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The Portland daily press., 1898-03-28
sAGASTA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
President and Premier Both Striving To
Avert War.

SAGAsTA ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
President and Premier Roth Striving To
Avert War.
Washington, March 27.-The President
saw number of the members of the
Cabinet at the White House today. They
dropped in one by one until those present
included Secretaries Bliss, Alger, Gage
and Attorney General Griggs. With them
was also Assistant Secretary Day Of the
State Department, who presumably had
some dispatches to show the President.
The Cuban question and the report of the
Maine court of inquiry were topics dis
cussed, but so far as could be aseertained
nothing conclusive was determined, one
of the members of the Cabinet saying
subsequently that there was nothing new
or startling in the situation. The presence
of Judge Day would indi cate that there
were advices from Minister Woodford, but
further than an acknowledgements that
communication was in progress between
the State Department and the minister,
nothing could be ascertalned. At the
State. War and Navy Departments during
the earlier portions of the day there was
little semblancesof the Sabbath. Chiefs of
bureaus, clerks, messengers and telegraph
operators were at work. Probably never
since the days of the late war have so
many officials gathered at the War and
Navy Departments ON a Sunday. Dis
patches that came over night regarding
the movements of ships and other matters
We're received and as many of them re-
quired prompt answers in the present
replies were forwarded. Sec
retary Long, however, did not appear at
the navy department during the day, as
most of the matters requiring attention
We're those that could as well be attended
10 by bureau officers and their assistants
Mrs. Long has been i'll for some time and
the Secretary in part shook off official
cares and spent the major part of the day
with her.
In the afternoon, in company with Miss
The Portland daily press., 1898-03-28
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The Portland daily press., 1898-03-28

AUSTRIA TO SELL SPAIN A SHIP.
Berlin, March 27.-The Vienna CORE.
spondent of the Frankfort Zeitung says
that the Austro- Hungarian government is
negotiating for the sale of war vessel to
Spain,
The evening times., 1898-02-25
WILL HUNT FOR GOLD.
A Company Organized TO Dredge Riv-
ers in Alaska.

Extensive placer mining operations,
with steam dredges. are being inaugu-
rated by the Klondike, Yukon and Cop
per River Company. Each of the dredg-
es has been proved capable of trea ting
successfully more gold-bearing sand and
gravel than thousand men equipped
with hand appliances. The main office
Of the company is at Helena. Mont.
while the central office is in this city.
The company is incorporated. and it's
officers are: Frank Il. Nrooman. of Chi
cago. president and general manager:
Hank Summers. Dawson City, vice pres
tdent and Alaskan field manager: F. w
Davis. Minneapolis, secretary. and Hon.
-. /. Murphy. former Commissioner of
Pensions. treasurer. The board of di-
reCtorY is as follows: Senator John l.
Wilson, of Washington; Assistant Sec
retary Of War G. ID. Meiklejohn Ex-Sen-
ator ]. c. S. Blackburn of Kentucky:
Hon. ID. ]. Murphy, +. Il. Vrooman. Hon.
{. Robinson Griggs, Cavaliere Michle
ida. Knight Oh the Crown of Italy. Ma
pies; i. w. Davis and Hiram Vrooman.
The company has secured from tho
Canadian government exclusive leases for
dredging about fifty miles of rivers in
the klondike country. 1t has also been
awarded limited States mail routes for
four years. and is building rapid trans
ii steamship. 10 be known as ''The Fly
ing Dutchman."
The evening times., 1898-02-25
WELDING STEEL AND COPPER
The Invention VIII he of Great
I-tilify i'm Naval Architecturt

The Invention VIII he of Great
Utility i'm Naval Architecture.
Pittsburg Pa. Feb 25-James w.
Comley, OF Braddock. has invented a
method Of welding copper and steel
which promises 10 work as great revo-
hutton in the metal industries as was
made by the Bessemer process. 4 COM
pany has been formed to exploit it and
Secretary Long has begun inquiries into
il.
The invention will prove of great value
TO the Navy. For many years it was
not believed that copper could be weld
ed and az present al the copper bottoms
OF ships are simply rivettcd 10 the YES
sells. Despite this the water percolates
between the riveted portions and corrodes
The steel plates underneath. The ANAL
gamation OF steel and copper Will II il
claimed. 0byiate this danger and will do
away with the necessity for many highly
expensive dry docks.
In addition TO the manufacture Of COP
per sheeting il is proposed To make tools
Of various kinds such as hammers. which
VIII be utilized for the tamping of ma
chinery. At present the ordinary chilled
steel hammer does much damage to the
machinery when il is being utilized. The
proposed hammers of Mr.. Comley will he
much softer and will wear themselves
instead of forcing the machinery to give
The amalgamated metal will further be
utilized for boilers. as IL will not corrode
and IL is claimed that with the re-enforce-
ment ii viii have the same tensile
strength the present boiler. while at
the same time having an immunity from
corrosion The engineers who have in
Yestlgated the invention assert that it
viii mean the prolongation of life to an
ordinary boiler of at least ten years.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
Gold IncalcuIable in the Transvaal

Frum the National Review
The litile strip Of the Rand. which once upon
time layer of loose pebbles and sand
IS hard and heavy rock, oi which twelve
cubic feet weigh ton; therefore the whole strip
weighs 625,Oo0,00O tons. or after deducting what
has already been taken ont. COS eco 600 tons.
Former calculations assumed thirteen or fourteen
cubic feet 10 the ton. hut quite recent weighing
tests have shown the ore 10 bo heavier. and each
claim Therefore contains more ore than for
meily estimated one faoy which viii strike the
reader is that the tonnage taken out in the past
ten years is but q small traction.
We will now determine the money value which
pected TO yield in the course Of time. The money
value of the average Weld per ton milled n the
last months Of the past year fSeptcmbcr 10 No
vemberl Ais. II increasing by a few
pence every munth-40s ca. in September. Ais. ID
in October, and 4ls. I'd. IN November. This Weld
is not arrived ~ by crushing indiscriminately
everything that is mined. The stones are sorted.
and perhaps tenth Is At present heng thrown
away barren In this way the CO.. 900. .0jO tons
would he reduced TO 10000, 600. Al as they
should Weld al. luG. .Ou0. 900.
Before proceeding further may remark that
This is n-enpTmous addition 10 the worlds supply
of gold. Ii is more than four times the proJuc-
ton oi the whole State OF California during fifty
not likely 10 exceed the worlds power OF absorp-
tion and effect a depreciation of gold.
Although this large figure Is an advance on older
estimates. it is more likely 10 be under than
the marx All former estimates have been ex-
cceded by the extension OF PAYABLE and hv
more and more companies falling into the ranks
Es-pfs,ducers. Mir. Hamilton Smith five wears ago
estimated ES25, 0c0. 900 down 10 1890 feet: Herr
hchneisser assumed 1850 600 600 down 10 1900
feet. and Prof. Becker Gin 1886 ET00 000, ,O00
down 10 5000 feet. This last estimate was based
a stretch Of payable OF twenty. as against
Che present twents-sN miles.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
wRECKAGE NOT IDENTIFIED.
Backers of the A aska Bound Ship
Agate Think Her Safe

New York. Feb. 2j.-Broker George II.
Stentson. Of No. GO Broadway; Adolph
Sussman and Henry W. RozeIl the main
promoters Of the expedition for gold up
on which the American barkentine Agate
has sailed. do not believe that the wreck
age sighted recently by incoming vessels
off Barnegt and Brieantine Shoals, is that
of their vessel.
1t was reported that among the wreck
age were wooden-hoopcd barrels contain
ing dry goods. So far as can be learned
the Agate carried no dry goods save the
clothing of the members of the eXpedi-
ton. Her packages were stenciiled. Sec
retary Pons of the Kings County Mining
Company. backing the enterprise, went
TO Barnegat yesterday To see the wreck
age washed ashore.
Mrs. John +. Lyons, of No. 1892 Third
avenue, and Mrs Charles +. Harden, of
No. 1853 Park avenue, called at the barge
office yesterday. They are the wives of
two of the Agates prospectors. While
not greatly worried they will call every
day until something definite is learned.
They said that one of the women who
sailed on the Agate is Mrs. Penny, of
Williamsburg, who left 4 husband and
five children to go, DECLARING she would
never be satisfied until she had struck a
rich placer in Alaska.E
The evening times., 1898-02-25
A BISHOP FROM CHINA.
Arrival of "a Titled Bavnrian Cler-
icaI on American shores.

New York. Feb. 25.-Bishop J. b. Won
Amer Of China, who arrived here on a
visit to this country yesterday is one OF
the youngest and most interesting of
Catholic ecclesiastics. owing to the great
interest that the Kaiser has shown in his
work. and the action of the German En-
peror in dispatching fleet and sciZing
the port OF Kiso Chou. 10 prevent inter-
ference with the bishops missionary ef-
forts.
The bishop is a baron of the Bavarian
kingdom and has been decorated with the
Imperial German Order of the Red Ea-
gle. He is the head in China Of the or
der of Divine Work and has under him
thirty-seven German and three native
Chinese priests
Two of his German missionary workers.
Father Nees and Father Hanla, We're
killed by mob last November. causing
the German EInperor's demand for in
demnity and the sezing OF Chinese ter
ritory. The bishop is being entertained
by Father HOffschneider. of Hoboken.
He expects 10 remain in this country sew
eral weeks
The evening times., 1898-02-25
City Brevities.

The Northeast Gice club held rehear-
eal last night al the home of Director
Stutz.
A series Of SUNDAY afternoon lectures
by eminent men is being arranged at Co
mmban University.
Paul Lyons. twelve years old. fcN from
q fence in the rear of his home. 5l6 Third
street yesterday afternoon. and broke his
left arm.
A Sigh, fire occurred Yesterday after
noon i'm Sam Solomon's store. Seventh
and l. streets southwesj. IT was caused
by the crossing of electric wires.
Already The parks and squares in the
city are being put ia shape for spring and
summer. and many of the fountains are
being painted
Or. Linn +. la Fetia. formerly "f this
city. has been appointed All examiner in
Iunacy for the State of New York DR.
ia Fetia Is now in private practice in
New York city.
Complaint has been made TO the police
hat the walks leading 10 the Capitol arc
infested by beEgars. some OF whom use
abusive language TO passcrs-by who re-
fuse 10 give them aims
The case Of Roberts, appellant. vs..
Bradfield. has been set 10y tho court of
appeals for hearing on next Wednesday.
Messrs. Richards * Bailey VIII appear in
the case with Mr.. BraGGclG.
Fire was discovered about 10 o'clock
last night in James Brady's grocery
store. No. Ss5 NJ street southwest. The
flames spread rapidly. The damage
amounted TO $500. Tho cause Is unknown.
A-concert will be given by MIR. and Mrs.
Ernest Lent and pupils. assisted by Mrs
Agnes Postell-Everest. soprano. at the
Tniversalist Church. corner Thirteenth
and l. streets northwest. tomorrow eve
ming.
The fifth Of the spring course OF Thurs
day afternoon lectures at the Catholic
University yesterday afternoon was by
Senator ;. r. Mallory of Florida. who
spoke on. the subject, George Washing
ton.
Francis DOYLE. fourteen-years old. was
bitten in the calf OF the leg by dog yes
terday AT Ivy City. Doyle was taken to
Burney's drugstore al Florida avenue and
Twelfth street northwest where the
wound was caUterized.
Chr Nsnder, aO9 7th. Special Family Rye
year. 15C quart
The evening times., 1898-02-25
EXCLUDED HER KINDRED
Woman Leaves Her Estate 10 q
Man of Business

Meriden. Conn. Feb. 25.-There is
considerable talk over the fact that
Miss Lydia Parker. who was found dead
in her house on Prospect street this
week, willed her property TO Selah A.
Hull, TO the exclusion of all her rela-
uVes except nephew. Charles Parker.
of New Britain, to whom she willed a
dollar bill.
IL is thought her estate is worth
$4,000. She owned her home. had
money in savings banks and invested
elsewhere, and on account of her Pc
culiarities ii was thought that she had
buried money about her Prospect street
place.
Hull is a broker and land agent in
town, who has made a comfortable for
tune. lie is not a relative of the de-
ceased. He says that everything in
connection with the drawing of the will
was straight. The woman was not in
fuenced in the least. She did not want
her relatives TO have her property. and
as he was her man of business. left
what she had to him.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
DIVERSIONS OF THE SEASON.
Abstainers From Dramatic Delights
Nav Listen TO Lectu res.


New York, Feb. 25.-There seems to be
a degree between the license of going to
the theater in Lent and the total absti-
nence from diversion, which permits IL
Illustrated lectures. In Lent illustrated
lectures seem to hold about the relation
to plays that fish does to flesh. On this
principle the serving of the first fish
course began at Daly's Theater yester-
day morning. There will be other
courses at other theaters soon.
The lecture of yesterday was by Z.
Burton Holmes. who has not been heard
in New York before, on the subject of
"The Wonders of Thessaly.' The size
OF the audience showed that the usual
supporters OF such lectures did not feel
the confidence in Mr.. Holmes which they
have cultivated for Mr. Stoddard through
long years. but they were willing to give
him a chance. That is to say, the au-
dience was good, but not so large as
Mr.. Stoddard has been accustomed to
see in this house. A direct comparison
Of the men is unnecessary, and might be
unpleasant. but il may be said that
! whether IL was through happy choice
OF subjects. or for some other cause,
Mr.. Stoddard never delivered a more in
teresting lecture at Daly's Theater than
Mr.. Holmes lecture of yesterday.
Mr. Holmes has said that he finds ii
10 be great advantage that he was an
amateur photographer before he was a
lecturer. and that he takes his pictures
himself. The advantage was made OBJ
vious by the pictures which were shown.
IL was clear that they were taken by a
person who had a wonderfully quick eye
Il.
teresting. an instructive a Characters
tic, or an amusing picture. They were
not mere perfunctory views of the scenes
that We're visited, but they were chosen
50 as To convey in the most effective
manner the features of topography. So
cial condition or physiognomy that the
lecturer wished to enforce Nearly all the
pictures were colored and for the most
part with good effect.
The most striking portion of the lee
ture was the description and illustra-
iion of the monasteries on the SUBMITS
Of the rocks. These were shown to be as
remarkable for their picturesqueness as
they are for everything else about them.
Three monasteries were described with
the effect of climax-literally and figur-
atively a climax. For the travellers
reached the first on donkeys, the second
by ladder, and the third by rope. a
net. and windlass.
The lecture was followed by a short
exhibition OF motion pictures projected
by the chronomatograph. They were
good views such things go. but the
most remarkable thing about them was
that motion pictures seemed to be an en-
tire novelty TO a large part of the au-
dience. in spite of the fact that such pic
lures have been on constant exhibition
for the last year and half and more
in the music halls and continuous per-
formance theaters, and. have been used
for advertising purposes in the streets.
The evening times., 1898-02-25

Mr.. Ward L. Smith, of Frederickstown
Mo-, was troubled with chronic diarrhoea
for over thirty years. He had become
fully satisfied that ii was only question
of a short time until he would have to
give up. He had been treated by some
of the best physicians in Europe and
America, but got no permanent relief.
One day he picked up a newspaper and
chanced to read an advertisement of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. He got bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and fits continued
use cured him. For sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 93S F
street and Connecticut avenue and 8
nue. northeast.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
A BOY HUSBAND .
He Is Zen Years Old and s eeks Re.
lease From His Vows

New York, Feb. 25.-Harry C. Du
Moulin, a goodlooking boy who has
just passed his sixteenth birthday. is
suing in the supreme court in Brooklyn
for the annullment of his marriage.
Justice Gaynor appointed his father,
Charles \. Du Moulin, jr., guardian ad
litem yesterday. Du Moulins lawyers
are DAILY, Bell & Crane.
Harry lives with his father at No 13S
Weirfield street. Williamsburg. He is
a sturdy little fellow. with brown hair
and an Ingenious expression. His six
tenth birthday was February 10.
The boys father is In comfortable cir
cumstances. He has been for thirty
years in the custom house He was sur
prised few days ago to learn that his
son was married. January 20 last
Mr.. Du Moulin and his lawyer refus-
ed to talk about the case yesterday, nor
would they allow the young husband to
be interviewed. The address of the
boys wife, whose maiden name was
Miss Florence 1. Devine, could not be
learned. She is said to be pretty.
The evening times., 1898-02-25

Remember that GROVER GRA-
HAMS remedy il GUARANTEED
Go remove all distress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. 1t is folly to suffer
when n Joc. hottie, procu red from
your druggist, viii correct in-
stanily all unpleasaDt symptoms
An infaIlihle Specific for Dyspepsia,
Heartbu rn, Gastritis ana all dis
eases arising from an impaired Di-
gestive System. Write TO Grover
Graham Co.. Newburgh. n. ", for
pamphlet.
The evening times., 1898-02-25

IT would seem as if the others
were afraid to get in spring top
coats until after they had seen
what we had bought-other-
wise why should we always be the
first TO show the new styles.
The whole city had been ad
miring our new English Covert
Goats a week before the depart
ment stores had shown a single
spring garment.
Parker, Bridget & Co.,
CIothiers. SIS 9TH st.
The evening times., 1898-02-25

That life is long can only be had by
drinking Heurieh's beer, because it is
unequaled to answer life's greatest end.
Phone eS4, Arlington Bottling Company.
The evening times., 1898-02-25

Call up 179s to have your wheel repaired CT
cleaned, or TO rent a wheel or to have a
message or parcel delivered for 10 cents. Burr,
127 Fourteenth street. fe20-tf
The evening times., 1898-02-25

The United States Society of the Daugh-
ters of the War of 1872 will hold a recep-
ton at the Ebbitt House at 3 o'clock to-
day.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
ONE-THIRD OFF

of regular prices rs all you have to
pay for choice of small lots of mems
and youths suits. They are all
new, stylish patterns and colors-
and while we haven't all sizes in
any one pattern, we have your size
some one or more of the styles,
and at
ONE-THIRD OFF.
Any in lot is far better value than
you ever had offered you at any
thing like
THE SAME PRICES.
The two first spring needs are
Top Goats and new Derbys. Both
are ready here-both correct in
style and color-both in ample va
riety-and both at less cost than
same qualities can be obtained for
anywhere else in town.
The evening times., 1898-02-25
Order a Case for SUNDAY

Let us send Won "a bottles of our famous
''CAampaene" or RUBY Lager. Only 81. De
livered in unlcttered wagons. Wash Brewery
Co sth and SITS. ne. II
The evening times., 1898-02-25

The Morning. Evening and sunday
Times, fifty cents month.
The evening times., 1898-02-25

OCEAN CITY, MD, LOTS FOR SALE
At public auction. at Sloan's. I407 G ST, Tues
day, March !, at p. M; S25 cash. balance in siy
and twelve months, without interest
The evening times., 1898-02-25
ONE-ThIRD OFF.
THE SAME PRICES.
Robinson & Cherry Co.,
18th and f Streets N. W.
DYSPEPSIA.

Clothes, Hats, Shoes, rnishtngs
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16

IN HIS Grafton on Decoration Day
Col. VIM. Kilgore made use of. the fol
lowing touching and beautiful SEN
fences:
Tell me where in the great temple
of Nature, whose pillars are the eter-
nal hills, whose roof the starlit sky,
whose organ tones are the whispering
breezes and sounding storm, whose az
chitect is God is there such an elo-
quent, touching and poetic tableau as
that which to-day meets the eye all
over this fair land? The mightiest ma
ton of the earth, with the angry war
cloud all along its horizon, unreeting
her canvass midst the music of the
storms, and Haunting her flag under
the frowning battering of a foreign
power, turning aside for the day, as
you have done, to place floral offer
ing upon the graves of her brave and
patriotic dead, These are the monu-
ments which beat back the ravages of
time"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
Oregon and SOund-Money.


On a platform declaring I'VE are
unqualifiedly opposed to the free
coinage of silver" the republicans of
the State of Oregon gained a signal
victory on Monday last over a combi-
nation of democrats, populists and
silver republicans. The issue was
distinctly made on the currency ques-
ton, and the result is most gratifying
to every advocate of sound money.
The entire republican State ticket
was elected together with the two
candidates for Congress by greatly
increased majorities, and the Legisla-
ture is overwhelmingly republican in
both branches, and on joint ballot.
This makes the election of another
United States Senator secure, which
increases the hope that it will not be
long before the upper branch of the
National Congress will be under the
control of the advocates of sound
financial principles. This victory is
a true indication of the drift of public
sentiment, and must be Interpreted
as distinct reputation of the ride
ulous financial dogmas of the Chi
cago platform. Wheat and silver are
no longer twin companions. They
are now as wide apart as the ratio Of
16 to /. Since 1896 the people have
had chance to analyze the sophistry
of the free silver demagogues, and,
for this reason, are not likely to be
again led astray. No one likely I'M
derstands this better than Colonel
Bryan himself, who at the head of
his regiment is to soon start for Ma
Mia. After the war is over the dash
ing Colonel may conclude to settle
down in the Philippines and endeavor
to teach some of the motley subjects
of that benighted country the beau
ties of free silver coinage; for as po-
litical claimant on a free silver plat
form here he will find, like Othello,
his occupations gone.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
THURSDAY. JUNE 16, 1898.

IT Is admitted by the Spaniards
that thirtysix shells thrown by the
American war ships into one of the
Havana batteries the other day re-
suited in the killing of a war horse.
This is not bad showing as the bonn
bardments go. The Germans at Bel
fort during the war of 1901 killed
or seriously wounded only sixty per-
sons with 99,453 projectiles, or an
average of one victum for $3.50 shells
We have killed a mule at Mantanzas
and horse at Havana at a cost of
less than 1875 shells; by and by the
Spaniards may grant that we have
dismounted a few guns and done
other damage. Truth-telling is hard
work for people who are not used to it..