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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MPS PAY, APRIL 22, lnoi. MINISTER WO HAS A PLAN Will Tell Hit Empiror How to Rem.dj Prutnt Erili. PROPOSES REFORMS MORE CONSERVATIVE Jltn" ly Uriel nn In a; MIMly to llrmiMe l)eci-ltonteil Prejudice Without ,l'riiyoK,"K Itrnrwril llim- ' (IIKIPM. WASHINGTON', April 21. The Chlucso mln later," Wu Tins 1'ang, U nbout to make n move of far-reaching Importance to tlic affairs of .China, and oMn which will, It Is belloNcd, engage, thu favorable attention of nil life foreign powers Interested In Die nffnlrn of the Chinese government. A recent Imperial edict Invited the lilxh ofltctulH .of chlnn hi home ami viceroy, governors und mlnist'crs nbrond to present to tho government every facility nt their comtniitiil to 11 if t In overcoming tho present dlsnslrtius condition of nffnlr. The edict points Out past cvIIh nnl holdfc to severe account those, members of tho old regime whoBn 'conduct has heen largely rcspnnslr.lt for thl lstreH through which. the country hns passed., Tho government therefore nsks tor every aid which Its patriotic citizens can bring to It In overcoming tho evils nf tho ixiHt nnd In establishing a sccuro bit 4 In for tho .future. Acting' upon' this cillct Mr. Wu has pre pared n mcmotlnl to tho government. A memorial of this character, it 1h snlil, Ih tho most Impurtnnt'Hct a Chlncso oinclal can take, for It Ib not resorted to except on cortntn occaBlona, when tho gravity of u cause warrants an ofltclnl to enmo Into Immediate communication with the Imperial uuthorttlcn on high nffaliH at Btatc. Prob ably tho most Important feature of tho document Ih Its presentation of tho vi;w that tho time Is now at hand fur China to adopt systems of reform. Conrrilr .Inpnii'M llncru.v. Tho mlnlstor'ti memorial will point to tho letHon Japan Jin given to tho world, for Minister Wu holds thut thcro Is noth ing lacking In tho retiotirceH of China or In tho character of her people to keep her from securing the same advantages which have come to Japun. Tho memorial does not, however, eon Ann Itself to generalisation, hut speclflcn along which lines changes may bo mndo with advantage. As stated, thoao cover administrative, economic and llnanclal con. dttlons. In somo rcsiects Mr. W'u'n recom mendations will tnko un linos of reform which havo been brought forward by tho powers In negotiations nt I'ekln, and wilt point out that In resisting them It will bo to tbo advantage of China to go further than the powers hnvo suggestod. l''or In stance, lie will propose that oun olllcl.il, lnstqiuj of a boanl of five, be given the authority and responsibility of directing tha foreign nffalra of tho empire now entrusted to the ten members of tho Tsung I.l Yamu Ho does not regard It as essential tint this ono official shall bo u prince of tho Idooil, although, If need he, preference might bo given to a prince if he had tho o,ther requisites of ability for foreign d rolnlstrntlnn. Tho memorial will urge Hint the 'ttuproiue. truvl In tho selection of this high' official should bo ability for tho po sition. Ho also points out that by virtuo of his position ho should ho a member of tho privy council, nnd thus able to secure ready access to the emperor, Whllo this ofllnlal would bo charged with the responsibility, yet for' administrative purposes ho would have under htm two or three assistants. ,ThJa would constitute tho entlro exoou tWCorganlzadonT so far as rolateu to the forfllgo nftnlrs df the empire, and such nddt tlonaronelalH'(iH might bo -required would b?TaDrioltttJ:il'"jitn'iply for purposes of carry ing on thf business of tho office. There would .be tun need of two nsulstant secre taries vlUi' a' knowledge, of foreign lan guages, 'nu Hitch ofllcinls would be nothlug muVp'Oinn .Interpreters. Mr. Wu's plan Is to. confine responsible authority within nar row limits, lenvlng assistants, Interpreters, etc., to carry on the administrative work. In pthir respects the memorial will pre sent In detail tho best features nf western administration as applicable to China. Tho document Is practically completed and soon will bo lal(), before the imperial govern ment. DEATH RECORD. Dr. I .!." llrloUrr. AUHOUA, Nob,, April 21. (Special Tel. egram.) Dr. V. J. llrlckcr died suddenly at his homo Saturday. Two weeks boforo an operation had been performed for troublo In his right car.' Ho was appar ently almost recovered1 when Wednesday morning meningitis eel In. Death resulted after he had been unconscious twonty- elght hours. For twonty-threo years ho had practiced his profession nt Aurora. Tho funeral, utidur the auspices of tho Masonic' order, will bo from his residence. Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Dr. Drlcker's ago was 48 years. Dr. Orlckor leaves a bride of only a few months and a daughter 20 years old, whose mother died eight years ngo; nn aged' mother and father and nn only' brother. Dr. Drlcker sprang from a family of physicians, his father and brother both following that -profession. He began his practice pf medicine as a .young man many years ngo at North Loup, Neb. Jnaenh llnine. BEFIKRLEY, CJal.. April 21.-Joseph Hume, the pioneer salmon packer of the I'aclflo coasts It?,, dead. Death was due to heart disease. 3rv Hume established the first salmon,, cannery on tbo Columbia river In 1874. In 1800 his business Interest were tramfferred to Alaska, Former Conitrmaiiiiiu Htuokley. DOVEn, Del., April 21. Former Con gressman J, C. Stockloy, a picturesque fig. uro In Dolawnro politics and a former dera ocratlu leader, died last evening after a long illness at his home In Georgetown. Ho was 87 years of age. Constipation . Headache, biliousness, heartburn. Indl eestlon, nnd all liror ills mo cured by Hood's Plilm Sold by fill flnmrrlnfn, cents. FIRST CLASS PULLrtAN SLEEPERS ...DAILY BETWEEN... OMAHA AND SAN FRANCISCO Without Chang GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE Daylight to both dlrectloa. i DlNINd CAR SERVICE THROUOH. ) BUFFET LIBRARY CAR5. . PorfafllnfonaaUoii.rcMrvatlonsandlUncr ' f!y. Callorala" addrw City Tfcjkat Qffl, ijj j Farnaai at,, OfMh i FAIR CEREMONIES DELAYED Miirm til II 11 nu In Will Pnstiiiinr I'orniiil Openliiu l.ntll Mny -', Hie Ucillrnlloit liny. ItUKKALO, April 21. The gates of tin Pan'Amorlcan exposition grounds were closed today and every available man was put to work to offset tho effect of tho great April snowstorm of last week. The dannge to the buildings Is slight nnd can be quickly repaired, but the delay In the landscape work and the building of roadways Is a severe blow to those who have been bending every energy to have tho grounds in a thoroughly prepared condition May 1. It was Intended to have this part of the work so completo that It would ho possible to have n ceremonial marking the opening day nf tho exposition. Thero was to be a parado to the exposition grounds by tho organizations of the National guard and other functions of nn appropriate charm: tcr. tP to last Thursday everything pointed to the working out of this program. Tho storm, however, put a different aspect nu tho matter and u conferenco was held to day to consider tho situation. It was de cided that while the exposition gates would bo opcucd on the first day of May, the formal ceremonials designated for tho opening day would be consolidated with thoso at "dcdloutlou day" on May SO. Hoy Mnvi'N I'nNRPHKer 'I'm In. I'lT-TSHUHO, April 21. One of the thril ling Incidents connected with the floods provnlllug In this stntc was the escape from destruction of a Pennsylvania limited train near Tyrono today. A boy bicyclist riding frantically nt the side of tho track wildly wnvlng nls cap gave the warning to the engineer that saved the trnln from go ing full speed Into a landslide. Kven after the wnrnlnf, tho trnln ran Into a large rock, knocking olt the cowcatcher of the engine and u I'ullman was so badly dam aged that it had 'to he taken out of the train. None of the passengers were hurt. J. It. Francis, n former governor of .Mis souri, was a passenger ou tho train. 'I'tto Ui'mvtiPil In WvnI Ylruliilu. HtJNTINfiTON, W. Va April 21. At 0 o'clock this evening tho rain and snow, which had been falling for seventy-eight hotira, ecBFod. The Ohio hns pntKcri tho danger lino of fifty feci and Is still rising. Fully ten feet more of water Is expected here, drcat damage has resulted through out the southern and central portions of the state. Carter Slntlngtou whs drowned In lug river and John Swnnson drowned In (luynudotto while endeavoring to save property. Cntlcttsburg, Credo, Central City, Dlngess, Dunlow, Uarboursvillo and many smaller towns are suffering heavily. Kvon Kentucky 'I'liliex Witter. MAYSVIM.I!, Ky April 21. Tho rcsl- dents In Front street In this city began moving upstairs this afternoon on account of high water. The Ohio river is rising three nnd n half Inches an hour. The gov ernment gauge reached forty-nnven feet nt 7 p. m. A blinding snowstorm has been raging nil the nftcrnnon. Trnlns from tho cast are from four to six hours Inte. About ton feet moro water and tho gas nnd elec tric lights will bo shut off. leaving tho city In darkness, and that btage Is coming. Backwater has caused much damage, ex tending out Into the country for miles. CIiIcako la Mtii-il. CHICAGO, April 21. A gale blowing fifty miles nn hour swept off Lake Mlchl gan today and, ncrordlng to Weather Ob serer Cox, tho Ohio storm bad crept back upon the lako coast. Prof. Cox propbeslea that tho wind will contlnuo tomorrow with snow flurries nnd rain. Tho Btorm wns felt most on tho lake nnd along thu shore. Railroad trains came Into Chicago from one to ten hours late. The Baltimore & Ohio road refused to nccept freight for Its Pittsburg division until tho storm nnd flood should abate. New York Furniture Aflont. NEW YORK, April 21. Owing to tho heavy storm which has been rnglng In the west, all traffic cast of Cleveland has been. delayed from two to seven hours. At the general postofilce It was said that all mail matter east of San Francisco was late. Considerable property was destroyed along West street and furnlturo could be Been floating around tho stores on tho ground floor. 3lliilnture Jnliimtowii Flood. SPKINOF1ELD, Mnss., April 21. Tho dam nt Mlddlesflcld forty miles west of hero gnva wuy this afternoon. Several small houses wero washed away and tho pooplo wore driven to the hills. No lives wero lost. Tho Boston & Albany track wero wnshed away nnd no trains will be running for two days at least. (aeiimln Co Hon llniiimreil. ALBANY. On.. ADrll 21. Thern Rpoms nn longer any doubt that tho cold weather of me lasi iwo nignta has seriously damaged Rrowluir cotton. In Kn mil nl.irpn nvnrv plant has been killed nnd repluntlng will oo necessary, ieiegrapmc orders for cot tonsced nro pouring In from tho surround ing country. CHINESE HOUSES RAIDED Federal Autlioritlrn Will Try to Hup. I iireHH Trntlli! In Fein ill it SIUVCH, SAN FHANCISCO. Anrll '21 Thn rhinos qunricr 01 tills CUV IB mnr.h linrtmho,! n an effort by the federal authorities to sup press mo ironic in feraalo Chlncso slaves United States Marshal Shine, with n nm, of assistants, mndo a mnid mo nouses nnd arrested thirty-four terrl ncu anu snnoKing women. Sixteen wh produced certificates wero released. The remaining elghtcon.are held In custody It Is estimated that ni lnnui ir.i,i i . n ' 1 . j , . . mates of tho houses nn lhi.r .im.i Sullivan alley escaped through alleys nnd over roois. ine raid was tho Immediate result of an order from I tin nttnmn,. sna..i - - ..; rvugiui ai vasningion 10 me aistrict attorney dl n H . I. him . i. , nil 1.. t . I . u.i.i iv ..w un iu ma puwer 10 SUp press tho traffic In female Chtnoau -in.,,. Tho women prisoners will bo taken heforo tho federal courls to determlno whether thov haVA fl lecnl rich! In rnmaln I. ti.i. country nnd If they are held In bondage as me cimiicis or masters. The power of tho authorities will stop nt this point, but tho officials nro confident tho deportation of n number of slavo girls will dampen tho ardor of slave dealers and partially destroy me iramc. CLARK AIDING HILLS PLAN .MontiiiiR Scimtor Snlil to He liitcrratcil In Project to Outrival llHrrliiiHii, SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Anrll m.i column article tho Trlbuue says that tho present activity In railroad building In southwestern Utah and southeastern Ne. vada by Interests representing Seuator wiuiam a. ciaru of Montana nnd tbo pushing of tho Burlington aurveyora to wards Salt Lako Involve the nractlrni rn operation of Senator CUrk and President Hill of tho Oreat Northern BVRtpm In scheme to extend Presldont Hill's great inieresis lo mo I'aclflo coast In southern California, thus Introducing a formidable , Vt H IUIMI rival to tho Tlarrlman Interests In that region, Fire DuiuiiKr n CotlnRe, . J'lre nfter I o'clock this morning did .tm uaniMKC in mo collage ot Miss Formal!. Twonty-Foiirlh and Vinton Mtreets. it I uiipuKi'n in ore was incendiary, ns the coiihko whs nui occupied mm night. BANKERS KILL THEMSELVES Prtiidtnt Brawn ud Cuhler Otobj of Van- conTer Di Toftthir. EXAMINER CHARGES IMMENSE SHORTAGE Trnueily Follimn Hie Foreeil Simneu- .iloii of the First .Nnlliiniil lleeuuic or Coiifensrcl llellt'lt or ifs i.ooo. VANCOUVKIl, Wash., April il.-Charloa Brown nnd K, L. Canby, prcsMent and cah ler. respectively, of the First National bank of Vancouver, which was closed yis tcrday by the controller of the currency, committed suicide lnat night two miles from this city, by shooting themselves with n revolver. Their bodies were found this morning lying together in ti small clutnp of bushes about one-half mile north of the Columbia school, which U situated on the outskirts of tbo town. They both need the same, weapon and Canby evidently tiled first, as tho revolver was found In Brown's hand. It Is evident that Canby put the muzzle of the revolver In his mouth nnd then blew the top of his bead off. Drown '.hen took It and shot himself In exactly the same way, falling over Canby's body. The fact that Brown's bicycle and an umbrella belonging to Canby were found n short distance out of town last night led to the belief that tho bank officials had taken their lives. Karly this morning n searching party stcrtcd out and after sev eral hours' hunt the boJIes were found In the clump of bushes. 1rlday evening Canby, upon being told by Bank Kxnnilner J. W. Maxwell that the bank would not be permitted to open Sat urday, went out In the yard behind the bank and attempted to shoot himself. His revolver foiled to explode, although five chambers were loaded. After falling to shoot himself Canby came back Into the bank, nnd ho nnd President Blown left to gether later, tnklng his revolver. When Examiner Maxwell confronted the bank officials with tho bhortago of fSl.OOu which he had discovered, both mm admitted their guilt. It Is tnl.l that both Brown and Canby had been speculating In stocks. Be sides Brown s body there was found u package containing f2., nnd a noto say ing Hint the money belonged to his dnugh- tcr. upon Canby's body tho following brief note wns found: My Dear Wife: I feel what I nm iilinut to ilii Im for the best. Forgive me If you can ami try to live for our dear children. Clod bless you all. Good-bye. NKD. Been I'reHlilent Ten Yrnra, Brown, who was CI years of age. had lived In Vancouver since 18H2. HU fnthcr w-as tho first receiver of the Voucouver land office. He had served as auditor of Clark county, was married and had n family. Ills connection with the bank as its president nates back ten yeurs. Canby was 52 yeurs old and was well con nected. Ills wife was Miss Frances Burn- Bide, daughter of an Oregon pioneer. He has n brother who Is a paymaster In the united States array. Another brother com mitted sulcldo by Jumping off the wharf at Vancouver several years ago. Whllo Bank Examiner Maxwell, who Is now In charge ns receiver, has made no official statement. It Is known that tho bank baa loaned a largo sum of monoy on Insufficient security. According to his re port to tho controller of the currency there Is u shortago ot $81,0.00 In the bauk'n ac counts nnd It Is understood, that a consider able portion of this amount was lonned to Brown and Cnnby on their personal notes. About a yenr ago tho bank re duced Its capital stock from $100,000 to ?no,000. At that time about one-half of tho so-called bad nssets was "charccd off" nnd has been carried ns nn nssot since that time. Tho heaviest stockholder Is Colonel Stephen P. JoBlyn of the regular army, n mcmocr ot (icncrni snafter'a staff. Colonel Joslyn Is stationed at San Francisco. Ills post wns Vancouver when tho bank wus orgnnlzed In 1SS3, nnd over since that time ne fins been the hcnvlest stockholder. According to the last statement Issued In February tho bank had deposits amounting to nUOUt ?Z3M,UUU. t'onreRM Their fiiillt. From tho condition of the bodies nnd other clroumstunces It Is almost certain that tho suicides occurred between 7 nnd 8 o'clock Friday evening. Two pistol Bhots coming from the direction where tho bodies wero found were honrd at that hour by L. B. Band, who lives a quarter of a mile distant. Following tho arrival of United States District Attorney Wilson n. Oar lust night a warrant wns Issued by Jndee Miller of tho superior court charging urown and canby with tho embezzlement of $10,000 of the funds of tho bank on January 18, 1901. Tho complnint contains four charges of embezzlement and misap plication or tbe funds of the bank, falsi fylng tho books of the bank and Issuing fnlso reports of tho bank's condition to tno controller of the currency. Bank Examiner Maxwell, who has boen Installed by the controller na temporary rocelvcr of tho bank, atlll refuses to glvo out any statement, of tho affairs of the bank. Both Brown and Canby, when con fronted Friday by Maxwell with false en tries In tbo books, mndo a full confession. Canby remarking: "Well, you havo cnught mo mis tune, .Maxwell: that Is a falso en- try." Then, picking up a pistol from tho counter, ho remarked, ns ho held the.muz zlo toward his heud: "This Is tho only sure way l see out or tho difficulty." Max- well remonstrated with him against his apparent suicidal Intent when Canby low ered the weapon nnd left tho room by the renr door. It Is belloved whllo outsldo ho attempted to kill hlmsolf, ns on return ing ho threw down tho pistol, remnrklng "The gun Is no good nnd will not go off.' In nnswer to nn Inquiry from Maxwell If ho was Implicated In tho criminal en try, Brown replied: "Yes, I am equnlly gumy." District Attorney Ony stated today that thcro Is evidence that the 'criminal acts of tho two officials cover r period of sev eral years nnd only by a thorough Invcstl. gatlon of tho books enn their full oxtent bo known. RARE SURGICAL OPERATION SI. l.ouln IMiyalelnii Nrtrn Hp Knife Wo ii n a In Ihli tiumi'K llenrt, oi. I.UUIS, April 21. Dr. II. I. Nlctert. superintendent of the city hospital, has Just performed ono of the most remarkublo operations ever recorded In tbo annals of surgor). it consisted of tnklng threo Btltchns In tho heart of Philip Ounn, nn employe of ihe Shapjolgh llardwaro com pany. who had been stabbod In akaloon brawl. The point of the knlfeblade bad entered tho right ventricle and had pierced to the cavity of tho heart. Luckily tho knlfo had entered the heart obliquely and the result was that tho opening between me cavity and the pericardium, or cover Ing of the heart, was Up-shaped on both sides. The wound nctod as a valve, and at each pulsation of the blood through the heart but a small quantity escaped fhrough mo nruncini opening. The task of stitch ing this unusual wound wns n very dim- cult one. Dr. Nlctert first removed n sec. Hon of the breastbone, exposing the petl cnrdlum. Tho motion of the heart cannot be repressed, nnd Dr. Nlctert was forced to make the stitches whl- the organ vas shifting about. It required three sutures to pffectimllv rlnun ihe nan. This delicate operntlon finished, the pcrlcnrdlum w.iis sewed together. The portion of the breast bono removed could not be replaced nnd the operation war. concluded ny stitcning togothcr the skin nnd tho outer tlsstiis which cover the chest. Ounn Is nt 111 alive, and so he hns n strong constitution the physicians predict his recovery. ARE AWAITING AN ANARCHIST Bremen Poller Hellene Piirtlelimtit In I'ntrrxou t'oitsiilrnry In iiIIIiik Their Wny. MADRID, Anrll 21. It Is reported here that on the arrival at Vigo of the British steamer Halle, Captain Stromer, from Buenos Ayres, March 27, It was ascertained that there wns nn anarchist on board, be lieved to be Implicated In n plot against tho lives of several European sovereigns, formed In Uosurio, Argentina, nnd Paler son, N. J. The mun refused to land, According to El Impnrclnl of this city the Ccrmnn pollen nm awaiting the arrival of tbo Halle at Bremen to arrest him. Mexlcnn film! lo He Friend. MEXICO CITY, April 21. Thero U gen rsl snttsfnctlnn al the friendly nrrnnse- ments arrived at between tho governments of Austria and Mexico, which will result n nn Immediate resumption of diplomatic relations. Congress has a bill before It rirovldinir fnr unlnrlpn nf npnilierM nf thn Mexican legation to bo established at Vienna. Tlin Aunlrlnn rnlnnv lie re In miller the protection of the German minister, tnougn formerly unucr the protection of the United States, Ccnuiiiiy'n Kirta noil Import. BERLIN. April 21. Tho value of Ger many's foreign trade, Including gold and silver, ns flnnlly estimated, Is: Imports, 6,042,000,000 marks, nn Increase of 2a9,000,O0O marks; exports, 0,705.000,000 marks, an Increase of 384,000,000 mark ; Imports from tho United States, 1,020,000,- 000 marks, nn Increase of 11.1,000,000 marks; exports to tho United States, 443,000,000 marks, an Increase of 62,000,000 marks. (oodliye to Molilleriuir. SAN FRANCISCO. Anrll 21. Tho Twenty. sixth regiment, which arrived on the trans port Garonne yesterday, landed today and went Into camp at tho Presidio, preparatory to being mustered out. The (laronne will be sent to Seattle, where sho will bo re leased by the govcrnmont. Tho Garonne brought tbo unusual number ot sixty-four Btowaways. In the Mnceiloiilnn (.'oiiKrrsn. SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 21. The Mace donla congress nt today's session elected M. Mlchalloyskt to the presidency of the managing committee, thus securing a vie lory for the moderates. None of the ar rested adherents of tho late n,rosldcnt of the managing committee, former Lieutenant Saravoff, wns re-elected. Borrow or the Himaliiiiii. SHANGHAI, April 21. The Tartar gen eral at Teng Tien, Manchuria, has borrowed of the Russians, on the security ot the land nnd poll taxes, tho sum of 400,000 tapis, to bo applied In forming a force of politary police. Mnrcltm Well Armed. SHANGHAI, April 21. Reports say that General Feng Tsal. commanding tho prov ince of Yun tfao, with 6,000 Infnntry ami 2,000 cavalry, well armed and disciplined, passed through .Cheng Tu lately, bound for Hsiao. t.'iironr at Madrid Mrctlnir. MADRID. 'April 21. At the antl-clerlcal meeting, held In Madrid today, violent speeches were madeand some uproar' en sued. Ultimately tho disturbers wero ejected. R0IBERS BURN HIS FACE Torture Indlnnii Farmer So Cruelly (lint III Wire Tell Where Money In Hidden. KENDALLVILLE, Ind April 21. Tho home of John Andlgo, an Amlsh fnrrner, was entered last night by three men who secured $0,000 nfter burning the old man's cars, nose nnd fingers with lighted matches. A 19-ycnr-old daughter of Andlgo wob In sulted and when her father refused to give up his money as readily as demanded, sho was dragged down to tho floor by her hair by ono of tho robbors. The mother, who had seen her husband's torture and her daughter's Indignities, told "tho robbers that If they would desist she would give up tho money. She led the way to the cellar, where, In an ol.l cupboard, tho Bavlngs of years, $6,000, was handed over to the rob bers. The robbers escaped. To Prevent I'lieumontn anil firln Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne removes the cause. HUSTlUCTINt; WOMHX CI.ISIIKS, Marked Opposition Nhown In Depart ments at WanhlnKton. Scores of theories havo been advanced In explanation of tho movement now well defined In opposition to women clerks In tbo government departments at Washington, Home critics with moro zeal than veracity, says the New York Sun, have averred that tbe attitude of the government's officers toward female employes has been Inspired by the deslro of political leaders to strengthen partisan support by engaging men, Instead of women, In tho different divisions. Every man taken Into the scrv Ico, say these champions ot the gontle sox, "means a voto on tho republican side, and every voto counts." If, however, tho heads of one or two of the departments havo been quoted correctly, thcro Is a less political explanation. Speak ing of the sttuutlon recently, an officer of tho 'ar department Is reported to havo said substantially that In putting on, ad justing, readjusting and taking off their bonnets, veils, wraps, aprons and cuffs, tbo fair employes usually consume a full hour each day, exclusive of tho tlmo they sptnd In conversation not connected with their work. Consequently, at that rate, Uncle Sam Is deprived of about one-sixth of the service he has a right to expect from his staff of female clerks. Sickness, bad weather and n variety of other causes are commonly assigned for absence from duty; nnd rurely, romarks tho officer, Is the clerk's nnnunl thirty days' sick leave un exhausted by the women at the end ot the vycar. It Is alleged, also, that occasional orders to work overtime are not always met with choertulnesB.nd icqultsccnco on tho part of tho fcmalo clerks, and that they have no hesitancy In showing tbelr contempt for such "audacious" demands upon them. It la further alleged that they object vigor ously to hurrying when requested, and are apt to develop symptoms of ncuto hysteria It fault is round with tholr work. It will be seen that this version of the subject .makes the question ot professional .clerical fitness of the females entirely ex. traueous. In nthor words, It Is not urged In tho present Instance that they cannot think, write and cipher as well as tbe men, after they once set about Jt. Nevertheless, unless the authors of the' foregoing state ments are looking for trouble, we advise them to conceal tbelr Identity. Wlilnv nnd Children Horn. GALE8Bl'Ra, N. D April 21,-The homo nt Mrs. Hannah KJnren, u widow. vas burned last night. The only Inhabitants of the houso, herself nnd two oyn, nd 6 and 10 yen's, were burned to denth, The woman's body was found with the flesh nearly nil burned on, clasping the young boy in her arms. The body of the oldest boy was almost Incinerated, WHERE NORSEMEN LANDED Wide Difference of Opinion at to the Identity f "WineUnd." CONSERVATIVE REVIEW Of TESTIMONY Dr. .IiiiiI lllrneriiil lllaeussen the .Hnp- IiomimI IMiooery or Amerleit by .Norncinvii .mil Their I'roli nlile I.nndliiR I'lnee. One of the most fnrclnntlng questions relative to the early history of America Involves tho share which the Norsemen had In discovering this continent. Wldo differences of opinion on the subject exist among historians and archaeologists, wys the New York Tribune, owing to the seniiti ness and Imperfections of the available testimony. The Into Prof. E. N. Hors ford, for Instance, was confident that Bos ton bny was visited by thos.o early explor ers, and he and other Investigators havo found what they regarded us foundation stones of Norso dwellings. Prof. John Flske, on the other hnnd, Is sceptical re garding all alleged vestiges of tho North men's visits, nnd other students of the problem locate the region which I.elf Erik son Is said to have called Vlnlnnd, or Wlneland, elsewhere than near Cape Cod. A fresh review of the testimony has Just been made by Dr. .luul Dlcserud of tho Library of Congress, In the Bulletin of tho Nntlonnl Geographical society. Dr. Dlcserud accepts the theory that tho Norsemen rcnlly came to America about nlno centuries ago, but, like Prof. Flske, he discredits all nrchncologlcnl evidence, nnd relics simply upon the sagas, There nro two of these, and they do not ngreo very closely. Tho so-cnlled Flatoo book, n manuscript compiled from oldor sources nbout 1387, declared that BJarnl HerJult son wns tho first Norwegian to set eyes on America, that this event occurred In 987, nnd that I.elf, tho son of Erie the Red, followed tho mnttor up about fifteen years later. This narrative omits all men tion of a certain Tliorfln Karlsetul nnd his companions. Tho othrr story appears In tho Hanks book, n manuscript that Is thought to date back to 1031, or further, and which was written by Hatlk Erlend son, n descendant of Karlscfnl. BJarnl Is entirely Ignored In the second of these histories, which makes Lclt tho original dlscovorer of Wlneland, and gives nn ex tended account of tho adventures of Karlscfnl. The True IHnrot erer. Dr. Dlcserud gives the Hnuks book tho prefcicncc, because many Haws have been found In the other version. Still, ho far us there Is accord between the two narratives, ho would credit tho Flatoo book. Thus, nt the outset of his review, Dr. Dlescrud ellm- Inntes BJarnl. who Is said to have only sighted America nnd not to have landed nt all, nnd trcnts Lelf nB tho true discoverer, Inasmuch as the latter Is reported to have gone ttt-horo In tho yenr 1000, In n place where gtnpea grew wild and Home kind of cereal waB self-sown. At best, howovcr, Lett's discovery wns an accident, according to the Hnuks book, Inasmuch ns he Is said to have been blown out of his course while returning from n visit In Norwny to his home In Greenland. Thorlln Knrlscfnl, whoso adventures are described at length In the Hnuks book, set out with tho definite purpose of cxplorn tlon. He wanted to find the country which Lelf, railed "Wlneland," and Is said to have taken with him four vessels nnd lfiO nun. The .expedition remained out for three ,or four jenrs, during which tlmo ono party. led by Thorhall, was lost while engaged In nn Independent venture, Knrlsefnl found a place which Fcemcd to him to correspond to the Wlneland of tbo original discoverer, but the Identification was not complete. Consequently, whatever mny bo thought of the accuracy with which Dr. Dleserud ami others rccognlzo the places examined by Karlscfnl, one ennnot be altogether sure that any of them was tho region visited by his predecessor. The I'rolinhle I.iiiiiIIuk I'lnee, Prof. Storm, who has been a clone student of this Norso literature as well as tho geography Involved, thinks that tbo expe dition from Greenland struck the American const first In the vicinity of Labrador. Dr, Dlescrud ndopts this view and supposes that Karlsefnl must then have put. bed south ward on account of the forbidding eharacter of tho region, down thn eastern coast of Newfoundland, turning Capo Raco and then sailing again In a generally westerly direc tion. Thus ho would encounter tho eastern coast of Capo Breton, near its northern extremity. The cape Jutting out to tho northward, called "Keclness" In tho saga, Prof. Storm thinks was Cape Breton. But Dr. Dleserud Is better satisfied with Cape North or Capo Egmont, Tho long stretch of unindented const of the story might possibly bo that which lies botweon Cape North, on tho north, nnd St. Mary's bay, on the south, on tho eastern face ot Capo Breton, Dr. Dleserud Is Inclined to think that Mlra bay, near tho southeastern corner of the Island, answors tho description of tho inlet, called Strcamflrth In tho saga, where Karlsefnl found winter quarters for two or three years. Tho story mentions an Island off tho bay, which may have been Scntary, Disappointed In tho climate of the region around Strcamflrth, both Karlsefnl and ono of his companions, Thorhall, started out to explore still further. Thorhall went north and was finally lost. The leader of tho expedition went r.outhwostwnrd. Ho went ashore In a country which bo called Hop, finding grapes, self-sown grain, wild animals and plenty ot halibut. Iu tbo background wns a rango of low mountains. Dr. Dloscrud believes that Hop was Identi cal with Wlneland, and that It was on the southern coast ot Nova Scotia, not further west than Halifax. Encounters with swarthy men In skin canoes and other causes led Karlsefnl to abandon his camp hero after a few months nnd go back to Strenmflrth, A voyage wns bow undertaken In search of Thorhall. Dr. Dleserud believes that this took tbo leader of the expedition northward from Mlra bay and around Cape North nud down the west sldo of Capo Breton to tho north coast ot tho eastern part of Nova Scotia. Tho Hauks book says that tbe point whero Karlsefnl landed was about as far from Strcamflrth In ono direction as Hop was In the other. More over, theie were mountains In sight like those of Hop. Dr. Dleserud thinks that the range which forms the divide between the counties of Halifax and auysborough, on tho boulh, nnd Plctou and AntlgonUh, on tho north, meets the requirements of tho story well. 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