The Oregon statesman., May 20, 1887, Page 1, Image 1

YOL. XXXVII No. 15.1
8ALE3T, OREGON, FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1837.
I WEEKLY EDITION
EASTERN.
News of the Week from Be-
yond
tlie Rockies.
INsTANTLT KILLED,
A Father Sheet HI In, MlstaklBg Hln
low m Bnrg-lnr.
Washington, D. C.t May 14. William
II. Sanford accidentally shot bis ton
Hamlet last night. They vera spending
the nhrbt la a houwe oa Mr. Sanford's
firm dmt the city sod the boy in ft K)m-
nambniistic spell tot up and went oat
into the yard. The father woke on, and
hJirinfr that burglars, who bad fre
quently troabled him before, were in the
yard went to open we uoor, uen u aaw
bat did not recognize his boy. He asked
three times who wss there, and cot no
answer save "Come on Dick." This wss
addressed by the boy to bis dog, bat was
understood by the father as a call to an
accomplice, lie therefore, fired, killing
the boy instantly.
THE DEAD JVSTICE.
Tha laaraiM Co art Show.
H.Mr to UU
Memory.
Washisoton, May 16. The United
States supreme court assembled at noon
to-day. The chief justice announced the
death of Justice. Woods, whose chair was
drmned in black. 'and said that as a mark
of respect to tVe memory of the deceased
. . , a! I ftff 1
the court wouia adjourn unui juon-uy
next, when motions would be heard and
a later date fixed for the court's final ad-j-Mirnraent.
Most of the justices will go
t Ohio to attend Justice Woods' funeral.
A meeting of the bar of the .supreme
court was held this morning and a com
mittee wss sppointcd to draw op appro
priate resolutions with reference to his
death.
A DEAL IN OIL.
Some Oily Talk la the Case of tit Oil
Conspiracy.
Bt rrALO, N. Y., Msy 16. In the oil
conspiracy case this morning, the attor
ney for the defense stated that he wished
to make a motion for a new trial, and
wss granted twenty days to prepare a bill
of exceptions. Sentence was suspended
until after the bearing of the motion.
. Swinging the Boycott Clab.
Locohbka, May 16. Boycotting Mr.
Tener. awnt of the estates of Lord
Clanricaide in County Gal way, has com
menced. Several tradesmen have re
fused to supply him with goods.
Two Notable Ertatt.
Xsw York. Msy 16. Mayor Hewitt
called upon Queen Kapiolini this morn
inr.
The trial of Jacob Sharp will begin
10 a. m. to-day.
The Visible Grain Sopply.
at
New York, Msy 16. The following Is
the statement of the visible supply of
grain: Wheat, 44,458,000 bushels; corn,
13,706,900; oats, 3,805,000.
O'BRIEN AT TORONTO.
He la Welcomed by aa Inaaieaae Throng
ad Makes a 8 pooch.
Toronto, May 1". William O'Brien,
editor of United Ireland, arrived this
merning amid a scene of enthusiasm and
excitement uneaualed since his entrance
into Canada, Fully three thousand men
crushed and struggled with each other to
catch a glimpse of him. A lew attempts
at hooting and hissing were made as
O'Brien entered his carriage, but were
Qukklv drowned by the hearty, etimng
cheer which went up as he stood up in
hia can-ism anl exclaimed. "Three
cheers for our friends in England and the
cam, the are atrurehnz for." A cavai
cade of mounted police with drawn
sword a nil a nlatoon of Officers SUr-
KmnrfMi tha rarriase. The hotel WSS
reached without a sign of hostility except
an occasional hoot or hiss from an Or-
anovman.
It (h hntl fYRrien was met by a com
mittee who offered him an address of
welcome. In reply O'Brien made a short
speech thanking the committee for their
aopport,. He alluded to Lansdowne's
alleged crrelty to tenants and made an
attack on the London Times. Hisspeech
vaa Mooir with cheers minzled with
hooting and hisses.
IDLE HAHD8.
Sere ral Thoaaand Men la Chicago Oat of
-Work,
Cmc too, Msy 17. The number of
Idle men in this city, who have either
struck or been tocaed out, is rapidly
increasing; it was variously estimated
yesterday at from 10X00 to 2000- The
number probably does not exceed 13,000,
but by the end of the present week it
will be largely increased. Not more than
WO bricklayers at work and their occupa
tion will be goes as soon as the atockol
material on hand is exhausted. Em
ployes in otbeff trades are tTadaally
hrcoi stop work because they are reach
ing a point ia construction at which they
cannot proceed until bricklayers run up
walls. The outlook is not fwomismg mm
aUher contractor or laborer, but both ap
pear to take a cheerful view of the situa-
tioo and seem to be determined not to
yield the point - -. -
CVaarTheArDoora.
UArxxjULL. llaaa.. JUT 17.
Labor and th Ehoe Manufacturers'
elation, forty shoe-man tifactnrinf estab-
uHuneoti cweea uieir aoors mis morn-
throwing 3000 men oat of employ
tnent.
' Oa a Technicality.
J err kksom Cmr, Mo., May 17. An ef
fort will be made soon to have Win.
Height, one of the Southern Pacific
express robbers, released from prison on
me grocaa mat toe court from which he
was sentenced had no jurisdiction.
THE WAT THn DO IT.
A Warala- that Meslee Serves oa Trala
W roe he re.
St. Louis, May 13. A special from the
City of Mexico says: A week ago a train
on me Mexican national railroad ran
over and killed a Mexican near Patse
coaro. The friends of the dead man
undertook to retaliate and put a big rock
on a curve ox toe road, ins engine of a
passenger train struck it and an Ameri
can engineer was injured and a Mexican
are man killed. Toe anthonues sent a
squad of Mexican gendarmes with in
structions to bring in every person sus
pected of any complicity witatever in the
crime. Thirty-three arrests were made
and an investigation resulted in the
selection of three victims and sentence
wss immediately passed. Shortly after
sunrise yesterday morning the three were
marched to the scene of disaster, stood
up before an adobe wall and shot by a
file of soldiers. The corpses lay tor some
time where they fell, as a warning
against train wrecking, and were buried
near the scene of the wreck.
A SENSATIONAL ITEM.
Comatock
waati Daaa Indicted
apoa a
Charge of Vice.
New York. May 18. Yesterday the
Sun printed a confession of Janitor Titus,
who murdered Tillie Smith, using the
customary stars to indicate those portions
of the narrative of lust whicii could not
be placed in a presentable form before its
readers. To-dsv. (Jomstock. ot toe socie
ty for the Prevention of Vice, went to the
district attorney and demanded that the
grand jury indict Dana, but that omciai,
beinir busv with the trial ol fenarpe. we
briber, told Comstock that be could not
give the matter immediate attention, but
would give it consideration later: "I re
gard the publication of the indecent parts
of Titus's conlesmon as an outrage, earn
Comstock, "and I shall do all in my
nower to brim Dana, or any other infer
nil acounarei wno is respoiwioie tor uie
publication, to justice."
TICAR GENERAL QCINN" fTNERAL.
Ghastly SpecoUtlag Scheme Impressive
Service.
New Yobx, May 18. The funeral of
Vicar General Ouinn took place this
morning at SL,. Patrick's cathedral. The
buildinz was filled to overflowing. The
hodv lav in state on an elevated cata
falque in the center of the aisle and
candles burned briarbtly about it. The
usual masses were said during the morn
ing. A souad of police outside the
cathedral kept order. Nearly every
nriMt in tha diocese was in attendance.
Tlie pillars of the cathedral were draped
in black, as was also tne organ gary.
Five thousand tickets of admission had
been issued. Speculators sold admission
tickets at the front door for 50 cents and
11 each. The services opened with
chant by the choir of boys, led by Father
limmpl. II rh mass loiioweu, axcii-
bishop Corrigan being celebrant.
HONORS rOR CALIFORNIA.
A Resident of the Golden Wale
Very Nice Sagar Plan.
Oeta a
Wasuikgtos, May 18. The president
to-day appointed J. L. Rathbooe, of San
Francisco, as consul general at lans.
There hss been a long and bitter contro- been learned that Hauaer was $200 be
mmv mor this office. Every state in hind in his accounts, and that was the
the Union has presented candidates,
i (umhi I t at i n mi i.hMl nohlic
n u tho first consulate general in
Euror ever given to a Californian. A.
J. L Breton will be appointed vice-consul
by Major Kath Done joerej "r
the territory over wnicn me conu;-ene-
ral at Paris has jurisdiction.
SULLIVAN AND EULRAIN
To Hit a
Fight for
Dollars.
Fir Thooaaad
New York, May 18. A Rochester cor
rwinondent of a sporting paper has been
notified on behalf of J. L. Sullivan and
PatSheedy that Sullivan hss agreed to
fieht Jake Kilrain for $5,000, the fight to
..v. in aome Dark or public boiid-
! JnTtha winner to take two-thirds of
th' eate receipts. Not more than six
rounds can be fought,
;
Chargod with aiarder.
New Yox.May 18.-Aibert II. Rich.
..tk. Immvan shin. Kobert
nrs mao w r
. . , 1
L. Belknap, was arreauw c 7
the deputy U. 8. marshal, charged with
n. XZd.r rJ a aailor named James Pe
t TUlknan. was arrested nere to-oay uj
terson on the high sea, during the voy
,n betwean San Francisco and Uver
pool FJigUndt Kkh was held for exam
nation in $3,000 boods. ,
At Work oa the ached a W. ;
Cricaow, May 18-The Transconti
nental isUroad association continued It
aasioa toay. The etire time of the
ggsocUtion Is now employsd in perfecting
the icaecoie t rawai 'rr .
dara aeasiaB. As ww ?.
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PACIFIC COAST.
xews by Telegraph from
West of the Rockies.
A HOT FIRE,
The Cpsettlag of a Laaap Cum a Se.OOO
Ww la Frosao.
Fresno, Msy 16. A fire about eleven
o'clock last night destroyed about $50,
000 worth of property in Chinatown, in
this city, on the south side of Tulare
street. The fire broke out in a dance
boose owned by Mollie Livingston. It
wss caused by upsetting a lamp in the
room of one of the women. A high
wind was blowing, and no water supply
being at hand the flames spread to the
adjoining buildings. About thirty bouses
and contents were burned, including sev
eral Chinese stores and laundries. The
insurance is very light. Ham Lee's brick
store is the only building in the block
that was saved.
THE BLOODY QUARTETTE.
The Last of the Foar New Mexico Harder
era Beady for Their Necktie Sociable.
Haste Fe, N. M., May 16. To-day
Gov. Boss forwarded the death warrant
of P. J. O'Donnell, who will be executed
at Silver City next Friday. Jasper
Thompson will be hung at Socorro 6n
the same dav. This Till finish tne quar
tette of murderers about which there has
been so much public discussion. There
are three more men in jail charged with
murder, one in Bernalillo and one in
Sierra county, who will very likely hang
if the Dubfic version of their crimes
proves to be correct.
FIRE NEAR Tl'RNER.
The Honae of R. A. Witael named to the
Ground Contents fartly oavea.
Turner, May 16. The residence three
miles north of Turner, belonging to B.
A. Witzel.but occupied by J. M. Witzel,
was burned to the ground this afternoon
at one o'clock. The fire caught from the
flue in moss on the roof. The contents
were partly saved.
Ttooaan'e Arreet.
Los Angeles, May 16. William S.
Noonan, brother of Noonon a ho was ar
rested, publishes a card in which he lays
! the arrest at the door of Jay Gould. He
says Kansas City authorities are aware
a mm a a
of bis brother's presence nere. ai
present the city jail contains five knights
of labor, aa respectable men, coargeu
with wrecking a freisrht train, two train
t hands beine killed. They have had two
l trials, in which the juries disagreed
The object of Jay Gould is not alone to
convict those men of the crime taf train
wrecking, but to prove to the world that
the order of the kniirhts of labor sanc
tions crime and protects criminal.
Morrteoa Street Bridge A Are.
Fortlaxd. May 15. At about 11:15
this morning, after the ateamer Sell wood
had passed under the Morrison street
bridre. the bridge was found to be afire
probably caught from sparks coming out
of the steamer s smoke-stack. The dam
age was scarcely worth mentioning, but
the fire might hare proven very serious
had it not been discovered in time, lhe
fire caught within a few feet of the col
lector's office, and he will in future have
a lanre barrel of water stationed there to
! quell all incipient conflagrations.
Satclded.
Has Jose, May 16. W. L. Hauser,
agent of tlie New Zealand insurance com
pany, committed suicide here yesterday
with a pistol. The ball penetrated his
brain iust above the right ear. It has
I cause of the act.
I
K"uy xm J"lu
I Hiufax, N. S., Mar 16. The long
I utre Kt the Picton coal mines is ended.
The Albion colliery men accepted the re-
. "r"
sizned an airreement repudiating any
desire to dictate as to who shall be em
ployed. WAS IT MURDER!
A Wei
aaa Foaad Dead la the t'napqaa
River, with Her Throat Cat.
Roseburo, Or., May 17. Mrs. Paul
Bruckner, who lives about nine miles
south of Roseburg, was found dead this
morning in the Umpqua river, with her
I throat cut. At first it was believed to be
case of suicide, but it is now feared
I that she was murdered, mere is con-
I siderable excitement over the afiair here.
I j0 ajrests have yet been made. Her
bosendUea tof tt. tl.
Mr. Bruckner is
I r
a yoeng uerman, ana tiss been in ur-
eiron from eigjht to ten years. His wife.
the dead woman, came out from Ger
many a few years aince, and they were
mamed at Kosebuxg. .
ALBANT ITEMS.
soataera Fartae
Tws ladiaaa
alraxt, Or May 17. E. McD. John
stone, of the Ban Francisco Call, end C.
IXTibbitia, both In the employ ef the
Sodhern Padic mlrcad, were la tbu
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city to-day takiss slews and
u I miimt -wum wmiMn wnin ic
and ether tmblkatiana mfJlni forth
the scenery and general resources of this
portion ef the state. The Southern Pa
cific, they aay, since securing the 0. A C.
road, desires to attractjattention to the
Willamette valley, and has photogra
phers and writers busily engaged de
scribing in glowing terms the scenery of
that portion of Oregon through which the
road runs with a view to advertising the
country.
A dispatch from Yaqulna to-day lays
that Charles Smith, Cbas. Lohman, and
James O'Neil, employes of the Oregon
Pacific railroad at Yaquina, went out
sailing yesterday in a small boat, and
when about 200 yards off of the west
side of the bay a squallf arose. The boat
dipped water and sank. About 400
pounds of ballast was in the boat, wnicn
caused the accident. All swam for a
sand spit on the south side. Lohman
was seized with a cramp, but Smith saw
him and pulled him out after be had
sunk three times. The accident caused
much excitement, and boats started from
Yaquina City and rescued the occupants
oftthe wrecked boat.
Geo. Washington, the well-known fish
erman at Newport, went out fishing yes
terday over tne bar in company with two
Indians. Washington wss in one Doai
and the Indiana in another. It w
roozh outside, and Washington came in
arriving inside the bar safely. Some
time afterwards the boat the Indians were
in drifted in on the tide, empty. The
Indians were undoubtedly drowned.
Gov. I ennoyer came up on this even
ing's train from Salem. It is understood
that his visit is for the purpose of con
sulting leading democratic citizens con
cerning the appointment of a superin
tendent of the insane asylum, there be
ing two prominent candidates for the po
sition at Albany. These are Dr. G. W.
Maston and Dr. J. L. Hill.
FIRE AT SAN FRANCISCO
Deatroya
Several Slaajrhter H
leoaoe and
other Balldlafa.
FaAScisco. May 18. A fire which
Sam
started in Michelsson, Roth & Co.'s
slaughter house at - South San Francisco
late last night destroyed nearly two en
tire squares, including some of the largest
slaughtering houses and packing estab
lishments. A large number of sheep,
hogs, and horses, were burned to death.
The losses are variously estimated at
from $50,000 to $100,000.
ALL FOR LOVE.
A a Eaat Portland Yoath. Affod
S3. Cata
hia Throat.
East Portaavd, Or., May 18. John
Frinstamacker, aged 65, of this city, cut
bis throat at 6:30 to-night a mile from
town. He tied up his throat with a
handkerchief and walked into town. He
cut bis windpipe entirely in two. He is
in a very danireroos condition, ms sui
cidal attempt was caused by a love af
fair.
Oleea aaM td be la Pertlaad.
NAra, Cal., May 18. The latest report
is that Pete Olsen is in Portland, Oregon.
It is stated that he has been seen there
bv several parties wbo are acquainted
with
him.
COST OF ROYALTY.
Spain disburses on royal account 400,
000. Britiftli royalty costs tlie country 900,
000. The Austrian Imperial family is tolera
bly well off, having a revenue of
920,000.
Belgium pays 133,500 to her king.
Portugal pays 127,000.
Italy pays her royal family 660,000.
Germany supports twenty-two royal,
princely, and ducal families, and the di
rect cost of their maintenance is 3,300,
000. , Republican France gives her president
36,000, two-thirds ot whicn in me
salary and one-third for household ex
penses.
Monarchy costs aweuen ana rorway
. . . . .
117,500 annually; Denmark 62,000:
Hoi and 63.000: Greece 4Z.uoo. ana
Roumania 40.000.
The Imperial family of Kumia costs
that country 2.450.000.
Turkey comes next to Germany in its
royal expenditures, the total amount ab
sorbed bv the sultan and bis family be-
in e about 3.200.000.
The Swiss Republic psys its president
600 a year, which ia probably the
smallest sum that the head of any civil
ized nation receives. All the expendi
tures of Switzerland are on a correspond
ingly low scale. The expenditures of
the confederation do not reach 2,000,-
000 annually.
BOR5 OF EXPERIENCE.
"Yea." said an actor on the Fourth
avenue corner of tne luauo, A nave
traveled a rood deal, and I think that a
double-track is much more dangerous than
stngie-iracK roaa. t
'Of course," assented a fellow actor.
"because, in stepping off to escape on
train, yon may be run down by another.1
And then the wind whistled moon
folly through their three days' old growth
of wmaaers. irucx
MERELY A QUESTION OF TIME.
. torg EmeJine. so yog really think
jour father cares for me 1
Emeiine Yea. Georrw: why? '
' Oeorja lie promised tne a kicking a
mocth t5, tzt be hra1 f-ivolt tcta
yet. I'u U Vj tiaskL-!? U coc:-.
Emellae Then, Gt?rre,ptihps yoa'il
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FOREIGN.
Record of News from
Oyer
the Atlantic
Sir Jotta Kaowa Xotklag.
Ottawa, May 12. Sir John McDonald
ays he knows nothing of the proposal to
suspend the operations of cruises for
protection of the fleet. No answer has
been received from the U. 8. government
to Salisbury's alternative of proposal for
mixed commission to settle the fisheries
question.
Settled the Claiaa.
Santiago db Cuba, May 12. The An-glo-Haytiea
question has been settled.
Tne president paid in cash and bonds to
the British commission $250,000, which
wss not only paid willingly, but wholly
satisfies the settlement.
Waat Him Liberated.
Viensa, May 12. It is reported that
the Russian minister at Teheran is trying
to induce the Russian government to
liberate Ayra Kohn, for whose safekeep
ing Kngland pays a subsidy.
Against the Goraaaaa.
Paris, May 12. The government has
closed a velocipede factory, the property
of a German, and this is supposed to be
prelude to other reprisals s gainst Ger
mans. Aa Editor to Prison.
Berun, May 12. The editor of the
JSietnng was sentenced ' to-day to a
month's imprisonment for libeling Prince
Bismarck's political character.
i - F are 11 Gobo So Loodoa.
Dublin, May 12. Parnell left Kingston
this morning, for London.
A FIamaeiera Work.
St. Petersburg, May 13. It is ru
mored that Ilerr lilicnrodiea, agent on
behalf of three large banking firms in
Berlin and four in St. Petersburg, has
concluded an extensive arrangement for
converting the present outstanding Rus
sian loans into new issues with the view
of raising Russian credit abroad.
Sabaaariae Cable Cat.
Los don, May 13. The submarine ca
ble in the bay of Sevastopol has been cut
in several places, and portions of it have
been stolen. Only high mUitary officials
knew of the existence of the cable.
Gone to Dablla.
Berun, May 13. Count Herbert Bis
marck, German minister of foreign af
fairs, hss started for DuWin. where he
will be tlie guest of the lord lieutenant.
TO SEE THE TOWN.
Qaeea Victoria Visits London to Open
People's Palace.
Loxdon, Msy 14. London is ablaze
with excitement this afternoon, the occa
sion being a visit of the queen for the
purpwe of opening the People's palace at
Mile End. The route selected lor tne
roval DTOsress extends from Paddinzton
station, in the western portion of London,
to Mile End, the extreme eastern limit,
the distance being about eight miles
Buildings slong the entire wsy are gaily
decorated, Irish colors snd the Btars and
stripes wing conspicuous in many places.
The ooeen will reach Paddinzton station
from Windsor at 4 o'clock, with Prim
Henrv of Battenberg and his wife, Pnn
cess Beatrice. She will be met by a civic
escort, and with her escort will proceed
in earn aires escorted by a troop oi cav
alrv. The line of procession will be
guarded by 10,00U volunteers ana -wju
teralar trooDS. seiectea wan a view uj
rhe brilliancy and contrast of their differ
ent uniforms as addition to the pageam
and 10.000 policemen. At Iloborn the
Lord mavor and civic officials will await
the aueen's advent into the old city, an
after salutinz her and formally welcom
in her to London they will proceed with
her to the 1'eODle uaiace. A nere tne
Prince of Wales, the Marquis of Ictiw
and the Duke of Cambridge will receive
her majesty. The queen in her pratcres
to the haUbb will oass through the sec
tion of London known as the "Old City'
for the first time in many years, and her
riant has arottaed arreat excitement in
that section.
NK1VS NOTES FROM Rt'SSI .
German
M'srklagmca to be Taxed to Make
Kvoa on Cora Doty.
8t. PrrERBURO, May 14. The pres
of this city advocates a poll tax on Ger
man workmen as a reprisal for Germa
ny's increase of com duty.
The cjwr receired the English Afghan
eommissh'S yesterday. Co.umisstoner
Ridgeway has goes to Mmcow.
The cxar and cxarina yeoterday per
tormed the usual religions rremony
preparatory to a long Journey. It is ex
pected that they will start for the south
to-day. , .
fraCHoOo Leagae Denial.
Paris, May At a meeting of the
Patriotie league to-day hehl te eonflrm
the appointmeftt ef M. 4nshaaf as prs4
dnt. the latter denied that the league
had mterfarsd ia the rerent election at
Auace-Lornuae or mat rrencn genr
trLrtttitxerdmd any prwiSTjre npoo
11. TOezir'ti. who. he said. reuard
heaaesrr tTKet of the leazoe. Tle
Tp proteate acalns eepionage scares
as tending to make France s tort of Chi
na, closed against all foreigners.
Am I m airy Orders. '
Vienna, May 14. Count Taafe, minis
ter of home affairs, has ordered an Inqui
ry into the charges of owelty to patients,
brought against the management of
Krankenhana. Herr Hoffman, director
of the hospital, has resigned.
W1U Both Mobilise.
If F ranee
M obi lines taor Arm
Will Follow Salt.
y Gersaaay-
Berus, May 16. Gen. Bonlanger'a
plan for experimental mobilisation of the
French army next October la distrusted
hers. If France mobilise, Germany will
mobilize also.
City Etoetioa la -Paree."
Paris, May 16. Elections for members1
of the municipal council have been com-
pleted. The revolutionistftwill have ten
seats in the council, an increase of six
seats. The liberals will have fourteen, a
loss of eight seats.
The Aveafor Honored.
Dublin, May 16. Wm. O'Brien, editor
United Ireland, has ! been elected
without opposition to a teat in the house
of commons for the northeast division of
Cork, made vacant by the resignation of
Edmund Lesney.
Aa Imperial Vblt.
St. Petersburo, May 16. Tlie czar
and czarina started this morning for Vova
Tcbeikaak, the capital of the Cossack's
country.
FROM THE POPE.
Meeaoager From tko Vatican
to tko
Government mt France.
Rome, May 17. Monsignor Rotelli.tho
newly appointed nuncio to France, has
received private instructions from the)
pope relative to the course to be pursued
in his efforts to bring about a complete)
removal of differences between the Vati
can and France, and will start immedi
ately for Paris. He bears a letter from
the nope to President Grevy.
ABOUT MOBILIZING.
Some Advtoo
to Germany
by Loading
Newspaper. ,
Berun, May 17. The Kreux Zeitung
urges the necessity of Germany's mobili
zation of her army in the event of Gener
al Boulanger's plan being adopted. The
Post further recommends the withdrawal
of all reserves and all horses fit for war
purposes f rom Alsace-Lorraine, for fear
the Alsatian troops msy use whst they
hsve learned from Germans against uer
man v herself.
HIGH-TONED WEDDING.
Lord's Son Marries aa Karl's Daughter
and Royalty Looks On.
Ixwdon, May 17. Viscount Cran-
berne, son of Lord Sslisbury, was mar
ried to-day to Lady Cicety Alice Gote,
lauzh'er of the Earl of Arral. The
Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince
snd Princess Christian, the mike and
Duchens of Teck. and a large number of
aristocrats witnessed the ceremony.
FRANCE'S TTRN.
Mie Takes a Whack at the Kchaaebela
Business.
Pari. May 17 A German named
Hauler has been arrested at Dijon, as a
. . ft t n i
spy. lie naa servea in tne rruesian
army, snd had in his possession lists of
all Alsatians living in
lus neighborhood.
The Stanley Relief K pod It Ion.
Brussels, Msy 17. Dr. Junker, the
Russian explorer, in an interview with a
reporter of the Associated Press to-day
said he had received letters from Emir
Bev dated last November, in which he
iil the routes between Uganda and
Wadelai were open. This fact be thinks
ill assure success to the Stanley relief
expedition, barring accidents.
LONDON NEWS ITEMS.
InvesUgatlag' Charges against War O St
eers Kamia'a Claim.
IxsiK)N, Msy 18. The royal commis-
siun appointed to investigate the charge
againi4 war officers for jobbery in mak
ing contracts and in purchasing defective) -weapons,
has prepared a report which
exonerates the officials as individuals,
bat advisee numerous admlnistrativer
chanme.
ine manoara iuib nwnnz wmju : so-
tranNpiros that Russia claims a w Viler ex
panse of territory in Afghanistan than
the part already disputed.
Tha Eight Club will meet to-day to de
ckle its standing on the Irish question.
U Montana and unionists forming the-
MHaTminff atlaMtlsyflit. '
IRELAND AS IT IS.
What a
Call Thtak of tko
, Oesstfsav' v ,
Rome, May 18. The memoir on' the
Irish question, prepared by the Irish col
legs. Is entitled "Ireland as it Li." It
explains the Pametlite polW, and apolo
gises for the sttitnd of tie Irish er laso
parr, re Jerri ng especially to ArchUihoj
vVsish. The memoir is rather firm and
nmwrrtprofTiing in Um, but not revela
tion sry. It to onpp.jae.1 that Use. VLAj
m-tor of theeolle, const&ecf the
valcan before issuing the doctuaest.
dtTeemt between the