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THE IXDTAXAPOTTS JOURXAIi. SUNDAY, MAY IS, 1002. PAKT OIvR. LONDON'S TALE OF WOE RAI.X, SXOW, II All AD SKATIX) IX KDWAIID'S KINGDOM. Weather So .Miserable that VIttora Sit In Doleful (.roups Wnltlng for Sunshine Thnt I)oe Not Come. CITY IS UNSIGHTLY, ANYHOW litti.i; i:.ci:it scaffoldix; fou COItOXATKlV VISITORS TO SUM. Denial of the Report that Sir Thomas Upton, AV. V. Antor and Mr Kr nrot O'asail Are to He Peers. LONDON. May lT.-So far as It has pro gressed in Ltondon, rain, snow and hail have been England's harbingers of summer. Never has there been such an Inclement gpring." Americans who have come over for the coronation sit around in doleful group?, waiting for the sunshine that never comes. fur?, and the men have Ions since reverted to their winter clothes so prematurely dis carded In sunny April. No amount of fes tivities, and there are plenty of them, can dispel the universal gloom that the awful weather has created. In the northern part of the country there was actual skating- this week,- while an automobile trip to Scotland has had to te abandoned. Ixndon itself has bn spared this last visitation, but told northeast; winds and perpetual rain fully brought the unsavory weather record of the metropolis up to that of the provinces, until to-day when it became- slightly better and warmer. What i3 worth seeing in London that is not obscured by rain is hidden by scaffold ing. Unsightly stacks of timber that run as high as the buttresses of Westminster Ab bey blot the national gallery out of the Trafalgar Square panorama and turn the Pall Mall clubs into lumber yards, which project their unfinished ugliness into the London streets, until it is small wonder that the American visitors return from eight-seeing expeditions bedraggled and de jected. The Abbey, that Mecca of the American in England, is now not only half hidden by enormous stands, but is rendered perfectly ludricuous on account of the semi completed stucco addition to the great west door. This is a wooden imitation of the Ab bey architecture in a castellated panoply, extending fifty yards beyond the door where the King will enter and was apparently de-t-igned for the purpose of making the en trance more imposing, not to say dryer, in case of rain. At present it is half plaster and half wood, which has the effect of mak ing the whole Abbey and the surrounding historic buildings look like merely poor imitations of the temporary structures, of tome exposition. As regards the London season, of which much was expected, the fact $ that, up tknow, the town is more empty than usual atthU time of the year.Morfe houses arc occupied, thore ,.a.re-tvver private enter- talnmer.T?, and trade in tne M est Knd is less brisk than in ordinary years. The Associated Press Is In a position to definitely deny that either Sir Thomas Lip ton, William Waldorf Astor, or Sir Ernest Cassel, who recently placed :0,f"0 at King Edward's disposal for utilitarian purposes, will be made coronation peers, as previous ly reported. To a friend Sir Thomas said to-day: "A peerage has not been offered me; and if it should be 1. while appreciating the great honor, would be compelled to de cline. I have no desire to get so far away trnm mv frlnHa I n m nnito Kutfofl t r r.. main a 1 nm." At thr snmo timo Jir "homns LIpton could have a peerage for Among the Americans who will have a rnon view oi me coronauon lanv unaries "Wolseley's sixteen-year-old ton Eric. Lord ."YolseIey. who will be clow, to the sov ereign throughout the ceremony, has se- TO-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST. Partly Cloudy- mid AVnnner In Indiana Showers Probable. WASHINGTON, May 17.-Forecast for Sunday and Monday: For Indiana Partly cloudy and warmer on Sunday; probably showers; brisk to high south winds. Monday showers. For Illinois Showers on Sunday; warmer In northeast portion; brisk to high south wind. Monday showers and cooler. For Ohio Partly cloudy and warmer Sun day; probably showers and cooler at night or Monday; fresh to brisk east to south winds. Lornl Obnervation on Saturday. Pre. Tern. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pr. 7 . m...3) M ti N'eafd. Clou Jy. O.O) 7r m...rj.M 7 LS South. Clear. O.oO Miximura temperature, 80; minimum tempera ture. 60. Comparative sMUmfnt of the mran tempera ture and total precipitation on May 17: Temp. Pre. Normal t',:; 0.13 31ean 70 0.0') "Departure 13 0.13 Pcparture since May 1 71 1.31 Departure since Jan. 1 173 J.S2 Plus. W. T. ÜLYTHE, Section Uirector, Satnrday'it Temperatures. Stations. Mln. Max. 7 p. m. Abilene. Tx 70 2 AmarllK Ter Li 8ii 74 Cairo. Ill 64 SI 7t Chattanooga. Tenn 61 72 7J Cnlcaito 10 7) SO Cincinnati, O 64 7S 74 Concordia. Kan 61 M 81 Davenport, la 5H 81 80 Denver. Col 4S h) 75 Des Moines, la GO 85 8) lxxlge City. Kan C4 50 80 Dubuque. Ia .".S 80 74 T:i IViso. Tcx 51 PS 7 Fort Smith. Ark fS Si 8J rand Haven. Mich f.O 7 72 Orand Junction. Col 'A 71 ft Kansas Oty. Mo 70 80 bt Laniier. Wyo 4 6$ 83 X.!ttl4 Hock. Ark 72 W X Jxultvllle, Ky 64 SO 7 Memphis, Tenn t!S 84 7x Modena. Utah 42 70 5 Naihvi'de, Tenn 62 8-) 7 North Platte. Neb f M 80 Oklahoma. O. T 70 82 7 Omrvia. Neb 64 M 84 Tarkersbur.'. W. Va f.2 M) 74 J'Utfburjr. Va. 52 74 72 MMo. Col 4-i 84 82 Jtapid City. S. I i4 82 72 Fait I.nke City 42 M 44 Ft. Louis t 4 h Hanta Ve. S. M I) 72 64 FprlnrrVd.!. Ill v S2 80 Fprlntc.'WM. M fc-i S4 1h Vicksburs'. MI.m 70 Si 70 MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. NEW YORK. May 17. Arrived: St. Louis, from Southampton; La Touralne. from llavre. Sailed: M-.aba. for London; L.i Champagne, for Havre; Noordam. for Rot terdam, via Houlcwne; Astoria, for Glas pow: Trave. for Naples and Genoa; Saxon, lor Liverpool. v LIVERPOOL. May 17. Arrived: Celtic und Lucania. from New York. Sailed: liuenos Ayrean. for Philadelphia; Nomadic, for New York; Umbrla, for New York. HAMBURG. May 17. Arrived: Columbia, from New York, via Plymouth and Cher bourg. ANTWERP. May 17. Arrived: Friesland, from New York. Sailed: Zeeland, for New York. CIIERPOURG. May 17.-Salled: Phila delphia, from Southampton, for New York. J3REMEN. M.iy 17.-Salled: Grosser Kur fürst, for New York, via Southampton. HAVRE, May 17. Hailed: Lc Savoie and La Gancogne, for Ne York. LONDON. May 17.-Sai:ed; Minnctodka, lor New York, lected Eric to act as hi? page. Lady Wol?e ley was Miss Anita Murphy, of San Fran ciaco. Ths Prince and Trincess of Wales have invited 2.ki) children, including the children of the foundling hospital, to witness the coronation procession from Marlborough House. The children wdll dine in Marlbor ough House gardens and to each will be given a louvenlr. thernole Honored by Royalty. LONDON. May 17.-Rrilllant audiences patronized the opera this week. On Wednesday, which marked Mme. Melba's first appearance, being "star" night, Ca rusa, a new tenor who appeared with her, met with a hearty reception. In the theatrical world Olga Nethersole was the recipient of unusual royal favors. On Monday King Edward and Queen Alex andra saw her perform in "Sappho." and on Thursday the Prince and Princess of Wales followed the parental example. The King sent for Miss Nethersole at the end of the third act and complimented her on her performance. She was presented by the Queen with a bouquet of heliotrope orchids. The lord chamberlain, the Earl of Clarendon, whose consent to the pro duction of "Sappho" was only secured with much difficulty, was in attendance. Owing to thü success of "Three Little Maids," at the Apollo Theater here. Edna May will not play in New York until Jan uary, Instead of in October. Messrs. Frohman and Edwards have de cided to secure another London theater in September for the production of a new musical play by Islie Stuart, author of "Florodora," and Paul M. Potter. Finlay Peter Dunne, who Is in London, will sail for New Y'ork May 21. He will collaborate with Edward Rosein the dramatization of "Mr. Dooley," the rights of which have been securfd by Mr. Frohman. William Faversham, who Is stopping in London, will remain here until Gilbert Parker completes his dramatization of "The Right of Way," in which Faversham will star during his coming American sea son. - MORGAN'S SHIP COMIIIM-:." Comments of EiiKlllmien Cuiinrd Line May He DHHcult to Iluy. LONDON, May 17. J. P. Morgan raid a few days' quiet visit to London this week and has now returned to Taris. While here he had several conferences with the leaders of the shipping combine. The Associated Press Is officially Informed that matters are progressing quite satisfactorily, though no new developments can be recorded. To the rumors o" opposition to the Eng lish shipping combine, the Associated Press learns that J. P. Morgan and those inter ested with him pay but small attention. "They are welcome to the Canadian line," said one of those chielly concerned. "It will not make any difference to us." It is pointed nut that the frequent criti cism regarding Mr. Morgan purchasing old ships at high prices and being unable, to pay dividends on the large capitalization of the "combine" are all made by . thosewho are utterly ignorant of the valuation placed on the various vessels, and without con sideration of the fact that the "combine" can always sell at a goo'', price a ship that is too old to continue the strain of fast transatlantic traffic. It is now definitely said that control of the Cunard line cannot be secured privately as no one director of that line holds sufii cient shares to turn over the control. If the Morgans accomplish anything with the Cunard line it will be by means of a com pany meeting of which the public would certaln.'y know something. The Morgans are much satisfied with the decision of the House of Lords committee, Ranting them the right to construct a tube" railroad from Hammersmith to Tot tenham, about fourteen miles, passing through the heart of the city via Piccadilly. The committee's decision now goes to Parliament for confirmation. The only ap plications refused Mr. Morgan were facil ities to build two small lines at either end of the present termini, which are already connected with over loo miles of street cars. Charles T. Yerkes has also been success ful. The English authorities believed, how ever, that this proposed "corkscrew" line from Charing Cross to Piccadilly was not feasible. Hence the refusal to allow Us continuation. HOEIt FE A CK NEGOTIATIONS. Rrltlsh Official SIiOTvini? Little Inter rest In the Conference. LONDON. May 17. While every capital in Europe is eagerly awaiting the result of the Boer peace conference at Veereningen, Transvaal, London watches it with appar ent indifference. This feeling not only ex tends to the public, who are to-day pour ing out of the metropolis, bent on celebrat ing the Whitsuntide bank holiday, but also to the King and the Cabinet ministers. None of these remained in London and a holiday atmosphere reigns over all the government offices. Vhls extraordinary apathy mets with scathing denunciation from those few leading English business men, many of them the government's most influential supporters, vitally interested in the outcome of the present conference. Those who are closest in touch with both sides in South Africa say they believe the meeting at Veereningen will result in peace. Officially there i& nothing to show which way the wind blows, but almost all the private telegrams received here point to a speedy solution of the long-drawn-out struggle. In circles which heretofore havo bitteriy upbraided the government for its optimism there now prevails a strong feel ing that the conilict can be honorably ter minated by the Veereningen negotiations. It is pointed out. however, that the lioef delegates are quite likely to submit hypo thetical propositions which, while not af fecting the eventualities, may delay the de cision for a wek or more. Pnuneefote Has Not Resigned. LONDON, May 17. The Foreign Offlee officials here say there is no truth in the report circulated In the United States that Lord Pauncefote. the British ambassador at Washington, has requested that, on ac count of the state of his health, his resig nation be immediately accepted. WASHINGTON, May 17. -The following statement was made at the British em bassy to-night: "Lord Pauncefote is rest ing comfortably and his skep is natural. His improvement, bepun several .lavs ago, has been steadily maintained and is such as to give much encouragement." Laboticliere Must Pay Many Costs. LONDON, May 17. Though Henry La bouchere, editor of Truth, did not lose In the libel action brought against him by Mr. Cowen, the secretary of a club, it cost him between 6.000 and 7.0. The fees of counsel alone amounted to 4,0. This is nothing unusual to Mr. Ltbouchere. Some years ago he was sued for libel because of a comment on a London convent. He won. but it cost him nearlv 1'(knj. His Lambri Pasha case cost the same timount. McDnnnell to Succeed Corrlxan. ROME. May 17. At the American College here and in other well-informed quarters it is regarded as practically certain that Bishop Charles McDonnell, of Brooklyn, N. ., will succeed the late Archblohop Corrigan. of New Y'ork. In I versal Suffrage. STOCKHOLM. Sweden, May 17.-The ac tion of both chambers of the Eigsdag be ing favorable to universal suffrage, the leaders have decided to end the strike this evening, and the cO,(Y0 men who went out will then resume work. Santos Dumont to "Weil. PARIS, May 17. According to the Velo, Santos Dumont, the aeronaut, is engaged to be married to the daughter of a promi nent Brazilian resident of this city. Deadly Quarrel In Nebraska. HASTINGS, Neb.. May 17. -W. Hon gland, city water commissioner. Edward Ransom and Clarence Pendavis quarreled In a house in the suburbs of the city earlv to-day. and In a right which followed Hoagland re ceived a fractured skull and internal in juries from which he cannot recover and Ransom and Pendavis were badly beaten. Hoagland was taken to a hospital and his two assailants to the county jail. Hoag land Is a well-known business man. If you buy one of Kruse & Dewenter Furnaces you will have no trouble to heat your houae next winter. O East Wash instoa street. SEEKING VNDCÄTIOR i:sti:s . katiiiiom: files peti tion FOR A .NEW TRIAL. Governor General "Wood Issues Summons Directing the Supreme Court to Convene. RATHBONE WELL PLEASED DOES XOT AVANT A I'AKDOX, AND EX. PECTS TO RE ACQUITTED. Rainy Season" at Havana nml Innufiu. ration Decorations Spoiled Tuehilay's Ceremony. HAVANA, May 17. Secretary of War Root's order to amend the law of the crim inal procedure so as to permit the Su preme Court of this island to review all questions of fact, law and procedure and to award a new trial or dismiss proceedings reached Havana to-day. It allows the at torneys of Estes G. Rathbone, who was convicted of complicity in the Cuban postal frauds to present new and additional evi dence by which they claim Rathbone's in nocence can be rroved. Governor General Wood immediately summoned the Supreme Court, explained his instructions and promulgated the order, which will appear In to-morrow's issue r.1 the official gazette. Thereupon Senor Laiui za, Rathbone's attorney, who had bc. n ad vised of General Wood's action, immediate ly filed a petition for a new trial with the Supreme Court, under thj emended rules of procedure and also petitioned the court to secure the attendawee of nine witnesses, including four ariy olficers, Col. Burton, Gen. Patterson und Captains Slocum and Foltz, at the rotrlal of his client. He further requested the retention within its jurisdic tion, sur Ject to the court's orders, of cer tain records of the auditor of the Postoffice Department. , Rathbone himself then took a written notification of the petition to the palace, together with a copy thereof addressed to the Governor General and in person handed it to Col. Scott, demanding and securing therefor a receipt. This notification requests Gen. Wood, as the military Governor, to take such action as may be accessary to carry into effect the requests contained in the petition. Rathbone and his counsel are overjoyed at what they consider the eleventh-hour victory. Rathbone insists that he wants vindication and would not accept a pardon from either the American or the Cuban government. It was explained at the pal ace that the order regarding the life teniae of judges in the island, which was revoked to-day, had already accomplished its pur pose by preventing the judges from yield ing to pressure under threats of loss of their places when the republic was estab lished. Beginning with the pardon of two Cubans, who were to have been parroted Friday, Governor General Wood has issutd many pardons to minor offenders. General Wood wants the end of the American rule in the island to be signalized by acts of clemency as far as can be. In each case where clemency had been exercised by General Wood the pardon has been based upon petition. Heavy Italn at Havana. HAVANA, May 17.-A heavy tropical rain fell in torrents this afternoon. It was the first in months and marks the com mencement of the rainy season in the West Indies. It lasted only a half hour, but that was long eneugh to wash some of the color out of the gaudy finery in which Havana has decked herself for the inauguration of the republic. The city is filling up with people from all parts of the island and promises to be full to overflowing next Tuesday. It has been decided that the ceremony at the palace shall consist simply of the reading by Governor General Wood and the signing by Senor Palma of the document prepared by the War Department at Wash ington, in which the latter, in. behalf of the new government, agrees to accept the obli gations laid down by the treaty of Taris. General Wood, accompanied by General Maximo Gomez, will then ascend to the roof of the palace, where he will hoist the Cuban flag, which is construed to be an act of the United States government intended as a compliment to the commander-in-chief of the Cuban army. General Maximo Gomez will assist In raising the banner. President Palma's message will not be sent to Congress until Wednesday. Laws Promulgated liy Wood. WASHINGTON, May 17. Almost every mall from Cuba brings copies of the numer ous orders being made daily by Governor General Wood to insure the continuance after he relinquishes control of the island, of the measures he has devised during his term for its government. Thus the last mail brings an order continuing as a Cuban law after May I'O all the provisions of the mili tary law relating to quarantine, which have been in force since Jan. 17, 1VJ9. Another or der recites the necessity of maintaining as a training camp the present Camp Colum bia. Pointing out that its removal would in volve the laying of a heavy charge upon the Cuban revenues, General Wood directs that it be continued as part of the S3"stem of defense and directs the chief quartermaster to take the necessary steps to acquire per manent title to the land. EASLEY AT HAZLET0N. (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) will be held and in Indianapolis. There are three districts In the anthracite region and it is taken for granted that these would vote for a convention. If two more dis tricts should decide to stand by them a convention will be called. There are four bituminous districts where conditions are not satisfactory and any of these might be willing to join in the strike. These are West Virginia. Michigan. Kentucky and the central bituminous field of Pennsyl vania. A call was sent out from headquarters yesterday fo- a conference between the or ganizers in West Virginia and the national olficers, to be held at Huntington. May 23. This conference will likely decide the policy to be pursued in that district. As the or ganization is in such shape there that the miners have nothing to lose, it is believed they will vote to stroke with the anthracite men. The miners in Michigan have been on strike for about two months. They will hold a joint convention with the operators to-morrow and their differences may be set tled. Otherwise the chances are favorable for them to enlist in the ranks of the strikers. The situation in Kentucky may lad the miners to join the big strike. In Hopkins county the miners have been on strike for about two years and there is no more chance for a settlement than when the strike began. Outside of this county the miners are working but not under satis factory contracts. It is likely that in the central bituminous field of Pennsylvania, where the operators have not signed the agn-ement, the men will quit work. Out of these four affected districts It is not at all improbable that two will join the anthra cite districts and call a convention to vote on the policy of carrying the strike into the bituminous fields. There is little probability of a bituminous strike extending beyond thesf four dis tricts, and particularly in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio, as these States are bound by an agreement and if the policy of the United Mine Workers is carried out it will not be broken. The only condition that might lead the miners in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio to strike would b the shipping of coal into the market supplied from the striking dis tricts, and even then the miners may de vise means to stop it without striking. These States do not ship much coal to tide water and have few contracts in the East. President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, has established temporary head quarters at Wilkesbarre. Pa., to conduct the anthracite strike. Secretary Wilson will remain at headquarters until the time of tha conference la West .Virginia. He will attend the conference and If a'strike is voted he may join President Mitchell until a settlement is effected. , a Asked if he thought the Civic Federation would be of much assistance in bringing about a settlement, he said it had done good work in trving to avert a strike but that the situation had now probably got beyond its influence. He said he thought the federation would continue working in an attempt to adjust matters but he was of opinion that a settlement would now have to be made between the operators and miners. "If the operators had made the slightest concessions when this matter was in the hands of the Civic Federation." said Mr. Wilson, x am satisfied there would have been no strike. Now. I believe the opera tors will have to make more concessions to effect a settlement than would have been required before the strike began." Gompers Will Stand liy Miner. WASHINGTON, May 17. President Gom pers, of the American Federation of Labor, to-day said that no proposition had been outlined for submission to eitV.rr side of the anthracite' coal mine strike looking to the adjustment of the troubles. He stated that as president of the Federation, a mem ber of the Civic Federation and as a citi zen he proposed to do everything possible to settle the differences, but that if an ad justment satisfactory to both sides could not he reached he proposed to stand by the miners in their fight for what they deemed their rights. lie said there was "nothing in the air" as the result of last night's conference between himself. Sena tor Hanna and Secretary Easley. of the Civic Federation, and no line of action had been outlined as the result of that meeting. More Railwny Employes Laid Off. MAHANOY CITY, Pa., May 17. The Phil adelphia & Reading Railway Company to day suspended eighty-five car repairers at St. Clair, near here, and closed Ps station at Bear Run JuncM-jn. Several powdej mills near Barmsville have shut down, owing to lack of fuel. It is estimated that 3,(hi0 employs of the Philadelphia. & .Read ing Railway Company, aside from mine workers, have been rendered idle as a re sult of the strike in the anthracite coal legion. Prices Up Ten Per Cent. CHICAGO, May 17. Chicago is feeling the effects of the coal miners' strike. Deal ers In anthracite coal have received orders from New York to advance prices about 10 per cent. As a result the price of hard coal was advanced from $6.85 a ton to 17.-5. Many Policemen Commissioned. HARRI SBURG, Pa., May 17. Governor Stone to-day issued commissions to 250 coal and iron policemen, who will protect prop erty in the anthracite coal regions of Penn sylvania. PAPER PRICES MAY GO LP. Wholesale Dealers 1'ear 31111s May He Closed by u Strike. BOSTON, May 17. The Boston Commer cial Bulletin to-day says: "A feeling of un rest has sprung up in the wholesale paper circles this week, owing to the rumor that the operatives in the mills are preparing to strike. There has been a meeting of the workers, but as yet it has been impossible to ascertain what was done. As there are but few mills which have any reserve stock, dealers here fear that, in the event of a strike, prices would have to be .advanced. A representative of one of the leading newspaper mills says that the oper atives want to work on three t-hifts each day instead of two, and they insist that tho mills be closed Saturday night and opened Monday morning instead of closing Sunday morning and opening again Sunday night as at present. To work three shifts, it is averred, would mean an additional exnens to the mills of 50 per cent, in the payroll alone. Locomotive Engineers. NORFOLK, Va., May 17. The threo ses sions of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers held to-day were devoted entirely to routine business and nothing was given to the press except that the body had ac cepted with thanks the special train offered mem Dy tne Atlantic coast line next r riday tor a trip to Charleston and the exposition The trip will consume Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was learned to-day that a fight would be made in the convention to have the head quarters of the brotherhood removed from Cleveland to Washington in order that the grand officers may be in closer contact with the government. JVonaninnistd Assaulted. CHICAGO, May 17. Two nonunion teamsters employed by the Western News Company were roughly handled by men who are alleged to be strikers to-day. One of the victims, whose name: could not be learned, was set upon in the heart of the downtown district. The harness was cut from his horses and he was severc-lv beaten. He broke away and was pursued several blocks by half a dozen men before he escaped. Another man, II. A. Albright. was caught as he was nearing the com puny's barns and pounded eo savagely that he could not go to work. Altont R-ret Harte. Washington Tost. "Bret Harte was a reeiuse. He was more like Hawthorne than any other American man of letters in that he preferred to be alone and to lead a life of introspection," remarked Col. John P. Irish, of San Fran cisco, Cal. I did not know Mr. Harte when lie uvea in California, uut became ac quainted with him after he came East. He was a man who had few intimate friends and avoided people who desired to lionize him. He took up his residence in England that he might have more privacy. "Old-time Californlans the people who were In the West in the days of the pi oncers whom Bret Harte pictures in his 'Luck of Roaring Camp' and other similar stories are very fond of his writings, and feel that he gave a true picture of the gold camps. Of course, he painted the mining camps with the imagination of a successful wilier oi neiion, uiu nit- t-eimiys oi ins stories nre so real that the Californlans of his day have no fault to find with his work He knew absolutely nothing of the Cali fornia of more recent years, and to the younger people of the State his stories seem to be much overdrawn. "Harte never lost the spirit of California in spite of his long years of absence from the State. He ate the lotus and could not recover from the spell it cast over him. It is strange what wonderful influence Cali fornia has on people who live there. Its climate and its people are so different from those in other States that men who have lived there always long to get back to the State. After years of absence from Califor nia Bret Harte wrote stories of the gold camps which breathed the air of California as truly as the stories he wrote for the Overland Monthly when he left the gold fields to engage in literary work on that publication. "In many respects Mr. Harte was like Robert Louis Stevenson. He loved adven ture, and had many of the same mental qualities. But Mr. Stevenson was a man of social turn and loved to have friends about him. He valued friendship highly and had a wide circle of Intimate friends." Tommy Atkins in South Africa. Great Round World. The mule market Is not the only market that has been stimulated by the South African war. The quotations reeled off by the matrimonial tickers indicate that pros perity and happiness are away above par The number of marriages has been enor mous, officers who for years had post poned the actual knotting process until tneir stars or their Incomes were more propitious, hurriedly tied up, and went away to war, surprised husbands leaving tearful, tender brides to await their home coming. Many a "Tommy Atkins" who went away fancy unlnclined discovered the charm of the eternal feminine in the strange face of a fair enemy, and is now a prisoner for life. The plucky young mil itary nurses who fought for the lives of wounded soldiers mixed a love potion into their medicine and saved the heroes to iive happily ever afterward." Those fel lows invalided home assumed such a Va triotlc and picturesque value to the sight of obdurate females that many a haughty no was chaneed to a cratefiil "vc Such are the uncalculated fortunes of war. Cold Storage House Ilurned. PHILADELPHIA. May 17.-Flre to-day completely destroyed the cold storage house Ol Hie l Inw.vtrot Ulnra rr f'Amr.nnv 1 '' to 4J5 Newmarket street. It was filled with all klncs of merchandise. The loss Is esti mated at J200.0C0, distributed among a num ber of business mca who stored their goods m iuo uuuaing. 3 BULLETIN At the Toggery Shop of Archibald & Co. I- yl OUR. Latest in Neckwear Initial Four-in-Hands only 50c. We are showing some new lind exclusive ideas In Straw Hats The Archibald - - $2.50 The Gibson $2.50 Panama Hats (Genuine) $8.50 to $30.00 r - " v I SUMMER. SHIRTS White or Colored, $1.00 to $3.50 f9 50c to $2.50. Some Very Swell Things. UNDERWEAR. 50c up to $5. A very strong line of open mesh goods In cotton, lisle and linen 50c to $2.50. The finest assortment of 50c Under wear shown In the city. I S L 7 V . ii"Vn v O in The OHIO AND INDIANA OIL CO. has purchased the largest producing oil property in Indiana, embracing 2,000 acres of oil territory with an out put of 7,000 barrels per month. Thisadded to their 43 wells in Ohio makes them one1 of the largest oil producers in the country. 50,000 shares are to be sold at 80 cents, 20,000 of which have been sub scribed for in the last four days. Prices will then advance to SI. 00. Pays monthly dividends of 1 per cent. INVESTORS' MONEY IS SAFE, AS THE COMPANY BUYS NOTHING BUT PRODUCING OIL PROPERTIES. n Ctias, Po Doney WILL PUNISH SOLDIERS PROVIIHXO THEY ARE FOUND GUILTY OF TORTUKI.fi FILIPINOS. Personal Letter "Written by President Roosevelt to Ilishop Law rence, of Massachusetts. BOSTON, May 17. A letter from Presi dent Roosevelt, in which he declares hrs determination to discover and punish ev ery instance of barbarity by United States troops in the Philippines, has been made public by Eishop William Lawrence, of the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts. It was written in reply to a communication from the bishop, sent by direction of the convention of the diocese to place before the President its resolutions condemning the alleged cruelties and expressing confi dence in the administration. The letter, which is dated "White House, Washington, May 9," is marked "personal." It follows: "My Dear Eishop Lawrence I have re ceived your letter and the resolutions of the convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the diocese of Massachusetts. Permit me to thank you, and through you the convention, for what has been done by you. I hope it is unnecessary to say that no one in the country can be more anxious than I am save, perhaps, Secretary Root to discover and punish every instance of barbarity by our troops in the Philippines. "In reference to these cruelties, 1 agree with every word in your address. No provocation, however great, can be accept ed as an excuse for misuse of the neces sary severity of war, and above all for torture of any kind or shape. Long be fore any statements had been made pub lic, and before any action had been taken by Congress, the War Department had or dered a rigid investigation of certain of the charges, including the charges of Major Gardener; the orders of investigation as regards these particular charges having gone out over three months ago. The in vestigation will be of the most thorough and sweeping character, and, if necessary, will be made by the civil as well as by the military representatives of the govern ment in the islands. I have directed that the court-martials be held under the con ditions which will give me the right of re view. Very sincerely yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT. "To Right Rev. Wm. Lawrence. D. D., Bishop of Massachusetts, Cambridge, Mass." To Meet In Indianapolis Aext Year. ST. LOUIS. May 17. Before adjourning the convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers' Association se lected Indianapolis as the meeting place next year. A resolution was adopted re citing the fact that all the national forest reserves are in the West and urging upon Congress the importance of establishing a national forest reserve in the hardwood region of the Southern Appalachian moun tains as a means of preserving thee moun tains and preventing the disastrous Hoods in that region. Never a Cnse of Sickness. Philadelphia Record. On the outskirts of one of our suburbs Is a small truck farm belonging to an elderly Irishman, whose Indolence permits of hla wife doing the work and looking after the wants of their three children. A cyclist re cently stopped at the gate and asked for a plass of water. He glanced around with restful Interest as she went to the pump in tho rear .When eho raturned ho thanked OF SPRING AND SUMMER FOR MEN X I. BELTS Panama and Bangkoch Hats Some very late things Just received in Shirtwaist Hats. $4.00 to $12.50. GERRITT A. ARCHIBALD & CO. 38 East Washington Street. 3C FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS CALL ON OR Co CHLEICHER' LACE CURTAINS Saxony Lace Curtains, new pat terns, select styles, overlooked stitch ed edge, very durable, 02 yards long. Regular price 1.75, now $1.05 Regular price 2.00, now $1.25 Regular price $2 50, now $1.78 Regular price f3.75, now $2.98 RUFFLED SWISS CURTAINS Just the thing for summer. Regnlar price 1.75, now $1.13 Regular price 2 00, now $1.43 Regular price 3.00, now $1.08 Regular price $3.50, now $2.10 LACE PANELS For Door Hangings. Saxony Lace Pan els, were f,5c, now 38c Saxony Lace Panels, were 00c, now 57c Irish Point Panels, were iHic. now OJc Irish Point Panels, were 1.25,now 83c 1 AMOK lSliAc and Sterling VV aiio Silver JO jZ? ii Ml' Mi fc 8ee ths twell oe rings we hare la Brooches, Rings, Pendants, Belt Tins, Etc. Beautifnl China, Cut Glass, Silk Umbrellas. Get soroetMn and take home with you for thoe at home. SOUVENIR SPOONS All kinds. See them. Popalir prices. J. H. Reed The Jeweler Zi West Washington Street. Fine Opitlcal Work and All Kinds of Repairing. SOZODONT Tooth Powder 25c Good For Dad Teeth, Not Bad For Good Teeth. her for the water, remarked about the weather, and then observed: "Your pigsty is very close to the house. Are you not afraid of It causing sickness?" "Faith, sir," she replied, with perfect sin cerity. "I've not had a sick pig since I've lived in the house." .Not Very Heattienlah. Brooklyn Eagle. Wu Tingfang. in his note to th labor unions that advised him to keen away from Minneapolis lays that "the hand of every man should not be against every other. Triers tlould be no dog in the min cer policy." Yet they call Mr. Win a heathen! t OFFERINGS i 1 d FOR WOMEN The Leading Shop for all Kinds of.... Stocks, Collars, Neckwear Belts, Etc. SAN TOY SETS, STOCK. CELT AND FOBS nnd KnibrotJered. SHIRTWAISTS d in our own workroom with tdock and tie CI Crt itch v'' Embroidered Waist. Patterns $3.50 to $5. NEW MATERIALS JUST KECKIVE1) EOlt Waists and Tub Suits -J SC s ADDRESS k 707708 Lemcke Bid DIAXAl'OIH, - irVl. M OFFER UNEQURLED For one week, w e will make t0 3 0ur order Suits such as you have to pay 35 and 1) fcr at the Unform Frice of These Suits will be silk-lined through out and made at our own tailor shops in thiscity. Display of woolens unexcelled. Sale to Begin Monday, May 12. Deutsch Tailoring Co. 41 South Illinois Street. POWERS' c Java and Mocha J. T. POWER & SON 44 North Pennsylvania St SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK BISHOP'S FLEL'R DE LIS PRESERVES Any Variety. Selected Whols Fraits. 1 lor Jnr. (S-l.OO Uoon. PRESERVED IN HEAVY SYRUP The N. A. MOORE CO. ÜKOCE KS 162 and 164 North Illinois Street. Phone 89a. Sunday Journal, by Mail, $15) per Annui 1 I fife $20.00 52 3 M I I