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Sloane's Removal Sale! TIME IS LIMITED! Until .we — — — — ... .. -\ — — — — — move into our new building— ll4-122 Post street— we give you the' opportunity 'to take .advantage of the splendid we are : offering throughout our large establishment v ~' . . .LACE CURTAINS. . . SPECIAL REDUCTIONS to Close Two and Thrae Pair Lots. -^ WE MENTION >OR EXAMPLE: 1 j>a!r» BRtrSSEIJB LACE CURTArNS ..$20.00. Formerly 130.00 pmr pair ~- 8 pairs ARABIAN LACE CURTAINS....... ..; 14.00. Formerly 17.15 per pair.' , 2 pairs ARABIAN LACE CURTAINS :.. ..-. 15.00. Formerly 13.50 p«r pair 8 pairs ARABIAN LACE CURTA1N5..'......... 10.00. Formerly M.OO ocr pair •. 8 pairs BATTKNBERO LACE CURTA1N5......... TJJO. Formerly 10.S0 p«r pair 8 pair* BATTENBERG LACE CURTA1N5...... ... 10.00. Formerly H4.00 per pair ' ''¦ S pairs BATTENBERO LACE CURTAINS..;...... 18.00. Formerly 21.00 per pair S pairs BATTENBERO LACE CURTAINS.....: ;.. 21. 00. Formerly 14.50 per pair -'- 8 pairs IRISH POINT LACE CURTArN5.......... g.OO. Formerly - U.M par pair 2 pairs IRISH POINT LACE CURTAINS...:... ..V 84SO. Fonneriy 12.75 per pair >** 8 pairs IRISH POINT LACE CURTA1N5.......... 14.00. Formerly 13.26 per pair 3 pairs NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTA1N5...... ... 2.00. Formerly 8.25 per pair ; 2 pairs NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTA1N5...... ... 8.50. Formerly ».*> p«r pan- % :-. We: respectfully invite : those who contemplate purchasing CARPETS, RUGS, FURNITURE, DRAPERY MATERIALS, LACE CURTAINS, etc., to visit our warerooms and personally inspect the Larger Selections. and LOW PRICES we are pre- * . £ Largest "and^ Best Assorted '¦M Stock; on .the coast 'from whicH ;to select ; W, & J. SLOANE & CO., 641-643-645-647MarketStreet; : DUFF GORDON SHERRY — FROM — DUFF GORDON A CO., Port St. Mary's, Spain. |-KtwTJTJ< MEnCKCKE * OCX, > , — i AGEWT* PACIFIC COAST. tU taenuKSto bU S. T h OU. BETROTHAL OF STEPHANIE. Austrian Princess to Become the Bride of Count Lonyayv VTENNA,' March 17,— The official "Wiener Zeitung to-morrow will announce the ¦ be trothal of "Princes* Stephanie of "Austria to Count Elemer Lonyay. . . Passion Play Prohibited. CITT ; OF MEXICO/ March ; 17.-There Is much comment on"' the order of the Arc- h: bishop of Mexico prohibiting- the ¦ acting of the "Passion Play,'.' usual during -Holy week, in the suburban towns. "Thiß most ancient custom Is | held In , high esteem by the masses of the people, who resent the interference with the time honored prac- tice. The Archbishop , has been advised to take this action on account of the -de- generation of > the v "Passion* Play" Into Beml-burleeque and as giving occasion for rioting and - drunkenness. " ¦ ¦:¦•¦- : ;¦ .- Wenor gases iU, Sec- retary of the. Cuban Legation laW«fc- lngloa, D. C 09 W. ¦Washington, 'street, Morris- tdwn. Pa., writes: "My,' oldest daugh- ter,' -Mallnda Roy- er, -- Is / cured of deafness' by Peru- na.. ..When she be- gan 'to take Peru- na we bad to go up close to her and talk .. very loud to make her hear.' ••>.. . "After taking one-half doxen bot- tles of Peruna she can hear you In any part , of the room. . She-, can hear an ordinary FRENCH CONSUL STOPS WAR TALK IN ENGLAND Asserts Positively That There Is No Danger of a Clash. Friction Over the Seizure of German Ships It Is Now Known Was More Serious Than General Public Believed. ¦¦"¦ — + ' Copyrighted. 1900. by the Associated Pre«s. 'LONDON. March 17.— The mouths of the panic-mongers have been stopped and by a Frenchman. It Is a curious commen tary upon a certain side of the British character, which has lately been much In evidence. Several papers of fair standing have seriously been putting for ward the probability of war with France and their sensations have been gulped down eagerly by a small section of the British public though well-Informed peo ple are only amused. France, however, was not the only nation which, it is asserted, meditated an immediate in vasion of England. Russia, Germany and Austria, according to the manufac turers of panics, had designs to take advantage of Great Britain's troubles in South Africa. With the cries for home defense in ascendent, Great Britain might have duplicated the Bcenes when the isl and awaited the prospective invasion of Napoleon. But M. Delcasse, the French Foreign Minister, spoke, and the bogle of European hostility and Interference van ished. The hand of the Frenchman restored calm to Great Britain. Without, the bias of friendship, he disclosed, the "common sense with which France and the other European powers were . [ governing their relations toward Great Britain, and bore home what has frequently been set forth in these dispatcnes— i. c., that no power had the slightest intention of going to war with Great Britain at present and Ino power was anxious to intervene in be nalf of the Boers. Trouble in Balkans. The pacinc condition which European matters assume is far more likely to be disturbed by trouble in the Balkans than by the South African war or anything in which Great Britain is chiefly concerned, tnough the Balkan difficulty is most un likely to result in a Continental war. This latest trouble consists in the apparent de termination of Prince Ferdinand to de clare himself King of Bulgaria and re nounce Turkey's suzerainty. He would scarcely contemplate this without the backing of Russia, whence come Prince Ferdinand's generals, guns, and this week, his national loan. As the Spectator points out, for the Sultan to refuse abso lutely the request of. Prince Ferdinand, supported by Russia and not negatived by the triple alliance, would be a very serious event indeed, "and it may occur sooner than we, who are all looking southward instead of eastward, are ready to suppose." However, there Is no reason to suppose it will not blow over, as did the friction between Great Britain and Germany over the seizure of the latter's ships in South African waters. To what extent . that friction went was only known this week, when a blue book giving the correspond ence.of the Governments concerned was published. The tart demands of the' Ger man Embassador and Lord Salisbury's as tonished comments at being thus ad dressed by a nation whom Mr. Chamber lain but a few weeks previous had lov-> ingly included in the so-called "new drel bund" came as a revelation. Had not the matter been completely settled, thanks to Lord Salisbury' giving way, and had not Gr«at Britain been so completely en grossed by the progress of her, arms in South Africa, it would have raised a storm of indignation against Germany fifty times greater than did Emperor Wil liam's celebrated cable message to Presi dent Kruger after the Jameson raid. The correspondence Itself shows no evidence of reconciliation, but it is learned that this has been effected and also that rather curious conditions attended the negotia tions. . ¦ . -V. . Germany's Double Play. Whenever the German Ambassador saw Lord Salisbury "butter wculd not melt in his mouth," and his words were honeyed, vet when Count yon Bulow, the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke pub licly he was anti-British, and when the dispatches which would in the nature of things be published were written by the German side they were formulated in the same strain. To quote a British Foreign Office official, "Germany flaunted us in the face of the world and- curried favor privately." The will -of Isaac Gordon, the notorious money lender, who died recently, cannot be found and is being advertised for. It appears this well known name in the English courts, .though Gordon himself rarely appeared, was borne by a man of only 33, who is credited with leaving $5 .000 .000. On his body was found $20,000 and in his office {133,000 in cash. This ac cumulation was due to the fact that the bank? finally would not have anything to do with his accounts. - • LONDON BERLIN PARIS ATTITUDE OF THIS COUNTRY PLEASES FRANCE Praise for President Mc ~. Kiniey's Offer to Great , Britain. r American •; Orovesrnment's Movement to End the South African Wax ' Came as a Surprise to PARIS," March 17.— "The United States has shown selfish Europe an example," said a responsible official to a representa tive of. the Associated.Presa, when asked what was the feeling of the French Gov ernment regarding - President McKinley' s offer, of his good offices to England. . ¦ "We felt," continued the official in ques tion* "that our own;positlon with respect to England, in view of the present state of public feeling there, was too delicate to admit of ever acceding to Mr. Kruger's appeal, and as this reluctance appeared to be shared by every other power the ac tion of the American Government In tak ing the initiative came as ' an agreeable surprise. That it did not succeed does not detract from Its merit." ; The Associated Press .representative here called the Interlocutor's attention to 'the complaints of a portion of the French press that President McKinley refrained from backing up his offer, which was necessary to its success, some papers hav ing openly stated that his action was a mere electoral maneuver and not intended to be successful.' ¦ "In our view," replied the official, "these criticisms are utterly unjustified. President McKinley did -even more than up to the last moment was expected over here. Only .the members of chancellories, who realize the delicate nature of such a step, \ can appreciate j America's ¦ effort -at its proper value. The French Government, while not prepared to take the initiative, would In conjunction with Russia readily have supported. America, but the: prompti tude of England's refusal cut the ground frorritunder them." J ; - " ¦ - . , *''. Still Hope for Intervention. / '.The ; Associated 'Press' informant added that although there appeared to be little likelihood* of intervention in the immedi ate ; future, yet hopes were still enter tained that .an offer of good, offices from the | powers j might i eventually prove ac ceptable, r.: i < . , -i ; . • ¦v-. . . • : ' ¦ ' "At any' rate," said he, ~ '.'it. Is not un likely that it will be made If foreign In terests are endangered by the threatened destruction of the Rand mines." '• •': . This question of destruction of the gold mines, as predicted by Montagu White, is regarded as a serious matter here and is not merely possible, but probable. The French Government has received infor mation to the same effect from another source, " and It considers the descendants of : the Dutchmen who flooded their own country in order to repel an Invader quite capable of following this historic preoe dent in the case of foreign-owned gold mines. The French press has taken up the matter and points out the enormous amount j of French savings sunk In - the Rand goldflelda. It Is stated that If the Boers carry • out their threats lit I would take at least three . years to reconstruct the surface ¦ machinery * and other plants, while .immense destruction could \ be wrought by dynamiting the underground workings. . • " , ; 9 France owns a third of the shares In the Transvaal mines and these alarmist pre dictions have already had their effect on the quotations of the stocks of those mines in which French holdings are large. Thus, since' Tuesday, Robinson has dropped from 210. t0 200; Ferreria from 493 to 465, and Geldenhuis from 148 to 140.' ¦• Franco-Russian Alliance. The discussion 'of ' mediation in the Senate "on Thursday : gave M. Delcas.se, Minister of Foreign . Affairs, an : opportu nity to emphasize the fact that the Fran co-Russian alliance is as close as ft ever was and that unity of action prevails'be tween the two powers. His allusion to Russia was' prompted; by; a report that Count . Muravleff, the Russian Foreign Minister, during | his visit ' to Paris, sug gested intervention, but the- French Gov ernment held ! back. M. Delcasae's ¦ state ment shows that no such proposition .was ever made. . * >• ' -\'A ¦;¦¦*•?.-*>_' ¦* ¦;¦:-¦¦-¦ v.-, The tension of feeling between Franc© and England certainly a has -undergone abatement this \ week. . for which the con ciliatory article «of the London Times is largely responsible, and the fact that It was so well received by the' French press demonstrates that I the j Francophobe atti tude of many of the English papers Is, to a great extent,' -accountable v for nth* strained relations between - the : two peo pies. ,-.> :."-'i; ..-*••:• ¦¦¦¦•-:¦:!¦-.¦¦ ¦. ¦:¦:,., ._•¦ : : :\s&^& These nationalist organs, whose An glophoblsm te-a«.part of their studied party policies, have not abated their at tacks/but the. moderate journals have re sponded to : the ; advances "of -the-- London press In ' the same ' spirit. ¦'; . ; : , i^— p— ,* . The Government s bill,- proposing am nesty In all j criminal prosecutions which have arisen out of the Dreyfus affair meets | with vigorous opposition from tha Dreyfusards,*- whose '-reputations have' been besmirched ¦by the , vile accusations of , their : adversaries,'- and to whom am nesty means r the ¦* deprivations of ; the means of redress. ; Dreyfus himself wrote protesting asralnst the bill,' "which will, if passed, kill : nis hopes ?of rehabilitation. The - Senate * committee this week heard M. - Relnach,' Colonel s: Picquart and M. Zola, all of whom. warmly condemned the measure. ?¦ Colonel Picquart > declared that on no account did he wish , to be included in the same list with General Merder and his accomplices." -i M. i Zola submtued that the amnesty.was In violation of The "con stitution. • _. r :/,The Irrepressible Esterhazy has bobbed up again and has written to the commit tee of the Seriate announcing that he had made i four depositions .before the French Consul General in ;London,".M.*Le Queux. which :,would ty prevent ? the •' Government stifling the Inquiry he demands. : Accord ing*; to ¦an inspired • statement s his deposi tions '¦ are ; valueless, ¦as ¦ he * has v only ¦ pro duced'copies.^ instead; of originals of the documents ha ' professes <to ¦ possess. * -. TALK OF WAR GROWS LOUDER IN FAR EAST Predicted That Japan Will Strike Russia During Maneuvers. Yokohama Has Been Visited by An other Fire, but It Was Wot Ac companied by Customary Destitution. YOKOHAMA. Feb. 28 (via steamship Idrui XLa.ru at Victoria, B. C, ilarch 17).— The persistency with which the Western press clings to the imminence of war be tween Russia and Japan is attracting n.uch attention, where thus far there has ••eemed to be no foundation whatsoever for the rumor. The fact which now im presses the public is the arrival of repre- Fentatives of some of the prominent New York papers, they having been sent for the express purpose of being upon the rpot when the outbreak comes. This, to cetber with the activity prevailing in the Russian squadron in eastern waters as sembling in force as It Is In the Korean Straits and the reports constantly coming in of extraordinary doings at Port Ar thur, has at last forced the conviction that where there is co much smoke there must be some fire, and the people and i'ress are correspondingly on the gui vive. In official circles, however, the utmost caJm is manifest, while everybody else is wondering what it all means. In the meantime one of the Chinese papers act ually propounds the theory that Japan will be likely to take the opportunity fur nished by the approaching naval ma neuvers in the Korean Straits to strike a Middon blow at Russia. The question as to land titles held by foreigners here under the old treaties has nX last been settled by an authoritative communication from the Foreign Office to ;he French Minister, which is entirely satisfactory to the holders, and therefore one. of the chief causes of friction under the new order of things has been re in oved. Yokohama has been visited by another prrcat fire, sweeping away some 300 houses in the native town. Comparatively little destitution has been caused by it, as the Japanese are now largely availing Themselves of the resource of insurance anrt thoroughly appreciate Its benefits. The arrival of Prince Waldemar of Den mark will soon be the occasion of a round of festivities', when the Empress has fully recovered from her recent quite severe illness. The Emperor has wholly recov ered from his attack of the influenza. Dr. F. E. Clark, the president of the Society of Christian Endeavor, has been the recipient of numberless attentions during his brief Ftay. He left yesterday to continue his lour around the globe. The Japanese Diet was prorogued on the 24th, after a session of small accom plishments. Thousands of people hare catarrh ¦who would be surprised to know i it. because it has been called iom« other name than catarrh. The fact is, catarrh is catarrh wherever located; and another fact which is of equally great Importance, that Penma cures catarrh wherever lo- cated. Catarrh is an American disease. Fully cne-half of the people ax* afflicted more or less with it In som« form. Previous to the discovery of Penma catarrh was considered well nigh Incurable. Since the Introduction of Penma to the medical pro- fession thousands of cases are cured an' nuaily. ¦ Senor Queaada. Secretary of the Legation In Washington, In & I letter to tb» Pt- Co.. written from "Washington, IX '"Teruna I can (^V** «g**»^ V recommend as & § very good m«ffl- % 1 t > cine. It is an ex- In Litfc li cellent strengrth- ening tonic, and It la also as effl- — "^ caclous cure for . the almost uni- versal complaint JSBsfl o f catarrh." yP^&^^^* and women all „,,_„/ , h , w State* ra« and ffirton D praise Rerun* for »»•«"». *^ catarrhal dlaeaa-^ ea. GoTernora, . Senators and Conaiimmwn tT»« their oocmnendatlon. Address The Parana Mexßera* Co.. Co- lumbus. 0.. for tr— catarrh book. work of draintoff th» Valley of Mexico is now completed and It remains merely to construct the sewers of th» city. LIPTON'S NEW YACHT. George It. Watson to Design the Cap Challenge*. Special Cable ' to Th« Call and the New Tori Herftld. Copyright. 1300, -by thm Hww Tor* Herald Ooinp«ny. GREKKOCE. . Scotland. March 17.— George L. Watson will design Sir Thomas Lipton's new yacht, with which he will challenge for the next Axnerica.*9 cup match. Captain Edward Sycamore ha 3 been asked to be her skipper. Movements of the Hartford. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, ilarch 17.— The United States training ship Hartford. Commodore Farragut's old flagship, which left San Francisco on January 10 for New York 'with 540 men on board under Com mander Hawley, - and which recently ar rived at Valparaiso, has sailed from that port for Montevideo^ ' ¦¦ Stricken With Apoplexy. PETALUMA. March 17.— Mrs. Jame* B. Morris of Aqua Callente, who has been on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Madison of this city, while- at breakfast this morning suddenly fell back la -her chair In a fit of apoplexy. Medical aid was summoned, but Mrs. Morris died In a short tlm* ¦ ' - MANY EXHIBITS ON AN OVERDUE VESSEL Delay in the Completion of the American Section at the Paris Fair. Special Cabl» to The CaJl and the New York Herald. Copyright. ISOO, by the New York Herald Comx»any. PARIS. March 17.— The American sec tion of the exhibition of 1900 is extremely anxious at the Incomprehensible and ex cessive delay In the arrival of the steamer Paulliac. which is bringing to Havre from New York a large number of exhibits. The Pauiliac left New York on February S. She was spoken on February 11 by the Enplish liner Germanic, and according to her reports, the Paulliac was rolling daily In a heavy sea. Sh<» should have arrived At Havre on February 21 or 22, and she is now twenty-five days overdue. She prob ably has suffered a breakdown of ma chinery, 'which has forced her to set her rails and continue her voyage under un favorable conditions. -:••. •• In addition to numerous objects destlneJ for the exhibition she carries pieces of machinery destined for the moving side walk, which is being constructed at the <:bamp de Mars. This will cause delay In the work of the exhibition, in the French as well as the American section, but as no one will be ready on April 15. whatever the Government may say. the time lost by the non-arrival of the chip probably will »oon be regained. The exhibition probably will not be com pleted until May 15. From that date it will be worth a visit, for it will be a mz.z nlncent chow. '.'•'-r.-v Among th« 3550 Cubans who took the census of the island were many women, and they receive the regular remunera- tion of 15 a day. • -:¦ Zeigler Defeats Burns. ' CHICAGO,' March \ 17.— The bouts at ' tn» Chicago ¦ Athletic, 'Association resulted aa .follows ;'.;; ' Jack fßonner,' f champl6n ; heavy-" i .weighty of S? Pennsylvania^ V; and x Frank Chllds I fought *a" sjbw six -¦ rounds ito v ; v draw • 'i Buddy ,C Ryan » won t'froni | Clarence Forbes *in one :?• round z" on ' a: foul ; ' Lewis Mansfield defeated .Jack Robinson ' In six rounds; * Owen ; Zeigler, Philadelphia, ' de feated 1 Charlie V Burns In i six t rounds -at catch weights. This was one ef.tho fast est contests ; ever seen at • the , Chicago Athletic : Association, "r ••,'»-. - • ? "Saying antf Doing Are Two ThingsS- £ is hot, what tve sky but 'what Hood's ¦. SarsaparUta does that tells the story of its merit. Its great record of cures of all forms of blood diseases, including scrofula, rheu- matism, dyspepsia, catarrh, prove its ¦ *power to curt* yemi also* You may be < svr* Hood's SarsaparUla <wtil do you good. The Blood '^ A' grand blood purifier 'b : Hl^sSar^pari^^'.\T7ils]'iiu^ Hood's- PHls have greatly benefited me/ >; €Mrs. F;G.S^h,Clehxme; < Tex. . ; ¦— Impure Blood — " I ami pleased; to recommend Hood's Sarsaparißa tonic and; blood medicine." '-¦-"• SMiss ¦ Nellie . HUenbrant, '^Chester, N.Y.: VOTE NOT REACHED ON LEX HEINZE MEASURE BKRLIN, March 37.— The Reichstag sat with closed doors to-day in order to dis cuss an amendment to the Lex Heinze bill, dealing with contagious diseases. On the resumption of the open session Prince Alexander yon Hohenlohe, son >of i'the Chancellor, declared that the Govern ment's representatives and the supporters of the bill failed to change his convictions that the law was "objectionable. In his opinion it was only calculate to deprive those who had been contented with ideal istic work 'Of their occupation and drive them Into the ranks of the Social Demo crats. • There was no quorum In the' Reichstag when a vot« was about to be taken,. ana the President; Count Batlestrem, - re marked on the subject. . Fifty : members who "demanded a vote by roll call, there upon demonstratively quit the house be fore the decision.* ' " \¦• ' Entertained by Zelaya. MANAGUA. Nicaragua. March 17.—Pres ident . Zelaya gave . United States Minister Merry an' excursion by - railroad -land > a picnic yesterday to Caterinaand Jenotepe Mountain. Nicaragua's ¦ Minister of For eign . Affairs and several ¦ other high * of ficials escorted the United States Minister and did the honors. . Eulogies in the House. WASHINGTON, March 17.— Members* of the House ' to-day i ; pronounced eulogies upon the late Monroe L. Hay ward,' a Sen ator-elect from Nebraska, who died before taking the oath of office. ¦'. No other busi ness of Importance was transacted."' .=- , Mai! nda ftoy«r. MEXICO 'S DRAINAGE CANAL FORMALLY OPENED President I Dias and Cabinet sad Other. Notable* Present at the . Oeresnony." - '.''¦: I crnr of Mexico, March it.— Tne Grand, canal, part of the Valley of Mex ico drainage system, "was inaugurated to day | with much ceremony. - The Invited guests Included; President' Diaz and his Cabinet, the Supreme Court Judges and members of the diplomatic corps. ' ; The party _ went early In the morning to San Lazarlo, . on the j outskirts of I the city, where the ceremony of opening the gates of the canal connecting with the sewer system *of the city was performed by President Diaz, who declared the canal open. The entire party was then taken In a steam train to the terminus of the ca nal, thirty miles away, to the mouth of the great tunnel connecting with the ca nal. At that point a banquet was served ' and speeches were made .congratulatory to President Diaz for the successful car rying, out of his idea and to Sir Weetman Pearson, the contractor. There was a large display of troops, and military bands played along the line taken by the Presidential party. . The .work has occu pied ¦ nearly eleven- years, during which time, the Government has given -the pro ject Its • constant and liberal aid. The Hon. Celso C»sar Moreno, Ex-Prime Minister of Hawaii Tb* Hon. Celso Caesar Moreno, ex- Prime Minister of Hawaii and projector of the Trans-Pacific cable, 1876, is a distin- guished statesman and the best known Italian in the country. In a letter from Washington! r>. C, to The Perana Medl- cin« Co., he say s: ,?.?,- "/ can commend your great na- tional catarrh cure, Peruna, to my friends throughout the country as a safe, reliable medicine. I know, of no other tonic that will build a person up as well as Peruna. ' It is a posi- tive cure for. \ the universal disease, catarrh, and those mho will try this remarkable medicine will find a sure cure. Very respectfully, Celso Caesar Moreno." SHAMROCK DAY DULY OBSERVED BY TRE BRITONS Liberal Display of the Green in Honor* of the Brave Irish Soldiers/ In Dublin, However, the Lord May or's Carriage Was Stoned and Windows Smashed by/the Excited Crowds. LONDON, March 17.— Shamrock ,day promises to vie with Primrose day. Judg ing by the enthusiasm with which, for the first time in the history of the nation, loyalists all over the United Kingdom celebrated, while everywhere the "green" was conspicuous. From Windsor Castle, where the Queen observed the day by wearing a sprig of genuine four-leaved shamrock, to the East' End of the* slums of London, where the ragged urchin glo ries in his morsel of green weed, nearly every one sported something in the shape of a green favor. A word from her Ma jesty has turned the emblem of semi-dis loyalty Into a badge of honor and has made the shamrock the most prized of all plants in the British Isles. • By the Queen's order the bells in the curfew tower of Windsor Castle honored St. Patrick thiß morning, Lrish airs played by the Grenadiers enlivened the Queen's luncheon, and on London's Mansion House floated a new royal Irish flag, with the Union Jack in the upper corner, and a crowned harp in the center of a green Held, as distinguished from the Irish flag, which bears the harp without the Union or Crown. The. street venders dio. a roaring business with flags, moss spin ach, bits of green ribbon, etc. Houses and stores lavishly displayed green flags and bunting, and Irish soldiers . and sail ors showed special pride in wearing the national emblem.- The supply of genuine shamrock was so scarce that half a dozen leaves sold readily for half a crown. The ancient ceremony of "trooping the colors at Dublin castle" was especially picturesque. -It was: performed to-day in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan; the Duke of Con naught, commander in chief of the forces In Ireland, and a brilliant assemblage. All the troops wore the shamrock. ';¦; ¦ ¦ The second <~»y s sale of the Irish In dustries Association was opened at .tne London Mansion House this afternoon by the ; Lady Mayoress, with princesses, duchesses, countesses and commoners attending the stalls, which conducted 'the bisgest kind of a trade.- Most of the Government officials hoisted the Irish flag and the clubs w*re sim ilarly decorated, the officials all wearing Wie green. In the churches the preachers referred to the occasion, thanking Providence that the English had learned to love and re spect their Irish fellow subjects as they never knew them or respected them be - The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Russell of Killowen, set the example in the law courts and all the Judges followed his example of wearing the shamrock below their ermine collars. On the Stock Exchange the enthusiasm shown in celebrating the day gave the room the appearance of a green house. The shamrock was everywhere and there was more toasting of health than work. As a result prices were better, though no body knows why. - • , " The scenes at Aldershot were character istic of the celebration of St. Patrick's day and in all the other garrison towns , the- shamrock was -onned by .all «the troops privileged to wear it. At reveille the Irish bands made a tour of the. bar racks playing "Garry Owen," "St. Pat rick's Day in the Morning" and "The Boys of Wexford." In front of the offi cers' mess they played the national.an ! them and cheered the Queen. *."-, It is understood the Queen, having ap proved the proposed formation of a regi-' ment of Irish Guards, will make the an nouncement on the subject to-day." St. Patrick's Church, London,, was densely packed when Bishop Brindle, D. 1 8.1 0. (Distinguished Service Order), late chaplain of the British = forces in South Africa; officiated at a pontifical high mass in the presence of Cardinal Vaugnan. All the clergy and the congregation wore the shamrock, and the scene, as the Cardinal in his red* and white robes slowly moved up the central aisle blessing the congre gation was very impressive. It was ex pected that the Cardinal would deliver the St. Patrick's day address, but : this de volved on Father Aidan, who remarked that both friend and foe were unstintedly "praising the Irish bravery, heroism and generalship lust .now '¦ so conspicuous on the battlefield." and- added that the "wearing of the shamrock, emblem of Irish nationality and Catholicity, had be come by the gracious act of our. most levered sovereign -an. acknowledgment of the heroism and valor; of our: Irish- sons in the war." V »¦'' ¦: : - • ", TORONTO, Ontario, March 17.— St. Pat rick's day was observed here and throughout the province, with unusual en thusiasm. Everybody wore ".the - sham rock, while " the ? Irish . flag i-"» flew on all the public "buildings.- Services . were held in the Catholic churches, 'where ref erence was made to the bravery of the Irish soldiers in • South' Africa,' 1 and con ! certs and banquets to-night -by the differ ent Irish societies wound up the day.:- DUBLIN.i March 17.— The Lord Mayor's procession to-day.. .was:- Interrupted* by many scenes of disorder caused. by those who* objpeted to his : attitude toward > the Queen. His carriage was stoned at vari ous places along the route, windows. were smashed and; the enormous - crowds I were excited- • , The- police 'were- powerless -to with the outbreaks. Several : arrests were made.~ ' The . Mayors of = Sligo and Drogheda, who ' had at first accepted In vitations, refused to * participate -In -. the procession. ¦"'¦¦'-- ¦ i - f "'-..-:- '¦¦¦-?--%.*.:-., .--%.*. :-. :! ; . '?;.';.. ?_¦ SOCIAL ULCERS LAID BARE IN THE REICHSTAG Wide Range Given to the Discussion of the Lex Heinze. Evidence of the Low State of Mor ality on Manorial Estates ¦ and the Abuse of Power by- Employer*. .! -' - -— -4-^ —"'...-¦ - Copyrlgrhted.- 1900, br the Associated Frees. BERLIN. March 17.— Throughout the week the > so-called : Lex Heinze, which Government measure was originally \ de signed against public Immorality In,vari ous shapes, but Into which the Centerists and Conservative parties have managed to smuggle a number of provisions cur tailing the liberty of art, literature and the stage,; occupied the Reichstag. The debate spread over an enormous field, lay- Ing bare many ulcers never before pubMc ly discussed. One of these was the strong evidence of the low state of morality on the . manorial estates and also the most general abuse of power by employers against female employes. This { evidence was drawn from published reports about the results of an Investigation made by a score of rural parsons. V -*',': 7 When the opposition toward the most illiberal paragraphs of the bill found that the majority, consisting of Conservatives, Centerists and Nationalists, meant to squelch the speeches and argumentations against this condition an obstruction pol icy was adopted, under the leadership of Herren Richter and Singer, the intention apparently being to wear out the majority —particularly y the Center— and render .it ready, for a compromise. This obstruction' policy. whichVwas skillfully carried -out during the latter half of the week, being a novel feature in German parliamentary life, caused-the greatest sensation and- the most varied ;.: comment, ; the Tageblatt speaking of it as a "parliamentary breach of the constitution" because of, a certain ruling of Countvpn Ballestrem, the presi dent of the Reichstag; whllfthe National Zeitung severely condemns -the obstruc tion, although favoring, its i aim. Besides, the obstruction caused unusual scenes and noise and violence. on bath; sides. . , -•- 1 Meat Bill- Shelved. T :,' Amid the Reichstag: roar : the :fact, was almost overlooked that ¦-' the , meat ¦¦¦ bill, which during' the fortnight, before domi nated politics, has again' been _" shelved. Nobody seems! able to tell precisely for' how long or why, although different state ments in regard to the. measure are. cur rent in political circles. The 'Agrarian leaders believe that the • Government wishes first to have the naval" bill passed, which would defer final action "on •»• the meat bill until after the Eastertide. In the meanwhile both the Emperor and the Bundesrath are being bombarded with protests and petitions pro and con. • International politics have been, rather quiet this week. The South African .war was not followed with the " close 'atten tion it deserves t because of .the exciting state of internal politics. More attention was paid to the incessant and now more virulent campaign being carried on by the Paris press: for the purpose, it is alleged, of embroiling Great- Britain and Germany. The ¦ Kreuz : Zeitung . to-day says it is good that everybody, in 'Germany is now enlightened "that in. France everybody, official and unofficial, is still dreaming of revanche regarding. the Reichsland. They are alike In their intention of its recov- Escaped Army Service. A sensational criminal trial has Just be gun in Elderfleld and will last, it. is thought, for some -weeks. The defendants are charged with r conspiracy in liberating hundreds of strong and healthy men from military service by - the use of --.- certain drugs which ¦ affected ; them temporarily. Cologne physicians and druggists and army surgeons, are implicated. After dis posing of the present case the ¦ officials will begin preparations for trying a sec ond and larger case of a similar charac ter, with ramifications In the Rhenish provinces and ; r The district - around Frankfort-on-the- Main is now Invaded by a criminal of the "Jack the Ripper" class. After several previous cases had been brought to light, the 15-year-old son of an arcnitect named Winter, in Pecnlau, was horribly muti lated, the body being partially dissected. The indications pointed to the same mur derer in all cases, but the identity of the criminal has not yet been discovered. "';-' .¦'-¦ Andrew D. White, the United States Embassador here, and Mrs. White gave a luncheon and- musical© to-day, at' which Adele Aus der One. played. A number of diplomats were present. , , • c ••• ; There will , be private-! theatricals on Wednesday at the Leasing Theater, under the patronage of Princess Carl Anton Ho henzollern, for the benefit of ; discharged prisoners. The ' Empress has purchased -a hundred tickets for the performance. Both the i players. and the* audience will belong, to-the nlghest court circles. Enor mous prices are being paid for tickets. THE SAN FRANCISCO GALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1900. EX-PRIME MINISTER OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Commends Peruna to His Friends as a Positive Catarrh Remedy. ail Charles B. Itoyer, #» conv< cry." ADVEBTISEMENTS. 14 BY CABLE TO 7 M 'SI li' V^ Irsrss^^ !H />y IHi - *la H