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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
BOTsiA'S RE LECTION OF TERMS
HAS CAUSED CHANGE OF SENTIMENT.
"We!l, If the Beers Are Absolutely Uncompromisinq We Must
Fight 1t Out, - Say Some E~ngIshmen Who Opposed
the Cry of sslnConditionaI Surrender.''

who is respected throughout the Englishs
speaking world. writes from Toronto his
opinion that the Boer leaders are not justi-
fled in offering further resistance.
When Mr. Goodwin Smith reads the report
Of Thursday nights debate in the House Of
Commons he may perhaps modify his views.
He seems to assume that the terms Of
fered by Lord Kitchener were the terms re-
jected by General Botha. But that Is not
so. On the contrary, Mr.. Chamberlain, 1 n
the House of Commons. expressen surprise
that any one who understood the situation
in South Africa could have made such pro-
posals as Lord Kitchener's.
Such language is very strong and very un-
usual. as applied by a Minister of the Crown
to a General in the field. especially when
that Minister does not happen to be Secre-
tary OF State for War.
The Government have made up their
minds. IL the phrase he permissible In poll
tics. to hold on and fight it out. The battle
is now raging around Sir Alfred Miner.
Some say that he has done the work and
should be allowed to finish. Others maintain
that he has been the evil genius of South
Africa and that no good can come of keep
ing him there.
He is not likely ever to be put in a re-
sponsible position again. He has become a
mere symbol. The Dutch regard him SIM
ply as the enemy of their race.
On the other hand. the British in Cape
Colony swear by him and would feel at
fronted by his withdrawal.
The mutual hatred of the Dutch and Brit
ish has reached such a pitch that anything
which pleases one exasperates the other.
The Government cannot throw Sir Alfred
Miner without disgracing themselves, but he
might himself relieve then from their diff
Guilty by r%esigning.
He is a classical scholar and will remem-
Der how the Roman Emperor Otho commit
ted suicide to save the Empire from war
between Galba and himself.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
AMUSING PHASEy
OF THE PARIS CENSUS.

demonstrating came to a conclusion on
Monday morning, when the papers we're
narded to the concierge, who landed them
TO the officials. and they are now being sort
ed. In contrast to the numerous people
who protest against the number of cues
tons asked. the inhabitants of Surcsnes, a
Paris suburb. have protested against the
fact THAI they have been forgotten by the
census agent.
Several amusing incidents are reported.
enc touchy old maid imagined tina the
art OF the census paper referring to the
II nber of children was a personal insult
directed against herself, ard wrote to the
Project Of the Seine a protest against the
irfamy. Some religious fanatics. remem-
oer:ns the trouble David had after number
ing the children of Israel, formed an anti
cersus league. Several of them had to be
before the Magistrates before
they would fill in the paper. Some Parish
ans went to pass the night in hotels in the
country sooner than answer certain ques-
tons for the benefit of copcierges.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
MRS. LANGTRY PUTS WORK
ON seTHE ROYAL NECKLACES"

Mrs. Langtry is tremendously busy MAX
ing ready for the production of The Royal
Necklace" She has invited the writer CT
the play, NJ. Pierre Berton. to cross the
Channel and personally to supervise the re-
hearsals of the play.
NJ. Berton is full of technical knowledge.
He is a man of years and has figured as
Nine. Bernhardt's leading man. Mrs. Lang
try is making the greatest effort of her life.
She says that the part of Marie Antoinette
has always been her ideal, and that she has
heaps Of surprises in store for the public.
Her theater will certainly be quite unique
in London Both in regard to decorations.
the staging and treatment of the play. the
magnffcence of the costumes and their
number, no money has been spared.
h is %sanguine of an immense success,
and meantime she is living in a small. very
beautiful new corner house. with gables. IN
Tedworth Square, situated in Chelsea.
Her drawing-room is very original. The
whole floor is of white marble intersected
with slight stripes. edging the large flags,
and instead of carpets there are tiger skins.
it containing also a sort of throne with a
canopy.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
STRAND LANDMARKS
60 BY THE BOARD.

Before many years the old Strand will be
among the forgotten landmarks of old Ton
don. TIL latest piece singled out by the
building wreckers includes a few shops ad-
Joining Beaufort buildings. a narrow side
street leading to the Savoy Theatcr at the
rear of the Hotel Savoy. Between these
shops and the Hotel Savoy the work of DEM
clifton has already begun. by clearing away
an acre of ground. This space will largely
be used as a court yard for the hotel, SIM
liar 10 that of the Hotel Cecil. with a wide
opening to the Strand in place OF the pres
ent narrow entrance.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
QUEEN STILL ANEESE
TO COURT

The Queen. it Is said. wishes to remain II
Denmark as long as possible. SO opposed l:
she to the life forced upon her by the con-
straint of her new position.
She Insists that Prince Charles must come
over with his favorite daughter. Princess
Maud, and that they must live in England,
This Princess is the only lively and pretty
enc in the family. She has all kinds of tall
ents.
King Edward returns to Windsor to-day.
He will sign the census paper, just like any
other citizen.
People note, in view of recent reports, the
appointment of Sir Felix Simon. the great
throat expert, as physician extraordinary.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
GERMANS OBJECT TO
DREAM OF WILLIAM LII.

Your Berlin correspondent says that the
Bremen outrage is producing curious re-
suits. NJ. Charles Bonnefon. the Figaro's
Berlin correspondent. recently published Il
poem entitled The Reve &c Guiliaume H."
The Baroness Won Puttkamer. who is ac-
counted the most talented woman poet in
Germany, expressed "a desire to TeutoliZe
NJ. Bonnefon's book, and the Vista publish
ing firm made a good offer for a German
edition. The author has now received u let
ter from the publisher informing him that
he has been given TO understand it would
not be agreeable in most high quarters for
the German edition of The Dream of Will
liam IT. to be published at the present time.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
SOCIETY TAKING UP
FACE MASSAGE.

Society takes up strange fads nowadays.
The greatest by far at present is the craze
which has broken out in what is called face
Improvement. The high apostle of this is
a certain Mrs. Watson, first name Dalia,
having a shrine in Conduit street, well
amidst the fashionable dressmakers.
She has at the present time half of the
smart ladies Of London under her hands.
Her speciality consists in double chins. She
guarantees to take the double ones away,
a lady tells me, and equally will add one
If you like.
But above all. the manner in which she
places and displaces flesh. taking 1t away
from where 1t is not wanted and pushing it
into places where 1t Is. has brought her GUS
toners in almost embarrassing quantities.
Gentle frictions, says my informant. may
be beneficial, but other treatments. usually
known as face massage, steaming and so
forth, do not preserve the complexion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
AMERICANS CHALLENGED.
Threw Glass of Water in Face OF
Spanish Officer.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Boston, Mass, March 30.-Walter Tisne OF
No. 533 West End avenue. New York. who
went to Paris as secretary Of the American
Commissioners to the Exposition. n who.
with his brother. CASTOR. is now in Spain.
in writing to a friend in this city, tells his
thrilling experience in Madrid.
The Tisne brothers were in a cafe in Ma
drid, where military men were discussing
the Spanish War. and the Spania-ds
dered the Porto Ricans. who had made no
show Of resistance. The Americans resented
the imputation, n in the heat of the ar
gument CASTOR Tisne arose n threw a
glass of water in the face of an officer of
the Queens Own Twelfth Infantry Regi-
ment.
The latter wiped the water from his face.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
PARIS FINDS LOTS OF THINGS
THAT INTEREST HER GREATLY.
Nine. Rejane's Team Of Mules That Proved Uaruiy-cpera.
tons for Appendicitis May Be ObMated by Recent Dis
Covery-Scentist Tells What Dreams Are Made
Of-Americans in french Capital.
BY CABLE

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Paris. March 3~0.-tCopyrisht. 1901. by the
New York Herald OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
standing interest in the Concours Hippique,
which opened this week. the debates in the
Chamber, or the coming meeting of the
French and Italian fleets at Toulon, there is
but one subject Of conversation in Paris at
present. 1t is the weather.
Parisians vow that never before has such
a remarkable spring been experienced. Chilly
wind. ice in the cutters and snowstorms
every day have been the characteristics of
the last week of March. The climax was
reached on Thursday, when within twelve
hours four distinct and separate snowstorms
descended on Paris.
Racing at Colonies was postponed. The
training of horses at Chantilly and Maison
Lafitte was rendered impossible all the
week.
While the storms ragged the Seine sought
to emulate the Mississippi for mud and vol
ume.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
NINE. REJANE'S
TEAM OF MULES.

In the last day or two Il somewhat pc
cuiiar eauipage has been attracting the
attention of Paris. Ii was a carriage
drawn by a couple of beautifully capari-
soned mules. These belonged to Nine. Re
jane. the actress. and Were a tribute of
admiration frcm the King of Portugal. I'm
foGturately. the mules did not take kindly
to Paris and gave rot a little trouble. re-
fusing with the proverbial ~obstinacy of
their race to obey their driver.
A couple of days ago, when he attempted
to use arguments of a severe kind, they
promptly started and kicked the carriage
to pieces. The charming actress decided to
return to the prosaic but more reliable
horse.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
ORGANIZED CONGREGATIONS.
Recent Material Progress of Ar,
kansas Diocese.

SPECIAL.
Pine Bluff. Ark, March 30.-Since the cleo
ton of the Right Reverend VIM. NJ. Brown
as Bishop of the diocese of Arkansas the
Episcopal Church in the State has made
material advance. The State has been d.
vided into two districts. the eastern district
Under the immediate supervision of Arch
deacon r. w. Thames and the western
district under the supervision Of Arch
deacon Williams.
Mr.. Rhames has just returned from a
visit of three weeks in Southeast Arkansas.
Four congregations nave been organized in
THAT section. as follows: AT Dumas, Mon
ticello. Lake Village and Arkansas City.
A church building is nearly completed at
alonticello and churches are being built at
Lake Village and Arkansas City. The
Dumas congregation Is ~inauguratirg 4 move
to build 4 church.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

then took out n card and asked a waiter to
give It to the American.
Mr.. Tisne looked at the card, replaced it
on the plate, emptied a dish of beans upon
it and sent it back TO the Spanish officer.
The dining-room Was in an uproar in a mo-
roent. The Americans were challenged to a
duel and accepted.
The letter says: we asked them 20 dc-
cept pistols. revoivers or foils. but they
stuck TO Sabers. Never having so much as
held one in our hands. we called the whole
crew towards and left town.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
WORMS SAID TO CAUSE


If som Paris doctors are to be believed
there VIII be no more operations for appen-
dicitis. Recent experiments have shown
that the much-dreaded malady is due in
my cases to helminthiasis, which means
u presence Of two kinds of worms-aSa-
n and trichocephali-in the coreum.
In one case a doctors laughter was about
TO be operated on for appendicitis on the re-
port OF two experts that it was inevitable.
when she was cured by the administration
ol santon'n. The mode of discovering the
worms was by examination of the excreta,
which proved to contain quantities of eggs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
KHEDIvE WELCOMES THE DUKE
Ophir Arrives at Pert Said With
Cornwall and York.

Port Said, Egypt. March 3o.-The steamer
Ophir, with the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall and York CO beard, arrived here
Saturday. Mohammed Ali. brother of the
Khedive, welcomed the Duke and Duchess
in the name of the khedive. and in the
presence Of Lord Cromer, the British
diplomatic agent. and ether notabiIities.
During the voyage, the Opnir was almost
constantly in touch with the shore by
means of wireless telesraphy. Thursday
she sent a message to the Island of Malta
49, miles distant.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
TELLS WHAT STUFF
DREAMS ARE MADE OF,

NJ. Vcrgson. professor at the College de
France. now calmly asserts that he has dis
covered the stuff dreams are made of. The
circulation Of the blood in the retina and
the pressure Of the eyelid on the optic nerve,
he claims, causes a color sensation.
The colors assume phantom shapes, which
stir the memory Despite the claims Of
poets and musicians, says Professor Verg-
son. there is nothing new in sleeping va
carries.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
PkRIS's RISQUE PLAY.
"a Modern Household Contains
Many ImprOprieties.

SPECIAL by CABLE.
Paris, March 3O-(Copyright, 1901, by the
New York Herald Company.)-Ffank inn
propriety characterizes NJ. Gustav Guiches's
play, lie Menage Moderne," with which
the Theatre Sarah B%ernhardt reopened FRI
day evening. after two months interval.
The prOverbial .menage q troll Is slightly
varied, the husbands mistress taking the
place Of the wife's lover.
The plot opens at the country house OF
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
GREAT kNEADlNG OF FACES
AMONG SOCIETY BEAUTIES.
Massage Fad Has Taken Strong Hold in London-Mrs. Lang
try Putting Forth Great Efforts for the Staging of
''The Royal Necklace Queen Avoiding as Long
es Possible the Court CeTemonia,s.

| between the professionals. Turnbull of Nus
selburgh, and Caldwell of Dalkeith.
Turnbuil got a lead of two holes in the
first half of the match, and. maintaining
this advantage, eventually won by four. with
three to play. Turnbull is above the orli-
nary, and is likely to be heard from
| AGAIN
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
Home Circle Euchre Club,

The Home Circle Euchre Club of East St
Louis met at the hc,ne of AIr. and Mrs. c.
Hartmann Of No. 1902 Cleveland avenue
Thursday evening. Prizes were won by
Mines. E. C. Singer and ]. Sullivan and
Messrs. J.. Marsh and F. Davidson.
Those present were: Messrs. and Mines.
]. Marsh. H. Albrecht, F. Airing, +. David.
son, E. C. Singer and ]. Sullivan.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

MRS. HOWARD IN RUNAWAY-Mrs,
George Howard of No. 80 Vandeventer place
was thrown from a buggy and painfully In
jured Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock. She
was driving in Washington avenue near
the intersection of Academy avenue when
the morse took fright and ran away. She
was thrown to the ground. Friends assist
ed her to her home. The horse ran against
"a lamp post in front of No. 5Oi2 Washington
avenue. breaking the globe and putting out
the light.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
HEiDFORD-HOOTE AFFAIR
CONES re AN END.

The latest report is that Miss Rosie Boote
will return to the gayety of the stage.
Lord Headford is quite capable, after all,
Of renouncins her. He is an exceedingly
weak character. and for a long time has
been the laughing stock OF his regiment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
LADY CRAVEN IS
PREPARING HER TROUSSEAU.

Lady Helen Craven is stopping with Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley-Martin in their beautiful
house in Chesterfield Gardens.
She Is looking out for her trousseau, as
she is going to be married to Mr.. Ian
Forbes Of the Gordon Highlanders shortly.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

balloon. with the old method of movable
weight TO keep the body straight or cause It
to rise or fall. Four petroleum motors will
be used of ten-hor9e power each.
The screws made a thousand revolutions
a minute. They are G feet long and z feet
wide.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

} an eccentric millionaire with a mania for
Inventions. Clocks mark the hour by gun
fire, beds are arranged 50 as to give notice
of anything unusual by the playing OF an
organ and a mysterious barrel dispenseS
apErodisiacaI beverages. The organ reveals
the presence of a young guest In the room
of the daughter of the house. whom he Is
compelled to marry. This sample gives q
good idea of the character of the play. The
critics denOunce NJ. Guicnes, but the Pari-
sian public is likely to flock to the play.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
GERMAN AUTOMOBILES
APPEAR

German automobiles have again demon
strated their superiority over the standard
French makes. In Thursdays mile race on
the Promenade deg AnGlais. Nice. n Mer-
was the winner. making the
distance in ] minute 16 seconds. A Serpollet
steam motor made the kiiometer record in
81 seconds.
The results of Mondays automobile race
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

at Nice, in which Il German automobile won
the principal contest for speed and steam
propelled vehicles, and led all the way IN
the so-called tourists division, has raised
discussions and pClemics galore.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

QUEENS DAUGHTERS N.EETINGLrhe
regular monthly meeting Of the Queens
Daughters. set for next Friday. at No. Ill
North Sixteenth street, will be postponed
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of Holy Week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31

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Observation-Disclosures
GOLF MATCH.
Golf enthusiasts would have been inter-
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
SOMETHING OF
AMERICANS IN PARIS.

Although people are beginning to come
back from the Riviera, there are still many
on the Cote d'Azur. Mr.. Eugene Higgins
of st. Louis, Mo-, gave Il brilliant breakfast
party a day or two ago on board the VarU-
ma, which has now gone from Nice to Monte
Carlo. Mr.. Elisha Dyer, Jr., has been enter
tanning parties of friends at the fashionable
restaurants in Monte Carlo.
Mrs. Franklin. the singer. has returned to
Paris from Cannes. but Mrs. Douiilard and
hrs. George Cornwa!lis-Wes are still there,
and are to be seen at all the fashionable
vatique on Saturday.
While on the subject of golf, the Grand
Duke Michaefs prize was won on Tuesday
by Mr.. S. Ward Doubleday.
One OF the prcttiest things at Cannes is
the gatherings of children at the Villa Kay
beck for dancing lessons with Counters
TOrby's children. Master Drexel and the
Misses Drexel were among the privileged
few who took part.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
SHORTER HOURS As 4
REMEDY For STRIKES.

In a recent issue of the Figaro, N. Marcel
Provost has put forward an argument which
advises shorter hours of work as the best
means of afordinS the ~workiEeman time
to educate himself 50 as to emerge from
condition Of instructive childhood, which is
responsible for the present strikes.
He says 1t is better TO accept the inevi-
table than to wait until the storm bursts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
ANNUITY TO START
WORKING GIRLS /. BUSINESS.

Nine. Barbet-Batifol has bequeathed an
annuity of 10000 francs to the city of Paris
on condition that it be given to the young
unmarried working girl who by virtue of
her Intelligence and good conduct is capable
of setting up in business and only requires
the necessary funds.
The applicants must be Fernch. Each
year the Project of the Seine will select
what he considers the most deserving case.