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PORTLAND, OKEGOST, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1902.
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BUTTE IS TOO FAST
Portland Shut Out by' Mary
MacLanes 2 to 0,
FOUR HITS ONLY OFF ROACH
"Werner, the New Locnl Pitcher,
Slalccs Good Bat the Visitors Hit
Harder and Field Better
Bo They "Win.
JfOR.THWDSTLEAGTJE.
Testerdny's Games.
Butte. 2; Portland. 0.
Seattle, 0; Spokane, 5.
Tacoms, 3; Helena, 2.
Standing of the Clnbs.
Seattle
Butte
Portland .....
Helena
Spokane ,
Tacoma
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Won. Lost. P. C
...37 26 .587
...84 27 .557
...29 31 .483
...20 31 .483
...28 33 .459
...26 35 .420
Changing: the "batting: order will riot al
ways win baseball games. It did for
Butte on Thursday, but when Manager
Vlgneux tried It yesterday for the locals
the result was far .from satisfactory.
Inability to hit lost the game for Port
land, and caused the team to be shut
out by a score of 2 to 0.
The contest was a battle between two
well-supported pitchers. Roach in the
box for Butte pitched championship ball,
holding the visitors down to four hits,
and received errorless support. During
the entire game, not a "Webfoot got his
toes on the third bag, and very few of
them were able to land at second.
Charles "Werner, the new Portland pitch
er, handled matters from the slab for
the home team. This was the new man's
first appearance with the team and he
made a .decided hit. From the time he
began his preliminary practice before the
game was called, he showed himself to
he a fax'orlte and when he stepped Into
the box he was loudly applauded. Again
when he came to the bat for the first
time In the second inning he was cheered
and applauded until the grandstand
shook. While he did not win his game,
he tried hard, and showed himself to be
a strong pitcher. Hla delivery was
speedy and his curves mysterious at
times. Being his first game he natur
ally appeared allttle nervous and in
clined to be wild for the first two In
nings. Ho was effective, and kept the
hits well scattered except in the, third,
when a single and three-bagger brought
In an earned run. His support was not
as good as his opponent's, and an error
by Harris was responsible for the other
run made.
The Miners won, and they deserved
to do so. The exhibition put up by the
teams opened the eyes of the 2500 spec
tators, and kept them keyed up to the
highest tension of expectancy. Noth
ing was done by either team in the
first two Innings. Butte scored one In
the third. This had little effect on the
crowd, which felt satisfied that Portland
would soon overcome the lead.
Two more Innings passed along, and
still Portland was not heard from. Then
In the sixth Butte brought In another
run. Even that failed entirely to damp,
en the ardor of the fans and hope for
Portland was far from gone. Muller
opened at the top of the list in the
sixth, but no runs folowed him. Vlgneux
started the seventh, but still no runs,
although in each of these innings Port
land got a hit. Pitcher "Werner was
Elated to begin the eighth and he and
the two men after him failed to reach
first. "With "Weed up first in the ninth
and Anderson and Vlgneux following it
looked as if the locals might get those
"two to tie and three to win," but those
three men could do nothing. Then
McCloskey and his Mary MacLanes trot
ted off the field well satisfied with their
three victories, which gave them the
series.
Pitcher "Werner showed in the first
Inning that ho had a baseball head on
his shoulders. It all happened after he
had given "Ward, the first man up, a base
on balls. Marshall made a short bunt
to Werner, who got onto it nicely and
wanted to make a double or at least
get "Ward at second. Ho turned" to
throw to the bag, but there was no one
to receive .the ball. Before he could
recover from the surprise at not finding
anyone to throw to, both men were safe.
Under the circumstances, almost any
pitcher would have thrown the ball on
the mere supposition that it would be
taken care of instead of being allowed to
go out center field. Not so with Werner.
He looked before he leaped and. threw
the blame on someone else. Delsel was
over by third base for 'somo reason, and
Anderson failed to cover the bag. Just
why these players were missing is hard
to understand. The mistake came near
counting for a run; but Harris gathered
In a liner from Mclntyre and caught
Ward at the plate.
In the same inning Muller lead off for
Portland with a clean hit to center.
Van Buren hit to Roach and Muller was
caught at second. Then Weed did the
same for Van Buren. Four balls put
Anderson on the bags with Weed; but
Vlgneux put a fly in Ward's hands.
Butte got a man on third in the second
Inning, when McHale hit to center field
for three bases. A pass put Roach on
the bases, but neither scored. Butte's
run came In the next Inning after two
men had been put out. Mclntyre sent the
ball to Harris too hot to be fielded, and
Houtz followed by putting the ball against
the fight-field fence cnit of Zeigler's
reach. It bounced back nearly into
the diamond before it could be fielded
and by that time Houtz was on third
and Mclntyre had scored.
In the sixth McHale rapped the ball
to Harris, who ought to have fielded it,
although it was rather speedy, and then
a two-sacker by Ward brought him in.
The score:
George Engle will be In the box for
Portland today, while Gay will probably
do the work for Butte.
PORTLAND.
AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
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John "W. H. Millar, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of La Grande.
Or., was bom In Canada. In 186S. He was the only son of Mr. arid Mrs. W. H.
Millar, of East Portland, Or. Mr. Millar had made the most of the educational
advantages which presented themselves to him. ha lnr-rraduated from the Acad
emy of the Pacific UnUersIty In 1890, from the Portland Unlerslty In 1894, and
from the Boston School of Theology In 1899, after which. In company with a class
of students, he traveled In Europe.
As a genl&l1 friend, a faithful pastor, an able minister of the Gospel, he was
much esteemed toy all who knew hlra. His sudden taking away from the field of
activity will be mourned by his large number ot friends, both In church and social
circles.
agas and a large force of revolutionists,
is also headed for that vicinity.
The government of President Castro
cannot hold out much longer. Funds are
needed and forced loans are being re
sorted to. Trains on tho Caracas Rail
road are being held up dally by the revo
lutionists. WASHINGTON. July 26. The Navy De
partment has received the following ca
blegram from Commander McLean, of the
Cincinnati, the senior American naval offi
cer In Venezuelan waters, dated La Guay
ra today:
"The President of Venezuela arrived to
day with flag on Restourador. It was sa
luted by all the foreign men-of-war, and
by battery ashore. He has proceeded to
Caracas, Venezuela, with troops by rail.
He Intends to march on revolutionary
force from Aragua. Trains have been in
terrupted this morning by revolutionists.
They were driven away by Venezuelan
soldiers. The Venezuelan Government
holds Valencia."
WAR IX HAYTT.
Acting; President Proclaims Kllllck
a Pirate.
WASHINGTON, July 26. Tumultuous
conditions continue In Hayti, according
to advices received today at the State De
partment from Minister Powell, who is In
Port au Prince. He cables that war has
been declared throughout the country,
and that General Firmln, an aspirant for
the Presidency, Is marching on Port au
Prince. The present government haB dis
solved. The acting President has sent a
communication to the diplomatic cdrps
declaring that Admiral Klllick Is a pirate
and asking that the naval vessels of for
eign countries capture nim wherever
found. The precedents show that the na
val powers have decided to pay no atten
tion to any such proclamation, but to
regard men In Kllllck's position as simply
rebels.
PORT AU PRINCE. July 26. The provis
ional government has declared Firmln
to bo an outlaw. The Firmlnist army
is reported to be one day's march from
Port au Prince, the capital of tho repub
lic Several prominent army officers who
are in sympathy with Firmln have re
signed. The Haytian gunboat Cretc-a-Pierrot
has arrived at this port. Great
excitement prevails here.
BUTTB.
Ward. 2b 3
Marshall, r. f. 4
Kane, s. s 4
Mclntyre, 3b 4
Houtz. c. f 5
Zearfoss. c 4
McCloskey, lb 4
McHale, 1 f 4
Roach, p 3
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Totals 3S 2 8 27. U 0
SCORE BY INNINGS.
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Portland .... 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 00'
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Earned runs Butte. L
Bases on balls Off Werner, 3; off
Roach, 2.
Struck out By Werner. 1: by Roach, 2.
Two-base hits Zearfoss. Ward.
Three-base- hits McHale, Houtz.
Left on bases Butte. 9; Portland, 4.
Sacrifice hits Marshall, Kane, Mclntyre.
Stolen base Mclntyre.
Time of game I hour and 30 minutes.
Umpire Cunningham.
Attendance 2500.
ROLL OF HONOR.
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General Miles Announces Lint
Army Men Who Get Medals.
WASHINGTON, July 26. A general or
der has been Issued by General Miles,
commanding the Army, announcing the
award of medals of honor and certificates
Turns Back From the Inanrgent
Stronghold "Without Flrlnpr n Shot
3Iuy AttncJcVnlencla.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao, July
26. President CaBtro, of Venezuela, has
returned to Caracas from Barcelona, ow
ing to the Impossibility for him, with his
army of 3000 men. to attack the revolu
tionists waiting for him entrenched at
Aragua, capital of the State of Guzman
Blanco. He left without firing a single
shot, notwithstanding his statement that
he would fight one against ten. Tho
moral effect of his retreat is disastrous
to the government, and gives an idea of
the strangest of revolutions which lat
terly has spread toward the center of
Venezuela. Tho revolutionists are at
Chaguramas, on their way to Orltuco, 60
miles from Caracas.
President Castro's new plan Is to at
tack the revolutionists near Valencia
where they are assembling from all di-
of merit to officers and. enlisted men for
specially meritorious service. The awards rections. General Rivera, with 1800 men.
cover a period beginning with the Civil j being on the way there from Coro; Gen
War and extending to last Winter, and i eral Solagnle, with 7000 men. Is marching
are in addition to a list published twp
years ago, when the first awards were an
nounced. In the present list are the
names of General Horace Porter and Col
onel Albert L. Mills, Superintendent of the
Military Academy, both of whom are
given medals for acts of bravery, the for
mer at Atlanta and the latter at Santiago.
The medal of honor list, In part, Is as
follows:
William E. Berkhelmer, Major, Artil
lery Corps. U. S. A.
William C. Bryan, Hospital Steward, U.
S. A.
Bernard A. Byrne, Major, Thirteenth
Infantry.
Robert G. Carter, First Lieutenant, U.
S. A.
Robert Temple Emmett, First Lieuten
ant, Ninth Cavalry. n
Frederick Funston, Brigadier-General,
U. S. A.
James Kelpphart, private. Company C,
First Battalion, Thirteenth Infantry.
John A. Logan, Major, Thirty-third In
fantry. U. S. V. (deceased).
William H. Sage, Captain,' Twenty
third Infantry, U. S. A."
George E. Stewart, Flret Lieutenant,
Fifteenth Infantry, U. S. A.
George W. Wallace, First Lieutenant,
Ninth Infantry.
Miles NeiT Chief of Staff.
WASHINGTON, July 26. Lleutenant
General Miles-has selected Colonel John
B. Babcock, senior Colonel of the Adjutant-General's
Department, as -his Chief
of Staff, to succeed General Thomas
Ward, retired. Colonel Babcock has been
detached from his present station as Adjutant-General
of the Department of Cal
ifornia at San Francisco, and directed to
report for duty at Army headquarters in
thlB city.
Wireless Telegraphy In Navy,
NEW YORK. July 26. Preliminary work
for the introduction of wireless telegraphy
at the New York Navy-Yard has been
completed and messages will be received
as soon as the Instruments are put ,in
place. The first trial will be from tho sta
tion now being set up at Atlantic High
lands, which will be one of the connec
tions which go to make up the system of
wireless telegraphy along the coast.
to San Felipe; General Mendoza. with
1900 men, is bound there from Barqulsi
meto, and General Matos, leader of the
revolution, accompanied by General Mon-
Jonialcans Talk of Annexation.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 26. All the
planters of the larger West Indies are
talking of annexation to the United
States, owing to their dissatisfaction over
the small amount of money contributed
by the imperial government to help the
sugar Industry. The newspapers rejected
the Idea, but the annexation feeling Is
growing among the planters.
Potter Palmer's "Will.
CHICAGO, July 26. Mrs. -Bertha Hon-
ore Palmer and Adrian C. Honore, execu
tors and trustees under the will of the
late Potter Palmer, have filed a petition
before Judge Cutting asking for a partial
distribution of the personal property of
the estate from the executors to the trus
tees. The property in question includes
personal property In and about the Pal
mer House valued at 5224,000. The peti
tion was granted.
Preceding the filing of the petition,. the,
executors filed an Inventory of all the
personal and real property left by Mr.
Palmer, which places the former at ?L500,
928: and the real estate at 56,400.000. The
personal property Includes "51,163,000 worth
of stocks and bonds. The contents of tho
home on ths Lake Shore Drive are valued
at 5100.608. Included In which are 129 paint
ings. The furnishings of the Palmer
House are placed at 549.S54.
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REV. W. B. RILEY TO FILL FIRST BAPTIST PULPIT FOR FOUR
WEEKS.
During the absence of 'Rev. Alexander Blackburn. D. D.. pastor of the First
Baptist Church of this city, his pulpit will be filled by Rev. W. B. Riley. D. D .
of the First Baptist Church of Minneapolis. Minn. Dr. Riley will be here during
the entire month ot August, and the church members feel that they havo an able
man to fill the olace left vacant by their pastor. He Is ah author of recognized
ability, chief among his works being 'The Grsater Doctrines of the Scriptures,"
"The Second Coming." and ""The Pads ot Faith," while as a church worker the
history of his church in Minneapolis during his stay of five years there speaks for
itself. In the church 765 additions hae beenmade to the membership, and In the
Sunday schools the Increase In attendance has been from 501 to 1592, while the
number Of schools ha grown from two to four. The large building, with a seat
ing capacity of 1500. Is generally filled, and the church gives about ?20.000 an
nually for expenses and benevolences. .
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KingSigns Proclamation Fix
ing Coronation Date.
HIS CONDITION IS FAVORABLE
CLERICALS IN RIOTS i
Street-Car Men "Win.
CHICAGO, July 26. The demands of tfte
employes of the Chicago City Rallway
Company, which were eubmitted to an ar
bitration board, have been granted in the
award by the board of arbitrators. The
men secured Increased wages to 24 cents
an hour. They were receiving 21 cents
and had asked for 2S cents. The men are
also awarded several modifications ot
working rules.
Leeds Formnlly Elected.
FORT WORTH. Tex., July 26. At a
meeting of the directors of the Chicago,
Rock Island & Texas Railway Company
held here, the resignation of H. A. Parker
aa president has been received. "William
B. Leeds, of Chicago, has been elected to
tho vacancy.
PROTESTS AGAIXST CLOSING OF
FRENCH CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.
Situation In the Country- Around
Brest Becomes Serions Execution
of Order Is Resisted.
PARIS, July" 26. The serving of official
notices closing the unauthorized religious
schools began'this morning, and was car
ried out so far as Paris was concerned
without any disturbance. At Mauvaux,
Department of Dunord, the expulsion of
the Sisters led to a riot, in which two
persons were arrested. A Police Com
missary and 10 rioters were injured.
The resistance to the official decree from
the capital Is developing Into a farce. The
government allows certain Sisters to re
main because an orphanage and a home
for the aged are attached to their schools.
On the other hand, the. Sisters in other
streets who were ordered to leave by
their Mother Superior, were prevented
from complying by a band of 50 enthusi
asts who surrounded the schoolhouscs. The
police are holding off from expelling them
by force.
The situation In the provinces Is more
grave. Telegrams containing petitions
for clemency and delay are pouring" in on
President Loubet from all quarters and a
telegram from Brest says the outlfcok in
several of the neighboring towns is seri
ous. Opposition to the authorities is of
fered, but no casualties have been re
ported. At Lyons there was no disturb
ance. The schools there, have been closed
ahd the doors sealed.
A meeting convened for the purpose of
protesting against' tho ofHclal decree order
ing the closing of the schools was held in
Paris tonight, presided vovcr by Jules Le
Maltre. the litterateur. Addresses were
made Ay Francois Coppee, the author, end
other 'members of the Chamber of Depu
ties and JIunicipal Counselors. The break
ing up of the assemblage was marked by
disorderly ncenes. Crowds crying ."Vivo la
Uherte!" gathered, arid ftie nolice wee
j obllgted .to'Awe severe measures t6 disperse
wicui. acverui atresia were maae, among
the persons taken Into custody being a
priest. Counter-demonstrations were or
ganized In the. streets,, those taking part
In them singing political songs and de
nouncing the Congregatlonallsts. Up to
thi3 hour (11:15 P. M.). however, nothing
very serious has occurred.
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Van Buren. c f 4 0
Weed, lb 4 0
Anderson, 2b 3 0
Vlgneux, c 4 0
Zeigler. r. f 2 0
Harris. 3b 3 0
Delsel, s. s 3 0
"Werner, p 3 0
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Government's Powder Burned.
WASHINGTON, July 26. During a se
vere electrical storm which swept down
the Potomac River Thursday, lightning
struck one of the small powder-houses
at the Indian Head proving grounds, and
burned up 53.000 pounds of smokeless tkjw-
der. Rear-Admiral O'Neill, chief of theM
Naval Ordnance Bureau, states that, he
has not received an official report on the
matter, but private advices are to the
effect that no persons wore injured by the
accident, the damage being confined to a
few broken and burnt nindows in a near
by office.
"Whistler's Convalescence.
THE HAGUE. July 26. James McNeill
Whistler, the American painter, had re
covered sufficiently to be removed from
his hotel to a private house for convales
cence, f
' CHEAP RATES TO THE ELKS' FAIR
Railroads Make Unprecedented Concessions for the Entire Northwest District.
PORTLAND, Or., July 25, 1902. 3Ir.vW. J. Riley, Chairman Transportation Committee B. P. .0. E.,
City. 4 Dear Sir: Referring to your favor ot even date regarding rates, etc., for the Portland Carnival? Sep
"tember 1 to 13, Inclusive: ' ,
The rate will bo one and one-third fare plus your admission rate, admission coupon to be included in
the raihoad tickets. Tickets will be sold on three days each week; selling dates to be designated by your
committee. We think, however, that one date should be fixed to bring excursionists into Portland Monday
morning, September 1, as many will desire to view the opening parade. Tickets will bear limit of seven
days. The Southern Pacific Company will sell from Ashlarid and north; Northern Pacific from Yakima, Sumas
and west, Including branches; O. R. & N. from Walla Walla and west, but not south of Pendleton.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS
t Each line will run one cheap excursion upon a day to be agreed upon with the carnival committee;
or, if unable to handle the entire territory on one day, the territory may be divided up, but not more than
one cheap excursion will be run from the same point.
The Southern Pacific Company will make a one-fare rate for Ihese excursions, with a maximum
rate of $9.
The Northern Pacific will make rate of $3.50 from Tacoma and $4.00 from Seattle as maximum from
those points; from intermediates, rates will be one fare for the round trip, but not to exceed rates from the'
further points mentioned; from Pasco, Spokane and Moscow, rate will be ?9.00; from Lewiston and the Clear
water country and Coeur d'Alene, ?10.00.
The Washington & Columbia River Railroad will not participate.
The O. R. & N. from all points, Spokane, Moscow, Huntington and interme'dlates, one fare rate for
the round trip, with a maximum of $9, except that fro m points east of Tekoa and RIparIa, rate will be 10.
Limitation on all special cheap excursion tickets to be seven, days.
We.should.be advised at an early date of your admission rate and the dates considered most desir
able as selling dates.
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PEASANTRY IX ARMS.
Situation in the Country Around
Brest Becomes Serions.
PARIS: July 26. A serious situation is
prevailing in the Catholic country around
Brest on account of the closing of un
authorized schools. The countryside has
taken up arms, and is determined to re
sist any attempt to the forcible execution
of the orders of the Premier.
An Incident at Salnte-Meen 18 miles
from Brest, shows the plrlt tCthe peas
antry. Two newspaper men of Brest rode
there In an automobile to investigate the
situation at the Sisters' school. Imme
diately nfter they had entered the com
munity a boy sounded a bugle and crowds
of peasants swarmed from the fields,
armed with pitchforks and iron-bound
sticks, shouting, "Long live the Sisters,
long live liberty." One of the reporters
was dragged from the automobile and the
fanatics beat him with their pitchforks
and sticks. The newspaper man explained
in the Breton dialect that he had only
come In search of information, but the
crowd refused to listen to him, and the
reporter had to keep them at bay with
a revolver. He succeeded In regaining the
automobile, and rode off at full speed,
followed by a shower of stones.
A school at Ploudaniel, In the same
neighborhood, has been converted into a
fortress, barricades having been erected
and the inhabitants have formed a cordon
about the surrounding area. The lady su
perior said:
"You see our barricades. They must
shoot us before we yield. There will be
bloodshed if any one attempts to enter."
Placards have been posted In the towh
ships urging resistance to the police. The
population of Landereau, 12 miles from
Brest, ha8 formed relays to guard the
school, and peasant women sit an benohes
opposite the gate knitting while awaiting
the coming of the gendarmes. They are
greatly excited and declare they prefer
to be shot rather than abandon the sisters.
The lady superior of the Landereau Con
vent said:
"Like true Bretons, we will yield only to
force. Tho women and other people who
are guarding the school night and day have
given us a courageous example."
The population of Roscoff Is guarding
the schools day and night. Sentinels' are
watching the roads and men are sleeping
on the ground in the neighborhood in order
to be ready at the first alarm. Count
Albert de Mun. the Clerical leader in the
Chamber of Deputies. Is stumping the
country, denouncing the action of the gov
ernment and urging resistance.
A strange scene reminiscent of stormier
and sadder days In France occurred at
the Elysee Palace. A large delegation of
women, including the wives of several
members of the Chamber of Deputies,
assembled at the palace to endeavor per
sonally to implore Mme. Loubet to appeal
to her husband to stop the school prose
cutions. Mme. Loubet sent out word to
them by General Dubois, head of the
President's military household, that It
was impossible for her to receive a depu
tation upon a subject which was solely
within the scope of the executive.
The wife of Deputy Reille made a vio
lent protest. "Tell lime. Loubet." she
paid, "that the blood of women will flow
If measures are not taken to stop the
treatment of the Sisters. "We will oddrtss
a letter to the President In which we will
declare war on the oppression. The women
of France have decided not to suffer in
silence."
A'egrroes Resent It.
NEW ORLEANS, July 26. A mass meetJ
Ing of the leading negroes of New Orleans
was held last night for the purpose ot
opposing the enforcement of the law pro
viding separate street-caro for whites and
blacks. The meeting determined to or
ganizo a stock company to run vehicles
throughout the city for the exclusive ac
commodation of the colored people.
Closing Days-of Parliament Marlced
by "YVnrm Discussion of tlie Irish
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LONDON, July 26 The Duke of Devon
shire, president of the Council, and other
members of the Privy Council, loft hera
on a special train for Southampton this
morning to attend a meeting of the
Council on the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, off Cowes. Isle of Wight. This
was the first meeting of the Council ever
held in a similar place or under such cir
cumstances. The meeting was brief. King
Edward signed proclamations fixing the
coronation for August 9. and making a
bank holiday of the same date. The Privy
Councilors, who had luncheon with the
King, spent two hours on board the
royal yacht.
The weather at Cowes today was fa
vorable. King Edward passed an excel
lent night and experienced no III effects
from yesterday's cruise around the Island.
The closing days of the session of Par
liament are witnessing heated dis
cussion of the ever - recurring Irish
questions. ThLs week was especially
notable" for the fierceness of the iaccusa
tions and Tecrlmlnatlonfa bandied across
the narrow forum of the House of Com
mors. The resentment of the Irish mem
bers was stirred to an unusual degree by
th discovery of alleged secret documents
of the land trust, organized by the land
lords for the aowed purpose of resisting
threatening combinations of tenants and
suppressing the boycotting and intimida
tion instigated by the United Irish League
or otherwise.
The Irish leaders point out that Lord
Clonbrook and Lord Barrymore, of Barry
more (better known as Arthur Hugh
Smith-Barry), chairman of the National
Union and Conservative Association, are
among the prime movers of the trust,
signed the same week, as Privy Coun
cillors, a proclamation from Kublin Castle
enforcing the coercion act over half of,
Ireland. All the trustees of the trust,
the 'Duke of Abcrcorn. Lord AVaterford,
Lord Ashtown, Lord Qlnbrook, Lord .Bar
rymore, and two others, arc privy council
lors. The trust has d long list of sub
scribers, and ample funds for Ihhtlng
the tenants and .the league winch Is behind
thetn. . i "
"We shall not be surprised,' saUliJohn
Redmond, chapman of the. Unlte?fFIrish
League, to a representative of the Asso
ciated Prea's, "If O'Brien. Dillon. Davltt,
myself and other lenders are arrested at
Mr! "Wyndham's instance within a fort
night. Tn fact,. we are-rather expecting
to bo arrested on charges of unlawful
assembling and Intimidation. They have
already brought injunctions and damago
suits against us individually."
Asked whether any remedy had been
evolved for the conditions complained of,
Mr. Redmond replied:
"Agitation. Constant and Increased agi
tation, until we secure sufficient strength
to defeat the purposes of the government
concerning Ireland."
On one important measure, however, the
Irish Nationalists Intended to vote with
the government, namely, the education
bill. Throughout the long and acrimoni
ous discussion of the details of the bill,
the Irish members often sided with the
opposition, but on the final action they
will not abandon Catholic principles and
consequently will not vote for the separa
tion of religions to secure Instruction.
The vote against the education bill will
be small in proportion to the tremendous
agitation of the Nonconformists, against
tho measure. Many prominent Noncon
formists declare they will carry out their
avowed purpose of refusing to pay school
taxes under a law which does not allow
proportionate representation of the tax
payers on the school board.
The latest of the numerous sins charged
to Americans by Londoners is responsibil
ity for the high prices of food. The in
creases in the cost of meats and other
necessaries of subsistence reached figures
this week never paralleled In London. The
representatives of the Chicago meat pack
ers deny that the abnormal prices of
meats are chargeable to the American
shippers. Both they and the retailers aro
complaining that there is no money in
the business. All concerned &ay "they
would be glad enough to suspend business
until more normal cor.dltons are restored.
The representative of one of the big
Chicago concerns, when questioned by a
representative of the Associated Props
and asked as to why prices of meat were
twopence higher this week than they were
at this time a year ago, said:
"It is due to various causes, but not
In the least degree to combinations or
other schemes of Americans. Australia's
freezing plants have been shut down on
account of the drouth; her cattle have
suffered and Australian hhipments have
fallen off three-quarters. The embargo
placed by the government on Argentine
cattle on account of diseases has In
creased the scarcity of meat. The pri
mary cause of the high prices of Ameri
can meat was the shortness of the 1501
corn supply, which prevented sufficient
feeding to furnish fattening cattle, when
the American fanner was selling corn
at high prices Instead of feeding it to
cattle, thereby decreasing the supply of
corn-fed animals.
"As for Americans controlling prices at
Smithfield Market, nobody controls them.
"We have to sell in daily competition, not
knowing the qualities our competitors are
offering, and we are obliged to take large
ly what the buyers give. Eight hundred
rfnd fifty thousand head of American cat
tle were shipped to England in 1S01, while
England herself supplied 2,500.000 head, so
it is Impossible for America to be In a
position to control prices."
The whole session of the Colonial con
ference was devoted to the discussion of
imperial defense. An interesting pro
posal was submitted by Richard J. Sed
don. Premier of New Zealand, looking to
the establishment in each colony of a
military reserve' selected from the local
forces of the colony. The matter was
thoroughly canvassed, but no action was
taken. The "War Secretary. Mr. Brodrlck,
it is understood, submitted certain plans
of his own, which will be separately con
sidered by the various delegates, who will
thereafter acquaint Imperial authorities
with the military resources and require
ments of the respective colonies.
The members of the "War Office are said
to be disappointed at the lack of en
thusiasm shown for the scheme of im
perial defense.
John Lockie. who was a Conservative
candidate to represent Devonport in the
House of Commons, and who originated
the idea of the South Africa trade com
mission, is endeavoring to organize a sim
ilar commission to visit the United States