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The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
GERMAN PRESS HOSTILE.
British EucFOaehments in South
Africa Resented.
CHAMBERLAIN'S DENIAL OF DELLA
GOA PURCHASE TOO. VAGUE.

Friendliness of Germany to the DongoIa
Expedition Is Not Pledge to Remain
Passive in South Africa-Situation IN
Matabeleland Not So Serious as Reports
ed. but Is Critical Nevertheless.
Z Berlin, March 29.-The changed situ-
alton in the Transvaal has re. awakened
the excitement in Germany against
England. On all sides the preparation
the Beers are making to resist the Eng
lish encroachments are approved. The
concensus of opinion in the German
press is that the denial made by Mr.
Chamberlain, British colonial secretary,
that England has purchased Delagoa bay,
is too vague to suffice. 1t is pointed out
in support OF this view that Mr.. Cham
berlain has not Edenied that there have
been negotiations between Great Britain
and Portugal looking to such purchase.
The National Zeitung says: England
cannot suppose that the. .friendliness of
Germany toward the Dongola expedition
implies pledge that she will remain
passive in South Africa
Hamburg correspondence, official, de-
olares that Germany will adhere to the
declarations made in the Reichstag by
Freiherr Marschall ven Bibeirstein, min
ister of foreign affairs, that Germany will
not permit German interests to be en-
croached upon.
Taagelieche Rundschan asks: "Has
Germany built up the Empire Through
blood and iron. only to look on while
neighboring nation is setting the Ger
man nation at naught?"
Welotpolitik says: "The people are
standing before the choice, whether to
be hammer or anvil. They cry out that
they must be the anvil"
Vosisehe Zeitung urges the government
to propose to the powers to neu5ralize
Delagoa and keep the Transyaal inde-
pendent
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
HOW 1T WORKED IN BRooKLY N.


Never Was Such Dry Sunday Known in
the City of Churches.
Brooklyn, N. Y, March 90. After
midnight last night, the Raynes liquor
law was in force in Brooklyn. The man
'.te had gone forth from Police Com
issioner Welles and District Attorney
Backus, that the law would be strictly
enforced. and all saloon keepers, within
the jurisdiction of the police were noti-
fed to comply with its provisions today.
THAT they did SO was apparent every
where. Never in its history as city,
has Brooklyn experienced such dry
Sunday. The restaurants and clubs were
just as dry as the saloons. Even in the
outlying sections of the city where it
was thought an effort would be made to
defy the law, liquor dealers reluctantly
obeyed it. Police Superintendent Mckil-
vey said tonight that out of over f. 600
saloons only 273 violations of the law
were reported, and two were arrested.
just what proportion of these actually
sold Intoxicating drink, he could not say
He believed that the failure to comply
| with the law in the matter of exposing
! the = - view, 5.c,, in most cases was
due TO Gne TACT thai saloon keepers had
| not made the nece ssary preparations
| toward that end. The actual number OF
cases in which liquor was sold, was very
small.
Reports from all districts showed no
single arrest from intoxication today.
This is unprecedented in the history of
the city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
SWEPT BY A HOLOCAUST,
A Virginia Town Nearly Wiped Out By
Fire.

Weston, W. Va, March 29.-Fire start
ed in the Commercial hotel last night
and burned itself out shortly after day
light today, having destroyed nearly the
entire business portion of the town.
Among the large buildings burned were
the Commercial and Central hotels, post
Office Griffin's flour mills, opera house.
POSTS drug store, and building, Locke's
shoe house and large number of small
buildings were destroyed. The loss is
variously estimated at from $4OO. 900 to
$780, 600, about % per cent of which was
covered by insurance. The states asylum
for the insane was at one time in serious
danger.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
SUFFOCATBD BY SMOkE.
Fire Horror in New York Yesterday
Morning.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND TWO
WERE INJURED.

Frightened Woman Jumped From q Win
dow and Died Shortly Afterwards
Burst of Flames Knocks u Fireman
From a Ladder-Bodies of Three Others
Found Who Were Suffocated.
New York, March s9.-Four persons
were killed and two, injured early this
morning in fire at 374 Hudson street.
The building was a three-story brick
house, used for dwelling and store pur-
poses. The two upper floors sheltered
four families. A dense smoke deferred
the stairways.
Miss Margaret Ryan, go years old, and
her companion, Miss Kate Higgins, ran
to a window. A fireman in ascending
the ladder to rescue the woman, was
knocked off by burst of flame shooting
from the second story window, and badly
injured.
The women became hvsterical, Miss
Ryan leaping from the window. She fell
to the sidewalk, breaking her back and
died on the way to the hospital. Miss
Higgins fell out of the window and broke
leg. The firemen could not tesoue every
one in the building because of the iml
mense quantities of smoke. After the
fire was extinguis he'd, three bodies were
found Of people sutfooated. These persons
were Miss Mary MoMahon, 90 years OF
age, Thomas Mallory, % years of age,
fireman on steamer St. Louis, and Archi-
bald Grogan, 35 years of age. Their
bodies were not burned. The damage
amounted to $4,000. The building was
almost entirely destroyed.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
Peace for Nicaragua.

Panama, via Galveston. Tex, March 2S.
The New York Herald's correspondent
in Managua, Nicaragua, sends word that
Gen. Boca. the principal leader among
the revolutionists, has accepted the offer
of mediation made by the peace commits
sioners appointed by President Gutierrez
of San Salvador. Boca will meet the
commissioners in La Pazz at once.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
Ambassador Uhl Arrives.

Berlin, March 29.-Mr. Edwin E. Uhl,
United States ambassador to Germany,
with his family, arrived in Berlin yes
terday afternoon and was met at the
Lehrte railroad station by the entire staff
of the embassy. The ambassador and his
family at once drove to the Hotel Kaiser
hof. Mr.. Uhl told reporter that he and
his family had q splendid ocean passage,
and that he was looking forward with
keen interest to his sojourn in Berlin.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

Philadelphia. March 2S.-The Glenmore
Worsted Mills owned by Samuel P.
Woods and Sons, burned yesterday. The
loss on stock and machinery is $195, 900;
insured for $140,0 600. The loss on the
building is $40, 600; insurance not known.
work.
A fire today in the factory building of
the North Star Tannery company caused
a loss of $50, 600; partially insured.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
No Show for American Insurance Com
panies.

Berlin, March 9th statement was
mis.e in the Chicago newspapers recently
that Baron Won der Recke Won der Horst
Prussian minister of the interior, had
declared that American insurance COM
panies would soon be readmitted into
Prussia This statement was wholly un-
founded. The minister of the interior, in
response to inquiries, says that he has
not yet received the reports of the subor-
dinate councillor on the merits of the
question, and therefore has not been able
to give the ma 5ter consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
NEEDS LOOKING AFTER.
Spanish Gun Fires Upon and Searches an
American Schooner.

Kingston, JAM, March s9.-The ameri-
can schooner William Todd, from Mobile,
Ala, was fred upon by two Spanish
gunboats, six miles off the Isle of Pines.
Four solid shots crossed the sohooner's s
bow after the captain hoisted the United
searched by an armed boats crew, but
nothing of a contraband character was
found.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
An Author Dead,

London. March 29.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Charles, author of "The Chronicles Of
the Sohonberg- Gotta Family" "The
Martyrs of SPAIN" and a number of 9TH
or works died at Hampstead today. l,
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
Destruction Spread in Its Path.

Hinton. W. Va, March 29.-Three peo-
at Echo, mining town forty miles west
of hero today. A mass of stone, loosened
by the spring rains, rolled down the
mountain side, tearing up the coke ovens
and railroad track. and plunging through
a dwelling house with the abovs result
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
French Political situation Unchanged.

Paris, March 29.-There is no change
in the political situation here since yes
terday. The Temps commenting upon
the resignation Of the foreign office port
folio by Nj. Berthelot, says If the recent
foreign policy was not success the
change has been inspired by Prime Min
lister Bourgeois who is an able parIiamen-
tartan, but an inexperienced diplomat.
Therefore, NJ. Bourgeois, in the foreign
office will possibly be more dangerous
than M. Berthelot. France must know
who leads and where she Is led.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
A British Bark Ashore.

London, March 29.-The British bark
Stanley, Calcutta for Hamburg, is ashore
on the island of Texel, in the North sea-
lying in bad position. The crew were
taken to Nieuwediep on salvage yes
sci.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

the doors with Inachetes, were not
burned. It is said six of the reebls were
killed in the fighting with the troops.
Among the invaders were many residents
of Santa Clara.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

Highland Light, Mass, March ga
high southeast gale and heavy rain is
prevailing tonight. Passed south at
noon the schooners Mt. Hope and Annie
H. Mitchell. They, with Is others, will
probably put back to Provincetown.
Passed north, schoonsrs VIM d. Marvel,
Henry L. Peckham and Sarah c. Smith.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
PORTLAND SCHOONER WRECKED.
Edward Waite Goes Ashore in a Thick Fog
at Ocean City.

Ocean City, NJ, March 29.-The three
masted schooner Edward Waite of Port
land, Me-, Turks Island for New York
laden with salt. came ashore here during
thick fog. The vessel filed as soon as
she struck. The vessel lies about an
eighth of mile off shore and will doubt
less prove total wreck.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
Bloody Deed of an Insane Man.

Rogers, Ark, March 29.-Pulaski
Duckworth. former living FIVE miles
west of here, this afternoon while tempo
rarily insane, killed his wife and fatally
wounded his five year old daughter. He
then cut his own throat, dying instantly.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

Popular approval has been
given Goodyear Welt Shoes.
Millions wear them. Just like
hand.sewed. Bend with the
feet. Try a pair. All shoe
dealers sell them. Made for
everybody. Not rubber.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
Lawrence Mill Shuts Down.

Lawrence, Mass. March 29.-Ihe Everett
Mills have shut down until April s. Agent
Milliken announces that the stoppage is
for the purpose of taking account of
stock.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
with yellow Jacket and peaoook reather.

Shanghai, March sS.-Li Hung Chang,
with his suite, sailed from this port to
day on board French steamer en- route
for Moscow, whore he is to represents the
Emperor of China at the coronation of
The Gar.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
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The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
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corner of Oak street. Portland. Me-. treats all
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The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

General Wey1er Says He Has Things Fixed
to Suit Him.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30

Cleveland, March 29.-John Smith has
been released. 1t has been ascertained
that three years ago, Alvin Stone was
mainly Instrumental in bringing to jus
tioe Anton Strong, horse thief, who
was sentenced TO three years in the peni-
tentiary. 1t Ia said that Strong threat
ened that when released, he would never
rest.until his vengeance on the Stone
family was satiated. Descriptions of
Strong have been sent broadcast.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-30
CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS.
Next Bill to Be Considered By the
House.

That Disposed of, the Cuban Resolutions
Will Be Presented By MIR. Hitt-Appro-
priation Bills and Routine Business
Programme in the Senate.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
Fun at the Third Ayenue.

Freeman's Funmakers the name Of the
company now a the Third Avenue thea
ter. is a far better title for the entertain
nent than "a Railroad Ticket for the
railway ticket Is but one small joke OF an
evening erammed with jokes and ludi-
crous incidents. The funmakers claim,
too. that their jokes and business" as
every variety act - termed are thoroughly
up-to-date. There were many local gags
cleveFiy worked up. which were thorough
ly enjoyed. one OF these told In verse ear
" In the evening was that Mayor black
had resigned and Wood was row the
mayor" Although there was litue point
TO this Joke. beyond the fact Of its utter
improbahilty. the audie nee laughed hear
lily: and when they LEFT the theater after
many. many hearty laughs, they probably
laughed again to md mat the Jest was a
true one and that Mayor Black had re-
signed
a Railroad Ticket" has for back ground
a ticket brokers' off.ce. with a handsome
ticket scalper on one side. tn the person OF
Charles =. Grapewfn. and an ambitious
ofice boy In charge on the other, the bow
heinE Eugene Garfield and the prince e.
funpakers. Matte Lockstte IS the sou
trette typewriter. ara this trio with an
assortment Of characters that stroll IN on
business bent, they say such things ana
they DO such things that can be heartily
laughed n but cannot be described. For a
closing 70 tie first act btii collector hides
In the cellar. where fireworks are stored
IN order 20 catch his creditor. the ticket
broker. An irate rainruEker comes in and
IN a rage throws the cigar Lighter into the
cellar There IS an explosion and out
shoots tAc collector. way up above the pro
seenianl. coming down iulo ire center o.
The stage al RAGS.
The fea ture 90 the next act was a scian-
SIC committee O. rain machines thai
made people laugh until tears co-r~e-l
rheir checks These gentlemen, y Porter
T. Ga~3nier $ Fletcher and X Kerr
FORMED The host comic Qua-fette That has
ever appeared here. and they we've recalled
again and again, and On each occasion
some one was sum - whisper. "WHatexsr
viii they 30 Dexte~ Most o. their airs
vsre sentimental. ard sung ~ excelI.nr
voire hut she words and antics were So
prc-nsiv absurd There ara several prsrsv
girls who show tae latest at in snc swirl
Ing - SKIRTS and the singing of slraneTs1s
SIT ish d5frfCS o. r1csE recent Efforts in
THE Bo~eTy q RI and "tie Wash: In IT.
CIDER Of VocAlzsrs- AL the variety re--
formers are clever, and A Rai-naa Tick
ct for pss-e nonsense ant ahslri ir-sr-Jss.
eailtl@s can have few equals
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07
TALE OF A WEDDING CAKE.
A Thief Who DespoiIed a Banquet TIA
BILE Captured After Many Days.

On Sunday. February IS last. the mar
rage OF Max s. Goldberg, a young mer-
chant OF this city, to Miss Tessie Kozen-
field. Of Spokane. was solemnized in G. A. r.
hall in this city. in the presence Of a large
the ceremony.
An elaborate banquet had been spread
In a room adjoining that in which the eere-
mony took place. the central ornament OF
the banquet table was a handsomely orna-
mented and artistic wedding cake, a tri-
umph of the confectioner's art When the
guests were finally ushered into that room
to take their seatsat the festal board Il was
discovered that during the progress OF the
Interesting ceremony some miscreant had
made his way into the dining room and
captured the GROWING glory OF the feast
the wedding cake.
Naturally. Mr.. Goldberg was somewhat
aggrieved over the matter, and since that
date he has been doing some detective
work. the result of which Is that some OF
the remains of the cake-the bell and sugar
ornaments that had once surmOunted 1t.
were found, so he says In the room Of Miss
Lizzie johnson. at the Albemarie house
Miss johnson accounted for her possession
Of the articles by stating that the cake on
which they had appeared was given to her
by Peter Fountain. an employee OF the But
Ter.
Fountain was arraigned in the municipal
court yesterday on the charge OF petty lar
ceny. and his trial Is set for April 10. al
which time II VIII appear whether or not
he IL responsible for the disappearance OF
the Goldberg wedding cake.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Transactions Since January 1 and For
Yesterday.

Real estate transactions since January /,
1896. are s9i5,s+s9S. There were filed for
record yesterday IL deeds. aggregating
s3,o9. Is. Following is a list furnished by
the Daily Bulletin, room Is Occidental
block:
Best Tiff TO Minnie W. Hudson, 10, 10.
block Sc. Bell Heirs 81 add. April 3. SOS
Union Trust Co. to Caroline A. Reming-
ton, lots 81 and %. block IS, Squire Park
add. July l. 1885. 81.
Il. Demanez TO Elizabeth Haigh, lot Z.
Excelsior acre tracts. Feb. I. ST.
E. Demanez to Louis G. Shrig, lot s, Ex-
celslor acre tracts, Feb. !, 81.
Emanuel Coryen to V. G. Lilly. 81, block
e, Seattle Homestead Association lst add,
April 4. 500.
Sheriff to Joseph Fosnaugh, 30 acres In
NV sec 81. tp Is r 5, April 2. $50 IS
Alma L. Marts and husband. Frank r.,
TO Austa l.. Poole, si4 sw sw Sc sec "A, tn
20. Z. acres. July Il. 1894, $780,
Austa L. Poole and husband. Arthur E.
TO Daniel ]. Price, sta sw sw Sc sec "a, To
%. s. acres March q, 90
J. p. II. Morris ct ux to Nathan II.
Chase. lots l TO 8. block ~, William N.
Bells Sd add; lots % and %. block %. South
Park add; lots to 3, block 4. lots to 8.
block 5. acre tract 81. Maple Leaf add,
March Is, 81.
Mary Beebe TO Marrie:te Sprague. lot a.
block 5, Gilman Park 1st add. Nov. Is, ls9.
$50
Charles Greenfield eft ux. TO Sarah f.
Lindsey, lot 5, block Is. Aberfeldy Estate
add. March IS. SO
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07

Men were at work yesterday chang
Ing the name Of the Yesier building to the
Mutual Life building.
W. e Niles. travelling freight agent Of
the Union Pacific. with headquarters at
Portland. was in the city yesterday.
The steamer City Of EIlensburg now
makes two trips a week. leaving Wenat-
chee Monday and Thursday mornings.
The Northern Pacific rate on potatoes
from EAeusOurE and Palouse paints to
eastern terminals Is TO be Cancelled April IL.
Fred A. Allen IS now general freight aud
passenger agent of the Seattle. Lake Shore
& Eastern. the term acting having been
dropoed from his title.
The Northern Pacific announces a rate
OF 3; cents on cross arms from North Pa
ciflc coast terminals 70 Mlssoula. Grass
Valley and Frenchtown. and Is cents 10
other Montana points
The repiankiag OF First avenue from
Madison to Pike street was completed yes
ierday as to the east side Of the street.
The work on the west side is much slower
on account OF the bulkheads and iillings
Necessary.
TIE Great Northern offices yesterday
placed on display number OF handsom :
new enEray!ngs OF Northwestern scenery.
Among them are Views OF kootenai fails.
Snooual falls Matterhorr avalanche.
Inspiration point and Avalanche lake
These views are attracting fAvoraois TO
toe in the East. whore they are being dis
triEute3.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07
geran and Rembrandt and a figure after
Leroux. the great French figure painter.


As an evidence of the interest manifested
In Prof Alexander's lectures elsewhere.
the following are quoted:
Prof Alexander is easily In the front
rank of opponents Of the science OF human
nature today. and has won his place by thu
unvarying accuracy and skill. not TO say
brilliance OF his dernonstra lions, betraying
q marvellous knowledge Of the science
Toronto Mall, october Is. 1884,
lie is undoubtedly the finest in his pro-
fession that MInnGA oils has ever heard
Minnea polls Journal October 70. 1893.
I'VE defy any dollar show to interest an
audience better than Prof. Alexander. -
Omaha Bee.
The professor gives his opening lecture
on Thursday at Ranke ball. and on that
evening there will he no admission fee at
the door. Seats will be reserved for ladies'
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-07
KILLING OF YOUNG GAsCH.
A Coroner's Jury Exonerates the Boy
Who Fired the Fatal shot.

Cur: Gasch, the boy who was accidental
~ shot by little Robert Williams al Green
Lake on Sunday. died late Sunday nigh.
rom MS wound As there was some evi-
dsnce. on Investigation. that there had been
trouble between the Williams ard G9sch
boys Just previous TO the shooting, Cor
oner Askam decided that an inquest was
necessary. II was accordingly held II the
Seattle Undertaking pariors. where the
body was taken to prepare II fer the grave.
n G Smithson. J. " Sutton, G. NJ Jones.
Willis Miiliksn. E V Ruger and Frank c.
Burkman were the Jurors impaneled.
The important witnesses we're Charles
Williams. aged Il. brother Of the boy who
dif the shooting: Robert Williams. aged 2.
who fired the shot: Guy wilmo.. a young
man who saw the shot fired; two younger
Gasch boys. Charles. aged 10. and Burt.
aged II. and Ajax Larsen, who was also
present
The evidence was conclusive that the af-
fair was accidental The little Williams
boy had picked the gun up. and In playing
with Il threw the lever open and closed IT,
thus throwing a cartridge into the chamber
and cooking the gun. Its discharge natur-
ally followed further toying with the gun
The story. ss developed from the evidence
OF the different witnesses. was that Curt
Gasch and his brother Charles had been
out TO a place owned by their father. near
near the north end Of Green lake at work
clearing land. The older boy carried a
rife and the younger one shotgun, as
they had seen a bear on a previous occa-
sion Returning down the railroad track.
they met at the old sawInill the two Will
Jams boys and Bernard Gasch. Bernard
and Curt went up to a house, and during
their absence Charles Gasch and Robert
Williams had an alteration Robert want
Ing TO handle the shotgun and Charles re-
fuslng to let him do so. They nearly came
to blows over IL
Curt Gasch ana Bernard returned, and
the former laid his rife down ard COM
msnced throwing stones at some frogs In
pond. While so engaged Robert Williams
got hold II the rife and the tragedy fol-
lowed. The only discrepancy in the stories
was that the Williams boys testified that
Curt insisted OF Robert holding the gun,
while the Gasch boys testified that he
picked IL Up without Curtis knowledge.
Dr. Eagleson testified as to the extent
OF the injuries. and that death was the re-
suit OF shock and loss Of blood.
The jury returned a verdict that death
was caused by a gunshot wound accident
ally inflicted by Robert Williams while
handling a gun