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VOL. XX.
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Excursion of Rivers and Har
bors Committee,
ARE COVERED WITH FLOWERS
Cordial Receptions at Every Stop
pins Place River and Vallcy
Seen to Advantage Congress
men Profit by the Trip.
The rivers and harbors committee of the
House of Representatives was yesterday
given an excursion up the west side of
the Willamette Valley to Corvallis, thence
across to Albany, thence down the east
side of the river back to Portland. It was
In all respects a successful and enjoyable
affair.
The official train, consisting of two
sleeping-cars and two day coaches, left
Fourth and Morrison streets at 9 A. M.
Manager Koehlcr and Superintendent
Fields were present to assist in the en
tertainment of the distinguished guests,
and William Hood, chief engineer of the
Southern Pacific system, also joined the
excursion. Gf the Portland committee
having charge of the entertainment of the
congressional visitors. Chairman H. M.
Cake and Messrs. George Taylor, Jr., H.
C. Breeden, L. A. Lewis, Charles E. Rum
elln, John Hall and C. W. Nottingham
were In evidence. Twelve of the 17 mem
bers of the rivers and harbors commit
tee were present, as follows:
Chairman Theodore C. Burton, of Ohio;
Roswcll P. Bishop, of New York: Ernest
F. Acheson, of Pennsylvania; Page Mor
ris, of Minnesota: Thomas H. Tongue, of
Oregon; George P. Lawrence, of Massa
chusetts; James H. Davidson, of Wiscon
sin; Rufus E. Lester, of Georgia: John H.
Bankhcad, of Alabama; P. D. McCulloch,
of Arkansas: Albert S. Berry, of Ken
tucky, and Thomas H. Wall, of Texas.
Mrs. Acheson. Mrs. McCulloch, Miss Mc
Culloch, Misses Elizabeth and Florence
Tongue also accompanied the official
party. Colonel Jared Smith, "United
States Engineers, came with the com
mittee from San Francisco, and he and
Mrs. Smith went with the excursion.
Others belonging to the official party were
Frank H. Hitchcock, chief of the Bureau
of Foreign Mnrkets of the Treasury De
partment, and J. W. Hencke, secretary
to Chairman Burton.
From Baker City came Frank A. Moore,
W. J. Patterson, L. Levlnger and W. C.
Cowgill. I. N. Gray and E. M. Rands
represented the Commercial Club of Van
couver. Tillamook sent Hon. B. L. Eddy,
T. B. Handley and Wells Gilbert. At
Hillsboro Hon. W. N. Barrett, Hon. S. B.
Huston and D. M. C- Gault joined the ex
cursion, and at Independence J. C. Cooper.
Among the Portland citizens who attend
ed were: Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fenton,
Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Jones, Mrs. Allen
Lewis. Mrs. Taylor, Miss Casey, Dr. &.
A. Robinpon. Ellis G. "Hughes, president
of the Port of Portland Commission if.
W. Connell, president of the Board of
Trade; F. G. Buffum. Willis S. Dunlway,
C. J. Owen, C. Lombard!, John Gill and
Benjamin I. Cohen Senator Simon and
Congressman Moody were among the
Congressman Jones, of Washington, was
at home among them.
The beauties of the Willamette began
to unfold as the train climbed the tall
trestles in the south part of town. All
the visitors crowded to the -east side of
the cars to get a view of the snowy peaks
of the Cascades, but they were disappoint
ed, for fluffy clouds concealed the crest
of the range. But the scene was fairly
satisfying without the view of the snow.
An agreeable surprise and a revelation
came to the visitors when the train
reached Congressman Tongue's home
town, Hillsboro, where the first stop was
made. A band played a march as the
train rolled In. The depot grounds were
througed with people, who bore flowers
and strawberries and cherries In such pro
fusion and plenteousness as almost to
overwhelm the passengers. Heaping
boxes of roses as big as a man could
lift were thrust In windows and doors,
and there were bouquets for everybody
and to spare, and fruit ditto. To each
bouquet was a card attached conveying
compliments of Lucinda Hill Cabin, No.
7. Native Daughters, and bearing the
name of the grower, and on the opposite
side the following:
In the berlnnln: th's was Tuallty District,
"comprising all of that country south of the
northern boundiry line of the United States,
west of the 'Willamette or Multnomah ItHer,
north of the Yamhill Blver and east of the
Pacific Ocean." Deady's Code, page 538, foot
note 3. This was In 1843. In 1S.0 the boun
daries were contracted and name chanced to
Washington County. Tualatin Plains, the
heart of the county. Is an old lake bed. The
thickness of the silt Is unknown. It has been
bored to a depth of 380 feet In Hillsboro and
420 feet near Beaverton. No rock, boulders or
gravel were found. This fact accounts for the
great fertility of the land, and emphasizes Its
excellence for agricultural purposes.
' The heartiness of Hlllsboro's bounty
suggested to everybody to remark to Rep
resentative Tongue that in this Instance
a Congressman is not without honor in
his own country. He was visibly gratified
at the Incident,
Grain fields and meadows and orchards
marched by till MoMinnville was reached
for the second stop. There was another
floral greeting and a crowd of citizens
with a welcome in their faces and In
their hands and voices. Ladles boarded
the train and distributed fresh roses to
all who were not already too heavily
laden. The next stop was Independence,
where there were more flowers and a
cheerful greeting. While the band shed
martial music several members of the Con
gressional committee took a walk over to
the river to see how unruly the current
of the stream In times of flood washes
away one bank and shoals the other
side. Independence citizens want Con
gress to correct this.
Corvallis was reached half an hour after
noon, and the 75 excursionists had saved
as much of their appetites as the delicious
strawberries and cherries aboard the train
would permit Brass bands filled the air
with marching tunes and the passengers
disembarked at a convenient crossing and
walked to the City Hall, where a large
delegation of welcoming citizens ushered
the visitors up an evergreen stairway Into
a bower of flowers. There tables in the
form of a hollow square were prepared
with a generous luncheon for all. The
columns supporting the celling were half
concealed by sweet-briar bushes. Palms
and ferns, geraniums, sweet peas and
roses In gorgeous profusion adorned the
Interior of the square. The tables also
bore generous bouquets and a boutonnlere
of fresh moss roses was at each plate.
Smllax trailed over the snowy linen be
tween the dishes. The lunch was of un
surpassed quality, and in ample quantity,
ranging from lobster salad to Ice cream
and coffee, tl was served by daintily-attired
maids and matrons who knew well
how to please. At the close of the meal
large bouquets were bestowed on the vis
itors, who bore them like trophies to
their train.
When all were seated at the table May
or M. S. Woodcock delivered a short ad
dress of welcome. Before leaving the
hall Chairman Cake, of the Portland com
mittee, in a few words returned thanks
to the people of Corvallis, and particu
larly the Ladles' Coffee Club, under
whose auspices the lunch and decorations
were arranged, for the magnificence of
the entertainment provided. Though it
was train time, there was a call for
Chairman Burton, of the Congressional
committee, and he spoke a few words,
saying the committee's reception In Ore
gon had been a constant gratification and
surprise; that It shewed that Oregon was
filled not only with nature's grandeur,
but also with grand men and women. He
promised due consideration for the claims
of Oregon, and got a hearty round of ap
plause.
The train was switched to the Corvallis
& Eastern track and started for Albany
on time. A halt was made before crossing
the Albany bridge and carriages took Con
gressmen and a few others up the river
half a mile to see the damage unbridled
floods have done to the bank on one side
and to the navigation channel on the oth
er. The Albany committee was composed
of Mayor Davis and Messrs. Wetherford,
Fllnn and Montague. The train went
around to the station, whither the car
riages were driven after the sub-excursion,
and the return trip to Portland was
begun.
Half an hour was spent at Salem, the
train stopping abreast of the Statehouse.
A company of citizens and state officers
was there to receive the visitors, who
walked to the Statehouse and spent the
time at their disposal looking over tne
building and chatting with the official
and others. The Chemawa Indian band
gave a brief but interesting concert in
front of the Statehouse.
The train left Salem at 4 o'clock and
arrived at Oregon City precisely on time,
6:30. There transfers were made to the
steamer Pomona, and the train, littered
with flowers and fruit, came through to
Portland without passengers. The steamer
took the excurrionlsts, with a number of
Oregon City people, up into the face of
the waterfall, then returned to her land
ing and Immediately started for Port
land. The change was a relief for the
excursionists, simply because It was a
change. Congressmen were shown points
where Improvements of the navigable
channel should be made, particularly at
the Clackamas rapids. A pleasant ride
brought the excursion at an end in Port
land at 7 o'clock and carriages took the
guests to the Portland Hotel.
Most of the Congressmen constituting
the committee on rivers and harbors had
not seen the Pacific Coast before this trip.
They see many things new to them and
are not slow to express their admiration.
The ladles accompanying the party are
delighted beyond words at the floral dis
plays, and all appreciate the toothsome
fruit. The committee has been constantly
on the move for a month, In heat and
dust, ,and sleeping in cars much of the
time, and weariness is beginning to tell
on its members, especially on some of
the ladles, most of whom remained In
Portland. tor rest yesterday. The entire
party expects toget much-needed rest to
day to be fresh for the excursion by
steamer to the mouth of the river to
morrow. Congressmen Alexander and
Reeves also deemed 'it prudent to remain
in Portland yesterday.
The excursion up the Valley was deemed
a rr.mnletr success In all respects. The
train serv-v was, perfect ?.he only flaw in L
the weather was the siignciouamess mi
obscured the snow peaks, the people were
hospitable, and the country looked well.
It gave wholesome information as well as
pleasure to the visitors, and even Ore-
gonians were benentea Dy u.
Last evening the Congressmen enjoyed
a banquet at the Hotel Portland which
mrlv to llntrer long in their memories.
Manager Bowers, whose taste always rises
to an occasion In proportion to Its im
portance, had planned and executed the
most elaborate scheme of decoration that
ever graced the parlors of the hotel. The
tables were arranged lnxa double horse
shoe, almost enclosing a smaller circular
table. Banks of many colored sweet peas,
rising clear from the floor, faced the
guests from across the tbles, while great
spraylike clusters of carnations and roses
were set here and there in handsome
vases Overhead were long wreaths of
smllax, from the vivid green of which
shone countless colored incandescent
lights, while spheres of pink carnations,
circles with ropes of smllax, were hung
about In the loops of the wreaths.
The menu, which was In the usual Port
land Hotel style, was discussed for an
hour or more, after which the guests wan
dered about the room, gathering bouquets
of the flowers and wondering at Oregon's
great and Inexhaustible floral wealth.
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Ten Thousand Claims lor the Burn
ing o PlnKue Infected Buldings.
HONOLULU, June 22, via San Fran
cisco June 29. The number of claims
that ' will be presented to the court of
commissioners appointed to adjudicate
the claims of the damages resulting irom
the great fire that destroyed Chinatown
as a result of the burning of plague-Infected
buildings by the Board of Health,
about a year ago, Is now estimated at
10.000. The total amount of the claims
will probably reach $5,000,000, while the
appropriation for such claims is only
$1,500,000. The Japanese Consul has 2000
claims of his countrymen, and the Chi
nese Consul has over 3000 claims of China
men, and there are many Individual
claims.
The House of Representatives has
passed and sent to the Senate the salaries
appropriation bill, cutting the Govern
or's estimates for the period of two years
by about $130,000. The current expenses
bill has been taken up, and heavy cuts
are being made in all departments. The
Senate's views differ in many respects,
however, and it Is thought that the Legis
lature may fall to pass any appropria
tion bill at all. Over half of the time
for the extra session has passed, and the
houses have not yet reached the stage of
conference committees.
The grand jury called to investigate the
charges of bribery in the Legislature has
made Its report to Circuit Judge Gear.
The jury reports that It has found no evi
dence that there was any bribery of mem
bers of the Legislature. ,
The work of registering Chinese at the
office of the Collector of Internal Rev
enue has been completed, and the total
number of certificates issued Is close to
29,000. This Is 2000 more than the total
number of Chinese In the Islands as
shown by the last census.
Land Frauds In Montana.
HELENA, Mont., June 29. The Federal
grand jury has returned several Indict
ments against R. G. Cobban, a prominent
real estate man of Missoula, who is al
leged to have been concerned in extensive
land frauds for which so many Indict
ments have just been returned. John B.
Catlln, once an officer in the Missoula
Land Office, has also been arrested. Both
Cobban and Catlln were released on heavy
bonds and deny all charges of fraud.
Azores Weather Station Opened.
HORTA, June 29. King Charles of Por
tugal and the members of the Portuguese
Cabinet opened here today the meteoro
logical observatory, in connection with
the Weather Bureau at Washington.
PERRY MONUMENT
It Will Be Dedicated at Yoko
hama July 14.
INSCRIPTION ON THE STONE
Little Dependence Placed on the
Permanent Stay of the Chinese
Court at Peltla Von Waldcrsee
'Will Be Honod.
YOKOHAMA, June 12, via San Fran
cisco, June 29. The approaching dedica
tion of the monument at Kurihama to
commemorate the landing of Commodore
Perry promises to be an occasion of
THE BLOOD OF
"OUT, DAMNED SPOT OUT, I SAY!"
great interest. It is to' occur July 14,
under the joint auspices of the. Ameri
can Friends' Society, a Japanese organ
ization, of which Baron Kaneko, LL. D.,
of Harvard, Is the president, and the
American Asiatic Society, a new foreign
association. The monument will be a huge
slab of native stone, after the simple
style in favor with the Japanese, upon
which will be carved the Inscription:
"This monument commemorates the
first arrival of Commodore Perry, Envoy
from the United States of America, who
landed at this place July 14, 1S53 (Erected
July 14, 1901)."
The occasion is to be graced by the
presence of a squadron of United States
vessels, together with one from the Ja
panese Navy, and every possible honor
will be given to the memory of the Com
modore, whose name Is a household word
throughout the empire. Ultimately, the
plan contemplates the erection of a mag
nificent lighthouse upon Plymouth Rock,
at the entrance of the harbor of Kuri
hama, the design being to have it a mon
ument analogous to the Statue of Lib
erty In New York Harbor.
Very little dependence Is placed here
upon the prospect of the return of the
Chinese government to Pekln with the
Intention of
making any permanent stay
allies. It Is felt, have ren-
dered that impossible by the erection of
a foreign fortress and by the destruction
of all fortified approaches to the city
from the sea. The government will doubt-
less go through the form of returning
and then decide to remove their capital,
as they will have a perfect right to do.
The new Cabinet is working smoothly",
and there will doubtless be no friction
until the meeting of the Diet. The health
of Marquis Ito is greatly improved, and
he Is devoting his entire attention to put
ting his new party Into shape and organ
izing It for the fray.
The financial condition shows no signs
of Improvement, but there is nothing to
Indicate anything like a general crash or
luinln An Immonw nrnnlun fnornrv would
have failed during the past week, carry- j ng those of any previous season of either
lng down many smaller concerns with It, Coquelin or Bernhardt,
had not the Mitsui Bank come to its res- Before leaving London. Mr. Grau con
cue. The inherited disposition of the ! eluded nearly all his engagements for the
Japanese to stand by each other is the ( coming season in America. He thinks the
chief factor in the situation, and is en- j company he has selected Is the strongest
ablinp: the empire to pass safely through he has ever taken to the United States.
one of the most dangerous financial crises
In Its history.
To judge by the tone of the native
press, Japan is fully alive to the possi
ble political signlncance or count von i
Waldersee's visit to this country. The
nrnmlnent nart which Germany is now
playing in the Orient, together with her
manifest ambitions, has strongly im
pressed the Japanese mind, and every
possible honor has been paid to the Field
Marshal.
Russianlxation of Finland.
NEW YORK, June 29. The latest In
the series of aggressions upon Finland by
Russia, It is thought by the Washington
correspondent of the Times, may cut
some figure in the Russian-American tar
iff dispute. The Czar's Government has,
it is reported, taken steps to secure con
trol of the Finnish custom-houses, with
the evident purpose of making the tariff
uniform with Russia's. This is merely
one step more in the Russlanlzation of
Finland, but Its immediate effect will
be to Include Finland In the tariff con
troversy. At present, as Finland has
control of her own tariff, she is not op-
posed to the United Stales in consequence
of Russia's dispute with this country
The American trade with Finland is con
siderable. The Finns get practically all
their agricultural machinery from the
United States, and agriculture lb one of
the-principal industries.
There Is a general movement among
Finns of the upper classes for immigra
tion to the United States, In view of the
lessening of their liberties. The Finns
who are now coming over are largely of
the well-to-do class. A Finnish colony
In Michigan Induced Senator McMillan, of
that state, to present In Congress a peti
tion asking the United States to protest
to Russia against the threatened extinc
tion of Finland.
CRUSADE AGAINST VICE.
PfeTT Yorlc Women Pledpre Them
selvcu to the Support of Principle.
NEW YORK, June 20. The Women'3
Anti-Vice Committee of New York, at a
mass meeting at Prohibition Park, Staten
Island, believing. It declared, that any at
tempt to segregate or regulate vice Is
pernicious In principle and mischievous
in practice, pledged Itself by resolution
"to the suprort of principle without re
gard to parties or individuals."
Mrs. Anna M. Jackson, first vice-chair-
CHIEF MEREDITH.
man. In her opening address, spoke strong
ly on the proposition for the regulation of
the social evil, and urged the women to
work strenuously against it.
Reports of the various subcommittees
showed what had already been done, and
what It Is proposed to do. By far the
most Important of these was Mrs. Mary C.
Annabel's account of the service In child
saving of the 82 unsalaried Deputy Sher
iffs appointed In 1900 by the Kings Coun
ty W. C. T. U., who had the consent of
the Sheriff for the experiment. She showed
statistics in support of her statement that
child vice had been reduced one-half.
The present effort of the union to ob
tain a probationary court similar to the
Chicago children's court, promises suc
cess. Both projects will be taken up by
the New York women. Mrs. Charles Rus
sell Lowell's municipal committee has al
ready waited upon the magistrates with a
view of securing the appointment of wom
en probationary officers when the new
charter goes Into force.
"The worst place that exists In this
city," said Mrs. Sarah J. Bird, of the res.
cue committee, "is down about the neigh
borhood of Hester and Essex streets. If
something is not done we will be de
stroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah. Meet-
j ings in halls and churches do not touch
this tenement-house vice, and flesh and
blood is wanted down there as well as
J money. We propose to open a room, to
j a welcome ready for all who come."
MAURICE GRAU'S PLANS.
He Will Give Up the Metropolitan
Opera-House in Xew Yorlc.
LONDON, June 29. Maurice Grau has
Informed a representative of the Associat
ed Press that he expects to retire from
the management and present lease of the
Metropolitan Opera-House of New York
in 1902. Mr. Grau has left London for
Carlsbad, where he will take a month's
rest. His Bernhardt-Coquelin season here
has been successful, the receipts exceed-
It Includes as prima donnas the follow
ing: Sopranos, Mesdames Calve, Eames,
Terlia, Lucienne, Boeval, Gadski, Suzanne
Adams and Fritscheff; contraltos, Mes
dames Schumann-Helnk, Bridewell and
Homer. The tenors include Alvarez, Van
-uyice, je Aiarci, uuoert .a newcomer
I from the Opera Comlque and Grand
Opera. Paris). DIppel and Salignac.
Mr. Grau has also secured Albert Rctes,
a new llcht buffo-tenor, who scored an
unequaled success In the role of Mime at
Covent Garden as baritone. Mr. Grau
has Scottl, Campanari, Bisphan, Muhl
man and De Cleery, a newcomer, and as
bassos Plancon, Journet and Blass. For
conductors, Mr. Grau has Flon, Walter
Damrosch and Zepllll.
Negotiations which .will probably be
successful are In progress with Mesdames
Sembrlch, Sybil Sanderson and Lllll Leh
man, and with Van Roy and Edouard do
Reszke.
Minimum Tariff Continued.
PARIS, June 29. A decree issued today
continues the application of the minimum
tariff on colonial food stuffs and on-coffee
from the United States and Cuba, Porto
I Rico and the Philippines.
BY WAY OF AMERICA
Chuan Will Return Home
Through United States.
FIRST VISIT OF CHINESE PRINCE
He Is Going: to Germany to Apolo-
Size to the Emperor for the Mur
der of Baron -von Kettcler.
WASHINGTON. June 29. The State
Department has received a dispatch from
Mr. Rockhill at Pekln, says that Prince
Chuan, brother of the Emperor, will sail
for Germany July 20. on a special mission.
He will return by way of America and
is expected to reach this country early In
October. The special mission is to apol
oigze to the German Government for the
murder of Its Minister at Pekln and other
Indignities to Its citizens there.
The trip of Prince Chuan to Germany
and America will be the first event of
that kind on record, as it is an unbroken
tradition of China that the members bf
the Imperial family shall remain within
the boundaries of the Empire. It had
not been known up to this time that
Prince Chuan would come to this coun
try, as the advices reaching the Chinese.
Legation here indicated thut he woufd
return the other way. For that reason,
the legation officials have made no ar
rangements yet for the entertainment of
the distinguished guest, but it is pre
sumed that he will be quartered at the
legation and shown the high consideration
accorded to one of his high rank. As ho
will not be In the United States on an
official mission, but merely returning
through the country, the United States
may not feel called upon to take cog
nizance of his Imperial character, al
though doubtless every proper considera
tion will be shown to the visitor.
Evacuation of Shnnshal.
BERLIN, June 9. Referring to tho
Chinese attempts to secure the evacua
tion of Shanghai by the foreign troops,
the Lokal Anzelger says the evacuation
of Shanghai Is not to be thought of, since
the garrisons are absolutely necessary
for the safety of the foreigners there.
De Giers Successor.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 29. The
Bourse Gazette repeats the rumor that
the Councillor, Paul Leesar. of the Rus
sian Embassy In London, will succeed M.
De Glers as Russian Minister at Berlin.
YELLOW FEVER STAMPED OUT
EOlclent Sonltnry Method Employed
by United States Olllclals In Cubn.
NEW YORK. June 29. Yellow fever has
been combated with such vigor In Cuba
that not a single death has been reported
as resulting from It this year, said Colo
nel J. B. Hlckey, until a few days ago
Assistant Adjutant-General on the staff
of General Wood. Continuing he said:
"The reason that yellow fever has been
so successfully overcome Is because of the
efficient sanitary methods employed b
the United States health officials. Havana
Itself has been revolutionized as regards
Its sanitary conditions. Recent experi
ments having proved that yellow fever
was to a great degree transmitted by mos
quitoes bred in the tropical swamps and
the cesspools, drastic measures were em
ployed to kill these insects. As the peo.
pie of New Jersey have found out, kero
sene oil or petroleum Is a powerful ex
terminator of mosquitoes. Accordingly
the streets and sewers in Havana and oth
er cities on the Island were sprinkled
with kerosene, with the most satisfac
tory reults.
"True, the time of greatest Infection
from yellow fever is later In the year, be
tween July and October, but I feel as
sured that this year will end with no
deaths from this scourge. This means in
many ways the salvation of Cuba, for
If the danger of yellow fever Is elimi
nated thousands of Americans who now
hold back will settle in the island."
RELIGIOUS "WORK IX CUBA.
MIsiIon Boards Will EnlarRe Their
Scope In the Island.
NEW YORK. June 29.-It is the inten
tion of several mission boards in this city
to begin religious work In Havana this
Fall. The Presbjterlan Board of Homo
Missions Is one of them, and the Congrn
gatlonallsus and Episcopalians will en
large work already begun there. AH In
tend to build churches.
Jose Eugenio Marx, a prominent busi
ness man of Havana, especially interested
in the religious development of the Reda
do district of that city, has Just sailed
for Hamburg after several conferencet
with mission boards here. He suggest
ed that a stone church erected in Havana.
23 years ago as a place for Protestant
worship be used by some one of the de
nominations. Owing to complications
under Spanish rule this building was never
used. The building cost $73,000. Mr.
Marx, speaking of church conditions In
Havana, .said:
"It is a mistake to assume that Pro
testant effort In Cuba means of necessity
injury to Catholic Interests there. Con
ditions In Cuba are about the same as
they are here. The Catholic Church un,
der the present bishop Is making com
mendable progress against tremendous
odds. I am not In the counsels of either
the Catholic or Protestant Church, but
am In a position to know a good deal
about both. When the overthrow of Span
ish rule cut out $250,000 of the Catholic
Church's Income, ready money came from
Europe to tide matters over. Just now
an effort is being made to pay some of
that money back, and the effort Is being
crowned with success."
Berlin Notes.
BERLIN, June 29. Tho well-known
chemist, Clawson, who, while experiment
ing with Roentgen rays, burned his hand
so badly that amputation of a finger, and
then an arm was necessary, has died of
paralysis of the lungs.
Russian detectives have been sent to tho
principal German universities, including
the University of Berlin, to watch for at
tempts to spread the Nihilistic propa
ganda among the Russian students.
Mme. Modjeska is visiting relatives in
tho Province of Posen. She is going to
KIssengen for a few weeks, and will re
turn to the United States in August for a
starring tour.
The American colony here will celebrato
Independence day at the American
Church. "
Suicide of a IIorscTvhlppcd Man.
OMAHA, June 29 Jesse F. Thayer, for
merly a Captain In the American Volun
teers, but lately retired to private life,
and working at his trade, committed sui
cide here this mornng. He was horse
whipped at Lincoln three days ago by his
wife, from whom he had separated, and
j this is said to have preyed on his mind.