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B r- . ,, ' THE Stm MONDAY, AfKVb 25" 1808. M 7 5
: ZOU SHOWS HIS SCOItN.
K JSrraazM tub thick of jtm jwte.
K ' uixs or via jfMtr trial.
Mm o. "1 nr I'" f i. Ba Vn
Hv-' atralah lllm-Trlal aa Detached Moras
E And rhraaa-lr feawara tlrey an (alta.
W, ur 3-llor-Vrw,. Drink Itwblrat.
inn-Pi '" oW. April 1B.-Th latest phaa of tb
HfeirW aBola-Drayfu agitation ttirnltbe additional
V K- B!,0'tnB ot Ut this greatest of modern
H M 1ullcl1 travestf Trill not down. Point by
Wit Ipolnttho Innocence of Dreyfus 1 being added
tl to tha dmotratlon already made of hit 0.
Wm cal eondeOAnatton. And In addition to thla
MM now comet tha amazing folly of tho French
Kl - Government In reopening proceeding against
ll '. baaed "upon a alnclo phrase in hit crest In
l ointment. Threo llnet atone In hit terrible tlx
MV ll column, of arraignment of tha military au
I'M lho" of France turnlau.the ground of com
Hv w In tho new proiceutlon to be begun at,
0 JcrrUM. nuxt month. And yet to blind or to
Wt? oeaented are tho present rulers of Franco that
IfWj l"T 'tl t0 reaUx8 tnt they hava thus made
jgl I tlhemtelTcathoobjooU of tha deritlon and tha
Ml V "ontomptof tho world at large.
H; f Z1 himself would hara remained tllent and
m il tnoDrayfua agitation would hare been koot In
3 'f abyanco until a taner moment In French publlo
orlnlon after tho Court of Appeal had quashed
V r.he verdict ot the iirst trial. If tbeto fresh pro-
H iceedlngs had not boen begun. It It better, from
m line atandpolnt ot outroRcd Justice, probably,
V ' nc KUlI,jr ""' of tho truth thould thua
tVA havecourto.t and liatteued their own exposure.
L'r JEvoa Frenchmen who condemned Zola for hit
"Jaocuse" attack upon tho military dictators
l ff Franco wl" not' mnnyof thoui. criticise him
f. Cor hit bitter reply to this last Iniquity, It Is
?t (Contained in a fresh article published in the
AlL .-aurore of yesterday. Itia typIcaUy Zolaesqu
TOW "" ritT and ,t8 "weeping denunciation. Thla
iVfftfc -'k nla Unguals:
f & ,'ormal Intention wa,- to hold my peace
M 2ER 5"Pr thine, ahd. morooisr. what I hare to say
WmW twf fi? 1$ Hh am ,lno ?Jectf or my preat mis.
'i JrA8 ' haT'B merely wished for truth and iut-
llltf ih0Kn"T 'a-nomiuyhas Jtist beencomnuitied.
lire Tfili&yi" IS7.11018 ""V118 't11 wy
III ff of indignntlon that I must uUor It in tho cars of
mfiT o liL moD rno andthroughout tho
mm f tSSPi JlfiUi roc.a.'i ,h lo and V'nrul effort
W ?hf Mlf.wnlcli .t."18 ""F-ent of tho first trial.
Ill fneMlnlster of War ,irAe In the 700 to 800
Mm D0,itr mT la."?rt. tB'tXtesldent of the rcuub-
Wsllr ,l0" . Ha 'ec, flfteeI) Hues as a basis of action
Hll JfJS' m.e "lvl'hout rmilnc tlio dreaded risk of
BR JrnltoPnatlonavldoftullliBhu The proof.
B Si"tt.",rrlJ?1'j,!rootb '"J" wnat frlBhtenod them
H and the problem lb y had to solve was how to
i prerent me fromyrorlng my point In spits of
f the formal law, Vnlo still Breaerring enough of
II tne ofTenoo to oVutln a condemnation. The little
r1 gajnocoiiBistixr m taking refuge behind n clause
I iS Tn,c 5 ,eFmi' Proof solely of the facta men-
. B tioned la ttZsummous. Hence the Oftcen lines
B !? o"8' ul U extracted in such a way ns to limit
A I it "?' tlKh to Preront me from proving, for In
'l 5KSSS. Aa. certA'n illegality which mnflo the
U.. , 59 tlroAai,on of Breyfus th most monstrous
l&S SJ.l?.,'u,l,ey- A?d tula ftiylrant hypocrisy In
J?' r.?.?aoou,i?,n'Jth,.,.baB8' fosulstlo.nndobscuro
'J procUure, tilled all Just minds with indlgna-
i'M i.vf? no?' 'or.tl;o second trial, tha mancenrra
f jVTnora shameful, moos abominable still. It ap-
(Aj. Aeurs that the orlsinaj work of elimination was
fig' none in too honest a fashion. Too many words.
it m 5o,niany lines of my letter had been accepted.
D isW UJnlntentlanally. doors bad been left open ullow-
1M m :g the Penetrating light of truth to enter. How
'BRJ 'disastrous If the question of tbo secret docu-
llf Pf jnu could have been put to certain witnesses
if I who would hare cowilrmod tho communication
h of them to tho const-martial of 1894, unknown
B to tha deteadant and his counsolt Ouropco-
rV penta mnat ahlrar at the thought, no w that they
I baro read in tha report of M. Chambareaud tho
K, way In which w should hayo acted in order to
I r, Pak2 u'8 ,of our riubt namely, to talcs our
', tana on the very terms of the summons to
; J jprovr, the innocence of Dreyfus, as wo proved
ifi.. ihqculpabilltyofEsberhazy.
', i .lhal frfghtfoj dangorl blnce we were
i I polng prosecuted afresh we were going, there-
Ri f01?' ? mako u? ot thla rInt And what ws
i to bo done, to take still another step backward,
U I ito escape this possible light, to throttle us still
al impra completely, so as to deal a blow at us, in
.lES. 'vv ,aJJ ?cSJt3r. without our having the power to
IE? V f,r oht nothing was Blmplcr. The method
Br1 Ti hnen la ono of tranquil Impudonce namely.
Kf, V to preserve only three of my fifteen lines, to
BW 1 tako from my sir columns of charges only this
fg.'d loortlonof a phrase "A court-martial has lust
(pi JT 'jrentnred by order' to acquit an Esterhaxy. This
PKr 'If. Mi unparaUelad'hlow dealt at all truth, at all
air iusticc"
Wy Yes, they have doscended even to thlsnn-
Hf -worthy trick of isolating certain words. And
Wfc all this to He In wait forme at this placo of am-
m bush, where they hopo to strangle me without
Jig letting me utter a cry. This sort ot way of sum.
MB Wonlng peoplo into court singularly resembles
Th murder. You do not begin by gagging a man
IBJ fhenyou can uyon him to defend himself. I
Jej donounco to Pranco, I denounce to the civilized
mt nrorld this fresh tarnomlny. I denounce the con-
jfj)' Cession, and thd oaoklng down so cynically be
BL trajedln tho cb4Icoof the three lines of thenew
Ht, aummons extracted from the fifteen lines of the
MLW Prat. Why Dpt then have repeated these fifteen
VffL lines, since the charge was tho samel Why
sa then ha mo liept only three of them If it was not
fviSi t from ferr ot seolng the others permit mo to
SJC V prove riy honesty and good faltb I I add that
inrt'tA ucn wV.ys as these, later on when hlscbry shall
k rocorr. ihcm, will arouse the execration of the
y rvhol d world.
r,- So mow they are very tranquil. Thoy laugh
M and rt their hands. Thanks, thanks to Si.
PAV Cb AnVieaud who forewarned them. The de-
j' fe'iantf and their counsel are gagged and
K, V p-AJnrt. tt Is no longer possible to speak of
u f 7A-uyfus, of his innocence, ot the frightful 11-
; egiility of which he Is the vlotlm. The Court of
Isl)' Cassation can wait. The revision of the trial is
tl. root for to-morrow. They exult. I, In tholr
I " :pluce, vhouM not bo so sure. Three lines, that
., :is still a (,-ood dnl. I will even say that It Is
too much. Who kuowH whotlier in these threo
- jllnes n window will not audilcnly be oponed
1 .lettlngln roi-sunllcht. "An Esternazy" seems
i to mo menacing. And ticn what is thoro to do 1
You say thatltlsnn "unparalleled blow at all
truth and all Justice." Docs not that contain
,ra tho DrcjtuB ns well as the Ksterhazy affair I
K. J Duridedfy, if there is a third trial, which Is very
U'l possible, it will be necessary to take n, single
VI. llr.e, nml. Indeed, a slnglo word would be a more
Ik I -' pvudent ( holce.
lblH' Thus, this Isthawholoof the suspicious In-
S V vontion which thco peoDle liavo devised to stop
'if tnendvmae of truth. Thoy thureby fancy, per-
SI A bails. Unit thoy huve utterly crushed us, closed
$t- onr mouttiB lorover. They ore mad. The Turirs
flt are galloping bohiud and breathing folly upon
mL xhem. Only measure the distance traversed by
Br itmth within a few weeks! Truth! Ah, nothing
IP' nn conquer it. It Is tndomltablu.Uisinvinolblo,
1' .j 4t will ifsue all the more from that very silence
' ; In which thoy nre seeking to wall us up. Why, If
Jit--. J amcondomiicd. It will hurst forth stronger and
If i-' Hcrcer from the very abomlnntioii of the punish-
BI-,' Went of which I nin the object. The very tmving-
atonna will rise up If 1 am repressed. From each
fP tiavlug stono will nrlse an avonperof this blow
MlL dunltot nil Jusilceund right, why. If It be not
m'i, to-morrow, within n mouth, within n yenr, with-
If' In ton tea's. It will nail to the pillory nil thoso
jt nvho labored for the lie and for violence against
earn- -iusllcoiiiul' truth.
;" Ah, Irs pnuvres gent, quelle nnusfe, quel
IB',-'' idieohH Aud to think that thero nro a lot of
M "them soiling their hands in order to send to
W prlioua nionbo dreamed only of humanity
ij, nd fair play,
Kfl The recent revelations Indicating the inno
!jj cenre or Dreyfus and openly Involving the guilt
HI of Ksterhazy are so Important and so sensa
Jfr'l tlonal that all who have followed this amazing
JUr ttffnlr will find them of great lntcreiU The
Efjj, . A'ltelt has printed this week an article written
jLji by a diplomatist living In Berne In which an aa
QBw tonndlnrr exposuro Is made of Estorhazy'a rela
JmwM lions with Jiajor von Hchwartzkoppen, the mil
wAti taryttaohe of the German Embassy In Pari
nW oetwoen 18D3 and 1880. Boon after Bchwarts
f iope'en went to Paris Ksterhazy oCCared him bis
' aervlces and became the attache's most valued
Is' 7 purveyor ofdoonmenta. That ofllcer tald at tho
llg, . time of hla recall that he had received no
It', fewer than 162 communications from Ma
yfitJf ior Esterbaxy. In 1801 Major von Sohvrartz
Wt'K boppen, who had been promoted Oolonel,
Ba ?- found a' cl ofHca the documents men.
W& tlonsd U tha fament "bordereau." lie at
K once knew who had brought then, and his re
Kr" tatiotui continued with EtUrhaxy. He wst uri
mi ' aware at that time of the atory of tha lntor
WJ" ceptad "bordereau." On Oct. SO, 1801, tha
Mi f !& Parole asked whether an Important ar
m - gait bad not taken place on a charge of high
W. , treason. Col. von Gchwartzkoppen Immsdl
ml tttely called on bit filend CoU (then Major)
mi f panlzzardi, Itallan'attacbe In Paris, and said:
Ky"X " I believe my man has got hlmttlf caught, the
K"' tool." Tho Eclair confirmed the newt on the
W3f following day. Col. von Bchwartzkoppen waa
K gtlll Try anxious. Tbo Libra Parol said that
B the ofllcer nnder arrest was a Jew.
my The aame day Col. von Bchwartzkoppen, meet
all lac Major PanUzsnU. exclaimed! "Thank Ood,
Wt n was a false alarm. It waa not my man." lie
h waa nre when be heard the mention of tho
HfeL -' eama. at Drejfuajbst ha bad never had any re
Wm latlpcs with this man. lie took It tor granted
f that Orerfui bad 'oM information to some
Bj ether power of the Triple AllUnoe, sad ba waa
Wm uch aurprtsfaVafteaj lnqulriwyof all bis f or-
elg ooUcagnea la Ifcrla. t4loam tUt Dreyfua,
i MTf r bad ajJdiUjJS3, UrtC M lo&UtAt,
with any of them. IfoWevsr, Dreyfns's cat
was no concern of hit, and he concluded that tha
French Government mutt havo proofs of the
prisoner's guilt, and he continued to receive In
formation from his ordinary purrejor, Major
Estcrhazy, who felt quite easy in mind, and,
after the sentence on Dreyfus, worked with
mote ixallban ever for CoLvon Bchwartzkop
pen. Ho did occasional Jobs aa well for the
Italians, and supplied Major Paelzzardl with
documents relative to the fortlOcatlons ot tho
Alps.
This went on until Nor. 10, 1800, when a fac
simile ot the "bordereau" was published by the
orcein. Col. von Bchwartzkoppen Immediately
recognised Esterhazy'a handwriting, and re
membered tha documents referred to therein.
This dlscorery causod him a sharp pang, lie
had proof that Dreyfns waa sentenced on a
document written by Eiterhazy. He called the
same day on Major Panlzzardl, and saldt "Myv
man Is caught. That is his writing." Tho
"bordereau" had probably boen Intercepted at
the embassy. Ttro French servants, sutpeoted
ot being In the pay of the French police, were
dismissed. From that day Ksterhazy never
brought another document to Bchwartzkoppen,
and a few days Inter he applied for his rein
statement on the War Office staff. It Is tug.
get ted that be was Informed of the lnqntry Col.
Plcquart waa making with the assent of Gen.
de Bolideffre. and thought that tho best way to
balk It was to be himself inside theWarOfflco.
But his application, although backed by two
Depntlos, was rejected.
The Dreyfus affair came again on the tapis In
October last. Esterhazy's namo bad not yet been
mentioned by any paper, when one afternoon he
called on Bchwartzkoppen In n state ot utter
despair, lie there took out a revolver and,
threatening tha Colonel, tald he was resolved to
get out of the scrape by a suicide or acrimo. Ho
wanted to extract a promise from Schwartzkop
ptn that he would call on Mme. Dreyfus and toll
her that be (SehwarUkoppen) had bad dealings
wlthDreyfusand not with Ksterhazy. Bchwartz
koppen declined to perjure himself, but he told
Esterhazy that be thought himself bound to
secrecy, and as bo had employed blm ho would
not turn Informer. Major Esterhazy loft Indif
ferently satisfied. Ho returned a couplo of
hours later In a triumphant mood. Ho apolo
gized to tbo Colonel and said he feared noth
ing., Two Frenoh ofllbers had Just given
him a document with which he could defy his
enemies. These two officers probably became
transformed Into tho " veiled lady." Bchwartz
koppen, who felt that bis position wonld become
"very raise" If Esterhazy wore found out, ap
plied Or a post In Berlin and took leave of the
Prcsidnnt of the republic, Esterbazy's name
was publicly mentioned for the first time on
Nov. 15. by M. Mathleu Dreyfus.
No paper in France would have dared print
such a story as this two months ago, no matter
how well authenticated it might have been.
And the answer of Esterhazy to those frightful
charges made in such detail and on such high
authority Is merely an assumed scorn and a
threat to shoot Bchwartzkoppen It he should
come to France.
The absence of an opposition policy has been
tbo chief reason for tho Impotence of all criti
cisms of Lord Salisbury's handling of tho Far
Eastern crisis. Englishmen, without regard to
party, have been loud In their condemnation of
the Government for its lack ot vigor In dealing
wlththcgroat emergency which has deprived
Great Britain of her predominant prestige In
China. But the critics have had no alternative
plan to suggest savo the brutally simple ono of
war. Lord Roiebery has been silent, and Sir
William Harcourt, if not silent, has discoursed
mere platitudes and generalities, which have
been received with scant respect or pattenco by
his own nominal followers In the Liberal party.
The only Intelligent criticism ot Lord Salis
bury's policy which has romo from tho Liberal
eldo is contained In a speech made last night by
Sir Edward Grey, itho was Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in the Gladstone and Rauebery
Governments. Sir Edward Is one of the ablest
and moat promising men In the Liberal party a
man who might, with advantage, bo called to
the leadership of this leadcrless party. Two or
threo polnta in hla vIohs on the Far Eastern
situation are worth noting:
He thought it was Inevitable that Ilussla
should become a great land power by tbesldeof
China, and he thonght it was also inevitable
that Ilussla should have a port In thoso seas as
on outlet. That we were bound to recognize,
and bound to acquiesce In; but we might have
found compensation In eeelncr that our balance
of sea power In the Far East was sofctrong as to
compensate for changes lb the balance of power
on land. Not merely had the balanoo of power
on land changed, but the balnnceof power on
sea had also changed. Kussla was going to
have a fortified naval port. This fact
wonld undoubtedly tend to disturb the
balance of power on sea. In face of these
changes, which had been long impend
ing, and had now taken place, what was the
policy of the British Government I When the
papers were published the Important thing In
these papers, besides actual words and de
spatch, besides actual indications of policy,
would be the dates of these despatches. They
wanted to know wbat action was taken and
when It was taken. It was nearly three years
since the question of Russia talcing Port Arthnr
was first mooted, and apparently only thieo
wecko since our Government spoke to the
Russian Government. If they did not want
to go back tbres years tbey could go
back a fow months, when the German
Goternmeut provided Itself with a naval
base. This was bound to make the question
acute for the Russian Government. They wanted
to know whether our Government took any ac
tion then. A little later theBiltisn Government
cut forward what ho called u demand, but what
he was told was a request, to havo the port of Ta-lien-wan
made open to trade. During the time
the country was shouting nbout Ta-lieu-wan tho
Government was whispering about it in the
quietest way. To put this forward when they
knew they did not mean to proas It was not. ho
thought, a very wise policy.
Ho thought that tbo Government should have
made up their minds dnring tho last three
years whether they were going to reBlst Russia
having a fortified naval station at Port Arthur.
If so, tbey ought to have given Russia timely
notice and If they had done so they would have
prevented this from happening. That would
have been an intelligible policy. There would
have been another Intelligible policy. Instead
ot taking the Hns that they would resist Russia
having tnis port, they might have said It was
Inevitable, and It was bound to come. It seemed
to him that the one Indefensible thing to do was
Just what hod been done.
The Government hnd found it necessary to
obtain a leuse, a proipoctlro lease, of another
Chliiene port, which hub known as Wei Hal Wei.
1 hero w era toiue organs of public opinion which
looked noun the British GnvernmHiit'fi lAannnf
ei llul IV ei as being a greut success for British
diplomacy; but it was not a greatauocoss for
British diplomacy, as from the point of view or
our Interests, putting It at the very best. It was
a disagreeable thing to have to do. It might be
that It was necessary, but It was not what we
wished to do, and so fr was It from belngan evi
dence or success of policy thnt he regarded it as a
reluctant step which bad heeu forced upon the
Government by their failure to come to any ar
rangement with the Itusslan Government nbout
Port Arthur. And now thnt they had arranged
tlilslenseof Welllnl Wel.it was very dlflhultHS
yet to pronounce w bother it was n wlso thing or
not. Ho dultu taw what the Intention of the
Government was; It wns to maintain Hie bal
ance o( power. The intention was goo J, but the
Intentions of the Government lu rogard to Ar
menia and Crete had been good, but the results
bad not been adequate to the goodness ot the
intentions.
In alarge part 'of 'their foreign policy thepres
ent Government would go down to history as
having presented tbo most consistent spectacle
of modern limes of pood men struggling with
adversity. '1 hough he quite udmltled the good
ness of tho Intentions, would this new port of
Wei Hal Wei, after It was in our occupation, act
as a counterpoise to the naval station at
Port Artburl It It were Intended to make It t
naval base the expenditure would be tremen
dous. Then came tho auestlon whether Wei Hal
Wei was the best place to have a second naval
bate. The parts of China which wo were most
Interested in were the centra and the south of
China, and would it, therefore, not be better to
have a second naval base somewhere nearer to
the centre ot China, In which we had far more
Interest than tin the north of Cbtnst Wei list
Wet could bo of no use In regard to the trade of
the country behind. It would not lend itself to
the developmesit ot Wei Hal Wei as a commer
cial port, und It was never likely to be a trade
centre. Bpsalclngof the concessions about which
so much bad been said, Blr Ed wocrd observed that
tbey must be taken for what they were worth.
At present tbey could hardly be s-egardsd as signs
ot progress, but aa the signs of weakness ot the
central Government; ana there was tha strong
ami-foreign feeling that existed In various
provinces of China to coattfad against In the
opening up of the country. With reference to
concessions which England had obtained, he
asld tbat Wo had only ochWred one right, and
that was the right ta quarrel with anybody else
who took possession ot these particular conces
sions. As to these ooncesslpns, tbey must re
member that we sboiild havo to loot to our own
Government to seo them maintained.
Certain questions, like tjhe poor, are always
with us. Of these few aro (mora vexed or vexa
tion than the "liquor question." We should
lalLcrounllkauflnovaeataaotwye-Mwtx'
tXssssatiaaVlJaJlili';'xVL'-'':H''J)vJ-44i;.-
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to It. Not rt do wa admit tbat It Is like the
famous riddle, "Why It a raven like a writing
desk!" which so- puttied Lewis Carroll's Alloet.
a riddle to whlch,'a you may remember, there
was no answer. For tome twonty-aayen yssrt
the Norwegians have been trying to solve the
knotty problem. For about twenty-three years,
up to 1601, tbey .hoped the famous "Gothe'n;
burst system" waa the right antwar. By thla
system the retail sal ot spirits was absolutely
prohlbltodla all the rural district of Nor
way, and In all the villages and towns la
which the companies known a "Samlags"
war not established. In the places where
"Bamlags" were established, these bodies
were Invested with a monopoly of the
retail trade, which they were bound by law to
conduct under stringent restrictions. The et
tenoe ot the lyitem was to deprive the sol
authorized venders of spirit of a pecuniary In
terest in the promotion ot drinking, and thlstnd
apposr to hava been attained effectually by
limiting by law the profit they could dlrldeto
6 per cent.
Profit beyond that. wore devoted to object
approved of by the municipal authorities, and It
is somewhat aninelng to notice Oiat among tha
Institutions so benodted were total abstinence
societies. Good Templar lodges, and other kin
dred concerns.
When the Gothenburg plan waa introduced a
great reduction In th number of retail spirit
shops Immediately followed. The degree to
which thoy were abolished may be inforrcd from
the fact that In Bergen, with a population of
00,000, only five such places survived; and Nor
weglan publlo houses are described as bslng
about as cheerless and uncomfortable places aa
It 1 possible to Imagine. Early closing and Sun.
day closing were enforced " with a vengeance,"
and no person under 18 was admitted to the
dramshopa.
Under this system drunkenness waa greatly
reduced. But, alast It was not entirely abol
ished. The total abstinence reformors concluded
the scheme was too lax, and that a second an
swer should be tried to the difficult question.
This waa " total prohibition." A law was passed
by whlolfa vote was to be taken In all towns
where "Samlags" existed as to whether they
honld be continued. In all place where they
might be discontinued the legalized retail tale
of spirits wonld, of course, altogether ceass. All
Inhabitants of 5 years of age. Including women.
both married and single, who chose to prove
that thsy possessed this qualification were In
vested with the franchise. The total abstinence
psrty placed great faith in the female vote, and
at once began a vigorous canvass, which was
specially directed to the women voter.
At first tho Prohibitionists carried all before
them. When the new law waa passed there
were fifty-one "Samlags " In the kingdom. The
towns In which they hsd been established were
ot all sizes, from the capital, with a population
of 200,000, down to small places like Tevanger,
with some 200 inhabitants. The law wlssly pro
vlded that only a certain number of town
should bs polled In each year, and It declared
that tho result should not be questiocod for tho
rather long period ot five years. By September,
1800, eighteen poll had been taken. In no
fewer than fourteen ot them the "Samlags." and
with tho "Samlags" the retail spirit trade, had
been triumphantly suppressed by popular vote,
and by the end of the year this number had
risen to 16. It is worth noting, however, that
In Bergen, the second city of the country, the
effort to introduco total prohibition fallod. In
the next year, however, a remarkable reaction
appears to have sot In. Out of the IB polls
taken in 1897, only 5 resulted In the sup
pression of the Samlags. This year 11 polls
were held simultaneously on March 18, and
again 7 of the 11, including the considerable
cities of Trondhjem and Christlansand, rejected
prohibition.
The question arises at once, why tbls change
of opinion on the part of the voters I In 1800 to
tal abolition was enthusiastically welcomed, but
the towns wbich had the opportunity of adopt
ing It In 1807 refused. In the proportion of two
to one. and so far this year the proportion Is
still greater. The fact seems to be irrefutable
that, after a fair trial In Norway, total abolition
Increases drunkenness, and the Increase seems
to have commenced at onoe; for, only si
months after tbo battle of the Samlaas. the to-
llce authorities In those towns In which the
Bamlags had been suppressed were asked by
circular how far the new system had tended to
the sobriety of the people. The replies showed
In almost every case a large Increase In the
number of arrests for drunkenness and disor
derly conduct.
In October. 1807. a similar experiment was
made. In almost every case thw replies con
firmed the reports given in September, 180C
The reports showed that In each place the ar
rests for drnnkenneSB increased decidedly after
the sale of spirits had been suppressed In
Btavangcr froni 521 In the last year of tho old
system to 740 In the first ten months of the new,
and In Aalesund from 01 to 106. The reports
are almost unanimous In declaring that the re
sult has been a general Increase in drunkenness,
brought about chiefly by tbe sale of a kind
of port wine called laddevln. The other
towns, with the exception or Tflnsbrrg 7,247),
were mostly under 3,000 inhabitants, but with
the sole exception of Brevlg (a small place In
the south of Norway) tbey tell the same tale.
Ono report, that from G jovtk, deplores the fact
that it Is now "not uncommon to find boys of 12
to 15 years of age drunk." This Incresee ef
drunkenness among the young Is also noted In
the report from Btavanger.
It must be remembered that tho " total abo
lition " applies only to spirits, and that much of
tbe Increased drunkenness was due to the In
creased consumption of wines and beor, and
above nil to tbo decoction called laddevln, a
kind ot ehoap port wine, full of spirit, which is
"made In Germany," nnd which seems to make
those who partake of It drunk In even a ehorter
time than spirits. One great evil seems to be
tbe way In which this stuff, by its great sweet
nons, commends Itself to the young a fact no
ticed In more than one report.
If, then, the abolitionists had procured control
of these wines and of hoer, would their object
havo been attained! It hardly seems likely In
face of tbe fact that at the end of the first year
In which the Bamlnire were suppressed It was
stated In the Farmand, a well-known commer
cial piper in Norway, tbat "Illicit distillation
of spirits Is again reported from all part of the
country, after having been stamped out fifty
years ago, and having been unknown all this
while."
In these days of International Jealousies and
rivalries, when thonlr Is filled with rumors of
wars, and the buffors of diplomacy seem fre
quently to bs too fragile to withstand the shock
of colliding Intercuts, tbo nations ot the world
keep a keen look-out upon the military and
naval strength or their neighbors. Time and
again tbe forces of England, Germany, France,
Italy, Japan appear figured out to a nicety.
Quite recently, of course, the strength of the
Unltod States has been a favorite theme for th
statisticians of the press. But net often do we
see the strength of Russia summed up. It is In
deed a difficult matter ncourately to set forth
tbe strength ot such an empire, but th follow.
Ing will give an approximate Ideal
Blnce tbe ltst Turkish war the Russian army
has been almost doubled.and the general staff has
been Increased by mere than two-third. At the
present time the tbree western frontier district
only namely, Vllna. Kleff, and Warsaw have
581 battalloas, 806 squadrons, and 282 batteries
with 2,070 guns, all on a war footing; tbat is,
about six sevenths of all the infantry, and five
sixths of all the cavalry and Infantry which
Germany keeps up In time of peaee.
A noticeable point In the Russian Array it the
ever-lnoreaslng Importance given to th
valuo of cavalry. Russia now has twenty-two
divisions, whereas Germany ha only one caval
ry division of the guards In peso time. It Is
tho opinion of the Russian War Offloe tbat th
value of vast bodlw of cavalry, suoh as were
ussd In the American war, is very great, and
120 squadrons tak part la th manoeuvres.
The Russian cavalry is equipped and drilled
In accordance with the ldeaof extensive use.
Except the two cavalry divisions of the guards,
which still havo Cnjrasslrrs, Ub3ns, and Hut
art, it consists aimos1, entirely of Cossack and
Dragoons, who receive an excellent training a
Ufabtry'atwelLtocbatue tbsm to MvabKa
,xpS)r. inds'peadontlr.iiHd. YierQljr ojV
slM. Bom ot them hit even been supplied with
bayonet a an experiment. The Russian Fron
tier Guard of 30,000 men include 10,000 hone
soldier. Both men and horses are excellent and
admirably trained. On the other hand it I a dis
tinct disadvantage that thoCoesaok and some
of the other cavalry rsgirasnta oan onlyrldo ot
a quick trot, which Wonld entail heavy losses In
long-dUtsnce attack on modern artillery and
Infantry. This disadvantage will be considera
bly intensified by the proposed union of Cos
sack and other cavalry In one division, for tha
latter can rid tho " field gallop" of 650 pact a
minute.
With regard to the other branch of th ser
vice, th Russian naval bndgst for 1808 allot
071,000,000 roubles for general expenses, 105,
000,000 (Including tho 00,000.000 recently as
signed) for new ships, 11.2 millions for putting
ships Into commission, and 6.7 millions forth
improvement of th harbor of Llbau. Tho con
siderable outlay on the widening of tbe naval
harbor at Sebattopol and forbulldlngor Improv
ing other harbors Is not included. The Paclflo
squadron Is to have nine cruisers, two torpedo
cruisers, and seven seagoing gunboats; th
Mediterranean squadron three large Ironclads,
ono torpedo cruiser, two seagoing gunboats,
and two torpedo boats; th Black Bea squadron,
six large ironclads, on cruiser, throe torpedo
cruiser, six torpedo boats, three training ships,
and three transportst th Bnltlo squadron, four
large and eight coast Ironclads, six cruisers,
three gunboat, and forty-seven torpedo boat.
Tbe Czar' yacht and eoveral other vesssl
for special purposes, are not Included. Th
new Itusslan ironclad typs i a compromise be
tween an ironclad nnd an armor-plated cruiser.
The length will ba26i feet, beam 71a;and
draught 20. The vessel will have triple screw,
14,500 horso power, a speed of eighteen knots,
four 10-inch and eleven 0-lnch BUbs, sixteen
8-Inch guns, and twenty-eight smaller quick
firer. Thirty-two new torpedo boat for the
Baltic and Paeiflo fleet are building In Russia,
The Arctlo division ot tbe Baltlo fleet will no
longer winter In Baltlo ports, but In tho Ice-free
harbor of Ekaterino, on tho Uurnian coast ot
th Peninsula of Kola.
A week ago w were wondering whether the
human remains found at Windsor wero those
of the boy King ot England who reigned three
and a half conturles ago. The result of further
examination seem to show they were not. But
from Cairo ws have news of the discovery of
human remains whloh are beyond question
thoso ot a king, and ot a king who reigned so
long ago that In comparison 350 years back is
but as yesterday.
As a sequel to hi discovery of the tomb ot
King Thothme HX at Thebes, M, Loret, Director-General
of the Antiquities Department, ho
discovered and opened th tomb of Amenophl
IL, a king of tha XVIII. dynasty, who reigned
some 1,500 yean B, 0. Th find i among tho
moat Interesting ever made In Egypt, as, al
though the Jewelry. &c, were rifled from the
tomb probably during the XX dynasty, tbe
mummies ot Amenophl and of seven other
kings aro Intact.
Th tomb is entetod by a deep Inclined gal
lery, which terminates in a well of some twanty
six feet in depth, and, thla obstacle surmounted,
tho entrance to the king's aspulchre Isrsachod.
In the first chamber the body ot a rakn Is found
bound on to a richly painted boat, his arms aud
feet tied with cords, a piece of cloth etulfed as a
gag into his mouth, and marks ot wound on tho
breast and head. In tbe next chamber are laid
out the bodies of a man, a woman, and a boy.
None of tbe four bodies has been embalmed, but,
owing to tbe dryness of tbe atmosphere, they are
all In the most complete state of preservation,
with the features perfect; and, although tbey
evidently met with violent deaths, they have
the appearance of being asleep. Tho hair upon
each is luxuriant and tbe features rosemble to a
marked degree those of the fellaheen of the
present day.
The king's tomb Is a chamber ot magnificent
proportions In perfect preservation. Tho roof,
which la supported by massive square columns.
Is painted a deep blue, studded with golden
stars, and the wall are entirely covered with
paintings, th colors of which are as vivid as
if laid on only jesterday. At one end of this
chamber, in an excavation sunken severs! feet
below the level of the rest of tho floor. Is the
sarcophagus of the king, placed upon a
massive block of alabaster. Tbe sarcoph
agus is of sandstone, artificially colored
a bright rose hue, and contains the
mummy Intact, with chaplcts ot flowers round
the feet and neck. In a small chamber to the
rich tare nine mummies, two ot them bearing
no name and the otbor thoso ot tho Kings
Tbotmes IV.. Amenophls III, Sot Nakht, Sett
11. (supposed to have been tho Pharaoh of the
Exodus), Ramesee IV., Ramescs VI., and Barne
ses VIIL, who all reigned between about 1500
and 1150 B. O.
The tomb is that of Amenophls II.. for whom
it was built, and Is supposed to havo been opened
later to receive the mummies of the ether
kings, probably to save them f om violation.
Tbe floors of all the chambers are covered with
a. mass of objects statues, vases, wooden mod
els of animals, boats, &.c. requiring Immense
care in sorting .for removal. The whole
constltntea one of tho most Impressive eights
that can be Imagined. For I be first time
on record tho body of an Egyptian king
has been found in the tomb preparod for him, as
previously discovered roynl mummies had been
removed from their tombs ejid Becreted for
safety at Delr el Bahart. It Is possible that this
discovery of the bodies of murdered victims In
n King's tomb may throw tome light upon the
vexed qnostlon of human sacrifices which now
divides Egyptologists.
Only the smaller oblects In the tomb are to bo
removed, the mnmmles and bodies will be left
in tbelr present place. The entrance to the
tomb will then be built up until next winter,
when Iron railings will be erected to prevent
visitors Injuring tho Interesting exhibition by
touching. But, at the same time, the eud-of-the
century tourist will be afforded tbe unique sight
of the lying in state of a king w ho reigned more
than a, 400 years ago It. I. P.
To those who may still have lorao doubt as to
the true Inwardness ot the Illtpano-Amerlcan
conflict let me recommend M, llonrl Rochofort.
He knows all about It. The perfidious Anglo
Saxon race In the Unltod States and Great
Britain have made a combine, cornered Europe,
and Intend to blot out La Bolle France, Let tbo
Ingenious editor ot the Intrantigeant speak for
himself. He entitles bis article "All Europe
Against Us," and prooeeds:
"In my quality as President ot the "Comlt de
CubaLltire' I havo naturally becomo acquainted
with the Cuban gcnorals, who for thj past three
years have not ceased to supply me with Infor
mation concerning tho march of events. Hero
Is the exact state of affairs: England is highly
exasperated with RussU for seizing on Poit
Arthur. In this affair British diplomacy was
detested, and is new seeking for an opportunity
to revenge itself. England thinks she will
be able to find it in tha war which
is now Inevitable between Bpaln and tbe
United States. If one ot the European powers
ebows sign of mobilising tho smallest fleet In
order to give assistance to the Spanish squad
rons, an alliance offensive and defensive will be
immediately signed between Englandnnd Amer
icathat Is to say, against Russia, and also
against France, who is her ally. Should our
Ministry continue to display its sympathies
with Spanish domination in the Antilles, tho
Government ot Balisbury ana McKlnley will
take energetic measures against an armed in
tervention of tbe Frenoh and Russian fleet.
This will make us terribly unasy, but more re
mains to be told.
"In order to paralyze the Ozar In bis invasion
of China, whither h dresms of Journeying by
rail by war of Siberia, England will not heeltate
to strengthen herself by entering the Trlplo Al
liance, tat doors of which would be thrown open
to her by tbe Emperor William, who fer tbe past
few day has pretended to eruphuslzo tho neu
trality which b Intends to keep In tha crisis.
The first reeult of this coalition, which will
comprise the whole ot Europe supported by
America, will be tho crushing of France, while
Russia, held In cheok by land and sea, will not
be able to assist us, admitting that shs desired
to do so. This time nobody will have anything
mora to do with us, and wa shall be ruined
forever. These project ar bow being dls
cutatd, Haaotaux must know tbsm Ilk our
selves, and yst it Is this moment, nt tbe very
time tbat tha execution of them is being consid
ered at London, Berlin, and New York, that he
electa to place himself at the disposal ot the
(Juten Regent, having no doubt uhoien between
the 'grand enrdon ' of Icabella the Outboltu and
tbe annihilation of Franoe. Such is the plot
which is now being nrganlzjwl. Kotjtathstand.
Ing this, the Melius Cabinet, in ft fury ot reac
tion, persist in conspiring against the liberty of
Cuba, at the risk of having cot threo l'oWtra,
wxl)rT5tiT.aeaiM,tjft "jb, bJJ?s
srni?sstiilii" stttill it liirillgsii gLfI.il! "hf IsV ---fr J i
MINING STOCK EXCHANGES.
COJkOJtjUOO THINK SUB BAB ajj
xisovttu or xubu.
tin Owners Are Agitating la raver ar Clee.
lag Them Miner Hatala or Meataaa Tkat
Add Ureallv le Ita HMaareaa Beats Caret.
teat Blsoevertt Alenir th Atastma Cases,
DxNVBn, April 20. For over twelve months
the mining brokers In Colorado Spring and
Denver have been making dally quotation by
mail trade among themselves, though there
havo been fow If any inquiries from outsider
for stocks. This weak W. B. Btratton, owner ot
the Independent nnd a leader In Cripple Creek
mining affairs, came out in an Interview de
nouncing the prcssnCmothotuCof mining stock
brokers and suggesting that the exchangas be
closed, Tbls tentlmont hat been received with
approval by the best peoplo ot th mining world
and It Is very likely that tho exchanges will soon
be abolished. Much barm ha been done to th
Cripple Crook district by thsse stock exchange
in the past. Good properties have been ma
Ugned and the district misrepresented by the
stock quotations. Bo longs thoro It no aotlv
demand for atocks It is Impossible for an ad
vance to be maintained for auy considerable
period. Tho capitalization of companies I
placed at suoh exorbitant figures that It is im
possible for any company short of one finding a
bonanza mine to establish and maintain a mar
ket value for Its stock that woutd properly rep
resent tho actual worth of tho property. A few
sharpers without capital hopo to mako dally
turn by misrepresenting values of stocks, and
while they do this thoy cause tha owner or
manager of companies whos stocks are thus
Juggled with no end of annoyance. The great
est wrong is done outside tho camp in damaging
reports which donot indicate the true state of
affairs. The district Is making progress in a
solid way, growing larger every day and build
ing up a produotion of ores that is bound to last
for several years to como. Tho mines Increase
In numbtr, the output grows, valuos Improve,
yet the brokers with all their cunning cannot
managothe stocks so that they show any in
creased market valuo. Then, too, tho tremen
dous quantities of stocks afloat are a menace to
values, for when an advance occurs tbe holder
are dumping so much stock upon tho market
that a gain In price cannot bo had, no matter
what the mine may be doing, Th effort to
break up the brokers. and their dally calls will
undoubtedly eucceed, but tbo mines will go on
very comfortably;without them. Lessees work
ing on tbe Jack Pot in a crosscut run from tha
bottom ot tho shaft have mado an important
strike of mineral. For two years an Iowa com
pany has been sinking, drifting and cross-cutting
In an effort to locato theex tension of the
Doctor vein. They have now tbree feet of
quartz which assays from $40 to $00, with a
pay streak three inchos wldo that assays $300
per ton
Some person put dynamite into the dam'work
of La Pluta County Placer Gold Mining Com
pany laBt week and as a result a year's work
will have to be done In order to get the property
in shape again.
The tiaw Pit district is maintaining n ship
ment of fifteen curs of ore each week. Br Slay
more will have been shipped out this year than
was sent during the twelve mouths of 1807.
Two more shipping mines have been added to
the list and the Belle Champion will resume
shipments shortly. More miners are employed
in Ouray county now than at any previous time
in Itb history.
Leadvllle men have not yet surrendered hopo
regarding tbe opening of tha downtown mines.
Ihey now propose to form a stock company to
operate the pumps. Tho Ibex Company now
employs ViS men and Its output is 8,000 tons of
ore monthly.
Empire, in Clear Creek, now has four mills In
operation and a fifth U building. Th ores will
stand concentration and will In that form pay
handsomely.
Roderick Dhu mine, with a. record of 500,
000 In product in earlier yearn, has been leased
by a Denver company under bond for purchase.
Iho last lessee were making ngood thing of
their loaso whim the time expired and the Den
ver company secured postssslon.
Bctte, April 10. More development work Is
now In progress in thla big mining district than
at any previous time in the history of Butto.
New copper properties are being opened up, and
several of,the o!dproducers are being developed
to gi eater depth. Tbe Uroen Mountain lhatt of
tho Anaconda Company is reaching the 1.800
murk. A vein of high-crado copper was cut at
tho 1,700-foot level. When tha 1,800 Is reached
cross-cuts will bclrun to tho lead, Tho Parrot
Company Inn started Sinking a abaft on tho
Bellona, the west oxtcnslon of the Moonlight,
and the shaft will bo eunkto a depth ot 800
feet at omv. Tho shaft on tbe Little Mlnch.'an
otber of the Parrot properties, has reached a
depth of 000 feet. At the U00 a station will be
cut, and cross-cuts run in search of ore bodies.
Tho Speculator shaft has reached a depth of
8.'0 feet. 'Iho Modoo abuti ot the Anaconda
Company is heluir put in shape again after a
long shutdown. The Bell shaft will bo aban
doned he'ow the 800-foot level and the lower
lerols of tbat properly will be worked through
tbo Modoc
Whllo Montana's main mineral products are
copper, silver, gold, and lead, there aro a world
of other minerals in this Btate. At the heads of
Meadow and Granite Creaks in Madison county
lie a group of claims known as tbe isinglass
lends, end the ledge can be traced for miles.
All through the white silica ereut masses of
mica have been found, tome or It olear and al
most perfect, but most of It cloudy and full of
checks. All of it has a marketable value, how
ever. In the rugged chain of mountains which
lntercect tho main range of tbo Rockies near
Henry's Lake, extensive deposits of asbestos
hae been found. Among tbo slate formations ot
Hubr Crock are numerous small ledges of black
graphite somo otic of u quality thatjis valua
ble and much tbat is practically worthless. As
yot no development work has been done on
them. Among tho footblUOon the south Bide of
Wigwam Canyon a valuablo deposit of man
ganese ore has tmen discovered. Owing to the
absenco of cbcap transportation facilities, it is
tot jet possible to work tbe mine at a profit. In
connection with the lead ore found throughout
the hills surrounding Sheridan is varying per
cent, of zinc Fire clay is found near N orris
which has been pronounced by u New Jersey
fire brick manufacturer as tho best quality
found west of tbe Mlstlsslppi. At the head of
Brown's Gulch near Butte are extensive de
posits of tho tennis mineral. Within a few
miles of Virginia City thero has recently been
discovered a clay of a peculiar nature which has
been pronounced potter's clay ot an exception
ally good quality. In addition nay be men
tioned tho bituminous roul found In many parts
of Montana and tbe Montana sapphires, gar
nets, and rubles round in many of the ulreattis.
A cros-cut from an old drift on the 400-foot
level ot the Colusa Parrot mine In Butto has on
countered tbo richeht ttrlKo eer made In the
mine. The vein is about fifteen feet wide, and
almost pnro copper glauce.-
Tho Bimetallic and Granite Mountain silver
mines at Granite will be started up about
May 1.
A rich strike of gold ore has been made In
tbe Emma B. mine at the Huckleberry Patch
in Madison county. After running a .cross
cut tunnel for llili feet a drift was run for 80
feet west, und cut Into a 10-lnch vein,
A fctrlku of much Importance has been made
In the Black ltock claim In the Zosel district,
A foot ot fine ore was uncovered,
Helena capitalists are elated over tbe develop
ment of a cupper prospect en Frod Burr Creole
on the diida west of Deer Lodge. Thoy have
lOLUtud six claims, on one ot which thoy have a
sixty-foot vein of copper.
The ceiled portion of the Blackfoot reservation
was finally opened at noon on Friday with, a
boom of musketry. The wentber and surround
ing conditions could not huvebeou worse. Hun
dreds of mlnoral searohcrs turned baok to await
a more favorable entrance. At the annotated
hour less than 100 boomers, including Mrs. Nut
Collins, the Montana cattle queen, started across
tho line. Fully 500 waited at outside points,
unablo to enter the proiniwd land on account of
ttolkn btreaina. Coulees usually dry ure.uow
raging torrents, and ihero were many narrow
escaei from drowning. At Summit a enow
storm was raging. The opening was a dismal
fullure.
UTAH.
Salt Lakk, April IB. Moasrs. Newbouso,
Weir, and Hetties of tho Highland Boy Com
pany have purchased sixty-one olalms on th
lllghlaud Boy ledge in lilugham, tbe West
Mountain district. It Is understood that the
price paid was something llko tjtfOO.OOO,
Tbe Morcur Company has declared dividend
No. 30 of 18 cents a share, or 3U,000. This
distribution gives tho company n total of
(l.OdO.OOO. The Sllr King has paid Its
April dividend of t37,500, and the Swansea one
of 5.000.
The Northern Light mill is now In operation.
The rocovery of valuos is better than ever bo
fore nnd with the mine well proparea la keep
tbe mill going, the outlook is encouraging.
The BuHlon-Ueck resumed monthly divi
dends on tbe 0th lnst.. paying 10 cent a
share, or 910.000. This I the first payment In
thirteen months.
.The Washington mlno is In with it Initial
shipment of ore, a24-ton consignment of tzj
rich mineral.
Dividends have been declared by the Houth
Snnnseaand Sacramento companies, the for
mer 6 cents a share, or s)7,500, the hatter hull a
Cant n share, or s5,0(10.
During tho week tho Mammoth mill at Tlntlo
hns been shut downonaetountof alatkof t)m--Vers
for tho mlira The difficulty has 114 been
overoome, and the probabilities are that re
tumplon will take place ngbtaway.
A strike is reported in th Chloride Point on
liM Hill, tho ojioovery beinjr a four-foot solid.
5E , 1 a iliJLi
body ijf ore cemUur avrrso value ot 850
ounce direr MdMOl. gold to the ton.
ALAJHa.
flBATn,", April 17.-natrn capital havtn
Man Interested In the Copper Mountain lode, on
Copper Mountain, Prince William Sound, ex
Untlr development work will begin about
May 1. Thl work embrace th construction
St wharves, company houses, and storos, the
relopment of th claim, and the building of
a 150-ton smelter. Tho property is represent
ed as a mountain of ore tbat assays 15 per
cant, coppor, togother with gold and silver
values ot from S3 to SO. Large deposits of
coking coal have been found nnr th mines.
Representatives of a large English syndicate
nays bonded a number of tbe most promising
hydraullo properties in tbeplsoer fields of Cook
Inlet, and have tent tbelr nglneer and ex
pert to look over the rround.
.. Prospectors who have spent the winter along
the rivers and. Inlet of southeastern Alaska
are returning loaded with samples of tholr dis
coveries. A large numbor of rich discoveries
have been made In gold and copoer, the ledges
being from 6 feet to 600 In width from wallto
wall. Ono ledge was found to be COO feot wide
and traceable for 3,000 root, tbo ore assaying
from P2 to 93 In gold and coppor. The ore
bodies are so immense that it will require year
of constant work to exhaust thorn.
Tha Tamarack mine, near Yiolr, will con
struct a 600-ton concentrating plant. Thl
mine anticipates making Large shipments of
concentrates this season.
On Round Mountain, a mile south of Ymtr,
several rich strikes hav been made within the
past week. In the Porcupine group, on tills
mountain, a gold strike wns made that gave re
turns of Si, 300 per ton at a depth ot twenty
feet.
WAntMOTOX.
Bbuttle, April 17.-In Eureka district, tatt
em Washington, a large amount of work Is be
ing dnneVandTprnperty is changing hands rapid
ly, the purchasers being Montnnajcnpttallsts.
The Republic mlno, opened up by tnnclarksof
Butte, has give tbls district lis prestige. This
mine, a mcr prospect a year ago, now has over
81,000,000 worth ot ore oxposed lu Its workings
and thero ar several other properties In the dis
trict that promise equally welt. Tha ore Is froo
mllllng gold that assays from 810 to S60 par
ton.
In Silver Creek district the Edison has a
large amount of or on tha dump, principally
gold and copper, but no shipments have been
made.
. nnrnsrt Columbia.
Beattuc April 17. Negotiations are being
made for tho purcbaso ot thu North Star mine
In East Kootenai, by an English syndicate.
Tbls Is one of tbe largest and most produotlvo
mints in tbe province having paid regular
dividends, and has enough ore In sight in It
2,000 feet of leads and drifts to pay the pur
chasers tha amount of tho proposed Invest
ment 83.000,000. Tho mine shlppod 7,600
tons to the Great Falls, Mont., smeller, which
averaged $00 per ton, and it ts ostliuated that
thero are 50,000 tons of this class of oro In sight.
The Pal blinder, which Is under bond for
(00,000 to an Eastern syndicate, will pass Into
the new owners' hands In a short time. Tho
second paymont has bcon made, ami tho prop
erty Is standing up under development.
During tho past week the following ore ship
ments wtre made from Kaslo: Payne. 150 tons;
Ruth, 100 tons; Last Chance.VtO tons; Ram
bler, 38 tons.
At the War Kogle mine everything I in pros
perous condition, and tho new strike on th
600 level increases the ore In sight to $3,500,
000, of which at least $2,000,000 will be clear
profit. The now hoisting machinery now being
put in placewlll Increase the output to 200
tons per day.
OALironrriA.
Los ANOEt.KS, April 10. Th Argonaut mine,
Amador county. Is making a splendid record.
Tbe mill was started up a few months ago and
the clean-up the first month wss S73.000. Slnco
tbon the average monthly 'clean-up has been
about $50,000. Dividends have been paid for
the last two months of 10 cents a share on the
capital stock of $200,000, amounting to WO,
000, and 9100,000 has been placed In bank as
an emergency fund.
Bevcral promising mines In El Dorado county,
including the Gcrhart nnd tbe Pocahontas, have
stopped work because all the available capital
of the owners'wns expended on surface plant
before the development of tho mines rendered It
necessary. Tbey got their machinery In placo
und then had to stop work because tbey bod no
mora money with which to get out the ora.
Thero are many mines all over California with
plenty of good oro In them tbat havo been prac
tically abandoned for tho same reason. Tbo
Flagstaff, near Grizzly Flat, baa a strong ledge
ot good ore. This was an abandoned mine anil
the eucctss with which It has been worked has
caused considerable actlvltr In the reopening ot
abandoned mines in tbat vicinity. Tho ...ount
Pleasant and Good Hop?, both of which bad
boen abandoned, are turning out remarkably
welL
An oil well, with an output of 300 barrels a
day. has been developed In Coalingn, Fresno
county. Tbat district now has a daily oil pro
Hunt if RDM hftrrttla
Inyo countrUs expectantly waiting for the ex
tension of the Johannesburg Railroad to Mil
ford, Utah, which has bosn partially promised.
In order tbat something may be realized from
the vast mineral resources of that region. In
the Argus range of mountains ore big deposits
of hematlto iron ore, U5 par ceaMpuro and carry
ing also aoul ?S in gold per tun. The Death
Valley country has vast deposits of high grade
silver-lead ores. Near Willow Springs t lis Bow
man mine has a shaft down lOOi feet on a
three-foot vein of $35 are. A mill test ot eigh
teen tons from this mine gave $20 per ton with
tailings worth $1G por ton.
Tho output of the Hand dlstrlot is now about
S 100,000 per month, of which nearly half Is pro
ucoa by tho Yellow Attor Company. Neigh
boring districts produce about $50,000 per
month. All these amounts will be greatly In
creased after tbo low-grade ores begin to b
worked, by tho Barstow smelter, wblcli expects
to begin operations next month. A number of
good strikes and cloan-ups have recently bcou
made. A ledge of mlnoral paint sevorol miles
long has been discovered near ltitndsburg.
'iho Napa Consolidated Quicksilver Mining
Company. Napa county, reports for 1807 fiat
It paid $70,000 in dividends and that its net
earnings wsre $04,277. Tbe .Etna Compnny
paid S40,000ln dividends and lta net earnings
were 952.080.
KEVAPA.
Vntamti Citt, April 10, The Btato Bu-
frame Court has delivered Its decision in the
Inloi- Norcross case. It sustains the judg
ment of $210,000 In favor of M. W. Fox and
others, to which Is added also tho interest ac
crued since May, 1892, making a total of 321,
000. The Judgment was rendered on the
? round that the Hale & Norcross directors, by
raud. had charged the stockholders $7 per ton
for milling ore when it could havo been dono
for $4.60. The Supreme Court has ordered a
new trial with roterance to tho judgment for
6027,000. rendered by Judge Hubbard for al
leged fraud in the milling, in order to deter
mine more accurately tbe amount lost to the
stockholder.
New York capital has bought for 875,000 the
Cuag group of rive olalms on Lous Mountain.
The ore. carries copper, silver, aud gold. Tbe
new owners are planning to erect Biuelters at
the mines.
MEXICO.
GrjATMAS, April Hi. The Valladares plac- '
ers of Lower California, about loo miles south
of Enssnads, are to be opened up in a practical
way and put upon u business b:iuK Tucy have
been worked by Mexicans In the peculiar Mexi
can way for a long titno. Nuggett have been
found weighing as high as $300, whllo It waa not
unusual for $50 per duy to be cleaned uneven
br the lnelllclent tnetho'is that were used. The
placers are to be drained by a ditch and a blir
etcain yump.'nnd n good wagon road Js to bo
built to the coatt at Camahi.
The' San Josfi copper mines at Linares will
tbls spring brgln making shipments to Now
York. The property i otnprlses 1,00(1 aero.
Homo valuable dnnnhnr urposlla have boen
uncovered In sovcrnl places In Chihuahua.
Soma valuable copper deposits nro repotted
from the vicinity of Mnplml, DuraiiKO, near the
line of tho Mexican Central Railroad.
AHI70NA.
Tucron, April 15. Men who are in from Oro
Blanco speak encouragingly of tho country
thereabouts. Tbo mineral prosjiecui of that
section wjre never morn promising. The (luij.ia
Mining Company is still pushing lietolopmeuts
with satisfactory results. The property is now
oponed up ton depth of l'XJ feet and tin oro
body of nearly solid pyrites exposed. Thiwe
pyrites carry a heavy iwrcentage Injrold, tniuo
running as high ns $1,000 to tho ton. Tno
hundred tons of high-grudo ore are now- on tho
dump.
Preparations are being mado to relieve tbe
bars and gravel hanks of tbo Colorado River
of the millions of gold thT contain. On May
1 the great steam pumps und elaborate rystcai
of pipe lines being placed imar lloiinclli's 1 or
rv, northwest of Kingman, Mohave county, by
the Temple lUifConsnllnated Mining Company,
will be icady for operation. Thl compu.iy
owns beveral thoubonus of acres of the Colora
do's gnu el beds, which nre, lu places, fifty
feet high and uppoar to ho tierim-Mud With
plaoer'jcold from top to bottom. It ecru t tr.ts
on the company's grounds yielded V3'l per Cu
blo yard.'.a ntruro, of course, greatly above tbe
average,
h'ecro IJuralar Cauabt I'lylng Ilia Trad a.
Edwin W. Poor of 33 West Fifteenth street
was awakened at 2 o'clock yesterday morning
br th housekeeper, Mrs. Van Noss, who told
him thatsuincbody was In tho cellar. He went
to tbe street and oallod Policemnn Curran of the
West Thirtieth street station, i'ho policeman
found the rear yard gate broken nml truckud
tho thief into tbe basement, where be was found
packing a leather bag, The thief wosaiiegru,
Fred Haywood, awrul-seasonod Jeflorsun Mar
ket offender.
Magistrate Cornell greeted young Poor ns tho
son of an old friend, and bold Ray wood for tho
grand Jury.
aapped llavolver and Ktllrd Ills friend.
New Or.LEiNH, La., April 24. 1 eilx liouil
reaux of llouniu, Lu wis shot throu-h tho
heart last night by a friend. The jouuKtuau
who flrod tho fatal shot was mapping u pistol
that he thought was not luwlod when a cart rtdro
lu thu chamber ot the pistol ovu'odvl. Loud- '
reaux wss killed instantly. Hht fathuY-ls a mer
chant of Gruud CalUou ud, iqjpeclqfpf Terre
bouneparlsh, ... iks . 'uf,.-,
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attsjttSMgwaatagastjstia Ttj
DOG STOLEN IK A COURT! I
Tuaxur xnsaa Aa a irirxxta jro " Yi
jp'jtorjj irjno onirBD xxa motbbb. '
Th rtlaek-aad-Taa Mather Cam Hear CJataa. !'S.
lengateal Into aDacBttmn4 In tbe Straggle ' fi
Between the Two Clalraaata, Who Wert) .
Arretted and Arralgae4 at Katax. Market. S
It may be a wise dog that know its own . Ik
mother, but before a tost could b applied ye jt
tcrday In the Ksiex Market Court in settling a
dispute as to the ownership of a black and taav Jg
botween Herman Middleman ot 87 Sheriff street B
and Louis Obor ot 281 Second street, sotn ona "
tu tho courtroom stole the dog' offspring. If
Obcr and Middleman wero prisoner at th J.
result ot a fight they engaged in on Saturday
I night In trying to dotermlno .who owned the -,
blaok and tan, fn
Middleman lost a black-and-tan dog about
three week ago. Ho haunted tho Dslanflof
street station night and day over since to oh- ' t
tain soma Information about the missing anl t
mab Ho met Obcr In Sheriff street Saturday i
night. Ober led tha black-and-tan dog by ft '
chain.
"Ha, hat I have caught you at last, hey," &
shouted Middleman, as he mnile a grab fof fl
the chain, lu a mlntita men and dog were roll- '(
ing about tho sidewalk. Whan Policeman $
Barnes ot tho Union Market station arrive! $,
both 'men wsre bleeding from cuts, and th S
black and Inn was In dnngerot berng stretchta S
Into a dachshund. Mlddloinan had (toy tho for V
ward legs and hand, and was pulling against M
Ober. who had a tight grip on too tall m
Thenpoltceman, after rescuing tho dog and '-i
Placing both men under arrest, decided thai sjj
Middleman' hold on the dog' head gavo hua '.',
a prior claim to possession of the animal over1 f.
Ober. because, as ha explained in court, a' doa
could getalong without a tall, but not without '
rrMlciu'lsmen waa balled at tho station and al- 'U
lowed to tsuo tho dog homo with him. lie aa i
tared the courtroom yesterday morning? with. l'J
basket on hit arm. Ober was present with e, f,
tcnto nf wltnessos, who, he said, would swear i
that tho dog belonged to him, ")
"Judge," said Middleman, a ho opened thv
basket, "I ran prove that tbls is my dog Fan. ,'
nle. Hero Is tho proof," hs continued, a ho if.
took the dog from th basket and placed It on - ?J
tlio bench. "Hero Is Fannlo's little pun Ru ' ?
doloh," ho.' BddedTashs reached Into the.baakssj ;t
figaln and pulled out a blaclc-anl-tan dog scare. !
y bigger than a kitten. "I have bad Fonnla P,
two years. Rudolph Is two months old. Ha -.
knows his mamma and she knows him. Leave i,
them alone for a minute and tbey will prove It.
"lakothcti away now and we will try It '-
after the prisoners are disposed ot," told Mag- " ,f
Istrato Douol. ' ,(
Middleman stood In a corner of the court - ?
room for a while until the Magistrate an '.
pounced that he would adjourn tho case until
to-morrow. Just as ho wns going down tha v
stops ot the court bouse Middleman looked Into A
the basket. A second later he shrieked ana .
rushed back to the courtroom, shouting: 1
"Judge. Judge, they hare stolen my Ru- - 4
dolph. My little dog Is gone. Oh, where, oh, "il
where, can he bol" m
Tears wero coursing down his cheeks as two ,
Gollcemcn led him back tojthe sldowalk. Just ft f
len ho met Ober. 1
"You take mv Rudolph, too, heyl"he said, J' i
as be grabbed Ober by th neck. The two men f, ,
clinched, and there was a fair prospect of an Vf
other flsht, hut tho police again Interfered and ,'
separated them. No trace of tho .pup had been ft
found up to tho time tho court adjourned. f
A xazlt ton a EX. BOOTH. f
I
Th SalrattaB Array nralaa a Three Bay v.
Campatan la Ills lienor. 2.'
Tho Salvation Army began yesterday a tbret '", '
days' campaign In honorof Gen. William Booth, ;
tho founderand Chief of tho Army, who is to , aj
return to England next Wednesdsy. A meeting , 5fl
was held at the Army Hcadquartors In West iU
Fourteenth street at 11 o'clock yesterday fore '-?iB
noon, and afternoon and evening meetings wero ', ;!
held in the Academy of Music In his address t9
at tho morning service Gen. Booth spoke upon i'imt
purity of life, and said that after the battle of ?
life waaover tho soldier with a pure heart would Zmt
enter n llf oof ponce. t'sB
"There will be no war thoro, but onlyhnppl- j9
noss, with lovo and kisses: such sweet kisses. '
just like tbls," and tho General threw his arm , 'YjB
about tho neck ot Commander Booth-Tuckrr and rf-'-'iimm
rubbed hit long gray beard over the Com- V- aMW
munilrr'l fare, vrfalln tno Dftonla cheorod. B 'taaal
" I will kiss you all at the Tuesday night meet ..iiXtsai
Ing," he said, turning to the audience. The men r vJH
smiled, while tho Salvation Army lasses and tha "?fH
other women pressnt clapped their hand and ' sH
looked pleased. itkm
Tho General opened hi afternoon addret by i Xfjmm
stating. In apparent seriousness, that he had '' Mm
preached on cxcollent sermon in tho morning. Sim
''I know It was excellent becauso it touched the ?H
tprlngs of human action and showed wherein "'mm
you could fight against sin and conquer tbe -JfWM
devil. You ought to have been there. ' ;$H
The Academy of Music had a fair-sized audi. y'tm
ence. and tbe speaker told them that God hnd Vsaal
forsaken them becauso of tbelr sins. He ex. SMm
horted them to discover their weaknesses and 'Vasal
amend their Ilros. vl
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conifer,!, ojt uoirr.Bns or extras, Um
9
He Joyrutlr Commits Twa Ifember era Oaaff "H
Tbat Made HI Ifrlchberhood (laeomrartabl. '''-sl
Joseph Ferrone, publlo nuisance and newsboy, val
took the wrong time to fall Into the hands of the H
police, as was demonstrated to him explicitly by H
Magistrate Cornell yesterday. fll
Joseph Motrls, who conduct tho dally new. IH
paper delivery headquarters at the northeast fjl
corner of Union Square, was the complainant. l
Ho said that he bad seen tbo small but wicked Mm
Josepb snatch, at tbo suggestion of an older lH
brother, somo cents from a third boy, name and VMWM
home not ascertained, but also a public nuisance, imWl
As the newsboy mob thero bad become every -MMm
day more end more noisy and lawless, Morris "H
had a policeman arrest tho Offender. "ikm
"Goodl" shoutod the Magistrate rubbing bis ',H
hands with gleeful enthusiasm. "Goodl I wish iMWl
you'd have em all arrested. They are so noisy d'asaal
aud such dirty little beasts that they have mad -JMWm
that neighborhood almost uninhabitable. I am 'dasaai
very gUd Indeed to have tho chance to deal with -, flH
one of them." asarnl
Lauroi zo Ferrone stepped forward to act as In- 'H
terpreter. ''H
"That's tho bor," said Morris, pointing to blm, 'H
" who told the prisoner to steal tb money from lH
tbe little kid." MM
"Good! Good!" exclaimed the Magistrate ,MWM
oneo moro. " Don't let blai gat away." -H
He wroto tho accusation against Laurenso Into JsH
the uflldavlt against Joseph aud turned tb two IH
or to tbe Gerry society until the police shall Mm
find the little boy who waa robbed. '''sTaTsM
"Holer, nasty little villains!" said tboMsglo- m
trato as tbey were led from court. MmM
MIO UT CATCH UK 1TIFF. IP UECOVLH ,fLWt
MnrUlrate Cornell Headers a Deetalsa B toe ueafl
Itura of International saw. jH
Preston Houghton cams down on Saturday ilLI
from Orungo county, where ho had spent th last H
nine wcoks, to look for his wife. He took a room -H
at the Mills Hotel and started up Broadway, SMU
He met Mrs. Houghton at Thirtieth street at 'MMm
midnight. inil
" Rose," entd he, " come back to me." ''il
Mrs, Houghton regarded blm with disdain. isaaafl
" Stay home where you belong," sbe answered. mmm
"Not on my life will I live with you again." Jeaaaal
The man spoke out his mind frankly and unaf .MUm
fectlonutely. rmmm
The woman, as sbe confessed afterward, for- aaaal
get herself nnd "spoke ns a lady should not." A 'H
crowd gathered, nnd with It a policeman. He .H
It'lu-fcrud between the two, heard their mutual 'MWWl
grievances, and Instructed Mrs. Houghton logo i'IsbbbbbI
about her own affair while he led her husband lUMW
In another direction. Houghton wouldn't be IIibIbH
lod, mitt his wife stayed bohiud to comment ',mmmM
upon his refusal. In tho end both were locked mMm
up In tho West Thirtieth street station. MWmM
Magistrate Cornell, when the case bad bees jH
brought before him, came to tbe talus cooclo- ffl
Bioti tha tha polliemnn bad reached. 1
" Uuueliloii, ' he Kid, "If your wife want to ,fl
support hernelr without your assistance tho law 'MMm
sayv that )ou inunt Irnvo bornloue. You may mm
burn go, but Mm. Houghton mav go now and MMm
ynu ton iiiinutoi from now. If you quarrel MMM
again this morning ic will bo her fault for let H
t ing ou catch her." H
" AWKWAZV AS A ST E A IX BOLL EH," 'MMM
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llercen ttabtia Quits via Times far steaaatlag
This Inault to Mrs. Qalars. H
John Bergen of 550 West Forty-ninth street H
w.is held lu the Weal Fi(t) .fourth street police H
court jesterday without lull on a obarge of as- 'H
saultlng.ToUuQulgg of 537 West Fifty-aoooud H
street. Thu assault occurred at Quli.-g'e house al
on Hiituidnj nclit. liurgeii utaboi-d his J oat ,H
six times. Inflicting possibly mortal Injuria. 'H
The urlsuimr admitted guilt nnd expressed il
regret thut he had uot killed the other man out WMMM
r I xiit. ymmm
'Hie two men, with Mrs. Qulgg. had been IMMM
drinking for the greater part of the evening. !jl
when the woman accidental!) knocked over a H
pitcher of tocr that bad been tilled. This mad MMMt
ll rgcu ungry, nnd be said something to th iH
t'fTcct that Mrs. Qulk.fw.is as awkward as a J!MMM
StMiu nil I or. JMMM
'l-ii.o h buck or I'll thump you." said Qulgg, 'MMMt
Bui-frnii pieirrrod fighting to retracting, anil. 'iMMMI
drawing a knlfo, subbed Qulgg reportedly, and bbbbbbI
then run away, 'ibbbbbbbb!
Qulgg was liken to ''oosevolt Hoipltatjjmd MMMM
his assailant slut arrcsvxd oarly yesterday Hony 'iaTaTaTaTaTaal
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