.
WeIgWd' 84 ( Poundsr, Filled OS Cans
Dtt ucougni nunerBiaa a 4U.
ASTORIA, 'June 9. What Is said to be
the largest salmon- ever caught In the
Columbia River was delivered today to
the Elmore cannery. It weighed 84
-pounds, and when cut up made o dozen
cans. The monster was 4& feet long and
3& feet at the 'larges clrcumferance.
The fisherman was paid $3 45 for 'the fish.
"Armory Wanted atEugene.
EUGENE, Or., June 9. Negotiations are
In ,prtjgress between he National. Guard
orgaplzatlons in Eugene and sqme property-owners
for the construction ot a suit
able, building to he used as an armory.
The demands of the military, are a drill
room of sufficient size, together with four
rooms, for separate quarters for regimental
.headquarters, band and two companies.
I .This they will, probably bo able to se
cure at a rental which they can afford to
pay. Several offers are now under con
sideration. " Commencement week at the university
will begin tomorrow, with the baccalaure
ate sermon, which will be delivered by
Rev. Edgar P. Hill, of Portland.
Two Deaths at Albany.
' 'ALBANY, Or., Juno 9. L. McFarland,
a pioneer of 1S52. and a member of one
of Lmh County's best families, . died at
his' home at Tangent, at the age or 67
years. He left five children Mrs. T. H.
McGhee, and Miss Minnie McFarland, of
Tangent; O. C. McFarland, of Hanford,
Cal., and Misses -Minnie and Eva Mc
Farland. of GHroy, Cal.
A. Straney, for several years In the
livery business In this city, died last
night of consumption, at the age of 40
years, leaving a wife and two children.
He was a Constable In one of the pre
cincts of tho city -for a number of years.
Forest Grove Notes.
FOREST GROVE. Or., June 9. At a
public meeting called by Mayor Kane last
night, it was unanimously agreed that
a public celebration of the Fourth of
July should be held here.
The Pacific School Desk Company today
made Its first shipment of desks manu
factured here for the new Courthouse
at Albany.
Director at North -Yakima.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Juno 9.
There was a sharp contest today over tho
election of a Director for this school
district to succeed H. .M. Bartlett. The
candidates were Bartlett, P. Y. Heck
man and A B. Weed. The last-named was
chosen. .
In Emergencies.
To care for a person who. has fainted,
lay him down, keeping the head low, and
loosen the clothing". See that he has
plenty of fresh air and dash cold water
In 'his face. Use stimulants and smelling
salts' when consciousness has "returned.
To treat a child In convulsions place him
in a hot bath to which mustard has been
added, Wring a. cloth out In cold, water
and wrap lb about his head, changing It
when it becomes hot. Spongo him and
roll him In a' blanket.
When the boy's knife works too well
bathe the cut with clean, cold water.
Cut. strips of plaster an eighth of an Inch
wide. Draw the edges of the cut to
gether and strap It, leaving a space be
tween strips. Cover the whole with ab
sorbent cotton.
"To stop a bleeding nose, keep the pa
tient's head thrown back and his arms
raised- "Hold a cold cloth to the nose and
"press the fingers on each side of the nose
where it joins the upper lip. At the back
of the head place a piece of ice.
The Pacific Soldiers' Reunion Associa
tion has decided to ouild 20 new cottages
on their camp grounds at Westport. This
will make "SO cottages for the association
i 1 there.
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r HISS LUCY ANNIE HE1SER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Mlss'Lucy Annie Helser, a graduated nurse of nine years experience, trained
and graduated from the Homeopathic Hospital, of Minneapolis, -Minn., writes as
follows:
Albert lies, Minn., .Nov. S, 1S00.
Tie Peraaa Mefllclne Co., Colambas, Ohiot
Gentlemen "Although my school dee3 sot believe la patent medi
cines, I have found It to be a fact that Peroma is a grand and valuable
medicine. T have known it to cure Mrs. Sampson, suffering: with in
named womb, aggravated by malaria, after the doctors had failed to
help. her. Another of my former patients suffered -with a complication
of female diseases; she was so thin, nothing: hut skin and bones, lint
Peruna cured her and she is today In good health and good flesh
Facts prove that Pernne revives lost strength, and restores, to the sick
that most wonderful blessing of life health."
IjHcy Annie Helser.
MattJe CB. Curtis, secretary Legion of
Loyal Women, Hotel Salem, Boston,
Mass., writes:
"I BnJJe-red
for over a
year with,
general weak
ness and de
bility mani
fested espe
cially In se
vere backache
and headache.
"My physician
prescribed dif
ferent medi
cines, none of
which seemed
to help me any
until a club
associate ad
1
Mattle -B. Curtis.
vised me 1q try Peruna, as It cured her
of constitutional headache and stomach
troubles. I at once ordered a bottle and
before It. was used, telt greatly Improved.
"I have taken four bottles and for two
months have been entirely free from
these maladies. Several of my frfeqds
are using Peruna with beneficial results,
especially in cases of troubles with the
kidneys and other pelvic organs, together
with weaknesses peculiar to women."
MILITIA NOT CALLED OUT
GOVERNOR STEPHENS SUGGESTS
OTHER WAYS."
Night Service Resumed, Under- Po
lice Protection, on Three More Di
visions of the. Transit Company.
ST. LOUIS, June 9. Any hopes the gen
eral public may have indulged in that
Governor Stephens would call out the
state militia to maintain law and order
In St. Louie during the prevalence of the
great street-railway strike were dissipat
ed tonight when that worthy gentleman
departed for Jefferson City without? hav
ing taken any decisive step In the matter
or giving any Intimation as to what
course he Intended to pursue in the fu
ture. The subject of calling out the-" state
troops was discussed at great length .to
day by Governor Stephens, the .Police
Commissioners, the Sheriff and the com
manding officers of the militia, but no de
cision on the direct issue was reached.
It was learned In certain authoritative
quarters, however, that while the Gov
ernor could not be brought over to the
"way ot reasoning of some of the City of
ficials, he did unbend to the extent of of
fering some suggestions which. In his opin
ion, might have a salutary effect upon the
more rabid element of the general pub
lic. If not, then he would act as In hla
Judgment seemed proper for the preserva
tion of the law. He advised, among other
things, that the Transit Company aug
ment the running of its cars at night,
and if this experiment resulted in disorder
and Its attendant results, he would unhes
itatingly call out tho state militia for its
suppression.
Acting, apparently, upon this advice, the
Transit Company tonight further Increased
Its transportation facilities by running
cars on three more of Its divisions La
clede avenue. Market street nnd Olive
street. Tho LIndell division, which re
sumed itstilght service two days ago. was
also lh operation' tonight. The police of
ficers were for tlv most part withdrawn
from guard duty during the day properly
to prepare them for the duties of the
night in protecting the cars and doing
patrol duty along the thoroughfares
through which tho- four divisions run. Two
regiments of the posse comltatus were also
assigned to patrol duty along the same
thoroughfares. .
.Tnhn Powers, motorman. one of the-250
nonunion men who came to St. Louis J
from Philadelphia, Is confined in a ceil
at the City Hospital crying for guards to
dofend him from men he belleveo are pur
suing him. His d'econnected story at the
hospital reveals the tremendous strain
that h upon the motormen wno are warn
ing now.
Tampering With the Hot Cross Bun.
Notes and Queries.
On the last Gopd Friday of the nine
teenth century may I make note of the
tampering with, the "hpt cross bun" which,
where practiced, despoils this thoroughly
English cake of Its characteristic qualit
ies? Fifty years ago the traditional bun
was a spiced bun the spice .recalling to
the few who cared about Its religious sug
gestiveness the embalming of our Lord
marked with a slight cross, and not with
deep indentures, made, for the convenience
of division, after the manner of the scone,
a modern imlgrant southward. Being a
Lenten bun. It was Innocent of currants:
Indeed, currants In a "cross bun" would
have been as great a surprise to me as,
had I been a Hebrew boy, would have
been their appearance In a Passover cake.
Somewhere between this and the forties
bakers (London bakers, at least), began to
supply the currant variety; and gradually
splco came to be regarded as a non-essential
Ingredient that spice which gave a
peculiar semi-sacred savor to the carefully
preserved bun, the gratings ot which were
"hold to be a "sov-ran cure" for Internal
.aches; The vulgarized cross bun differs to
I little from the everyday article that it la
From Mrs. Amanda. Shumaker, who
has charge of the grammar department
of the public schools; also past grand of
Independent Order of Good" Templars, Dr.
Hartman received the following letter:
"Columbia City, Wazh.
"I can speak only good words of" the
repeated- benefits I have had from the
use of Peruna.
"Too constant application to work
last -winter caused me to have se
vere head and backache and drag
King pains. I could not stop my
work neither was I fit to go on.
Reading of the beneficial results
from the use of Peruna I purchased
a bottle and within a f err days after
using It, began to feel better.
"I constantly Improved and' before the
seventh bottle was completely used, all
pains were gone, my strength was re
stored and I now seem 10 years younger.
"If I get tired or feel bad. Peruna at
once helps me, and I feel you deservi
praise for placing such a consclentloul
medicine before a suffering public."
MRS. AMANDA SHUMAKER.
Peruna Is a specific for the catarrhr!
derangements of women. Address Thi
Peruna. Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio,
for free book on catarrh written by Dr.
6. B. 'Hartman.
not Infrequently buttered, a la teacrfKef I
do not know whether the decadence la
widespread, but that the currant, 'spkielees
bun. which is no "cross bun" Is in
Greater London, fast supplanting the wel
comed friend ot our childhood that brought
with it a Good Friday atmosphere t am
well assured.
Puss Sailed Away. t
It there is anything in the popular su
perstition among sailors that "a cat
brings good luck," the voyage of the Brit
ish steamer Thalia will be a pleasant
one, eays the Savannah News, of recent
date. A fine, large Maltese cat went
aboard the vessel the day before- she
sailed, and composedly curled herself up
on the heavily upholstered crimson sofa
In the officers' saloon, and when the ves
sel sailed she was a contented passenger.
"She is on old traveler," said the stew
ard, &a he stroked her soft fur, "and thlj
Is not her first voyage. Cats like a
change, and they will visit first one ves
sel and then another in port until fhej
find one that suits them; and they are
knowing animals, and seem to have some
Intuition when a vessel Is going to sail.
"Do I think a cat brings luck? Oh,
yes. It's- good luck to have a cat come
to you. Why, that's not a. superstition ol
sailors alone. Did you ever eee a land
lubber that didn't believe ft? That cat
will have the best treatment on board;
besides, there's no end to the rata on
board, and - the cat will be useful as
well as lucky for us." -
Blood Tells
The Story of Health or Diseases
Keep It Pure
Pimples, Bolls and Sores Are Sig
nals of Danger.
They show that the blood is impure, and
It is In Impure blood that nearly all dis
eases have their origin. Scrofula, salt
rheum, rheumatism, catarrh, and even
dyspepsia may be traced to bad blood., and
are cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla, which
makes the blood pure.
If you are troubled with pimples and
eruptions, you phould at once begin tak
ing Hood's Sarsaparilla, wblch, besides
cleansing the blood of all impurities, will
create a good appetite, cure that tired
feeling and make you strong and healthy.
Then those more serious ailments will
gain no foothold, and you will have per
manent good health.
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
Is America's Greatest Medicine. Sold by
all drufeglats. Be sure to get Hood's.
MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
Strong Assertions a to Just What
the Remedies Will De.
Mhdjoo goarastMS
that hl BhecaaUia
Cere -will- CW9 nearly
all casta of rheum
Una in a. itir hours;
that Ua Dyspepsia Car
will cure Indigestion and
all itomach trouble ;
that hi Kidney Cor
TrUl cur SO per cwt.
ef all caaes of kidney
trouble; that hi Ca
tarrh Cure will cura
catarrh no matter hoir
loss standing; that hla
Headache Cure trill cure
any kind of headache la
a few minutes; that
hi Cold Cure will
quickl' break up nr
fera of caM ud m oa through the entire hat of
xemedlt. At all druggists. 22 cent a. rial.
It ou seed aedlcal adrlce write Prof. Maagroa,
lSQB,Area at gfcll. It la shsolaulr tree.