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t . ... v.... ....... .... .. , - ,... V ' i THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST If. 1904. v 11ULE BY MAY CAUSE FRANCE TO ANNEX MOROCCO M Perdicaris Has. Audience With President f Loubet Whom He Convinces' of Necessity of . ; ; Foreign Power Putting End to Lawlessness. ; LONDON'S SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE Barred and . Bolted Doors and Dust-Covered En - trance Halls Attest Absence -of Owners , General Botha Now a Figure - - mm SHZURE ' (By Faol fullers.) (Coprifbl, Hr Newa Service, by Leased j Wire to The Journal.) ' i Paris, - Auk. .11. The recent capture of M. Perdlcaris, the American cltlsen , who was carried off by Moorish ban .dlts. may lead to. the annexation" of Morocco by France. . M. Perdlcaris, who arrived In thla city a few weeks ago, haa bad several audiences with President Loubet whom he . succeeded tn convincing of the n cesslty of European power putting an end to the lawlesanesa In the domains of. the sultan of Morocco, ' President Loubet, who Is In favor of the plan, Is said to Intend to send a message to the French chamber point ing out the necessity of taking Imme diate action, which will probably begin '.with the policing; of Tangier and the . neighborhood with French troops. All Kuropea'n residents of the city agree that their lives and property are In con stant danger, as the Moorish troops now on duty are worse than useless. ..- ', ' ntm tht Hnltltn. ' The possibility Is not even excluded that some arrangement may be made with KaiBull. who la said to be really a . very much wronged man, and at whose order nil the present unruly tribes would Immediately submit to the orders cf France If they could thereby gain the overthrow of the rule of . the present ' sultan, whom they hate. .. Two large cruisers with landing par ities aboard have already been sent from Toulon at the request of the French consul at Tangier. ' Sat ra Cold Water. . Has the Frenoh minister of the In terior the right to discharge from the . service of the- government an official because he Insists on performing hta of ficial duties sitting In a barrel of cold ' water? . . . r . , ; - This Is the question which the courts Of France wll soon have to decide. At the beginning of thla year a collector of stamp duties, who was a native of the ". north of France, was appointd to s post In the department of the Var. -When the tropical heat of this sum mer set in It became much too hot for his taste, and to keep himself cool he placed a large barrel of water behind hla deck, and, sitting In the cold water up to-his armpits, he received the presi dent. Who came to pay stamp feea. An Xxoellest Joke. .... The publlo treated the matter as an excellent Joke", but a few days ago an EFFECT OF WAR ON &ATXST bxpobt or obbmab coke-to. AT MOSCOW SHOWS THAT . icons or rioiomi bats BXBB FOBCED TO CX.OSB TBOTT- ' sajtds or woBxraoMXir xs&a. (Copyright Hearst News Service, fcy Leased Wire to The Journal.) Berlin, Aug. IS, The German consul at Moscow, In his latest report, gives a vivid description of the effects of the war upon Russian commerce and In dustry all over the empire. - In Moscow scores of factories, which under ordinary circumstances get their raw material from Siberia, have been forced to close 'because the trans-Siberian railroad no longer transports any thing but military stores and troopa. - At Warsaw all the great tanneries and shoe factories, which are the lar gest outside of the United Statea, are Idle, no more leather being' obtainable, . Many Workmen Idle. In the Baltic provinces, where usu ally enormous amounts of grain are Handled, all commerce Is at a standstill because the farmers are unable to get men to harveat their crops, all the men having been called In to serve In the army. The great annual market and faint at Kief and Nlshnl Novgorod have been abandoned .this year. At Odessa zO.000 working men, mainly longshoremen and freight handlers, are Idle. The people suffer without complaining, however, and there Is no danger of any revolutionary outbreak of a general character anywhere. The higher classes find some consolation in the- fact that In Japan conditions are still worse. Count Von Oattler, German nobleman and ex -officer, who Is war correspond ent, for a large German paper, glvea some typical examples of the Japanese soldier's contempt of death. He does not fight for his home and '"' "T" inn wiT....iyi'H'il.iin;' I, I" , v siii I. i) ' "viiii.!.!. i r- -- .'..-.-.-!, '...;.-;V w-vf i' -r-' 1 J 1 ; . , 44 i-jr;.,-v. t-'-. .P.'vKiWt Sir;'Ui'fW-' - .I'l-i;-? KSr-h-'ip, ( m I i'.v .'..:'i''.'f ,' i 'A.V."uf-; y' f' "',:-., a'" ...V-, '...' 1 I " v-, iv-i 1 '-','.in Brat j' i'-i f . Vf'. IT, ' :j . t-:, i'.'.i'V-'"'' V"-""-''vV s-i-te v 'vvy.."---i'.:"T- ' f,1 '-r-'-SiV-li 'ir'. 4fctC' i ,' : I - -(v" A-Wri U- ' ,.vttf -Ss-t ' ' 1 1 i,3 ,( v. W : 5 fa jfit - TIIR TF.RRIMLE, A BRITISH ARMORED CRUISER.' Inspector of stamp ' duties arrived at the scene .unexpectedly and was so scandalized at finding the official trans acting business - without . his clothes that he reported him to the minister, who promptly .discharged him. '. - The collector, however, claims 'that there Is nothing In the code which for bids him to perform his duties au natu ral and Is suing for reinstatement) V Actual State cf War. , . While an actual state of war now ex ists between France and. the pope,' the relations between the Italian royal fam ily and Pius X are becoming more and more friendly, and a perfect reconcilia tion may soon take place, thanks to the tact and diplomacy of both Queen Margharalta and bia holiness. At the recent . festival of the Madonna,- Queen Margharalta and the young Princess Letltla sent the pope large amounts of money to be given to the poor and-peraonally took part In the celebration. .'The next day .Pope Plus sent his thsnks to - the ladles through th ArchblsHop of Turin, wbott In a speech, recalled to the memory of the queen the many deeds of the house of Savoy, which had formerly always been a pillar of the church. - Tory Delicate Mission. Maltre Laborl. the famous French ad vocate, whose name was on everybody's llpa at the time of the Dreyfua affair, la at present In Spain on a very delicate mission. He has gone to St Sebastian, the summer residence of the Spanish court, as the legal representative of the illegitimate children of the late King Alphonso XII, whose mother was an actress of unusual beauty. At the death of the king an annuity was granted her In return of the restitution of a number of letters written to her by the king. May Satisfy Claimants. The children, who live in this city, are now making a claim against the estate of their father. M. Laborl asked to be-received In audience with the preaent king, but was refused. He has now appealed to M. Jules Camboh, the French ambassador to Spain, who has had a conference .with the - Spanish minister of foreign affairs, Senor Rod rtgues. San Pedro and Senor Leon y Castllla. The results of "the conference are not yet known, but it is thought .that the present king of Spain will satisfy the claimant rather than have his father's reputation sullied by lawsuit country as does tne "European soldier, but goes into battle with the determi nation of a man whg has decided to commit suicide. "" . ' When leaving home he considers him sel fdet lnedjo ,dlLXuring -th whole- wsr Admiral 'Togo haa -not- exchanged a letter with any member of his fam ily, and haa positively forbidden any body to write him as long ss. the war lasts. General' Inoye has forbidden anyone to write him in case any of hla four aoldler sons are killed. . When leaving home the Japaneae aoldler absolves hla fiancee from her promise to marry him. aaying: , . . . . "Vou are free, as I am going to die. The married aoldler tells his wife to consider herself a widow, and leavea her with the words: "You will never see me . again. Manage our affairs aa well as you can, and aee that our chil dren get a good education and bring1 tnrro up 10 respect my memory." SPAIN TO PREVENT STANDARD OIL ENTRY (Copyright Ilearat Mews Service, by Leased - wire te The Journal.) - -Madrid, Aug. II. The Spanish gov ernment is anxloua to prevent the Stand ard OH company from getting posses sion of valuable oil landa which have Just been discovered in the province of tsurgos. uu or excellent quality and in enormous quantities was found a few weeks ago and Standard Oil company men have been trying to buy the land ever since, though they have so far been unsuccessful, aa the land owners will not put down te price to suit Mr. Rocke feller's agents. . It Is probable1 that the land will be bought by the state If .the courts will ap propriate the necessary money. - ;' "' Poor Artist. '''.;..';' ' From the Chicago News. Art and Drama met -There are not. so many young 'men wedded to me ss formerly," said Art "I suppose they could not support your' interrogated Drama. "No, the trouble was I could not sup port them.' J tyt . . . ,1 ' I' ; mm y 'I The three eldest cluldren p from a photo just received in center Princess Victoriaj and WITH FESTIVAL novsAjrns or mtszo zotxks Tnoiro tMMxaTsa Axn.A : aoa- BZTMXOA Or MUBtnO TO COM- KntouTi ooMrpsxm nr sejuxs or 0OHOZBTS. . "'' 1 (OepjrUht Hearst News Bervlee, by Lcawd Wire to Tba Journal.) Paris, Augr It. Thousands of music lovers, tourists, Mosart lovers, If the terms are not synonymous, throng the Immense Aula Academics of Salzburg, a fine ball that dates fromthe period of the prince-archblshopst The occasion for this great gathering is the festival which haa been formally opened with the performance, In C minor by Mosart .'This powerrul example or religious music," observes the preliminary pros pectus issued by the Moxarteum au thorities, "was discovered quite recently and consequently constitutes a remark- ble artistic novelty." The principal attractions of today's concert were: . , Mosart The overture and entire second act of hln opera, "Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serall." , Mosnrt. Violin concerto. Bruckner. Fourth symphony. ; Frominent Artists- Paxticlpatew In addition to the Vienna Philhar monic orchestra, the following artists tnke part In the festival concerts: Mme. Lllll Lehmann, Mme. Ertka Wede klnd, of Dresden, and Miss Edvth Walk er, of Now York; MM. Burlan, of the Dresden Opera: Mayr, of Vienna, and Egenleff, of Berlin; Eugene Ysaye. a fa mous violinist of Bruasels; Eugene d'AI bert, a not less famous pianist and two quartets, Fltsner snd Prill, both of Vienna. Mr. Ernst von Behuch has charge of the general nrtlstle direction of th fes tival, and will conduct the concerts, but Mr. Joseph Frederick Hummel, the di rector of the Moxarteum, conducted the performance of Mosart'a C minor mass. riotnresquely Situated. ' To the musician. Mosart Is all there is of.Sflzburg. His spirit . Is: every, where- In the little natal chamber near the cathedral, .In the house where he lived liter on the right bank of the Salsnc-h, in the tiny pavilion on the Kapiixlnerberg. For the general toar Is't, Saliburg forms anldeal center for a series of magnificent excursions. It possesses many excellent hotels, one, the Hotel de I'Europe, being unsurpass able. It Is picturesquely si tun ted. has their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, this country. Beginning at the left they are: Prince Albert, right Prince Edward. ,", r . '.'""V"-"'''"'"'? It Interesting to foreign visitors who has not listened with rapture- to the silvery strains that float over the town at noon and at o'clock from the old mechanical organ, as ' absurd as it is affecting, on the top of the MonchsbergT and is within a couple of hours' Jour ney of some of the most lovely spots In the Austrian Tyrol. Iachl, Omunden. Bad Gaatetn, the Kontgsee fringe the inviting little town with beauty. - Mosart Society rounded. The Mosart society was founded ' In Salsburg on October 80. 1888. for the -purpose of uniting all admirers of Mo sart tn the support or tne international Mosart Memorial Museum fund. The widespread success of the society la ap parent from the present list of members, numbering thousands,' who have . con tributed the means to organise the Mo sart memorial festivals snd to place the Mosart School of Muslo on such a sound financial basis that Its permanent existence Is assured. CHICKEN FAILS TO PASS AS LIVESTOCK (Conrrliht Ilearat News Service, by Leased ' - Wire to The Journal.) . St Petersburg, Aug. II AJ Jewish merchant of Riga, named Hlrxow, bas been - arrested on a curious charge of trying to defraud the government Having missed his last train home from-a town (0 miles distant and find. lng that there was a freight train about to start he bought a live cnicKen ana shipped it to Riga, at the same time ob taining a ticket for mmseir aa attena ant of livestock. Before he reached home, however, he was arrested and put In a cell, while the chicken was con fiscated. The attorney-general is now preparing ease against hlmfor attempting to de fraud the government and It la not pos sible to get out on ball In Russia. The merchant may have to stay in jail until the court, reaches his case, . which may not be for many weeks. MORPHINE'S DISCOVERY IS DULY CELEBRATED (Rpeela! fXapateh by teased Wire te The Jon real) . Berlin, Aug. 18. Ac Phaderborn, Westphalia, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of morphine by the chemist, Adam Sertuerner, has Just been cele brated. '-Sertuerner was the protege of the Prince Archbishop Frlederlch Wil liam, venose generosity enabled him .to Study chemistry st . the University of Munlrler. where he discovered mor phine while working In the laboratory of a druggist, Cramer. In 1(17 he received the honorary de gree of doctor from the University of KAISER'S FAMILY IS SDiTomiAxa nr rooMxinnrT rA nu BZ80V8S m OOUBV CXAM BzuAXjrs unoiTiniT bajtk sracroxATzon in dxmajtd JtOYAXi AOTXOV XM TU CASK. By MaXftoim Clarke.) (Copyright Heant News Service, by teased Wire te The Journal.) . Berlin, Aug. J. xhe kaiser, who has always pointed with pride to his family Ufa. and whoae sole effort has been to keep the family, escutcheon clear of every scandal, has had no end . of trouble lately ; . The escapades of the crown prince and his mad Infatuation for Miaa Ger. aldlmi Farrer made it necessary to sud denly send that young prince on a trip around the world, and Just now the ex posures in which the kaiser's brother- in-law, Duke Ernest Ouenther of Schwelstg-Holsteln, Is Involved, are the cam or the wnoie nation. . The letter of the Duke of Councillor Budde, the receiver of the Pommeru bank. In which the duke declares he never received any of the money be longing to the bank. Is Spt to prove a boomerang, aa Count von Mtrbach can not be expected, even for the sake of the kalserln. publicly to deny hla own words. Even' the most conservative of he German papers declare that an expla nation of the whole muddled affair la necessary and due the public, even If a member of the Imperial house Is pub licly branded as dishonest Xditorlally ffotleed. ' The Deutsche Tagesseltung statea In an editorial i . - "The criticism of Count von Mlrbach contained In the letter written by the brother of the empress Is unusual and seneatioiuu. :. -- -. "If the accusations against the Court Chamberlain are true, .he should be removed from office Immediately. It Is to be regretted that the latter was ever publish., The ultra conservative Relchsbote says: . r The Mlrbach affair Is fatal to the reputation of the court in the eyes of Germany and the whole world. It Is high time the kaiser returned from his cruise and It Is his Imperative duty to put an end o the whole acandaL" . Another Venesuelah ' revolution Is threatened, which waa expected. If un important news. It haa been a long time between revolutions In that eoun- . (Sy rani Z-ambstk.) (Copyright ' iUuat Kaw garrlca, by1- Leased . ,' . ' Wire to The Journal.) London. Aug. 13. London Is empty. The season of l0t is .dead. Wanderiug through the atreeta and squares of the West Knd,. we confront an endless suc cession of barred aitd bolted doors, with staring, white blinds and dust-covered entrance halls. Society has flown to the four corners of .Europe, there to remaln until th fogs aed bleak winds of November anall have auttled down upon England and Christmas Is . In sight. Of -the Amer- Joans who play an accustomed part in the social treadmill or . the season, scarcely on remains in 'town. Thoso who still claim a domicile 111 America are on their way home or preyurlng to aall for New York. . .4 ' Of thoae whoae homes are permanent ly In London, the Roxburghea are snug ly ensconced at Floors Castle, where th duwuger duchess, will shortly Jolu them. The Marlboroughs have kept their house In town- closed during the season. I have retreated to Blenheim, and wlU presently make their way 10 Jnanen bourg. there to Join the little coterie of courtlera around th king. Mr. Ronalds and her daughter, Mrs, Ritchie, are at Eastbourne, and toward the end ot August will go on to Barlts. Mrs. Dalr la in Scotland. Lord and Lady Bateman, honeymooning in Carls bad and later in fans, wiu go on to their home in Shobdone, Herfordshlr. , Mrs. Mackay will go on to Homburg and Lucerne, and, as her wont la, winter in Nice. . Lord and Lady Cheylesmore, Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Beckett Lady Naylor L iand, th oountess of Essex and Mrs. Frank Avery will wander to th Contl- rhental spans. ' '",' Mrs. Frank Mackay, Mr. ana Mrs. Ross Wlnans and 'Mr. and Mrs. New- house wUl go back, like th Vanderbllts, to the United States. Mrs. Jack Leans will b wherever th duke and duchess of Connaught go, and the destination of this amiable royal .couple haa not yet been settled. Private Dance Discounted On of th marked and most Interest ing features, of the, season lay In th almost complete abandonment oi in prlvata done In favor ot tn puono ball. ' ' Thus is Illustrated th growth of the democratlo spirits In the British aris tocracy. For ten years ago th society woman of exalted position would have frosen with horror at the base thought of an appearance' at a promiscuous as-, semblage. The ststely and elaborate balls, which years ago lent beauty, tone and distinctiveness to a London sea son, have been almoat entirely absent." . TJjowho would sek an - explana tion need nottravet a- to -flnd.on t Th. woman whoa great Inherited wealth renders her impervious to th in-: nuenqes .exerted by the weauny parvenu, be he of New York, Chicago or South aerioa flotiv refused to entertain or recognise people who In these days could scarcely bo excluded irora any great so cial gathering, and they accordingly seek refuge In a policy of abatentlon.' Many of th great houses Qrosvenor, Dorchester, Chelsea and Brldgewater hav been closed from April to August The greet lady, defying the spirit of th age, simply and sternly refuses to b affronted by th presence of these vul garians. ' MRS. HANCOCK MAY HAVE BEEN SLAIN roum diith urXO 1BAA T01f raAjtza sir vacotzo tsouaw TO SATS BUM KOBSX9 A TDOWI OTSmOAJM. (Special Wspateh by Uaaed W ' ra'tarv Denver. Cola. Aug. It. The mystery of th death of Mra. ueorge nnw. t woman of Denver who disappeared from the steamer J. gins in tne i-acino ootm , about to be cleared up.'- Mrs. Hancock held large Interests In thl city and her husband was for many years engaged In th real estat business. A host of friends here ar awaiting anxiously for th word which will soon rach hers- - ' . . ' ' , Secret leaked Oat. Mrs. George Hancock was murdered. This is the .theory detective 1,1-. , ' ciha wore 160.000 worth of diamonds around her neck on tho night she disappeared from the steamer J. 8. Hlgglns near Santa Barbara, and It is the belter tnai. a imoi i ., n.n Francisco, or one of the crew of th steamer, seeing her gems, seised, them and threw nor overboart, to cover up th crime. ,, Mr. Hancock suspected this from tn start but his suspicions wer only mad known to th detective and a fw of his personal friends. However, th se cret leaked out and the news wss con veyed to Denver friends of, th former real estate man here today1. ' ' targ steward Offered. I Mrs. Hancock, with her husband, wai maklns- th trip from San Francisco V Los Angeles, where they Intended mak ing their permanent home, when Mrs. Hancock mysteriously disappeared and th story of her having ended her life In a fit of melancholia gained clrculu tlon. Since that tlms the distracted husband haa walked night and day along th shore, hoping agalnat nop that through a kind fat th waves will wash s shore th body of his loved one that he may offer to her a decent burial For miles north and south, of ,Bnnta Barbara, near which the woman Is sup posed to have drowned, notices of large rewards for th body hav been posted Mis Corns olatloa. From th Atlanta Constitution. ' '1 mighty glad," said the old colored inhabitant "dat d , wort' only -turns roun' one In a day. Kaw If ever hit turned in de flight tlm hit would er The Duchess of Portland haa prac tically caused to entertain her friends la London. The Lnichesse of . Norfolk. Roxburgh, Manchester and Marlbor ough hav not aa yet taken their places among leudlng hostesses. Lady Roths child haa spent the summer In th coun try. . . . Stafford bouse, famous for its hos pitality, ia th cause of philanthropy, has been the chief seat of publlo enter tainment Th close of th season saw the warm-hearted Duchess of Suther land overwhelmed by a storm of appll cation rrom an ana every Kind of v charity for the us of Stafford house f ... ins vunima yvr. Favor th Artists. One -of th most gratifying signs of th times Is In th revolts of thoae 4a high place against the imposition, on artists, through th constant repetition of charity affairs, which with singing and other performance are demanded, by greedy and other selfish women aa a gift - . j - As usual, th Ducheas of Sutherland Is the flrat to take a firm atand on be half of th oppreaaedTandTier example has been followed by. th Duchess of Somerset , In th future these ladles wilt with hold the us of their houses for charity concerts unless they receive some proof that th artlats engaged are to recelv , adequate remuneration for . their serv ices. , ' . Jbady Tarmeuth Quits iVondon: ' One -more haa Lady Yarmouth, ones Miss Allc Tham of Pittsburg, given evidence of her dlsllk of London by quitting town in th last weeks of th season and betaking herself to Swltser land. Nearly all her time is spent in th country or on th Continent although when in town she occasionally glvea a. concert And at her husband's urging! she wllW once mor visit America, the country In which, of all others, . Lord Yarmouth la happiest -, ; . . Botha Vow m Tlg-or. ' . Now that Mr. Krugr Is dead, the ys of th world ar fixed upon . the' broad soldierly figure of Louis Botha, who, as though by destiny, steps into his plac as leader of th Boer people. - And Louis - Botha is of a different stamp from . Km ger. - . A scholar and historian, thoughtful and clear-headed and abreast of th age. he la In ail respect the antltnesls of hra predecessor. It la now fitting to recall hla words, ' spoken at th clos of th war. ' ' - "Peace will last If all people will sink their individual feelings' and work together-for the general good of South Africa." ! r 1 ' ' Lord Mllner has given him credit for? good Intentions - Brav XHkdy Oadogaa. In th teet h of on of the fiercest " storms that ever raged over th Irish channel. Lady Cadogan traveled from ' Dublin to Manchester to give her serv-' ices fh connection-withthe sale, of Irish workwoman's work in Dublin. Those wer th troubled days when Lord Cadogan was viceroy of - Ireland snd. Ilk Lord Spencer, had succeeded In winning th love and loyalty of the- Irish people. The address and 'testimonial lit the form of a splendid and refined work of art presented a few days ago to Lady Cadogan bears eloquent witness to th persistent gratitude of Irish women to - this graceful and womanly woman or affairs. REFUSE TO INSURE ' HER EIGHTH HUSBAND (Copyright Hearst News Brt-rtra, by Lea Bed Wire te Th Journal.) Madrid, ' Aug. II. An American llf Insurance company her has refused to Insure th llf of th latest husband of a woman who had been married eight times. . Her flrat marriage took plac when sh was IS and she has been busy marrying ever since. Her laat husband died from heart dis ease within two months of his wedding, and none of his . predecessors enjoyed more than two1 'years' of married- life. Th woman, who is unusually pretty, be longs to a very prominent family. Her father Is an author of national fame, and two of her brothers ar professors at the university of this olty. Now th caar expects every Russian to do something more than his duty. &6e Blue Mountain Sanatorium FOB m TBXATXZBT AJTO CVBB or , Consumption Sanatorium treatment la th ideal and- only successful treat ment for tuberculosis. It eon slsts principally ' of life in th open air, rest, forced feeding, hy-dro-thorapy snd massage. The . bath at this .Institution ar sup plied from natural hot mineral springs, h waters of which ex ert a marked curativ Influence. Patients from th west side of th mountains ar especially benefited by the change of climate, . . The dry air of 'eastern Oregon and 1,600 .feet of altitude stimulate th ap petite and Improve nutrition. Excursion rates oa th O. m. a V. Co. . Bay tickets to Bin, ham Springs. Address by mall, DR. J. E. BINGHAM . . . OIBBOB, OBxaov. V aotched m at many a henroos'l" .1. --r '- r- "1 v. many quaint characteristics that make I