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THE SUNDAY OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, 'APRIL; 30, 1905. HIND M GLDU Russia Celebrates Easter in 'Jsual Rejoicing. NONE ,0F DREADED BOMBS Thousands of the Faithful Attend Services in Packed Cathedralsr Whlle Czar Worships Pri vately With Faniily. ST. PETERSBURG, April 30. (3:30 A. M.) Easter day, Russia's greatest fes tival of joy and peace, -was ushered in with none of the disorder and rioting- that was dreaded. As for centuries, the throngs of the Russian faithful through out the empire gathered at midnight in and around the cathedrals, churches and shrines to greet the risen Lord and to mark the end of the Xenten gloom and sadness of passion week with ilumlna tions, the pealing of bells and shouts of "Hallelujah, Christ is risen; he is risen indeed." Nothing could better illustrate the deep piety and devotion of the Russian folk than the universal participation in the midnight festival. Though for days the people had been fed with rumors that terrorists and rev olutionists intended to signalize the festi val -with a series of bomb outrages throughout the empire, up to 3 o'clock this morning no instance of such an at tempt, which would be sure to bring down upon the party responsible the exe cration of the united Russian nation, has been reported, and it is believed the rumors were founded only in fears. Police Feared Bombs. The credulous authorities, however, took precautions on a grand scale, as if the reports of plots to destroy the Easter gladness were really credited, and in St. Petersburg, Moscow and other disaffected Centers strong forces of troops and police were held in readiness for any possible emergency. The Governors of practically all the provinces have Issued proclamations de claims that there is no basis for alarm, and the government has announced its ability and its intention to preserve order throughout the week, especially on Mon day, when disorder is chiefly appre hended. The absence of the Emperor from the midnight services in either of his capitals diminished interest, but the ceremonial was carried out in all Its elaborateness and stateliness. Observe Ancient Ritual. The main feature of the service, namely, the procession of the clergy to the tomb where the interment of the Savior was enacted on Friday afternoon, and the dis covery that the tomb is empty, the search around the church for the body of the missing Lord, and the angelic proclama tion, "He is risen," which Is repeated by the priests and answered by the congre gation with "He is risen indeed," is Iden tical in every church In Russia, from the great Cathedral of St. Isaac in St- Peters burg, or the Kremlin, to the humblest village church or the canvas tabernacle of the soldiers in the field. In all the larger churches the -service is marked by magnificent intoned chorals by vested choirs of men and boys, for resonant voices of priests and deacons, the glitter of golden vestments, the heavy smoke of Incense and the endless repeti tion of the message of joy. Though the church capacity of Russia is enormous, throngs in the cities were unable to get inside the churches, and the crowds outside the principal edifices in St. Petersburg were so dense that the guards had to force a passage for the processions of priests around the walls. Toivcrs and Domes Lighted. "When the signal of the resurrection was given by cannon from the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, the city suddenly burst into light, beacons of resinous wood being kindled, towers and domes of all the churches being Illuminated, designs blaz ing forth from' the facades of the build ings and candles being lighted in every window. Greetings were exchanged be tween relatives and friends, and though among the higher classes in St. Peters burg the custom of general embracing is waning, as are other ancient observances, among the great mass of the people every one greeted Ws neighbor with a kiss. After the conclusion of services the time for feasting set in. Every house in Rus sia, from the richest to the poorest, spread a loaded table, and people return ing from the churches ate and drank un til late this morning. The feasting will be continued during the day, no caller being allowed to leave a. house without tasting its hospitality. The Emperor and the imperial family attended services privately at the Tsar-skoe-Selo, Instead of at the Winter Pal ace, as in l&Oi, or at the Kremlin, as they formerly did. In the absence of the Im perial family, principal interest attached to the state service at St. Paul's Cathe dral, which was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and the higher offi cialdom, but the services at the Kazan Cathedral, in St. Alexander Novsky, where were the bones of Russia's grat warrior and of the house of Peter the Great, and where is the miraculous icon worn by the founder of St Petersburg, were extremely popular. MUSSULMANS TO HAVE VOICE Boullgan Gives Them Hope of Share in National Assembly. ST. PETERSBURG, April 29. Interior Minister Boullgan today informed a dele gation of Mussulmans that, while the question has not been definitely discussed. he presumes the Mohammedans of the Caucasus will be allowed representation and equal rights with Russia in the as sembly to be created under the imperial rescript. The Boullgan commission hav ing the assembly question' under consider ation is still engrossed with the question of the manner of the representative ap portlonment. The character and functions of the body are not yet being seriously considered. It is said in government circles that M, Boullgan's report regarding the proposed national assembly provides for the con vocation of a body to be called the Douma of tho Empire, which will be altogether distinct from the -existing Council of the Empire. CZAR'S GIFTS AT EASTER. Larger Religious Liberty and Am- nesty for Strike Rioters. ST. PETERSBURG, April 29. A de cree conceding liberty of worship to the Old Believers and abolishing the religious disability of the Roman CathoHo and other Christian communities and qf the Mohammedans wm oe published, to morrow. . The decree will also provide that seces slon from the orthodox church will not involve any prosecution or the deprlva tion or curtailment of civil rights. When one of a married couple joins another re ligious sect, the religion of their minor children will Temaln unchanged, but when a married couple both change their re- llgion, their children, under It years of age will follow the belief of their parents. Old Believers and sectarians are to be accorded -the right to possess real and personal property, and to establish mon asteries and build schools, which will be subject to the control of the Minister of Public Worship. The prohibition of the printing and circulating of Old Believers' books on religion will be abolished. Schis matics will be admitted to cadet and mili tary schools and may be promoted to be officers. The prohibition of the bestowal of the bravery medal on the various, un orthodox sects will be abolished. Emperor Nicholas' Easter gifts, in ad dition to the decree on the subject of religious freedom, consist of a series of rescripts and ukases which will be pub lished in the Official Messenger tomorrow. One of the imperial announcements re mits the peasants' arrearages of taxes and back payments on account of lands given to them at the time of their eman cipation, amounting to about J37.500.00&. Although no general amnesty for po litical offenses will be granted, pardon will be extended to certain classes of prisoners, including those arrested for participation in the disturbances of Jan uary 22. Besides this it is reported that an Important official announcement will be made In connection with the rescript of March 3. TORTURE yFOR PRISONERS. Russia Perpetrates Revolting Cruel ties on Political Offenders. LONDON. April 29. (Special.) Horrible' tales of cruelty toward political prisoners come from Warsaw. In ai letter received from a prominent Englishman, tho writer states that the dungeons of the old cit adel, built by Nicholas I in order to se cure peace at the ancien capital of Po land, by placing 100 guards on it, are crowded to such an extent that the men confined there are suffering the tortures of the damned. Revolting methods, says the writer, are used to force the prisoners to testify against themselves and their friends, and death often comes to them as a result. PEASANTS DEFY AUTHORITIES Work Stopped and Violence Threat ened in Podolla. KISHINEF, April 29. The peasant dis turbances in the neighboring province of Podolia are spreading widely. The au thorities are being openly defied, violence Is threatened and all field work has been stopped. Troops will be sent to the dis turbed districts. Bells Ring at Moscow. MOSCOW, April SO. Easter was inaugu rated by the ringing of bells in the Krem lin, followed by the joyous pealing of the chimes of Moscow's 500 churches. No dis orders have been reported. BEATS ON KAK1MA LAND Indian Office Agrees to Leases for White 3Ien on Reservation. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington.y'Aprll 29. Representative Jones has been successful In his efforts" to have the Indian Office grant ten-year leases of Yakima Indian reservation lands for. the raising of sugar beets. As heretofore stated in these dis patches, Mr. Jones, before he left tho city, secured the consent of the De partment to the ten-year leasing prop osition with certain stipulations such as rotating a crop of alfalfa With the sugar-beet crop; an annual rental per acre of 51 and a readjustment of the rental at the end of Ave years, if deemed for the best Interests of the Indians. This was not satisfactory to Mr. Jones, however, and he urged that these stipulations be modified so as to permit of the rotation of any crop with the sugar-beet crop, and that, prior to the end of the lease term, about 20 acres of each allotment shall be well seeded to alfalfa, and that the rental value of.the land shall not be increased at the expiration of five years of the term without first securing the consent of the lessee. Both of these modifications have been acepted by the .Department, as well as Mr. Jones' other modification that any person, who otherwise would be eligible as a lessee, could negotiate for leases for the purpose of raising sugar beets. As the Department had arranged it originally, there could have been but one lessee, the corporation composed of Jacob Furth and others. The provision for employing Indians in the sugar-beet factory where prac ticable will be omitted in leases mado by others than the corporation. 3Iay Buy Cohn's Interest. A deal Is being considered whereby John Consldlne, of Seattle, and his partner. Senator Sullivan, of New York, may be come the purchasers of the interest held "by S. Morton Cohn In his vaudeville theaters in this city. Astoria, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, Victoria. New Westminster, Belllngham, Everett and Butte, Mont. S. Morton Cohn is ex pected home today and will come to a decision tomorrow in regard to the mat ter. If the deal goes through, and the signs are that it will, it is understood that James H. Errlckson, the capable and popular manager of the Grand, will manage the Grand, Star and Arcade the aters here. Bill Richards Still Outside. DBS MOINES, la., April 29. (Special.) "Bill Richards -has not shown, up tiore," is the substance of a telegram received from Deputy Warden Hallowell. of the Iowa State Penitentiary, at Fort Madi son, at midnight tonight. In answer to a telegram asking if the ex-Deputy United States Marshal had arrived. Richards was convicted and sentenced to 18 years for complicity in the hold-up of Mrs. Peter Sullivan- at Hamilton two years ago, and decided riot to press his motion for a hearing in the Supreme Court, and stated yesterday that he would go voluntarily to prison. London Welcomes Irving. LONDON, April 29. London tonight made a remarkable display of enthusiasm when Sir Henry Irving reappeared as Becket at the Drury Lane Theater. The whole house Joined -In shouts of welcome. Sir Henry was deeply moved. Ho acted with power and fervor, showing no trace of his repent illness. Maude Fealy, the American actress, also came in for great applause. Mrs. Ambrose Bicrce Dead. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 29.-(Spe-cial.) Mrs. Ambrose Blerce died here last night, a victim of heart-disease. Mrs. Blerce had not been in good health for some months. A few weeks ago she se cured a divorce from her husband, the well-known writer. Cloud Bursts Unroof Buildings. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 29.-(Spe-cial.) Reports from the state show that Indiana has been storm-swept in the past 24 hours. Cloudbursts are reported at many places. At BIcknellsville build ings were unroofed, and near, Peru the Indianapolis Northern . interurban track was washed away. Hail fell in several counties, damaging crops. William Will Soon Go Home, BERLIN, April 29. Emperor William's southern holiday will end May 6, when he will arrive at .Karlsruhe. Chancellor von Buclow probably will meet him there. NDIGTED to arrive here on May 10,and he will be asked to end the strike as in the case of the anthracite miners. A reso lution to this effect will be Introduced at the meeting of the Chicago Federa tion of Labor tomorrow. John Mitchell, president of the Unjted Ailneworkers' Union, arrived in this city today and held a conference with a num ber of the strike leaders. He Is expected to attend the meeting tomorrow of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Vicious Fight in Streets. The fighting on the streets today was the most vicious since the beginning of the strike. Three persons were shot, two were stabbed, and fully a score suffered bruises and broken heads- It is not expected that any or the Injured will die. In nearly every portion of the business district today there were numerous hand-to-hand encounters between union and nonunion men. The latter were aided In many places by the police, under whose protection they were. Up to this, evening, however, no report had been made to Judge Kohlsaat, in the United States Cir cuit Court, of any Interference with tho employes or teams of the Employers Reaming Association. Citizens' Effort at Conciliation. An energetic appeal to the employers and the unions Involved will be made to morrow by a committee of disinterested citizens appointed today by Mayor Dunne. This committee will consist of Dr. Erall G. Hirsch, Rev. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, Dr. Cornelia de Rey, Rev. Charles P. Ander son and Miss Jane Addams. The com mittee will meet in the Mayor's office at 2 P. M. tomorrow, and hopes to arrange a conference with the labor leaders at that hour. At 3 P. M. the committee will meet the executive committee of the Chicago Employers' Association, and every effort will be made to bring the two factions to gether. The first objoct to be sought by the com mittee will be an armistice of 4S hours, in which the employers will be asked to hire no more nonunion men and the unions will be asked to cease all demonstrations and suspend the strike. During this interval the committee expects to arrange the set tlement of the strike. After evolving this plan. Miss Addams, its originator, laid It before Mayor Dunne, whq gave it his ap proval. Miss Addams then communicated by telephone with the labor leaders, and with the Employers' Association. Levy Mayer, attorney for the latter organiza tion, declared emphatically that the em ployers were not seeking peace with the Teamsters' Union, and proposed to con tinue the fight until they "are left undis turbed by labor agitators and allowed to run their business without intcrferencd." Notwithstanding this rebuff, tho commit tee decided to continue its work, but the results that will accrue are not expected to be Important. Baggage Transfers Stopped. During the afternoon the strike spread to the city transfer system, and not a trunk was handled for any of the down town hotels by the Scott Transfer .Com pany. The Parmalee company delivered baggage to the hotels In cases where checks had been issued on Incoming trains, but touched no outgoing baggage. Where the trunks were not too heavy. people leaving the city were compelled to have them transferred on the tops of cabs, but where weight was a consideration they were compelled to leave them behind 3Iayor Dunne Proclaims. i Mayor Dunno had a long conference this evening with Chief of Police O'Neill con cerning the attacks on nonunion team sters, the use of revolvers, both by the latter and the strikers, or some others. As a result- the Mayor Issued a proclama tion notifying all citizens of the condition of affairs, warning everybody against con gregating In or near the district where the trouble occurred or may be expected. Any person joining in or abetting any disturbance Is to be promptly arrested and taken before a police magistrate. Hoavy fines are promised for any one found to carry concealed weapons, and the police have authority to stop and search any suspected persons. DEATH RESULTS FROM STRIKE One Man Killed and Many Injured in Violent Street Fights. CHICAGO. April 29. Peter Kalusen, the proprietor of a grocery, died this afternoon as a result of injuries received when he was attacked by a crowd of strikers in front of the store of Mont gomery Ward & Co., Wednesday. He made a delivery of goods at the store and was beaten and kicked in the face. One kick fractured the frontal bone of his skull. Late tills evening 500 strikers went to the barns of the Employers' Association in Crosby street, where five special po licemen were on duty to protect the property. Leaders of the strikers dis played revolvers and tho special police made a hasty retreat, leaving tho mob In possession. The foreman of the barn was next run off and some of the strik ers began cutting the horses loose In the stalls, intending to sampedc them. The foreman had notified the police, however, who arrived In time to prevent the horses being run off and drove the strikers away. No arrests were made. Scheme to Electrocute Drivers. The police went from there to the rear of the Union Traction power-house at Twelfth and Roblc streets, where they discovered a wire connected with the overhead electric wires, carrying a very high voltage. This was stretched across the alley just high enough to catch a man sitting on the seat of a truck or coal wagon. A short distance further along in the alley they found another wire similarly connected. The police tore the wires down and will guard against this new strike weapon. It is supposed the strikers intended the wires to catch the drivers of any wagon attempting to deliver coal to the power house, and, had it done so, the victim would have been electrocuted. The first disturbance today occurred near the. Eighteenth-street barns of the Employers' Trading Company. Inor Mulcahy, a plumber, was attacked by a nonunion colored teamster and cut, with a razor about the face and neck. His assailant escaped. Mulcahy was walking by the barns on the way to his place of business, when persons in a crowd about the barns, it is de clared, began to jeer the nonunion col ored teamster. He resentfully rushed into the crowd. Before the police could interfere Mulcahy, who was nearest the negro, had been- fearfully slashed. His assailant was followed by a crowd, throwing sticks, stones and LEADERS other missiles, many of which struck the fugitive. The negro finally man--aged to run through a livery stable ! and escaped. Following the outbreak, 100 negroes employed as nonunion teamsters left the stables, to begin service for the J. V. Farwell Company. Two police pa trol wagons and 100 policemen guard ed the negroes. No Federal Troops Needed. The use of Federal troops in Chi cago to protect the handling of money for the United States, Treasury is in the hands of Colonel W. F. Duggan, Acting Commander of the Department of the Lakes. "The matter is in abeyance," de clared Colonel Hunter Heggitt, Adju tant-General of the department, today. "Colonel Duggan has received instruc tions to take the proper steps, but there Is no occasion at present for any troops. If the strikers should attempt to prevent the moving of bullion from the trains to the Subtreasury, xf course it would be necessary to bring an Army wagon or two from Fort Sheri dan to handle the money. At present we do not contemplate such a move. and no Instructions have been sent to the fort. I understand that the team sters have offered to continue driving wagons handling Government business with or without compensation during the strike, so that it looks as if even the presence or a Government wagon will not be necessary. There Is abso lutely no truth in the talk of sending troops to- Chicago now." Boys Shot and Stabbed. Two boys were victims of the disorder growing out of the strike. They were painfully hurt, victor Grimes, aged lo, a messenger fdr a trade paper, was as saulted by three boys, one of whom stabbed him ia the chest. Grimes had. refused to obey orders not to deliver any more packages." Ten boys were arrested. James McNamara, 17 years old, a wagon boy employed by Marshall Field & Co., was shot In the arm and severely wounded by U. B. Coles, a colored nonunion man. Coles was arrested. Coles had been fol lowed by a crowd of wagon boys and strike sympathizers, who taunted him and hooted at him. The police used clubs vigorously upon a crowd at the Majestic Hotel on Qulncy street, where two colored men were trying to deliver a load of coal. The mob had surrounded the nonunion drivers and stones were thrown. A riot call was sent in and the unloading of the wagon was accomplished under guard. Manager Ford, pf the Standard Wash Coal Cempany, was made the target for a bullet fired by some of the crowd of strikers at the Standard Company's dock on South Water street. The shot went wild. The company's drivers to the number of 119 had struck. Ford mounted one of the com pany's .abandoned wagons and at tempted to make his way through a mob which had gathered. He was forced to turn back. Shot by Enraged Negro. Peter Butler, a driver for a news paper, was shot and severely wounded in a tumult attending the progress of a Marshall Field & Co. delivery cara van at Franklin and Madison streets. The shots were fired by James Johnson, a colored nonunion teamster, whd-became excited under the hooting' of hundreds of people following the" caravan-Managers of tho express companies announced today that they were raody to do about twice as much business as yesterday, and that they "would roako all Important deliveries and pickups. Drivers from neighboring cities In the employ of the companies were brougHt here. Bus service between the Northwest ern passenger station and Marshall Field's retail store was suspended. Eighty colored nonunion drivers of the Employers' Teaming Company -de scrtod today, asserted tnat they wer not given sumcient ponce protection! FALL PAUSES GIRL'S DEATij Rosa Halsworth Once Put Poison in Employer's Pancakes. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. (Special.) As the result of injuries sustained in a fall from the window at the home of her employer, Mrs. A. J. Bryant, of 265 Devisadero street, 17-year-old Rose Hals worth died at the Park Emergency Hos pital this morning. The unfortunate girl had sustained a fracture of the leg and internal injuries. Rose Halsworth is the girl who figured in a highly sensational attempted poison ing case a few months ago. She was ac cused by her employer, at that time Mrs. H. L. Jackson, of 2658 Market street, of putting strychnine in the pancakes pre pared for the family breakfast She ad mitted her guilt, but Mrs. Jackson, be lieving that the girl was demented, re fused to swear to a complaint against her, and she was released. Before her release, however, she was examined by the insanity commissioners, who declared that she was sane. After her discharge the girl asked and secured employment at the home of Mrs. Bryant, where she met her death, wash ing windows on trie second floor. HARRY TRACY IN A DUEL Outlaw, a Negro This Time, Shoots Policeman on Street. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 29. (Special.) Two policemen were se.-tously injured In n. pistol duel tonight on a crowded street by Harry Tracy, a noted negro outlaw. The negro was arrested. The policemen attempted to arrest Tracy In front of a saloon, when he drrsw his revolver, fired three times, two of the bullets taking effect. Several shots were fired at tho negro, but all went wild. As soon as Tracy's revolver was emp tied he was closed upon by a large crowd and promptly knocked down. He was taken to the Police Station In safety, and no trouble Is expected. The policemen are seriously although not fatally wounded. TRAMPS SHOOT DETECTIVE Railway Officer's Assailants Hunted by One Hundred Men. HUNTINGTON. W. Ya., April 29.-(Spe-clal.) Strother Mays, formerly a Deputy Sheriff of Wayne County, but for some time a detective on the Norfolk & West ern Hallway, was shot four times tonight at Kenova. Mays came upon two tramps who were endeavoring to break into a box-car. He placed them under arrest, but the tramps resisted, and In a fight that ensued Mays was shot four -times. He was carried Into Glenwood Inn near by, and physicians pronounced his wounds fatal. The tramps are at large, but a hundred men are in pursuit, and if violence is ad ministered it will be no surprise. Overall Makes Good In East. ST. LOUIS. April 29. (Special.) Overall, the Pacific Coast pitcher, did great work in the game here today between the home team and the Cincinnati. St Louis was only able to got three scattered hits off him. McFarland allowed only the same number of hits, but the Reds managed to get two runs. Overall had fine control of the ball, and was very effective, striking out six'men. The young Callfomlan is fast coming to the front as one of tho best twlrlers in the league, and is makimr a host of friends by his good work in the box. ME NO BACK SEAT Germans Resist French Influ - ence in Morocco. DO NOT RECOGNIZE TREATY Minister Declares Opposition to Anglo-French Agreement, "While King' Edward Is in Paris Drawing Bonds Closer TANGIER, April 29. Count von Tat-tenbach-Ashold, head of the German mission, which is to proceed to Fez to arrange a special commercial treaty between Germany and Morocco, in an Interview today, outlined the German attitude toward Morocco In connection with the Anglo-French agreement. He stated that Germany did not recognize French Influence In Morocco and sought to establish tho status quo prior to tho Angle-French agreement. The count said Germany regarded Morocco as a field for development by Germans under the protection of the German govern ment. He pointed out the growing need In Germany of room for development becauso of the rapidly increasing pop ulation. Germany Under Handicap. The- extension of Germany's com merce and industry," the Count said, "demands protection against the han dicap which foreign countries seek to impose. Other powers have great col onies where they can favor their own trade, while Germany a colonies are few and small, and wherever Germany attempts a move in tho direction of ex tension of trade, she Invariably finds opposition from a coalition of powers. Germany is unable to conceive a rea son for this. For Instance, Germany was strictly neutral during the South African war, but so soon as Great Britain was the ' conqueror she Intro duced a preferential tariff detrimental to Germany. "It Is Impossible for Germany to ig nore the attempt to introduce the same policy In Morocco, and she Is compelled to protest. Had France consulted uer many, much trouble would have been avoided. When powers are neighbors, it Is all the more necessary to avoid a misunderstanding. If she had been con suited, Germany would have pointed out to France the Incompatibility of the -conditions between individual pow ers where international conventions exist to which the Sultan is a party. France Is now offering to enter into negotiations and willing to make con cessions, but Germany is unable to he come guilty of the same error of which sho acouses other powers- by going be xfind the Madrid convention. Claims Equal Rights in Morocco. "Germany's course Is clear. She claims equal right with other nations, and insists on the Integrity of the Moorish empire. My mission Is with the object of thanking the Sultan for the reception accorded to Emperor Wil liam at Tangier a.id to repeat the as surances 6f Germany's attitude toward Morocco. The Emperor has no propo sal to make and does not intend to ask for any concessions. Germany does not suggest an International conven tlon,but would warmly support such a nroDOsition if put forward by toe bui tan, as being the only solution of the present comiicunti imeicoo. Reports from Fez say that the French negotiations are not progressing and that the Sultan is temporizing while awaiting the arrival of Count Tatten- bach-Ashold. EDWARD IX FRENClf CAPITAL Cements Agreemont With France at Series of Festivities. PARIS. April 29. King Edward arrived in Paris at 9:20 o'clock this evening and xenc. met bv British Ambassador Bertie, no French officials being present. In ac cordance with His Majesty's wishes. He was driven to the Hotel Bristol. The crowd at the station shouted "Long live Kine Edward." KlnK Edward's arrival tor tnree days stay Inaugurated the first of a series of brilliant events- covering the noxt two months, which, through accident or de slen. nromlse to exert Important Influence In showlnir the world, and Germany In particular. France's strong position among the nations of Europe. These events, occurring simultaneously with the French and British negotiations at tne "Moroccan capital, are calculated to ex ert powerful Influence In the dctermina tion' of the Moroccan question. The stay of King Edward In Paris, ai thouch unofficial, is giving another op portunity for demonstrative assertion q the Anglo-French understanding, -tie win be escorted with military honors to the Elysee Palace tomorrow afternoon, where he will be received by President Loubet. In the evening the President will give a dinner In honor of the King, which will be attended by 70 Ambassadors. Ministers and others. This grouping of foreign rep resentatlves around President Loubet and King Edward attracts marked comment, although the presence of the German Ambassador relieves the function of any international significance to show France's strong International position. After King Edward's visit comes that of King Alphonso. of Spain, who will re main in Paris six days. Elaborate fetes are now in preparation similar to those when the Emperor " Nicholas made his memorable visit to the French capital. The Spanish King will be brought to j France by a Spanish squadron cqnslstlng j of three battleships, six cruisers and many smaller craft. Thl3 squadron will bo met at Cherbourg by a French squad- j ron, consisting of 15 warships, Including the largest and finest battleships and cruisers of the French northern squad ron. A squadron of the British channel fleet 13 expected to participate, thus pre senting an Imposing spectacle of French-British-Spanish naval strength. M. Lou bet will proceed to Cherbourg to greet 'King Alphonso and the two rulers will re view the combined squadrons. The stay of the Spanish King in Paris will be again marked by evidences of Franco-Spanish hco-operation, including an exchange of toasts during a gala dinner at the Elysee Palace and a review of SO.000 troops. Closely following the departure of King Alphonso will come the official visit of a British squadron to French waters. This will be entirely distinct from Great Brit ain's participation1 In the welcome of the King of Spain to France and is designed to bring about the fraternizing of British and French officers and sailors. The grand review will be at Brest, where over 20 warships of the British Channel and re serve fleets will be present. . The French naval forces will include the Northern and Mediterranean squadrons, thus presenting a remarkable display of warships in French waters. The com bined naval maneuvers and festivities will last from July 10 to July 17, thus allow ing the British ships to participate in the celebration of the French national holi day, July 14. Soon after the naval display at Brest the united French squadrons- will make a xeturn visit to the British naval head- HORSE AUCTION! 125 HEAD HIGH-BRED HORSES Single Drivers, Matched Pairs, Carriage Horses, Saddlers, Roadsters, Racing Prospects, Breeding Steck IRYINGTOIN PARK TRACK, PORTLAND COMMENCING TUESDAY, MAY 2 T 10 A. M. 8HARP. RAIN OR SHINB. EVERY HOUSE FOR ABSOLUTE SALE "WITHOUT IlESERVK. 75 head from the famous Brook-Nook Stock Farm, Montana? 50 head of the best the Willamette Valley produce. Iaidles cordially invited to at tesd. Persons destriBf? to see horses bitched and speeded should go to track early. Horses are eott at the track. J. L. McCarthy & Son, Auctioneers quarters at Portsmouth, where elaborate joint maneuvers and festivities will cover ten days. These exchanges of visits be tween the French and British fleets will be the first in 20 years, and will bo far more imposing- than any which have here- toiore occuxtco. Tncy are the direct out growth of the Anglo-French understand ing and colonial treaty, and are the flrst conspicuous evidence of the force behind the agreement. KNEISEL QUARTET CONCERT Quartet In F major, op. OS, Allegro non troppo. Lento, Allegro vivace (Dvorak); So nata for Violoncello. Allegro. Adagio. Menu otto con vartazlonl (Pietro Locatelll); Mr. Schroeder; From Quartet In O minor, op. 10, Andoatlno doucement expresslt (Debussy.); Itailenlsche Serenado (Hugo Wolf); Quartet in D major, op. 70. No. 3, Allegretto, Largo cantabllo e mesto Menuetto Allegro. Finale Presto (J. Haydn). Tho old legends say that Ions before man appeared on this planet called the earth, that in the depths of the prime val forests bird choirs gave the most wonderful concerts, so wonderful that all the other animals who could not sing: came to listen. The songsters were the nightingales, the larks, the thrush, tho mavis and other feathered things. After an aeon or two, one day as they sang the Eternal brought along a man to Usten, and he sot bis idea of music from hearing: that bird choir. The evolution was easy to a stringed instrument, and then to a quartet. To day, an educated, trained quartet of real musicians rise higher than the realm pf every day music, and their ensemble work rather givos the tone effect of an Aeolian harp or a bird choir. Such a world-famous quartet, the Kneisel, appeared last night at the Marquam Theater, after an absence of four years, and gave a concert under the direction of Lois Steer3-Wynn Coman. 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