THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JAXTJAHY 28, 1906.
irsnifs
iE SETTLED
Dowie and His . Family Place
Their Entire Private For
tune Behind City.
ARE PAUPERS IF IT FALLS
Prophet's "Will Gives 95 Per- Cent
. of His Estate to Community.
Faithful Make - Great
Sacrifices.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. (Special.) The
troubles of John Alexander Dowie -with
his "faithful ones at ZIon" aro in pros
pect of being settled. Since the "prophet"
had a stroke of apoplexy several months
ago there has been a growing factor
of insurgents against the will of . tho
apostles,' which at that time was .to pur
chase a large plat of land in -Mexico
upon 'which to establish a new Zion with
many diversified interests.
Many rumors have been current -since
the return of Dowio from the Mexican
trip, and his departure for Jamaica. His
summary dismissal by cable of Overseer
Speicher has given to the elect the
knowledge that the first apostle still re
tains his grasp of the general supervision,
but at the same tlmo admits tho fact
that he feels his physical power depart
ing. Dowie Wills All to ZIon.
It was learned this afternoon that tho
will of John Alexander Dowie gives $2L
000.000. or S3 per cent of his estate, to
ZIon City. Two and one-half per cent Is
to bo givon to educational settlements
and city improvement's. The remaining
-z per cont is to go to Mrs. Jane Dowie
and Gladstone Dowie. Provision is made
for his successor, whom the leaders at
ZIon arc pledged to support. All debts
against Zion City or Dowie personally
are to be paid.
Tho exact situation as to Overseer
Speicher was learned today. Although
deposed, as already announced, he re
mains tho virtual leader of Zion. He
has retired to the background, pending
the time now thought to be not far dis
tant, when Dowie's illness shall incapaci
tate him from any active participation in
ZIon's affairs. "When this takes place,
Speicher, who Is looked to as the great
man of the city built by Dowie. and who
has the confidence of the people there,
will roturn to full power.
Faithful Make Sacrifice.
To cope with the recent crisis, V. V.
Barnes, head of. Zion City law depart
ment, Overseer Speicher and Banker
Granger, the members of the triumvirate,
each asked cuts of 52000 a year in sal
aries. Then the managers of the various
enterprises a.nd the other overseers and
the deacons and many others insisted on
taking their share of the burden.
The factory hands and laborers were
only restrained from cutting down thoir
own wages with difficulty.
Mrs. Dowie ordered Judge Barnes to
make over her private property, includ
ing Shiloh House, at Zion City, and the
Summer estate in Michigan to the gen
eral property account. It stands today be
hind all the other assets of Zion City.
Thus If Zion City goes down to ruin, the
Dowies, father, mother and children,
come out of it paupers.
REBELS STEAL MUNITIONS
Widespread Plot of Terrorists at
Moscow Unearthed.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 27. Tho gov
ernment has been advised from Irkutsk,
Siberia, that a number of officials and
employes of tho general offices of the
Trans-Baikal Railroad have been arrested
on the charge of being Implicated in ab
stracting from a government munition
train 1000 rifles, 1000 revolvers and 10,000
cartridges, and giving them to the revo
lutionists. A searcli was instituted for
the cartridges, during which many of the
rifles were recovered. The authorities
also discovered nine bombs.
A large number of summary searches
and arrests have occurred of late at
Tsarskoe-Selo. A store of a Jewish drug
gist named Abramovitch was ransacked,
"but no seizures were made. The police
say the affair was unimportant, and that
they merely desired to keep an eye on all
suspicious persons in the Immediate neigh
borhood of the Emperor.
The plot at Moscow revealed by the ar
rest of the pseudo Princess Koslovska on
January IS, however, was found to be
really serious, and to have wide ramifica
tions. Intended to encompass the death of
Governor-General DoubassofC, of Moscow,
and all his staff at the blessing-of-the-water
ceremony. The authorities are con
vinced that the revolutionary leaders have
eliminated uprisings and street fighting
from their programme lor the time being
in favor of terrorist attempts against high
officials, and they have already. succeeded
In breaking up several conspiracies.
The government is disposing of the cases
of those arrested before January 22, most
of them being fined for carrying revolvers.
On account of the fact that there is no
British Consul at Vladivostok to repre
sent British shipping Interests in prize
court cases, C. A. Spring-Rice, tho Charge
d Affaires of Great Britain, has requested
the Russian, government to permit the
American Consul to represent Great
Britain.
REBELS ARE, BURXIXG GOMED
Depose Officials, Elect Xcw Rulers
and Fight Troops.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27. A dis
patch "from Gomel says that half the
town is in flames, and that fighting Is go
ing on in the center of the town between
the troop's and rebels,-who have been re
inforced by the peasantry of the. surround
ing districts. The disorder extends to
five counties around Gomel. The peas
antry, as in the Baltic provinces, have de
posed the old authorities and elected reb
els to fill their D.laces.
ROUXDING UP IETT REBELS
Troops Draw Circle Around Rebel
lious Section on Baltic
WENDER, Livonia, Jan. 26 (Friday).
The pacification of the Baltic provinces is
reaching the final stage so far as the
Agrarian, movement, is-cencerned. Nearly
30 revolutionists have, bees shot, several
w
hundred arrested, and 6000 rifles have
been captured. Generals Orloff,. Meln
hardt and TVendt are now operating in the
"SVendcr district with 10,000 troops, com
pleting a circle in which the revolution
ists are being gathered. Tho Generals
have the names of the leaders of the rev
olutionists, who will he tried by court
martial when caught and either shot or
imprisoned. Tho majority of those al
ready executed were Lettish teachers or
students. The revolutionists have stopped
burning buildings, but they occasionally
flro on the troops.
Revolt at Vladivostok Continues.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 27. Beyond
the fact that the revolt at Vladivostok
is not subdued and that the mutinous
sailors and soldiers are still standing
by the guns at the Holy Innocents bat
ters', the War Office had nothing to give
out today regarding the situation at the
fortress. The only further news available
was a newspaper dispatch, dated January
2C, stating that two separate squadrons
of the Nertchlnsk Regiment of Cossacks
had arrived, and that many arrests had
been made; The War Office officials said
that their own information practically
duplicated yesterday's new dispatches.
Cruiser Terrorizes Courland.
MITAU, Poland, Jan. 27. The cruiser
Condor, with the Wlndau district officers
aboard, is cruising along the Courland
coast and under threats of bombardment
the shore villages have hoisted white
flags and sent deputations asking mercy
and promising to deliver to the authori
ties those who have fired on the troops.
"lVHEKI,rcrt TO BE BURIED "WITH
MILITARY PAGEANT.
Escort of nebular and Xntionnl Guard
for IJody Confederate Veteran
"Will Also Attend Funeral.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. (Special.)
The funeral of General Joseph Wheeler
will occur tomorrow afternoon at 1;30
o'clock from the home of his sister, Mrs.
Sterling Smith, 173 Columbia Heights,
Brooklyn, where the famous soldier
died. The body will bo taken to St.
Thomas' Episcopal Church, Fifth ave
nue and Fifty-third street, where serv
ices will be held. Full military honors
will be accorded tho distinguished vot
eran and both the Regular Army and
tho New York State Guard will be rep
resented in the escort.
The services at the church will bo
brief and from there the body will be
borne on a caisson, under escort, to
the Pennsylvania Railroad station to
be shipped to Washington, where the
burial will occur on Monday in Arling
ton Cemetery. General Fred D. Grant,
commander of tho Department of the
East at Governor's Island, will com
mand the military escort. The honorary
escort will consist of the Twenty-third
and Seventy-first Rosimonts and Troop
Q The Second Battery, N. G. N. Y.. will
furnish the riderless- horse and tho
caisson on which the casket will be
borne.
There will bo a military procession
from tho Smith residence across the
Brooklyn bridge to the church and from
the church to tho Pennsylvania station,
where the escort will be disbanded.
Confederate Veterans to March.
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 27. (Special.)
Forty members of Camp Wheeler, Con
federate Veterans, left here tonight in
a special car for Arlington to attend
General Wheeler's funeral. They will
march directly behind the funeral cor
tege. Commander John S. Prather is in
charge of the party.
PAWNED VICTIM'S WATCH
Police Discover Evidence Against
Xcgro Suspected of Murder.
MOORESTOWN, N. J., Jan. 27. The po
lice authorities of Burlington County, and
of Baltimore, are confident that Rufus
Johnson, the colored man under arrest in
Baltimore, was connected with the mur
der of Miss Florence W. Allison, who was
assaulted and killed near here on Jan
uary 18. Today Harry McPhelan, a clerk
in a Philadelphia pawnbrokcrage firm,
went to Baltimore and identified Johnson
as the man who, on the afternoon of Jan
uary IS, pledged a gold watch with him.
The inscription, according to the police,
tallies with that in Miss Allison's watch,
which was stolen from her home after tho
murder. The police aro said to have found
the key of the watch in Johnson's valise.
Detective Lynch, of the Philadelphia de
partment, recovered the watch which Is
said to be Miss Allison's, from a pawn
shop in Philadelphia on last Wednesday.
Lynch accompanied McPhelan to Balti
more today. When tho watch was shown
to Detective Lome, of Burlington County,
it is said to have been identified as tho
property of Miss Allison. The Inscription
in the watchcase is "F. W. Allison, from
her brother, 24, 7, 'SL"
WANTS HER HUSBAND BACK
Mrs. Schrader Believes Jealous
Spouse Is Living In Portland.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27. (Spoclal.)-Mrs.
Mary Schrader, of 4448 North Broadway
today begged Chief of Police Kieley to
locate her husband, Oscar A. Schrader,
aged 47, who, she has reason for believing,
is in Portland, Or.
Schrader, who is a son of Count von
Schrader, left Mrs. Schrader about the
middle of January, 1505. She says she is
his fourth wife. Tho couple were mar
ried August 11, 1904.
"My husband was unreasonably jealous
of me," she told Mr. Kieley. "but, if ho
will only return to mo I will cheerfully
forgive him and do all In my power to
make him happy."
HIS TROUBLES ARE MANY
Mayor McCarthy, of Richmond, Va.,
Fined for Contempt.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 27. Mayor
Carlton McCarthy, who two days ago
in police court publicly denounced a
newspaper reporter as a liar and who
was yeiterday fined $20 In the same
court on a contempt charge for the
offense, was this morning- himself called
a liar and a crazy man by Attorney
Harry M. Smith.
A personal encounter between the
two men was prevented by Justice J. J.
Crutchficld.
Traitor to Rebels Slain.
LODZ, Russian Poland, Jan. 27. Thre
unknown persona today gained access to
the hospital and killed with daggers a
man named Lukzcviskl, who was shot
in the street January 25. The murderers
thus completed the sentence of the local
revolutionary tribunal, which condemned
Lukzevlskl as a traitor.
Tars Get lief t at Algiers.
ALGIERS, Jan. 27. The second squad
ron of the North Atlantic fleet, Rear-Admiral
Charles D. Sigsbee commanding,
sailed for "Villefranchc today. A dozea
deserters wero left behind, and th police
authorities are searching for them.
ADD 10 RESERVES
Government Will Soon Act on
Oregon Forests.
DELAY DUE TO FRAUD CASE
Blue Mountain to Be Created When
Conspiracy Trial Is Ended.
Protests Against Rogue
Reserve Pending.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 27. The present year is like
ly to see several million acres added to
tho forest-reserve area of Oregon. Up
to this time 0,072, 50 acres liave been
brought within permanent forest reserves
and 6,90S,336 acres additional have beon
temporarily withdrawn. Just what part
of this latter area is to become perma
nent forest reserve and what part Is to
be turned back to the public domain has
not been determined.
Out of withdrawals, however, 2,130,400
acres set apart for tho Bluo Mountain
reserve, will be placed under the forest
administration. This reserve would have
been created some time ago but for tho
fact that all tho papers bearing on its
examination and withdrawal liave been
turned over to the courts and will figure
in the conspiracy land capes that will be
tried in Portland some time this Spring
or Summer. Upon tho conclusion of those
trials this reserve will be created by proc
lamation of the President.
Rogue River Reserves.
There has been an intimation that a
proclamtaion will soon i3UO creating a
Rogue River forest reserve in Southwest
ern Oregon, for which 1.1S2.320 acres havo
been withdrawn. This proposed reserve
takes In fully half of Curry and Joseph
ine Counties and small portions of Cooa
and Douglas. When originally mapped
out, tho Rogue River resorve was deemed
Impracticable, because tho railroad land
giant traverses the area. Now that the
lieu land law -is ropoaled and there is
no danger of lieu land frauds, this ob
jection from the Government standpoint
wems to have been removed. Senator
Fulton, however, has asked that action
In this case be postponed until he can
present the protests of people of South
western Oregon, who aro said to gener
ally object to the establishment of this
reserve. These protests may postpone tho
proclamation some little time.
Various withdrawals of smull areas In
Marion. Linn. Lane and Douglas Coun
ties, aggregating 251,040 actys, have been
made with a view to enlarging the Cas
cade reserve along Its west boundary.
It Is quite probable that thejj "tracts will
bo permanent reserves. The same Is
true of the withdrawal of 12.0CO acres in
Clackamas County adjoining the Cascade
reserve.
In Morrow and Grant Counties a with
drawal has been made embracing 417,000
acres, which will eventually be made into
the Hoppner forest reserve unless pres
ent plans are abandoned.
May Open "Warner Mountain.
It has not yet been determined what
disposition shall be made of the Warner
Mountain withdrawal, which embraces
2.S39.S16 acres in Klamath, Lake and Crook
Counties. Much of this land, upon ex
amination, has been found unfit for for
est reserve purposes, and will probably
bo turned back to tho public domain,
but those portions which are valuable for
timber or as protection to watersheds are
likely to be permanently reserved at some
future time. In addition to the foregoing,
12S0 acres in Jackson County have been
withdrawn with a view to enlarging tho
Ashland reserve and 44S0 acres In Crook
County withdrawn to enlarge Maury
Mountain reserve.
Tho Secretary of the Interior yesterday
withdrew from entry four townships In
the middle of Lewis County, Washing
ton, with a view to enlarging the Rainier
forest reserve. This land Is unsurveyed
timber tracts In a high, mountainous
region and will be permanently reserved
after being more carefully examined. The
Secretary also withdrew from entry about
3S.O00 acres near Olympla, with a view
to enlarging the Olympic forest reserve.
GOOD PROGRESS OX TJMATILIiA
Water-Users Sign Contract Best
Among Irrigation Plans.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 27. Officials of the reclama
tion service are pleased with the prog
ress being made by landowners on the
Umatilla irrigation project. Late advices
from the local engineer indicate strong
interest on the part of water-users, who
have already pledged 13,000 out of the
18,000 acres Included in the project. As
most of, the legal difficulties have been
adjusted by the Secretary of the Interior,
It is believed that no great delay will
occur in signing up all the land em
braced In this project.
Although Umatilla is one of the minor
National works in point of cost and
acreage. Its favorable climate, low alti
tude, fertile soil and adaptability to a
wide variety of products makes this one
of the most attractive projects under
taken. Tho land is suited for orchards
and amall fruits, and, when so used,
from 10 to 20 acres are ample for tho
support of a family. Tho fruit and vege
tables are the first on the market. Trans
portation, facilities aro excellent, the
markets being Portland and Spokane.
The engineering works arc simple, and.
while the cost of water Is JG0 per acre, it
is relatively low, compared with the val
ues produced. Soil experts who havo'
thoroughly ctcamlned the whole area aro
enthusiastic concerning the future of this
section when watered and predict a popu
lous and prosperous community here at
no distant day.
MAY CLOSE PUGET SOUND YARD
Falling Urgent Appropriation, Funds
Will Run Short,
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 27. Unless tho Senate Inserts
in tho deficiency appropriation bill the
Item of 5175,000 asked for by the Navy De
partment, it Is probable that the Pugct
sound avy-xard as well as other navy
yards will be closed early in the Summer.
The department has expended almost the
entire appropriation made for tho present
fiscal year and will not have enough
money to continue work to July X, when
the new appropriation becomes available.
Wickcrsham "Will Face Charges.
OREGONIAN NEWS-BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 27. Judge James A. Wlcker
shara, of Alaska, against whose confirma
tion a atrong fight is being mad In
the Senate, is now in Washington to
face charges said to have been made
against him. His nomination is now In
the hands of a subcommittee
Mortality Among Pensioners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. In the past six
months taps have been sounded over the
crave of 3S.C0S pensioners of the Civil
"War. aecorfllnr to a statement of Pension
Commissioner Warner yesterday. This,
he says. Is an evidenco of the rapidity
with which the roll of veterans Is being
diminished. The total number of pension
ers on July 1, 1S06, was 6S4.60S. On Decem
ber 31 It was 579,234.
Baron Suycmatsu Denies It.
PENANG. Straits Settlement, Jan. 2S.
Baron Suye'matsu. son-in-law of Marquis
Ito, who paid a visit to the United States
in 1M, while on his way to England to
assist In the negotiation of one of the
Japanese war loans, was interviewed to
day on the probability of the United
States wishing to sell the Philippines to
Japan. He said he did not believe the
rumor of the sale of the Philippines.
America's policy is akin to Imperialism
and it is not likely that she will part
with the islands and thus greatly dimin
ish her prestige In the Far East.
Work for Joint Statehood.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Ex-Delegate
Rudy, of New Mexico, who Is here
working for point statehood, was at
the White House today. "A big- party
of Arizona citizens, who are for state
hood, aro on their way to Washington."
said he, "and will do what they can.
to correct the Impression sent out that
there Is opposition to union of Arizona
with New Mexico."
Gcarin Dines AVIth President.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Jan. 27. Senator Gearin dined
with President and Mrs. Roosevelt last
night, being one of a small dinner party.
TRIIIES TAKE REVENGE OS MOOR
ISH BANDIT CHIEF.
Sultan' DomlaiOB Itcfarn to Anarchy,
While Conference Dlncusnen
Hott to Itabie Taxes.
TANGIER, Morocco, Jan. 27. Fight
ing has begun ki the environs of Tan
gier between tho Anjcra tribesmen and
members of Raisuli's band. The tribes
men havo burned three villages oast of
Tangier and are now marching to at
tack Raisull at his fortress In Zinai.
A transport has left Adjaercud. where
It will discharge artillery and gunners
for Oujda.
Tho Moorish troops arc powerloss.
Most of their horses havo died through
want of forage and there have beon nu
merous desertions owing to tho non
payment of arrears In their wages.
A convoy with 525,000 lias arrived at
Oujda to pay Molluh's troops, who have
threatened to leave unless arrears wore
paid up. This seems to indicate that
tho Sultan fears renewed activity on
the part of the pretendor. Oudja being
tho spot ho is expected to attack first.
ALGECIRAS. Jan. 27. Advices re
ceived from Tangier by the delogatcs
to the confcroncc arc to the effect that
serious disorders havo been renewed
between Raisull. the bandit chief, and
the Anjera tribesmen. One of tho Anjcra
chiefs was killed and others of them,
with large followlngs, aro uniting for
the purpose of an aggressive struggle
with Raisull.
DEVISIXG NEW TAX SYSTEM
Moroccan Conference Finds' Many
Complications in Task.
ALGECIRAS, Jan. 27. The plenipoten
tiaries of the powers resumed their ses
sions today and spent a couple of hours
going over the. work of the committee on
Moroccan revenues. The powers have
several Important objects In examining
the Moorish system of taxes, or rather
lack of system, and trying to regulate it.
The Sultan is always In need of money,
and will be In a better humor to co
operate with the powers In the work of
reform If he Is supplied with more cash
for foreign luxuries of which he is fond
and which are a scandal to his pious
subjects.
Tho Moroccan conference seems dis
posed also to reduce the number of so
called "protected" persons who escape
taxation because they are foreigners or
in partnership with foreigners.
"You have only left me the poor to
tax," said the Sultan to the Foreign Min
ister at Fez, when the subject was dis
cussed there some time ago. "You have
taken the rich men out of my reach."
Part of the plan under consideration to
day Is to limit foreign protection and to
introduce land taxes. It was proposed In
committee to tax landlords.
"No," said SIdl Mohammed el Mokhrl,
the second of the Moroccan delegates to
the conference. "Tax the tenants. We
can never find the landlords. The occu
pants of houses always say they are ten
ants." M. Revo!!, chief of the French mission,
who formerly was Governor of Algiers,
and who. thoreforc. is familiar with
North African conditions, remarked:
"Tax them both; then you will catch
one of them."
One perplexity Is the status of the
Shereef of Wazan, who Is regarded
throughout the Barbary States as the
descendant of the indrcssl family and
Szharon family, and is very rich, and is
also a largo landowner In Algeria. His In
fluence Is religious rather than political.
The failure of the Ministers at Fez to
agree upon a new taxation scheme was
due to the objection of th'e French Min
ister to tax the Shereef of Wazan. Oth
er Ministers said that If tho richest fam
ily was to be protected by one power,
they would not give up protecting those
who were less rich.
The Sultan. In addition to other rea
sons for reforming the Moroccan sys
tem of taxation, must have more mon
ey with which to pay the scml-mlll-tary
establishment which the powers
wish to form.
An odd experlenco of the Spanish
cruiser Infanta Isabel, which is pa
troling the Moroccan coast to prevent
the smuggling of arms, was reported
to the conference by her commander,
whp returned here Tuesday. While
the" cruiser was close to the shore the
flag of Roghi. the Sultan's formidable
rebel subject, was observed flying
from a staff with the French flag un
der it. A boat manned by Moors and
displaying tho French flag put off
from the shore, pulled alongside the
cruiser, and handeQ to the captain of
the Isabel, which tho Moors evidently
had mistaken for a French vessel, a
message from Roghi, Inviting her
commander to come ashoro and place
himself at tho lattcr's disposition. The
commander of the Spanish cruiser, as
he was without tho right to search for
eign vessels, did not attempt to Inter
fere, but put back to Algeclras, in or
der to advise the Spanish delegates of
the mysterious flag Incident.
Germany Fears Xo Trouble.
BERLIN. Jan. 2S. fSocelalA All fwr.
of trouble occurring at the Algeclras con
ference on Moroccan affairs have dissi
pated here It is expected that the
United States will propose a compromise
on the subject of police supervision over
Morocco, which is the one subject most
likely to lead to serious dispute and of
fering an opportunity -for a break.
Contraband Arms Landed.
MADRID, Jan. 27. Dispatches to-
- - . - i. .v.-.
celved here from Melilla. Morocco, say I
that a Steamer Of llnlcnnwn natlnnnlltvl
-- ......... . .t . '- Vl. iUll
unloaded at Marachlca two field guns was revealed today, when an officer and
and a large number of cases containing two privates called on General DanllofT.
Mauser rifles and amraunltlea Jeatlaed head of the Russian prisoners coraials
for tho MoorlA froatler. .alon, and presented to Mat the colors
HAILED AS BROTHER
Czar Proclaims Alliance With
German Kaiser.
TIE TO FRANCE LOOSENS
Significant Speech at Banquet in
Honor of William's Birthday
Mnrks Rearrangement of
European Alliances.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 27. A new
grouping of the powers of Europe, with
Germany and Russia .arranged side by side
in the closest friendship, and the mis
matched alliance of the empiro with re
publican France lagging In tho rear, was
forecasted by the words of Emperor Nich
olas at a gala luncheon at Tsarskoe-Selo
today In honor of Emperor William's
birthday.
Rising to his feet before a brilliant
company of Russian and German repre
sentatives to propose a toast to tho Ger
man Emperor. Emperor Nicholas lifted
his glass and said slowly and distinctly,
as if weighing every word:
"I drink to tho health of tho Emperor
of Germany and the King of Prussia, my
brother and very dear friend."
More Than Ally, He Says.
Tho phrases chosen were significant
enough In themselves, tho Emperor in
previous years having proposed the health
of the Emperor-King without the qualify
ing expression oj brotherhood and friend
ship, but, turning to Herr von Schoen, the
German Ambassador, who was standing
at his right, the- Emperor grasped him
by tho hand and Is reported to havo said:
"Frere, e'est plus qu allle." ("Brother,
that's more than ally.")
The stage of the momentous utterance
was the dlning-hall of the Alexander or
Little Palace at Tsarskoe-Selo.
Tho Emperor's choice of the word
"ally" Indicated that the defensive alli
ance with France Is still considered bind
ing, but evidently, as has been the gossip
In diplomatic circles here for somo time,
not a hair's 'breadth beyond the terms of
tho treaty providing for common action
only in case Franco Is not the aggressor,
and there is no tolling how soon It will
bo allowed to pass Into desuetude.
Friendship Grows Closer.
Tho present relations between Germany
and Russia have been a matter of slow
but steady growth, and signs of tho new
alignment have long been In the air.
Since tho outbreak of tho Russo-Japanese
war the warm personal friendship always
existing between tho two monarchs had
been tied closer, and tho many material
tokens of friendship manifested by Ger
many during tho war, compared with the
lukewarm support to which Franco was
limited by her new-found entente with
Great Britain, has combined to build up
a strong Germanophllo sentiment in In
fluential quarters In St. Petersburg.
At the same time much of the necessity
to France of the Franco-Russlun alliance
vanished when France clasped hands with
Great Britain and practically assured her
self of an ally in caso of war.
KAISER OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
President of Reichstag" nails Him as
Lover of Peace.
BERLIN, Jan. Ti. Emperor William's
birthday was celebrated today with the
usual observances. Ambassador Tower
was present. Among the political ap
pointments Is Dr. von Holleben. the
former German Ambassador to the United
States, to a life seat In the Prussian
House of Lords. Emperor William was
born January 27, 1S59, and became German
Emperor June 15 1SSS.
On the occasion tonight of the Reich
stag's dinner In honor of tho Emperor's
birthday Count von Ballestrom, president
of the Reichstag, toasted His Majesty,
whose only ambition since his accession,
ho said, had been to preserve peace for
Germany and the other nations of the
world. Count von Ballestrom said that
strong armaments were best for the pre
servation of peace.
Von Sternberg's Birthday Dinner.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Baron Speck
von Sternberg, tho German Ambassador
In this country, tonight gave a dinner to
the members of the Embassy and several
distinguished guests to celebrate tho
birthday of the German Emperor.
RELIGIOUS DISPUTE IX NORWAY
Appointment of Theological Pro
fessor Causes Minister to Resign.
CHRISTLVNIA. Jan. 27. (Special.)
The resignation of Christian Knudsen.
Minister of Public Instruction and
Worship, which became effective today,
also Involves the resignation of Dr.
Sigurd Odland. professor of theology in
the university of Chrlstianla. Knudsen re
garded himself as the representative of the
conservative church part which objects
to Dr. OrdIngs reputed heterodoxy. Dr.
Odland is backed by a great part, per
haps a majority, of the laymen, who
cling to the accepted Ideas of Lutheran
orthodoxy. Tho theological experts,
however, demanded tho appointment of
Ording, who is younger and whose
qualifications are considered surpass
ingly good.
ALFONSO'S COURTING DATS.
His Suite Attends to Other Duties
While He Visits Ena.
BIARRITZ, Jan. 27. As on tho pre
vious day of his visit here. King Al
fonso went to the villa Mouriscott at
10:30 o'clock this morning. While the
King was engaged in conversation with
Princess Ena. his suite on his behalf
went to the railway station to greet
tho Prince of the Asturlas, who was
passing through on his way to Paris.
King Alfonso left this evening for San
Sebastian to meet the Queen Mother,
who arrived there from Madrid.
ALFONSO'S SEARCH FOR "WIFE
Whole Spanish Court on Trail of
Princess Ena.
MADRID, Jan. 27. The Queen Dowager
left this city for San Sebastian today, ac
companied by high court officials. It Is
said In well Informed quarters that Mar
quis de Lamina, tho chief equerry, la
going to London In behalf of King Al
fonso to demand King Edward's consent
to the marriage of the Spanish King to
Princess Ena. of Battenberg. King Al
fonso Is expected to return hero- on Tues
day. Prisoners Saved Their Colors.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 27. An Inspir-
ua o.w. v. w.u ni.ssi muuu ul autiiuaros
of the Russian regiments engaged in re-
utctlnsr tha Tinnoco ,u c-.
which, during their long sojourn as pris
oners In Japan, they had concealed from
the Japanese.
When Port Arthur was surrendered the
men ripped the colors from the staffs and
concealed them beneath their uniforms,
wearing them around their bodies by night
and by day until they boarded a steamer
for their return to Russia after the con
clusion of peace.
General Daniloff desired to present the
colors to the Emperor, who, he said,
would suitably reward those who had so
faithfully upheld the honor of their flag.
Croker Helps Home Rule Cause.
DUBLIN. Jan. 27. (Special.) Rich
ard Croker, late chief of the Tammany
Society in New York, and now a coun
try squire In South Dublin. Is taking
an active part in the campaign. Find
ing that the Nationalists In his con
stituency were hard-up for vehicles In
their fight against Walter Hume Long,
former Chief Secretary for Ireland, the
Now York politician sent five motor
cars to carry the Nationalist voters to
the polls. He has also subscribed to
the Nationalist election expenses.
Africa's Big Gold Shipment.
LONDON. Jan. 27. The largest con
signment of gold ever brought in a single
shipment from South Africa arrived by
the steamer Carisbrook Castle, at South
ampton, today. The specie was valued at
J1.S33.C00. It was dispatched to the Bank
of England.
Will Send Embassy to Italy.
TOKIO, Jan. 27. It has been decided
to raise the Japanese Legation at Rome
to the rank of an Embassy, and it is an
nounced that M. Uchlda, the Japanese
Minister at Pekin. will be appointed Am
bassador to Italy.
SHOTS FLY AT TAMMANY
One 3Ian Fatally Wounded, Another
Beaten, Panic in Hall.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28. In a desperate
pistol fight early this morning at the
ball of tho Metamora Association in
Tammany Hall, two men have been
shot, one fatally. Both have been taken
to Bellevuo Hospital. The police re
serves of tho East Twenty-scconJ-strcet
station have been called out and
have a wagonload of prisoners on their
way to the station. The greatest ex
citement prevails at tho ball and the
police aro having difficulty .preventing
a panic.
Tony Platilo. the man shot, is said by
thc police to have quarreled with James
McKcon over an alleged insult to one
of the women at the ball. During the
quarrel, the police say. McKeon drew a
pistol and fired two shots at Platilo.
both of which took effect. A panic fol
lowed tho shooting.
McKeon was stopped when lie tried
to leave the hall and given such a beat
ing by persons in the crowd that he
was sent to a hospital. Fifteen arrests
were made.
NEW IDEAL FOR LAWYERS
Help People Against Corporate In
terests, Says Hartley.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Attorney-General
Herbert S. Hadley, of Missouri, was tho
guest of honor here tonight at a banquet
of Northwestern University, in commem
oration of the 53th anniversary of the
founding of the school. Mr. Hadley. In a
brief address to the banqueters, blamed
tho lawyers themselves for any evils
which may exist today in civil and ln-r
dustrial affairs and declared that many
active members of the bar gave their
time and ability to the promotion of cor
porate Interests which have not adhered
strictly to the law. He said:
What I wish to state Is that It is In tha
power of our profession to declare that the
commercial Interests shall conform strictly
to tho laws that are put upon the statute
dooks by the people, and the lawyers of this
country should lend their Influence not to the
corporate Interests that seek to evade the
law. but to the people who are striving to
put Just and equitable laws upon the
statutes, of their states.
Seasoned MJnd-Workers.
Harper's.
We have Thomas Edison's j scent ad
vocacy of more work as a cure for
overwork, and little food ana sleep as
highly beneficial. Jlark Twain, who re
cently celebrated his 70th birthday, ha3
lately cured himself of indigestion by
substituting three or four frugal meals
a day for one big one; he smokes a lot,
does not take any exercise to speak of.
WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU
Few People Realize the Importance of Good
Digestion Until It Ig Lost.
Many people suffer from dyspepsia
and do not know It. They feel mean,
out of sorts, peevish, do not sleep well,
do not have a good keen appetite, do
not have the Inclination and energy
for physical or mental work they once
had, but at the same time do not feel
any particular pain or distress in the
stomach. Yet all this is the result of
poor digestion, an insidious form of
Dyspepsia which can onlv be cured bv
a remedy specially Intended to cure
it and make the digestive organs act
naturally, and properly digest the food
eaten. Bitters, after dinner pills and
nerve tonics will never help the trou
ble; they don't reach it. Tho new
medical discovery does. It is called1
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and Is a
specific for dyspepsia and Indigestion.
It cures because It thoroughly digests
all wholesome food taken Into the
stomach, whether the stomach is in
good working order or not.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, by di
gesting the food. Instead of making
the worn out stomach do all the work,
gives It a much needed rest and a cure
of dyspepsia Is the natural result.
When you are nervous, run down
and sleepless, don't make the common
mistake of supposing your nervous
system needs treatment and fill your
stomach with powerful nerve tonics
which make you feel good for a little"
while only to fall back farther than
ever.
Your nerves arc all right, but they
are starved, they want food.
Nourish them with wholesome every
day food and plenty of It. well di
gested, and you can laugh at nerve
tonics and medicine.
But the nerves will not be nour
ished from a weak, abused stomach,
but when the digestion has been made
perfect by the use of this remedy all
nervous symptoms disappear.
Who ever heard of a man or woman
blessed with a vigorous digestion and
good appetite being troubled with
their nerves?
Good digestion means a strong ner
vous system, abundance of energy, and
capacity to- enjoy the good things of
life.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will cer
tainly set your stomach and dlcrestlve
organs right; they can't help but do It
because they nourish the body by di
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stomach.
You get nourishment and rest at one
and the same time, and that is all the
worn out dyspeptic needs to build him
up and give new life to every organ
and an added zest to every pleasure.
"Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aro a
god-send to the army of men and
women with weak stomachs and
nerves and Justly 'merit the claim of
helng one of the most worthy medical
discoveries of the time.
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and "when he has something important
to do stays abed until it Is done." Mr.
Edison smokes, gets little sleep, and
eats very frugally; and many other
eminent and hard-working men follow
their example. The truth is. though,
any beginner who followed Mark
Twain's regimen would come punctually
to grief, for the seasoned mind-worker
of mature years is apt to be one of the
toughest things that Nature's labora
tory produces. An average football
player is a baby in the Important kinds
of hardiness compared with a thor
oughly seasoned lawyer or writer.
Itcport 1'avors French .Law.
KOMK. Jan. 27. The commission of
cardinals charged with the investiga
tion of the situation between France
and tho "Vatican has terminated its sit
tings. The commission has drawn up a
report for presentation to Pope Pius,
who, it is understood, favors the accept
ance of the French law for the separa
tion of church anil state.
Bomb Thrown at Minsk.
MINSK, Russia, Jan. 27. A bomb was
thrown at Governor-General Karloff as
he was leaving the church today after a
requiem service for the commander of
the troops. It did not burst, but simul
taneously with the throwing of the bomb
several revolver shots were fired at of
ficials. Two arrests wero made.
The Itch Fiend
That is Salt Rheum or Eczema, one of
the outward manifestations of scrofula.
It comes In itching-, burning, oozing, dry
ing, and scaling patches, on the face, head.
( hands, legs or body.
It cannot be cured by outward applica
tions, the blood .rauat be rid of ths Im
purity to which It is due.
Hood'sSarsapariUa
Has cured the moat, persistent and ditn'cnlt
cases. Accept no substitute for Hood's ; no
substitute acts like It.
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little 'story for the children.
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