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VOL. TIL NQ.ISC3.
Ill
Kill!
Germany .Denies
Mediate Betveen
Reign of Terror Exists in
to End Manchurian Struggle.
; RussiaRevolutionists Derail Trains Hurl-
ing Them Over Precipices
. . 1 Joarml SlweUr BrTl.) "
"', Berlin, Feb. J J. Th Colors CNuwtt.
In wi dttorimt apparonUy inspired toy
th (oreivn office, denies tht Oermany
. has offered to mediate between Japan
and RMla. and adds that the internal
dlatarbaaee Of Russia wlU retard rather
' than aid the conclusion of peace. . .:
A Ixmdon dlapatck stetes that Baron
,. Bayashi. the Japanese ttilnlater to Ort
Britain, speakisc of peace today said:
"So far a Japan can see, . the actions
of Russia all tend in the direction of
' continuing the war. There Is no real
; indication . that Russia, la desirous of
peace. 1 -..'".,.
A St. Petersburg; dispatch sUtee that
! it 'la rumored that the csar and his ad-(
- vlsera . hare practloally aaTeed upon
terms of peace in the far east, along the
lines of those stUsmitted by Japan
' threugh, the agency of the kaiser. -
The terms rumored place Korea yn"
: der Japanese suseralnty, - cede ' Port
Arthur and Uaot Tung peninsula I to
. Japan. Vladivostok will be declared a
neutral port, the eastern Chinese rail
way to be' placed .under neutral inter-
national administration and Manchuria,
aa far north as Harbin, will be restored
as an integral' part of China,
' The chief hitch in the peace negotia
ttlona ts said to be the question 6f ln-
demnlty. Russia la not willing to aub-
tnlt to a money payment. ' and it is
. stated 'thai, the oaar will rtek eawthee
; battle ifi the hope f aroldlcg the pay
- ment of indemnity. ; , . . i
It is reported that the esar is dis
satisfied with the conduct of General
Orippenberg while in Manchuria, and
that he has not' only sustained Kuror
patkln, but has ordered Orlppenlrg to
; return to hia poet.
' BOMBARDING OYAM X
; SeolalTe Battle Zs Seax.
- (Joeraal StMelal 8errlce.tr. 1
. r' Tokto, Feb. 12. Oyama reports a con
tinuance" of the Russian bombardment
upoa various parts of the Japanese
linea. The Russians recently placed a
"large number of heavy guns at Ch laclk
tura, two miles wst of Ta mountain.
Kuropatkin la preparing for another
great battle and a decisive flgbt may be
expected within afortnlghL Extensive
movements are betfeg made by the Jap
' anese oppoalte the Russian left flank.
pMrnriBhes continue dally with Varying
fortunes. -v r ,
,v The Japanese government has oMered
"the immediate construction of M tor
vpedo boat destroyers, 11 in the govern
, ment yards and 10 itv private yards.
FEAR VIOLENCE. ,
Sreat Vreoaatioas Being Taken to Safe
4nmrd rnnal Atteadaata. ." '
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. BL Petersburg, Feb. it. 3reat pre.
-cautions are being observed for the
funeral of Berglus at Moscow tomor
row, and also at Tsarskoe flelo, where
a, chapel aervice will be held. Foreign
' soVerslgna, who tntendd to send per
sonal representatives, have been told
'rthat their presence would embarrass
the government..1 . -Grand
Duke Paul has, returned to
Russia, to attend the funeral at Mos
' new, but permission has been refused
the 4rsnd duchess to enter the empire,
and Tih has returned to Paris. The
grand-duke has been readmitted to the
I Russian army, and ia at present in
conference with The emperor at Tsars-
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ANARCHY ;N CAUCASUS.
: BeroltMeslavS Besnfl Tralna, XnrQag
- Vaaaa -Oveg arenipioes. .
, . - (Joernal Special Servtee.)'
Berlin, Feb. . tt. Die-Morgan Poet
reporta that the Armenian revolutlontkts
near Baku have derailed a number, of
trains on the Caucasian railway, hurt
ing them over a precipice. All the oo
cupeats of one train were killed. , The
number of victims is not. known.
. - The railroad strike situation is grow
AGED MAN CRUELLY
TORTURED FOR GOLD
'(jveraal' Special Berrtre.) ,
Chicago, Feb. IS. Burned ""Vlth
matches and brutally beaten; John Co
lin, to years old, was robbed of his sav
ings in his home In this city last nlgnt.f
Nicholas Wagner and Fred Anderson.
11 years old, were arraigned for the
crime. While counting pennies,' which
- numbered 1,100, the robbers broke into
the house and the old man looked Into
the-musales of two revolvers.
' -This ia all t have," he cried. "Won't
rysu let ma keep thlsT I am 8 years
' old and cannot live without money.1
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Having Offered to
Russia and Japan
Caucasus and Soothern
ing worse In southern Ruewta and
reign 'of terror exists in Tlflls and the
Caucasus.- Murders by the Tartars and
Armenians - are . constantly reported.
Communication haa been cut off, even
telegraphers striking, those working be
ing kept with pistols at their beada. -
The situation in Poland' along the
Austrian border la becoming worse.
Traffic is completely disorganised. . In
coming tralna at ; Warsaw - are - empty,
while those outgoing are filled with peo
ple fleeing from the bloody scenes. Dis
turbances are reported throughout Po
land and great anxiety and uneasiness
are manifest everywhere.-
Baku is panic atiicken. business Is
susoended and armed mobs are rioting.
i The' whole Caucasus region is 4n re-,
volt. ' ' Armenians. Prussians -andy Cau
casians hsve combined against the eaar
and are seising arms jand munitions
from the soldiers, and are. holding the
aovernor of- the district a prisoner.
Traffic on the Moscow, Kieff and
Beronesh haa oeaeed. A strike has been.
declared en the Yladlkavkas railway.
RAILWAY TIED UP
One Ordera Oomplste Ooaoeselaa f III
Bntployes' pemanda.
(Joeraal Sserial servieaj
. . 8U. Petersburg. v Feb. ,. St. Railway
service between Warsaw and Vienna and
Moscow and Kieff haa ceased owing to
the disaffection among- the railway
workers. It la , stated today . that the
csar has , ordered an Immediate conces
sion of all the demands of railway em
ployes In order to prevent the complete
cessation oi railway sranic.
- OIXT n iDIIM
(Joaraal . Special - service. )
Warsaw. Feb. The Polish. National
Democratic party ' haa Issued a mani
festo discountenancing a revolution, as
It would only result in needless blood
shed.
TAtt,
' (Joaraal Rpedal serrtea.) .
Moscow,, Feb. i!. Grand Duke Paul
arrived here today. He was met
at the station by. his children. Pemitrl
and Mary, who have been nnder the cafe
of Serglus. :
MINE IS NOW FLOODED
ALL ENTOMBED DEAD
Uoefaal BmcUl Barrios.) ' '
v Birmingham, Ala Feb. 2t. Up to I
o'clock this morning 4 bodiea of en
tombed miners had been recovered from
the'-Virginia mine. The discovery was
Mada during the night that the water
plpea had been broken 'and. the mine
flooded, making the work of rescue alow.
The 'coroner' haa begun a rigid inves
tigation into the cause of the accident.
which la believed to be the result of
gross negligence on the part , of ome
one. ' - . - i
All of the lit miners have met death
from the. explosion of Monday afternoon.
Fifty three bodies were removed up
to noon. Five men were brought to
the surface alive, but 'died Immediately
upon exposure to the outer air. .
PHI! IPPINF TARIPP flM
, ' X UdAft IS REDUCED
. ." Ooeroar Speelsl Bervtcs.)'' f . '
' Washington, Feb. 22. The house, com
mittee on way and means, by a vote of
to I, today authorlxecV a- favorable re
port on the bill reducing the tariff du
ttea on tobacco and augar from the Phil
ippine to r2S per cent, of. the Dingley
rates, v ,.
MILLION-DOLLAR BLAZE
DESTROYS MOTOR WORKS
" (Journal BpSdiV Brrlc.)
" Xoadon. Feb, 12.-Fir today destroyed
several establishments at Longacre, the
center of the motar-car rarrlage indus
try, causing a loss of li.zto.ooa. .....
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J nv mown rnvu nm .money into a
aack and set it on the floor. Then they
caught Colin roughly by th arms. . Till
va Where the rest of-the. money la,"
they aalav-ior we wtu torture you."
.'Colin Is reputed wealthy ins the stock
yards district. Ul, protestations of pov
erty were Ignored. The robbers threw
him' to. the .floor and stripped off his
rlothee and applied burning matches to
the bare skin. They beat him on his
face with their fists and dragged him
about the floor.. He refused to dtseloee
the hiding place of hi alleged wealth.
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PORTLAND. OREGON, 'WEDNESDAY EVENING, " FEBRUARY
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Z.t: "i .. . .. Tint In - War Fbneac-Firs In the Hearrg af Hia
CAUGIITiN A mill
BY TANGLE OF ROOTS
Cleaner Gets Wedged IntoUn
T. dergrourtd Pipe Covered
: . With Slime. -
WITHIN HAIR'S BREADTH
OF A HORRIBLE DEATH
: - - -.'.!..-,
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unarxe to , Move Forward or
Backward in an Oghteen-V-'
5 , Inch Pipe.; -,'r
(ioeraal Bpedal Jervlce.) ' 1
Corona, CaL. Feb. - 22. Crouching In
the mud, allme on hia lips, caught in a
tangled network of roots. and unable to
move, - was the predicament In ' which
Fred Laoghlla found himself, this af
ternoon while working in aa IS-inch Uife
derground pipe, lie was within a hair's
breadth Of perishing.
Laughlln waa one j of a gang, of men
employed in cleaning the Temescal Wa
ter company's. lower- hewer pipe line.
Walnut ' roots had - worked 'their ' way
inrougn a series or eracjts into the pipe.
Wtth sediment- from the water , the
growth of roots waa phenomenal, aom
oi umn Deing as uiick as a man a arm,
filling the pipe for about' 20 feet. - - ;
IaughUn when about 400 feet from'
manhole, discovered to his horror, that
he could neither move forward nor baea
ward, but waa a prisoner- caugKlln the
close tangle ef roots. Lusty calls ex
plained hia critical situation to his fel
low-workers at the manhole. After-digging,
to the pipe and breaking it, . a
man waa lowered, who found that there
were about eight feet of roots to be cut
away before Laughlln was reached. ' Me
was nearly exhausted when aid finally
reached him. ' . . " -
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MITCHELL'S DAUGHTER
BURIED IN NEW YORK
(Wwhlnttna Derma ef The JoormV)
Washington, Feb. 22. The body' of
Senator Mitchell's daughter, Mrs. Maggie
Mitchell Griffin, was taken today to New
York for final Interment. The bodv of
Mm Oriffin haa been held in a vault la
Rock Creek cemetery-stare her death last
March 1&. Francis H. Griffin and Ho.
bart C Handy, aon-ln-iaw and grandana
of Senator Mitchell, have charge of "the
burial. -- -'-
ROME BAKERS STRIKE; "
ARMT. MAKING BREAD
Uearssl Seeelel Bervir.) '.
Rome, Feb.'- 22. The strike of bakers
haa become general, and the government
haa ordered army pakera ta prepare
bread. . . -; .
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' AOCUBgil IHiTOB DljCsTCk . .
(Joaraal Bpeel(,Bervlee.) ,
Sacramento, Cel., Feb. 22. The' con
dition -of Senator Kmmone, one of the
enatnra aecuaed nf boodllng. who was
operated upon Tuesday for appendicitis,
continues '. grave. . His eeovery la
doubtful. ' ' , ' " - ' .
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AVENUE OF TREES SET
. ACROSS FRESNO COUNTY
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(Bpectal Dlapateb to The Joaraal.) . e
e Fresno. CaL. - Feb.. 22. What e
- is .. possibly the - greatest . tree
e planUng in the history of Call- e
4 . f ornla la that in Fresno . county . e
4 today, when women and school . e
children turned out along the
4 road from this city to the ooun-'
ty Una , across the plains and e
e planted 2,600 , treea. Special , e
w trains,, automobiles, . and - other ' e
varieties of conveyance carried w
people to points between . here w
and Klngsbarg. ' it -rnlhw. All f
were armed with shovels and .
'. spadea. . People from Fresno,
Fowler, gelma, Reedly and '
, Klngaburg divided the. road Into
, districts, . and rancbera - from ,
, along the route Joined . in the .
-work. The plan, Ml to plant trees .
', along the r&d 'i)-aorca . the
' county, wtrtch ia M miles wide.
, Nearly half of the work wlU be ,
' oompMted. by sundown tonight.
SOLON SHOWS $100,
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SAYING IT'S A BRIBE
Representative Baker In Indiana
' Letnslature j Accuse To-
bacco Trust.
ANTI-CIGARETTE BILL
..:.h.
, ; .: IS INSTANTLY PASSED
Makes -; It Unlawful j to Carry
i Paper Smokes -Inquiry Into ,
. Corruption Charge. . .
. . i '. (Journal Baeelal Batvlee.t . ."'.
: Indlanapolba Feb. 22. During a' dis
cussion of thr anti-cigarette bill in the
house today Representative Bake . An
nounced that a man, then on the. floor,
who, he' said, was . representative f
the tobacco trust, had -offered him $100
to .vote against the' bill.-. Baker, said
that he' had three witnesses to prove
his 'assertion.' - -
Baker alsn produced an envelope con
taining 1 100 but refused ' to give the
name of the briber. Speaker Cantwell
called, a meeting of the judiciary com
mittee to consider the bribery charges
and begin -an' Investigation. The antl
clgarette . bill then, ' paeefd' th-houge.
The bill makes It unlawful to have cig
arettes In one's possession.
ELEVEN JURORS FAVOR 7i-
DEATH FOR WEBER
5 . i. . (ioorad gpertal BervKe.) . .
Auburn, Cal., Feb. 22. The Jury be-
f ore which-Xdolph. Webef' was Uried for
murder Is stilt out. The jurors cannot
agree "oa -th fontt-of punlehment. One
Juror .is atijl holding oOt for life . Imprisonment.-,
tha rest are voile for
hanging. r-V .-. v-v
22, 1905. FOURTEEN PAGES.
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Countrjtncn.
mm itos i f
INDIAN OIL LANDS
Denies Charge of -'' Kansas Pro-
.:- ducers That He Is Inter-
Vt-'
ested in Leases.
KATY ROAD INVOLVED
v j IN CONSPIRACY CASE
Four States Offer Aid to Topeka
- Legislature in Its Battle With
, ; Standard Oil. ,
4 i (Joaraal BpeHal Swviee.)
. Topeka, Feb. 1 22. A denial waa re
ceived today from W. J. Bryan of the
charge made by., the Kansas OU Pro
ducers' -. association that he waa finan
cially-interested in the Osage Indian oil
land leases.' ' '
W. K. Connelly of CnanuW, one of the
signers in the charges filed by Congress
man Campbell against thV Standard Oil
company, haa forwarded much additional
material. Including the charge that the
Missouri, Kansaa & Texas railway la
equJUy guilty with the Santa Fe in con
spiring: with- the Standard Oil company.
A resolution was Introduced In the
Senate yesterday providing for the in
vestigation of the beef, grain. Imple
ment, milrmg and lumber trusts. . The
evidence gained wltl be presented to the
governor and attorney general for ac
tion. The committee will alt after ad
journment of the present legislature. .
Th. fit I - YAA,ftM.' a auw-t. . trtH I aw
nounces. that the fight against tba Stand-
ard . Oil company , will not be relaxed
no matter what the outcome ' of the
pending legislation. ' ','. "
C A. Walsh or lowa, rormerjr secre
tary of the national; Democratic com
mittee. Is here . representing - W. R.
Hearst to . obtain evidence for ' wee
In the prosecution-" of the Standard Oil.
Hearst has retained the lawyers who
proeectited - the anthracite 'coal cases
and will bring proceedings against the
Standard under the Sherman anti-trust
. Aswirances nave peen Teeerveo;' rrora
the leglelaturea ' of Illinois, - Colorado,
Texas. - Oklahoma and .California com
mending the campaign being waged
kas-atnst Standard Oil and 'offering, as
sistance. ;" ' - ' ""
J INDIANS PROTEST.:
Delegatiom et " Washington Worklaf
Against T.eering Thetr banda.
-'.' (Aaraal BperUi Berviea.1 '". .
-Washlngtan. D. C. Feb. .. 22. Wil
liam T. Lea thy. representing the Osage
Indians, Is here wtth a. delegation from
the Osage Indiana, working against the
proposed leaae of Indlad.' lands.-. He
asks .an Investigation and charges that
the jsenate committee declined te give
theth a hearing, aa did Secretary Hitch-
ork.N . . ... . ..... . ; -
The lower house- of the Oklahoma
legislature haa memorallsed President
Booeer.lt to Investigate the leaae to
the. Indian lands, stating that they be
lieve the Standard Oil company. Is the
real owner. . The Standard Oil company
haa lasued a statement saying that It iu
not tha ownec . , 1".
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LAV IN A
INIIIEL
What the Direct Primary
Nominations Measure
Means Clearly Told.
METHOD OF NAMING V
PLACE ON THE TICKET
No Conflict With Charter,., and
Registration of Voters Will,
Provide Means For Use ; ,
; of Law Next June. .
The direct primary nominations law
la a measure taking from ths party con
vention the nomination ' of candidates
and giving to the voters of each party
the exclusive power of selecting all
candldatea of that party who shall stand
for election to office, leaving as the aole
function of a political convention the
suggesting of a policy to be followed
by the party. , L
-Although the amendment that Incor
porated this into the constitution of the
lat fills' 48 pages of printed matter;
la id simpler and easily understood.- The
mjethod of procedure Is: -, .
Any citlsen of the commonwealth' may
declare in writing his intention to be a
candidate for ' nomination of his party
for any municipal, county, judicial or
state office, by filing with the city au
ditor, county clerk, or-aecretary of state,
according to which election la to be held,
a statement of his purpose to be a can
didate, in doing which he ia permitted
to announce in not more than .100 words
the platform - tt principles which he
will favor if elected. - . ';-,
j - . Slgnaturea Bequlred. "'
'This declaration must be gent by reg
istered mall to' the clerical-offtcer, city,
county or state. A copy la then circu
lated by the candidate or hia friends.
attached to a petition which must be
signed by two per cent wf the voters
of his party in the last congressional
election, securing which his name shall
be placed upon the official ballot for
nomination by Mi party. In this city
thla will require 1H signatures. ' The
signers must reside at least in five
per cent of the preoineta of the govern
mental -division In which the election is
to be held, which in thla ity wlU be
twelve. . .'k ... -f .. . .t- ..
Any number of citlsens may thus de
clare their intention to be candldatea
for nomination, and the one receiving a
majority of . the votes cast at the pri
mary .election- shall be the only candi
date of hia party for . the office for
which he running. No other candidate
for that Tof flee may be placed on the
official ballot under the name of that
party, , ...........
Only Two Farttes Thla Tear.
Thirty days before the time 4oe. hold
ing the ! prlmkry election, t which this
year will be May f, the city auditor, if
it la to bo a city election, shall give
notloe that a primary election ia to be
held for the election of candldatea- for
city offices. Alt political parties, that
caat 2t per cent of the total vote for
congressional candidates in the last, gen
eral election shall be entitled to take
part in the primary. -nominations, which
In thla election will be only the Repub
lican and Democratic - Thla year vthe
city auditor's .notice must be given on
April I. ' -"
In order to vote in the primary nom
ination election, the voter shall have
registered hia name, place of residence,
occupation a4 the political party to
which he belongs, or, if he be an inde
pendent, he may declare his non-partisanship
when he registers,
...Nomination of candidates by' a politi
cal party in any other manner Is prohib
ited, and no candidate may use the name
of a political party unless be fchell have
received a majority of the votes caat in
the primary nomination election for the
offlcfor which he is running.
The primary nominations law ,appTIes
to cities cf more than 1.000 population.
aa well aa to .county, judicial,, congres
sional and state election ,
. Xaw, steqnirea' 2aaUgtotratioav; v
v When a, city election is to be. held.
It la1 made the. duty of the county clerk
to open the registration book 19 -days
before April J5. which will be this year
March 10, for the registration of voters
who were not enrolled in the preceding
registration, or who may wish to record
a change of residence. This provision
is contained In the elty charter. , No
mention of the. re-regiatratton of voters
previously ' registered Is ensde in the
charter,-but . the direct nominations law
specvftoaj-ly provides tbst voters shall
be reRlstfred aa to party affiliations, so
that the laer.ha construed to require re
reglstratlon In order to comply with the
provision ef the direct nominations law.
The opinion: la prevalent that there )
(Continued on Page Two.) t ,
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(7wsal BeeeUI Betrlee.) .
' Philadelphia, Feb. 22. It ta admitted
by. the family tonight that young An
drew. Ortacom. son. of-William M. Oris
com.' the millionaire, haa sailed for Iu-rope,-
- Miss Elsie Hansom. t".. rr". a
governess, who hss been a year la the
Or i scorn family.'' has t'ao ' ' -1 The
Griscoms admit tf'l t I v the
connection between 1 1 tHelr
son a. 1 I .. ' t.iat
t: rit J
Yesterday
yva. iy,nv-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
"TEDDY IS
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President Receives De
gfree From University
v of Pennsylvania.
KAISER ALSO HONORED :
AS. IS ADMIRAL CURIC
President Received With Ova
tiort by jStudents and Cit- '
' , . izens and . Makes Speech ,'.
. of Acceptance, ' ,'
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' : (Joaraal Bpettarf Bwviea.)
Philadelphia, Feb. 22. In a private)
car attached to a regular- express train
President, Roosevelt and party left
Washington at T: o'clock thla morning
for Philadelphia." where the president
addressed-the students of the uni
versity of Pennsylvania and received
thd degree of -doctor of laws. He ar
rived at .10:40 o'clock and waa received
with - a public ovation at the station.
He waa escorted bv tha First Cltv Troon
to (he Academy of Mualc, where, the ex-l
ercises were held. I -.. , -
The arrival' of the president waa 'this
signal for a great welcoming demonstra
tion from the hundreds of students and
other persons filling the big theatre.
Dr. B. Weir Mitchell, "public orator. 1
in the annual conferring of honorary I
degrees Introduced each candidate to ,
Provost ' Harrison, who conferred the I.
honors, and on each candidate placed j
the hood or gown peculiar to ' the de-1
gree. After conferring ' of degrees
President Roosevelt, who waa the' orator
of the day, delivered hia address. At,
the clone of the exercises the president
and other distinguished visitors took
lunch with the First, City Troop at
their armory. - ' - - A -
In -addition to the president Kaiser'
William. Admiral Clark, Sir Henry Mor
timer Ihirand, British ambassador and
Senator Knox received the degree of doc
tor of laws.
. The president left tof Washington
thla afternoon....-" r '
GIFT FROM FRANCE.
BeplJo. ef d'Angerr Bust ef Weenlnc-
tea FrsasBlsd to Ojugnaa. . ,- .
(Jouraal BpeeUl" Swvke.) . , I
Waahington, TK C., : Feb. 22.--M. Jus-
serand, the French ambassador-on be
half of the people of France, today pre-,
aented to congress .the bronse bust of i
George Waahington, which, ' like the !-
Bart hold 1 statue at New York and tlwl
Lafayette statue in this city, is a t'es-
uiqonisi lua mnn in watca (nil
country la held . by the sister republic
across the seaa. Simple but Impressive
ceremonies accompanied . the pre menta
tion and acceptance of. the, gift, i the j
speakers including several senators and!
representatives in y addition ', to the
French ambasaador. -r-' i
. The bust.' which is of bronse, mounted
on a beautiful marble pedestal, ia a re-i
plica of the original bust made by the)
sculptor . David d Angers In It 32. The;
cost or the bust wsa defrayed by-'publlo
subscriptions - collected ' . throughout !
France. - The list of. subscribers waa I
headed with the names of the descend- I
ants ef the French officers who fought
in - the American Revolution, among
them being the Comte de Rochambeaa.
the Marquis de, Lafayette and the Mar
quia da Qrasse. , , - .
oistbtzs zm nrw tosk. ; i"
- iJoarsal BperUI Berrlee.) " ,
New Tork, Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday waa generally observed aa a
holiday. In the metropolis, though there
was no official celebration. Publio and
private offices, the exchangee and a ma-'
Jority of the etorea were closed, and t
the- down-town - district little business '
JT" .
the. Sons of the Revolution will hold '
their twenty-second annual dinner. Gov
ernor Kigglns, General Grant and Presl-r
dent - Wilson of Princeton are among '
the acneduiea speakers. ,f ...
t
par or ooxraugg.
, - tieorsal BiMrlel Berrlea.) :
Washington, IV-p., Feb, IJ. Prohably ,
no city of the country observes Wash
ington' birthday- so generally aa does ,
the national capital, and today prove-t .
no exception to the. custom of former '
years. All the -executive departments
of the government were closed, and ex- '
ercises were Jield nnder the auspices ef
the various patriotic - torganisatlona.
On the opening of the senate .the chap- - -lain
referred to the life and r haraoter of ,
the first president. The galleries were - '
crowded with visitors who listened at- .tr-3
tentlvely to the reading by Mr.. Perkins t
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Ortseom tonight "thai my son and
Hansom did not sail on the ear
Andrew, we knew, went to Lor ,
Hansom to Hamburg."
When suggested that It was r
cult to get to Hamburg fr ,
ara. Grlecom grew hy
Miss Hansom had a
the Oriacosai 1
gave up her yoe' i -r .
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