l§#_v“°° °°“l°¢ Bur P19-
 n¢Gililn§ Under'The` Nenlf 'A
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cg5p_;,ii_,tru9s-'r  vote- ‘,,
 ' _MU be ,~ Split
 lah- ,i-The three
political pnrtiee_ -\ buoy completing their
plana ict the- Ill! ‘lrauxvasl elsc ions
under LDC lQQ¢_Q“l,“*l»
mesee`-.» < case the on tn.;
wilibee I more-bl_|aa_e month
buythsqolfe 'in the held
,main  ' ‘ iiva leancidstlsa are
n|t.usg_ " , Heat. _'
'ras f . _the queues wiiibe urs
fi,¢¢s|¢`¢ _.“gf»@s|ela1 tcgiiuan ad-
vsn asa. , Zmiidslidlr ef the seedi-
tistes ie lilnljlit hvee tbeiregresstvsa
-um is  int/greets-whose
wsaess see-ldattyylispreviae. Nor long
ago tlldo ‘Yi iiadibailioril ofa hopeless
Progfdnvsheihit, \»t|\‘uo to me omni-
time  at _least ia expect
eo. _ .
Tho liatlunaliatl--the Colonial. Brit-
ish and Bellini: Ouianials favoring an
independent roller-will nrffbhlfll sive
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the Het Volk (Brsr party) an advantage
Dill A. Woole-Snmprin declared not
ioagsge our it rss Bi-lust. to-t. the
tion the r\suit would be due to thi
Eliticai natioaxl scouts, who :ire op-
`ing their own side," Their leader,
BQ- Richard 8oiomon's entry in the lieu-
le' awaited with iuterwt.. The progressive
leaders are determined mt ti join the
Whfitlirn. Unless ther.-fore he umeser-
veiltssarows is ai. lsr with the Pre-
gfdeslrne he must he content to load an T
hnattenuated National party tc the ruin`
bf lsiepulitical future orjsiu Hct`Voik.
Spmklog st Bikehurg Sir George Fai-rar
denounced the policy ci' the Liberal Go-
vernment nl "a policy which has done its
utmost to destroy the prosperity cf the
Transvaal by making it a cockpit for the
ilrhtiug out of the mlsstatomcuis and
falsehood: uttered during the mueral
election in Great Britain.
Mts.itsstti slat I
tilts ximian
.,~; \ _
lNlEllTllll ITTICCEIJ
ill EUHEICN SPIES
by splitting the British vote. '1» 3 ` K'
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go to Paris After Paying
'the Duke and Duchess of
'Mei by A Distinguish-
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Losnolf. Feb. 4--King Edward and
Queen Alexandra left Loudon for Perla
this morning, travelling incoguito as the
""“" V *°*- Duke and Duchess of Lancarter. This is
the Qusen’s first vlst to Paris since 1889
  ,nmnilear  Persistent  made to when aaPriucess of Wales, she visited
lli3tlnli"D'Tl'0Vy New Discoygf [hg war Secret the exhibition. As their majesties desire
the trip to France to be as private as nos-
Yolk ' Of all Ausirallail sible, there was almost au entire absence
of curmony on their departure.
` ,_ _ \ Loxcorv, Feb. 2 ~Tho King and Queen
Nnv Iong, lub. 4.-As the annual' h5,,D°,,_r°b_ 4 _c_ B_ Aman’ th. llavereturnerltoBnclringhamPaiace,aiter
 A-.¢.¢|,,.,¢¢,s¢» A,,,.,,||,, wages, who tm inn. ....‘.`.‘au errands! vnu 'vs “chs¢ss»ertu,"»¢ns
n.e..sts¢r}e|,uspsie1uer;gitt,te or  laviaolnsullbin the owolr of beautiful "steam er tus nuke sua
N. !..`l!id__»,ta’s;t.R¢ei0 :f:lNt°:‘l’.::’n :l;;:1?‘i;rlo:nt§sU;t;s.:i;::,er“l;i;u:e;t“i:; oneness el Devonian.. ,
alsonm madn 0 - I ' The visit was of more than usual in-
t i , - in rt
TMI; *“lI\|'s|l*~°"1»m»“” N th” :xt ny" nu-"nc at exp' torast, and a large and dstinguishcd
net t
 M A D _ Mr. Anetiu,who asserts that his lu- company was asismbled to greet their
Pgru Q B“'q-gn'  L21. |:_ vention will revolutiouile warfare, by m,J¢,|,|"_
stitAzto¢' who--fend a letter irom Hrs. ”’°k'”' I” p°“u’l°"°'m\" bl' mm' "I3 The King and Queen were able to jour-
. baalute accuracy upto a range of
Sa0f»U_Q,2 , _ B u h bu 'mowed an ,ha ,n from nay to “Chatsworth” with lets iucouvn.
“l.'.elienld iii to have the facts of m 9" °' ° 'Y
° i sie td ri r~ ted. B
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Qin in the ll ll `
 a reason for thi gift, and aa  an irltzllllgndoged Hn? 'h°"‘ the snow was disappearing even from the
dll \I P°l¥ffN|ll\|° from xr Auun SYM" h .G-““;“°“h_ hll'a, but rain was falling heavily, to the
other iniflti which havd made al; 'lakh' W," munmnt for two F", disgust of the natives of Rowsley,who had
°"°“““w"N°h1h'"‘l°` “won” and ever since the importance oi his hoped to give tho King and the consort n
and vrlthwkldh neither Hr. kgs nor
mn." hd ‘.1 cam, R muon] invention became known he has hedl ,.|Kh,_ ,_,y,|.,-,1,,°m,_
,-,1“|°~_” '“‘°"°"“"““‘ ` _ Tha ra-ivray station, however was
L
sig
lr. lege ess e name el
salma? anus til
r.¢»uee;~e%2» aussi Suse. vu
ln. ` sglnlnnsx-inki '
egiow with light and warmth and festive
 .Z SHE |llTlllPHETS :f.‘:;".'::::...::;..‘:::‘:_;°~:;..::.:::;:
 MliiU llii Pilliil ' APE °
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nvtiinii "'51" _""1?::..".';::f..  A”  
ies and garlands of ilowerr, while the
booking alice ies tumed into a sumptu-
ous Roeptlun , room and banked with
flowerinpplnntg brought from the "Chats-
worth" uehlervutories.
The Duke ofi Dovonshlre awaited his
august guests onthe platform, and after
hear-ly mutual greetings, they entered
the motor car which had been substitut-
cdfora ms-riage with postillions and
cutridera on account of the state oi the
roads. lore cars brought the suite, and
they alillowld down half a mile from
“Chatsworth-&ae"'to enjoy the strik-
ing tvchllghls procession of over lim oi
the Duke's employes, was formed a
double line along the avenue. where also
the lqggl Boys' Brigade and fire Brigade
formed a sort of guard of honor near the
house. ,
Wednesday was tavcred with a regular
blisaard, andthe King wisely refrained
from Joining the guns. 'l`hursdsy,though
very cold, was bright and bracing, and his
majesty motored over Loioin the sporta-
men in the vicinity of Edensor, and lun-
ched with thamin a tent. Queen Alex-
andra alaom1'.orcJ thither in the after-
noon with' her hostess, and watched the
shooting for nearly an hour. Quite a
crowd or spectators. gentle and simple,
looked on at the anorr. Soon after the
Queen had departed the King mounted
a cob and ro ie homeward vi ithout waiting
for the rr-st of the party.
Friday was frosty and fairly pleasant.
The Kin; shot ovrr the Chatsworth pr. -
serves in the morning, and the Duchess
of Devonshire and a number of the ladies
joined the sportsmen at luncheon, Queen
Abvndla ut,tl‘zlng the dry weather to
go for n motor drive, accimpanied by
l.\<ly Gosford, amid the beautiful sur-,
rounding country. The evening was de-
voted to the private theatrienla which an-
allraya the special clou of a royal visit to
.Chai-aworth, and which went oi! brilliant-
fly, soma of the costumes worn by thc
lsdiea being superb. 1 ,
The King and Quccu and othr-r mem-
bers ol the house party drove by motor
car on Saturday to Ilnugemnre, the sent
of Lord Burton. A't ‘r lunchlugfwlti»|L'nd
and La ly Huron their maiestirs planted
a treeln the grounds, and the party rr-
tumed to Chatsworth by the same routr. ‘l
Ou sunday _ afternoon lthcir majestles
drove by motor cur to \V.ngorworth Hall
the residence of Cuptaln Ilunloke, mal.-
ingnn inspection of ihc increasing ol-I
Derbyshire residence and rema’uud to tea.
The King and Queen concluded the'r
visit to Chatsworth oe Monday. Before
leaving his runjeaty conferred on the I
Duke af Devonshire the honor of Knight
Grand Cross of the Victorian Ord. r,
' nf... r.ssr5o»,r.t» 4.-a taeussi-meter Escapes
lin
puiormauoe was introduced at the
if
isplayol the Zmtill If in
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psrtermeee at.fliag,the`maelvel THIN _ ' - 9*"
Lolnorf Feb 4-rather Oarr a
iaenntnwish n lunatic in. Dewsbury
Wmihbnse.
vgpgg giving an ent rtaiumeni, and
\*edeaepartyto assist ia putting
ialrmefl `
manhole away sql itll'
‘il-liiil
figiit'
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s'l“5‘"' *M* u  Blllah Ctltholiellriest. had a ua‘rrbw _ ' Av "T  `
* ll' '"9"' °"""°‘"`”' “ _ *litem dtnth during I terrible ‘.,“.-| “J .,'._, _
HE WAS AT TBI HOCKEY HATCH.
Wir “WI” ' e ti s eine emu ._ _
,m ,,, T" ";‘°"';‘ 'lf' u”_";" L ,M . A-es: you -see s use .mines hens
M 'unm _*dvi* ° ' '" “ °° °‘“" est rits: ttwsssn-se-.1 an yes. ree
never aswanythinglike it-
l'lY'|4’H“ HP* 'eihil they were partikieg ef rvlihh _ .
IUNUWW U ‘°` qsnraatheheed nurse reeled in and "£03: "“|'"°|'¢|:::'.=-".w|'_t I
yeas; www! . mslqssut es s esiasatni pauses -_--1---‘-
U HU" weessluss -sau sssmsueu is the Csterrh Caurot he Cured
l"~'*" ” *P* Ylilvliw *M °°“’|“‘v W '"4 -nr. Locsr. srrtroanctri, ss my
cannot reach the mee el aaa diseas-
°lll*' snsscsaissssla em see' _Strait is \ N er one
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B"'*°°*‘ &eeh|nhsn and
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PICKS lllll JUBS
Ellll PRESIDENT
Champ Clark Thinks Manager
Of Panama Canal Would
Bs Best For Hlm
Wast~|r.~rrm.v, D. C. l<`=b.2 -The river-
nnd harbors bill continued to occupy the
atten hon oi the House today. Mr. Clark
oi lilaouri opened the debate on the b`li
with I quotation from the scriptures, say-
ing ' T
"Sh Paul, the greatest philosopher of
all time, in his First Epistle to Timothy
said: ‘But ii any provide not for his own
house. he hath denied the iaith and 'is
worse than an leddel.
in the course of his speech Mr. Clark
reiernd te the Preshientls possible iuture
in the following words.
“lady :Quinn have been made in
the puihlic presses to the career of Prea-
ldent Roosevelt, after his ter- expires.
It hae been suggested that he be elected
to the senate. i am not the adviser ci the
people ci New York, but if they are to
ecstlsue in the unhappy habit ol. seed-
Re til- te v
bile:  po\ae.h°“` -'las des:
avqueaeprceeeliaua 'wall he Qddolty
interelkill
p*'“‘I"u°°"“°;f '°"°* "f°“,*°¢“= BETTER TiiA_ii;i'i|E BEST
...........§.m_;r.. .......,
 ’ v:|.r:s|-nee! ease rss v_-. |-
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MR.
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Wassmumx, Feb 4.-Secretary Root
positively refuses to make any statement
touching the Japanese situation in its
relation to the conference which mor
p`1ce at the White House Wednesday
evening between the President, some
ruembera of the Cabinetand the California
Congressional delegation. lie does.
howerer, enters sweeping denial of the
authenticity of any of the published inter-
views, nitribu‘ed to him, as tm thl
imuiineucs of war or tue state of thotrcaiy
negotiations, or indeed any phase of this
subject, which he regards us one eminent-
ly unsuited for public discussion ut this
time.
The Japanese Amlassndor is not ac-
cessible to ncvlspnper reporters. Ile dc-
cllnod to be seen this afternoon but thc
members of the embassy stafl' amrm that
hr; had not authorized any newspaper
statement on this subject.
The fact appears to be that a statement.
in the pre s cable despatches es-
QUEST ION
Will Not Make' Any- Statement For
The Public Touching' the Present Sit-
uation -Nor Wil! The Japanese
Ambassador Say
cribed to Baron Hayashi, theJapaneae
Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the
efect that in the event of the courts
upholding the Sm Francisco school
oiilcinlsiu the mattrr of discrimination
against Japanese would rrqulre diplo-
matic treatment. was in at uns quarters
erroneously attributed to Sicretsry
Iloot,whc has been putin the position
of stating thathe had received an ul-
timatum fmm the Japanisc Minister
of fbfvigl Affairs. Mr. R~o'. denies
Lhat hahah received such a c\mmuni-
cation and careful lcqulry fails to
shun thdt theslieged remark of Baron
Allayashihns ever been communicated
ohlcislly io this government. It was
szild at the Navy Department today
na an evidence ofthe slight importance
attached hy naval odlcera to the pri-
scnt discussion of Japanese relations,
that therewas not the slightest Inten-
tion oa the pert of the Department of
strengthening the American Naval
force cn either aide of the Pacific.
__ I - ~
THE JAPANESE
SCHUUL UUESTIUN
Settlement is in '
Sight
/
Torrm, F¢b.4- The r.-port that a sut-
lsfnctory solution ol the Suu Francisco
school controversy is in sight is welcomed
on all sides though it wee believed from
the outest that there was no cause for
alarm. The reassuring news is fresh cause
for profound satisfaction as proving the
firmness of the friendship between .Inpan
and the United States.
The efforts of Prusicient lioorcvelt. io
find solution of the quest un are highly
appreciated.
___i____.
EAMUUS ARCTIC
NAVICATUH |]EAl]
Sr. Joiw, Feb. 4- C.\ntain.iecirumn. u
well known Arctic navigator died here
two days ago.
Captain Arthur Jackman was til years
oi' age and was a native of Newfoundland
He was In command of the ship which
carried Commander Robert E. Peary 'o
Greenland ou the lntto\'s first expedition!
initial. In itll() Captain Jackman distin-
auiahed himself by rescuing American
whaiemen who were imprisoned by thr-
ice in Baffin Land.
Two years later he commanded the
steamer Terra Nova which was lent by
the Admiralty to relieve the Antarc ic ex~
pedltlon steamer Discovery.
Csptain Jackman was an authority on
whaling and seal hunting.
--1-lf-11-¢>
IT CREEPS LIKE A SERPENT.
Steals through the system likes thie
in the night. 'f'hat‘s how catarrh acte.
Don't ir lie with such a ecoarge. llou’t
experiment with a doubtful treatment.
Time snai experience prove that Oetsrrh-
oanne, del ours, that it gives ctulck relief
andac thoroughly destroy-s§|, e disease,
that ir. dien forever. `
Get Catarrhcaone In thc nr-at place, and
your cure is assured. In 2l5c and :L01
since at *ll dealers and guarantee tu
.-veryca .
Conticnsctiativcrtiicmcnts
i1.i.,.____.l_.__1.
(Too inte B' mnbilmtkl.)
Fsdil e?6"` “T

G“‘..’.'.l;';..'l.‘."i°lX‘°.‘i'...
eompositor. §o iiliviene experience re-
3‘&'.'I.f't..¥"’ "“‘ ""‘ "Elsa"
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I-;~i° - ' . . _  ,- ..f'.-me
lt is Thought in Japan That’
WANUEHEU ABUUT
HUSTUN STREETS
Mrs. ‘Harte Steele Escaped
From People Who Belriand-
ed Her
Bosrolv. Feb. 4.-Mrs. Jeasamy Hana
Steele,'daughtrr of Brat Harte, wandered
about the streets of Boston last night
hungry cold and peunllasa while the pul-
lce and Playwright Leander Richardson
who brought her from Port'nnd where
she was living on charity, sought her.
She cscapcd her friends on the :rl-l\'a|
of the train from l’.>riland at 10.15
last night.
Ou the Way from Portland her eccentric-
itiesmanifasted themselves- at Boston
they demonstrated themselves.
With the crafty cunning of the nervous
patientunder treatment they became
overpowering and she left the train
when it arrived here only to vanish in the
night
CllllEEElEllAT|illl
LIEE SHUWS EINE
STATEMENT
The rinauo'al statement of the Con-
federation I.iie la a highly creditable one
to this conservatively and well manlled
canadian Company. It meat beexesed-
ing gratifying to policy holders who are
in this safe and progressive eompauy.
The am aunt of new insurance wrliten`
lu Canadaas well as the tot-nl new il-
sursnce written exceeded that of any
previou years- a splendid achievement
eonsiderlllr the unfavorable conditlo
prevailing in IIB.
Applications received amounted to
06.4%, lil and allow a gain of Sill;
over the lznrea ol the previous year.
The insurance in force at' the end cl the
!¢\r IIB was "B119, lilo showing a pin
of Ql,6l9, IM for ble year.
The ratios ol expenaesto premium in-
eomeaadlotetnl ineonra wereieaa than
for IIB.
The ilnaoeial statement shows a nee
cash aerpluecu the 0omnany'e standard
of&,f7l.ll. These e_loqnnn¢ ilgnrearn
all tribute be ile ablliiyof th;
entrnhed with the admlnesretion dll*
eou|pany'e elaine.
‘ The Oonreduealea Life is represented
In this City by L H. lclacheri. .
"BKIDOO" POR YOUR HIADAUII'
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