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NORTH OF BLOEMFONTEIN Killed and Wounded Number 600; Captured 900. THE 10ER LOSS WAS TRIFLING Sew ReoeSvem rrorn Oerreev- ents, and JTot Annomcea br h Loadaa'Wu OStce. lONDON, April XL X dispatch to the Dally Mall from Brandfort dated Sunday, says: "Yesterday General Dewet Inflicted the third defeat on the British within a week at Merkatsfonteln, killing and wounding C00. He captured 900 with IS wagons, los ing Ave Boers kllled.and nine wounded." The Dally Mall pubUahes the following, dated April 10 from Iiourenco Marques: "The Netherland. Railway Company pro fesses to have, received a telegram re porting a Boer victory near Kroonstad. the Boers capturing 900 British." Commenting upon this, tho Dally Mall remarks: "There is a MerkaUfonteln about five and one-half mtlca southeast of Kroonstad, but if the roport be true, this can hardly be tho place.' The Dally News has the following from Pretoria, dated Monday, by way of Dtla- anywhere between 3000 an! 6000. They are goa Bay: ' moving cautiously. Remounts are arriving, "It to officially announced that a battle but the Argentine animals are little liked has been fought south of Brandford, In by the cavalry. which 600 British troops were killed and . AnJ0,n& ,the valuable documents dls """"" T A c . rf.. (covered belonging to Messrs. Steyn and wounded and S00 taken prisoners. , Fischer Is some correspondence proving "Lord Roberts is declared to be finding that lho falI of Ladysmlth was to be the great difficulty, owing to tne scarcity o. water. AXXTBIY IX IADOX. war.osaee win .lotvo .r c, , pafflrs utl Mafeklng through the burgh . .the Report j eraf jmei during the night of April S and LONDON, April U, 5 A. M. But thrft ' were followed and surrounded In the hush, the War Oflce baa Issued no news from when they .were shelled by a Maxim Lord Roberta .dujtag. tre Jflt!hre days ;fan!rnfa'dlgnn. ThoBoersCfcen etormed there would be little disposition to- place - the Kaffir portion, killing" H. ThtlvatHrs -... - M . w any credence In tne Boer reports or an i other British disaster. The unexpected raHrinsr of the Free State commandos. however, leaves the public In a nervous " condition, fearing everything, uispatcnte from Pretoria fes late as Monday did not mention any further Boer victory. Oa the contrary, they mid all the comman. doe were quiet and, as Lord Roberts had vi.w.w -.... t.nLi nmntniiv in r.,rt I mischances, as well as successes, or to allow the newspaper correspondents! to report them until some confirmation Is re ceived there Is justification for regarding the Merkatsfonteln rumor as only an ex aggerated account of the Rcddersburg af fair. At the same time. Boer reports have so often proved correct that the greatest anxiety will be felt. No further news has been received ot fighting, either at Wepener or In NataL Boer reports stem to Indicate that Lord ' Methuen Is advancing from Boshof toward Hoopstad. It is a bold and apparently a dangerous move, since, although It turni the right flank of the Boer position at Brandfort. It puts Lord Methuen's force between whatever garrison there may be at Bloerafhoef, in the Transvaal, and the Brandfort force. The Boer Pence Commissioners at Na ples do not conceal the fact that they have hope of obtaining peace, with Inde pendence for the Republics, but they will endeavor to save their amour propre or to secure a truce for further negotiations. Mr. Fischer says the present Boer strength at the front Is 23,000. In connect'on with the resumption ol hostilities In Natal, an Interesting rumor In current that General Buller has ob tained command of one of the Drakkens berg passes, whereby he hopes to tske th Boers In the rear. In the event of this being successful. General Buller bad enough troops to leave 30,000 men to hold Natal while he advances by way of Har riemlth, whence he would be able to threaten the Boer position at Bethlehem and Kroonstad. The officials of the Foreign Office here ridicule the statement made In a dlspatck from St. Petersburg, published In th Aftenbladt of Stockholm, saying the Czar Is "extremely agitated"" over the Anglo Portuguese arrangement In regard to land ing British troops and supplies at Belra, and that he Intends to Issue a proclama tion protesting against It In the course ot his forthcoming visit to Moscow, and say there Is no basis for the statement that the Foreign Office has received letters on the subject The British Foreign Office officials consider that It Is entirely out of the province of Russia to Interfere with the Anglo-Portuguese arrangements. The Boer War Office evidently regarded the Foreign Office here as being In the nature of a rebellion and quite outside the cate- J gory or what was provided for by The Hague conference, so Intervention of any kind under The Hague convention Is re garded as Impossible. SCOUT BtTRXHAM'S STORY. Description of the Boer Trek From Karee Sprnlt. LONDON, April 11. A dispatch to tho Morning Post from Bloemfonteln, dated April 9. gives a description by F. R. Burn ham, the American scout with General Roberts, of the Boer trek from Karee Spruit Mr. Burnham says: "Owing to a report that the British had occupied Brandfort and were moving to Wlnburg. the course of the convoy was altered and the Boers pushed forward with Increased speed toward Wlnburg. They expected cavalry pursuit every hour, and the convoy was protected with the great est care and subtlety, the road being taken between kopjes held and evacuated In succession by rear guards. The trek proceeded throughout Sunday, and Mon day morning the convoy was 10 miles from Wlnburg." Mr. Burnham, explaining the Boer meth ods of obtaining the range for rlfle-flre, says: "One man fired successive shots and watched the dust raised by the biillets un til accuracy was obtained, and he then communicated the range to his comrades." Mr. Burnham da aaentteM the way which work eatakated to men, with tired horses wag fcamHUHtfy taken .up by oth ers with fresh sntmali. if occasion offered, the newcomers beta given -.instructions and the range ofHte me&whoe places they took. He was also (track by the "ex traordinary fullness ef the Instructions given by the cowmsiUsra to the -men be fore any movement was begun." These Included Information as to the route to he 'followed, the Ingestion of the move ment, and the different raadeayous In case either of victory or dsteat Another thing that impressed hlak greatly was "the total absence of leading," la some Instances every man having raeetred Instructions and carrying theai oM Independently and as speedily as possible." BOERf ABTII1 .T teas mt It Take 1st r "Way ef West AfrtCM Coaat. LONDOK, April ll The .correspondent of the Times at I-onranco Marques, tele graphing Monday, says: "Trustworthy refugees assert that the Boers recently obtained at least 30 pieces of artillery, some of large caliber, which were brought overland as machinery from a West African port. Bight of these guns were dispatched to tbejree State a week ago. The Boer offlcIaS openly boast, that they have succeeded In smuggling ammu nition through Portuguese territory. "In the course of the Dempsey trial State Engineer MunnQc admitted under pressure that, acting under Instructions from State Secretary Belts, of the Trans vaal, he had bored holes In S mines." MOVrXQ If ATAt TROOPS. Xrre Xambers Befog Shipped to Cape Col ear. liONDON, April lL The Durban corre spondent of the Standard, telegraphing Tuesday, sas: "Large numbers of, troops are coming down for shipment to Cape. Colony. Two regiments have already, sailed. General Hart Is also going to the Cape, probably In command of these troops," The Durban correspondent o the Dally Telegraph, telegraphing Tussday, April 10. says: "Our naval guns have commenced bom barding the Boer positions between Sun day's River and Blggarsberg." " Boers Moving 'Coatlonsly. LONDON. April 11. The" Bloemfonteln correspondent of the Times, telegraphing Monday, says: , "The enemy are making desperate at- f anviH 4 a llaAAfa a $a SamIa a, a .a Iw. '? - ?ZrZ: signal for a general Dutch rising." noers nnd ICaOlrs Fought. PRETORIA. Saturday, April 7. Advices 11IUIU JIUK&iUh iJ U UUUU U U1I11CU rougnt stusDorniy. Skirmishes are'Teported at Blggarsberg and in tho Free State,- mostly between pa trols. Prisoners Reach St. Helena. ISLAND OF ST. HELENA, April . The Nlobe and the Milwaukee have ar- rived here with the Boer prisoners. Their l Vanlth lar ensA Ivh Ilia avitsntlnn J health Is good, with the exception of four cases oi measles, necessitating me .Mil waukee being quarantined. The prisoners are quiet and well behaved. They will probably land tomorrow. The Governor has been notified of the desire of the au thorities that tne prisoners be treated with every courtesy and consideration. Mafeklnar 'Wants Food, Hot Plainer. LONDON. Acril 1L The Dallv Mall has the following from Lady Sarah Wilson, dated Mafeklng, March 30: "Colonel Plumer'a column Is now within 20 miles of us, but Its advent Is unde sirable, unless accompanied -by food sup plies. The opinion prevails here that young Cronje has returned to the ranks ot tho Investing Boers, and Is-trying to avenge Paarderberg." Methuen Moving Worth. ZWARTKOPFONTEIN. O. F. S., Mon day, April 9. Lord Me'huen's force Is en camped here, 10 ml'es east of Boshof. Since the Boshof affair. Lord Chesham, with Yeomanry, and the Klmberiey mounted corps, has reconnoltered east ward, but he only encountered a small body of Boers, who fled. Intrenching at Bloemfonteln. LONDON, April 1L The Bloemfonteln corre pondent of the Morning Post says: "Th: water supply continues satisfac tory. Intrenching Is p-oceedlng vigorous ly on tho hills commanding Bloemfonteln. Clvl'lan labor Is to bo utilized. Sickness among the tioops is somewhat diminish ing." Kipling Sails for England. CAPE TOWN, April 10. The remainder of tha Boer pil'ontrs that were on hoard the transport off Slmonstown, about SCO! have been forwarded to the main land. Rudyard Kipling and Sir John Henry de VII lers, Chlf Justlte of Cape Colony, will eall for England tomorrow. Ambnlanee Corps at Delagoa Bay. LOURENCO MARQUES, April 10. The French steamer Caravella, Captain La Bourble. from Havre February 25, has ar rived here with 10S passengers, Including the Chicago Ambulance Corps. A ma jority ot the passengers will proceed by train to tho Transvaal. Casualties at DeWet's Dorp. PRETORIA. April 9, via Lourenco Mar ques. The British casualties In the fight at DeWet'a Dorp were 100 killed and wounded, and 450 captured. The Transvaal Vclksraad has been sum moned to meet In ordinary session May 10. Remoanta and Waatage. BLOEMFONTEIN. Monday. April 9. Remounts are continually arriving, but competent authorities estimate that the wastago of horses month y by the British forces In South Africa must be calculated at not less than C030. Relchmaan, the Boer Leader. LONDON, April 1L The Berlin corre spondent ot the Dally News asserts that the Relchmann who Is credited with hav ing led the Boers at Kornsprit Is certainly the American military attache. Captain Carl Relchmann. Cannonading at Fourteen Streams. f PRETORIA. Monday, April 9, via Lou renco Marques, April 10. Heavy cannon ading Is reported at Fourteen Streams. The British are mlng a naval gun. Lord Methuen is moving In the direction of Hoopstad. TONGIEATHIRDTIME Only One Ballot at McMinnviile Convention. TEN VOTES MORE THAN NEEDED George A. Steel sad Jobs B. David far Delegates to Philadelphia 4lek 'Work. ICMrNirVTtXS, Or., April 10. Repre sentative Tongue was nominated for his third term on. the first ballot at today's convention of First District Republicans. He received 93 votes, 10 more than neces sary. Hla nearest competitor .was Catch HON. THOMAS XOMINATED YESTERDAT FOR A THIRD TERM IS CONGRESS FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT OF OUEGOX. of Marlon, who had 23; and then came Brownell ot Clackamas, with 17; Hewitt of Linn, 14; and Carter of Jackson, 11. John B. David, of Yamhill, and George A. Steel of Clackamas, were named as delegates to the Philadelphia convention, and were Instructed to vote for the re nomlnatlon of McKinley. Resolutions jere. adopttd-declaringjor thagold,stasd-- wn oedtexpanslon. The convention turned out to be a tame affair. By a clever maneuver the Tongue managers headed off the movement to de clare for free trade with Puerto Rico, which the opposition Intended to spring for the purpose ot embarrassing the lead ing candidate. They simply adopted the device ot placing the nominations before the reading of the resolutions. The vote on establishing the order ot business proved a test between the Tongue and anti-Tongue forces, and resulted In a decis is j victory for the xormer, and clearly foreshadowed his nomination. Neverthe less. In his nominating speech for Gatch, McNary of Marion made several broad allusions totne Congressman's attitude on the Puerto Rico question, and eulogized his own candidate as a man "to his back bone, a Republican: but If the time ever comes when be Is called upon to act In dependent of his party, he has the courage to say. 'My country first; then my party " The sentiment was noisily cheered. The dominant Tongue men this morning changed the slate, and decided to make I. A. Macrum, of Washington, chairman. In stead of Booth of Josephine. They feared complications over Booth's campaign for Joint Senator for Douglas, Josephine and Lane. Besides, Mr. Macrum had special personal claims on the consideration of the Tongue managers. The convention manifested a good spirit throughout and conducted Its proceedings with much expedition. After tho nomina tion the Issues between the candidates were buried, and much hearty good-will shown toward the successful candidate. THE CONVENTION IX DETAIL. Bat One Ballot Required to Xante Mr. Tongue. M'MINNVILLE, . Or.. April 10. Tho County Courthouse was prettily decorated for the convention, and the seating ar. rangements reflected much credit on the Judgment and taste of the local commit tee. The delegates came to the conven tion with the usual dllatoriness. and It was 10:2) before Chairman Hendricks, of tho Congressional District Committee, rapped for order. The call was read by the secretary, R. A. Booth, ot Josephine, and then L A. Macrum, of Washington, was unanimously chosen as temporary chairman. Mr. Macrum made some ap propriate remarks, referring to the con vention as a happy family of Republicans, who would get In and work for the elec tion ot their candidate, whoever he was. C F. Hurlburt. of Lane, was named for secretary, and George Love, of Jackson assistant secretary. The following committees were named: Credentials Captain Henry Ankeny, Jackson: J. P. Tamlesle, Washington; Rutua Moore, Klamath; T. W. Harris, Lane: O. V. Hurt Benton. Permanent organization Dr. J. N. Smith, Marlon; L. F. Conn. Lake; S. A. Dawson. Linn; A. W. Severance, Tilla mook; G. S. Wright Yamhill. Resolutions Lot Pearce, Marlon: R. Scott Clackamas: A. H. Crook. Curry; R.. A- Booth, Josephine; T. W. Riddle, Douglas. An interesting illustration of the panicky feeling of the Tongue men for fear of a Puerto Rico resolution against their can didate was found In the naming of the resolutions committee. The motion for the. appointment of this committee was made by Lot Pearce, of Marlon, a warm Gatch partisan, but the chairman disre garded the usual parliamentary courtesies and left Pearce off the committee alto gether, naming J. B. Eddy, of Washing ton, In. his stead, with three other Tongue delegates and one Brownall man. A smile of amusement stole over -the faces of tho opposition. It penetrated the sensitive feelings of the Tongue contingent so that Mr. Eddy, to whom the appointment by the way, appeared to be a surprise, went to the chairman, and asked that his name be withdrawn and Mr. Pearce's substitut ed. The chairman was persuaded to make the change during the recess, and It was not announced to the convention at all. Chairman Macrum, told Mr. Pearce In a loud whisper that 'the convention "didn't want any Puerto Rico or Philippine Island resolutions. This is a convention to nom inate a Republican Congressman." The good-natured Mr. Pearce agreed with him that It would be better to let that trou blesome auestlon alone. The convention at 11 o'clock took a re cess till 1 o'clock. The gavel dropped promptly at 1 o'clock and the committee on credentials submit ted Its report, showing the following to be entitled to seats: Benton County H. E. Allen. G. W. Den man. V. A. Carter Tjy H. C. Allen. Ed Williams by J. W. Dunn. W. S. Mnnvllle by O. V. Hurt, A. W. Fisher. E. H. Bel knapp, O. Wltham by G. W. Denman. Coos County R. C Dement by It. H. Rosa, T. W. Clark by R. H. Rosa, Dr. E. MIngus, J. W. Bennett, John Morgan, T. M. Dlmmlck by John Morgan. S. Sinclair by R. H. Rosa. Clackamas County E. W. Mldlan. J. K Graham, William Boring, G. W. Swope, James M. Bessellowen. J. W. Roots, J. R. Morton. William Scott by R. A. Scott. J. C. Bradley by George C Brown ell. Dr. C B. Smith. F. J. Walkley, J. N. BramhllU M. F. McGown. Henry Mel drum, E. M. Hartman. H. TONGUE. . Curry County A. H. Crook, J. R, Miller, P. Hughes. Douglas County W. D. Clark by J. T. Bridges. C E. Wade by Frank H. Rogers, A. E. NIchola by J. B. Riddle. H. Mooney by J. T. Bridges. S. L. Dlllard by J. T. Bridges, J. H. Booth. G. W. Riddle. J. I. Chapman by J. T. Bridges. A. G. Young by. J. T. Bridget C L. Franklin. J. L. I Strathfonl by E.- D. Strathtord, W. C. Conner 3 J. i. -linages. Jackfon County Theo. Cameron, C E. Stewart by E.D. Brlggs. G. W. Dunn, F. D. Wagner, G. M. Love, C A. Hitchcock by D. McCarthy. H. E. Ankeny. M. L. Alford, George L. Davis by J. M. Keene, E. Ray. Josephlno County L. V. Stewart, Dr. F. W. VanDyke. H. L. Truax by F. W. VanDjke, F. W. Chausse. R. A. Booth. W. H. Hampton by F. W. VanDyke, R. G. Smith by R. A. Booth. Klamath County R. S. Moore, H. F. IMurdock. W. L. Arant L. F. Wllllts, by R. S. Moore. Lake County-J. E. McGarrey. P. J. Brattaln, by L. F. Conn, Charles Ton nlngsen, L. D. Drakes, by E. M. Brattaln. Lane County C F. Hulbert H. B. Mil ler T. V. Vnrb O. A. CamDbell. J. F. i Kelly. C. J. Howard, George T. Hall. T. W. Harris, C. P. Burkholder. by C. J. Howard. J. C. Brattaln. A. D. Hyland, by William Preston. E. F. Chapman, by William Preston, R.-F. Scott, by William I Prceton. L. E. Bean, by T. W. Harris. I Lincoln County-J. R. Mays. T. J. Bu ford. P. R. Sturtevant, T. W. Gorman, by ;P. R. Sturtevant. , Linn County M. H. Wilds, S. E. Young. ''W. W. Francis, by P. R. Kelly, C. L. Monte, by H. H. Hewitt,- J. S. Van Win kle, Dr. W. H. Booth, by S. A. Dawson. M. F. Dawson, by S. A. Dawson. R. W. Fisher. C. E. Sox. P. R. Kelly. M. Ache- son, by R. A. B. Veal. W. W. Bailey, by George W. Wright, George Wheeler, by P. R. Kelly. E. E. Larimore. Marlon County W. S. Hurst J. D. Sim mons, by J. P. Shuck, J. J. Murphy. T. C Smith, L. J. Adams, N. W. Sliver. W. J. I Irwin, George P. Hughes. Lot R. Psarce, J. H. McNary. J. N. Smith. John Knlgnt. A. S. Autereon. J. E. Zelgler. by McKinley Mitchell. H. H. Humphreys, by Walter Tooze. T. B. Jones, A. Gesner, W. T. Whltlock. T. B. Patton. G. W. Youngren, J. T. Jones, William Armstrong. Polk County R. E. L. Stelner. A. F. Toner, Thomas Wann. Samuel Phillips, B. Trulllnger. Ira Smith. F. A. Patterson, Frank Gibson. G. L. Kelty. Tillamook County A. W. Severance, W. H. Cooper. W. C. King. C. E. Reynolds. F. R. Beals. Washington County Benjamin Schofleld. J. B. Eddy. I. A. Macrum. W. N. Barrett, Dr. J. P. Tamlesle, O. H. Wilcox, John Connell. J. C. Moore. Brice Wilson. J. J. Kruatll. by W. N. Barrett C Lystrop, F. W. Cady. John Winters. Yamhill County A. E. McKern, Jesse Edwarde. G. S. Wright Isaac Daugherty. J. T. Gowdy, O. P. Johnson, J. O. Eck man, J. E. Hubbard, Ivan Daniels, by Dave Stout J. R. Forrest, by E. V. Llttle fleld. Sam Laughlan. W. H. Harrison. Two reports from the committee on per manent organization were submitted. The majority report signed by L. F. Conn. G. S. Wright, and A- W. Severance, Tonguo men. named the following order of busi ness: Making temporary organization permanent, nomination of two delegates to Philadelphia, nomination of a candidate for Congress, report of tho committee on resolutions, and selection of members of the District Congressional Committee. The minority report, signed by J. N. Smith and S. A. Dawson, Gatch and Hewitt men. respectively, placed the report of the com mittee on resolutions before the nomina tions. A mild parliamentary squabble ensued, but there was no debate on the merits of the question. It was a square Issue between Tongue and the opposition, the vote by counties on the majority re port resulting as follows: Aye. No. Ccos , 7 Cla'kamas Curry 3 15 uougias 12 JacVson 2 S Josephlno ................... 7 jviamain ......... .................. 4 .. HB ..... ... ........a.... ......... 4 .. I-ano j 14 Lincoln 4 Linn 14 Mar'on 2 10 A UiK tttaitiiiitittiilt M A I III 111 CO K O "Wa'hlrjj on ............... It Total .001 "li The result was received with loud cheers (Concluded on Fifth Page.) OCEAN MAKES RATES Water Competition Controls Transcontinental Tariffs. DIFFERENTIALS ARE LEGITIMATE Xorthireat Jobbers Testify Against tho saddle West Petition for Freight Concessions. ,, Commissioners J. C Clements and J. W. Flfer, of the Interstate Commerce. Commission, heard the testimony of Port land merchants. In the United States Courtroom, yesterday, in opposition to tha petition of the Middle West Jobbers for graded rates, elimination of differentials between carload and less than carload shipments, and for the extension of ter minal rates to all points on the Pacifla Coast lasX. May the NorthernPaclfln and Great Northern Railroads made a heavy cut In differentials on saints: and oils, and hardware, and the result has been that Middle West Jobbers have got away with a considerable slice of trade that properly belongs to Portland. Seattle and Tacoma. Much of the testimony yester day related to the effect of these differ entials, made at St Paul, and the result If they should be universally adopted. The Jobbers who testified yesterday put up a strong and convincing case. In demanding the concessions set forth In tho petition, tho Middle West Ignores the Influence of ocean transporta tion In rate making. The Portland Jobbers showed that the ocean Is the factor, and that when It is utilized for commerce, all rates, whether graded or otherwise, must be based upon It Mr. Biles scored a strong point for tho Coust when he told the reason why Pacific Coast shippers can not reach the Asiatic market with goods originating In tho Middle West The rate from the Middle West to Yokohama or Hong Kong is the same as from tha Middle West to Portland. If Portland mer chants wish to sell Middle West goods In the Asiatic field they must Duy tho goods, pay freight on them to Portland, then the freight to Asia. These rates amount to prohibition, and effectually shut Portland out of Asia, so far as Mlddlo West goods aro concerned. The steamship company to which Mr. Biles complained explained that in making such rates to the Orient It had to take into consideration the water competition from Europe by way of the Suez canal. If water competi tion Influences rates to the Asiatic field. It certainly affects railroad rates to the Pa cific Coast. All the witnesses Impressed upon tho commission that If differentials are to be lowered still further, the Pacific Coast Jobbers can and will divert all goods that do not have to come by railroad to tha sail and steam vessels coming by way ot Cape Horn and Panama. This was tho way the Pacific Coast got Its stocks before tho days of transcontinental railroads, and the ocean Is Just as deep and wide and free now as It was then. Vessels can be had if the cargoes aro offered. Slnco tho, decreased differentials of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific became ef fective last May. considerable traffic haa been diverted from the railroads to the ocean. Middle Weat Position, Anaivered. Mr. Plllsbury, counsel for the Pacifla Coast Jobbers, who examined the wit nesses, brought out the points that the St. Paul differentials are favorable to tha Middle West and hostile to the Pacifla Coast; that they give the Middle West an advantage to which It Is not entitled and which Ignores the geographical posi tion of the Coast and tho ocean competi tion It has always had and will have; and that graded rates must be based upon water competition. Mr. Christie's defense. In the cross-examination for the Middle West Jobbers, was that the competition from his section gives the Coast retailers and Jobbers the benefit of lower prices and opportunity for dealing In a larger mar ket He set up, also, that if the railroads considered the differentials they had made cffectlvo fair compensation for the servico rendered, there was no reason why they should Increase rates to protect Coast Job bers. Thl9 position may be fairly Inferred from the questions which he asked. He made as good a case as his material af forded, but the fabric crumbled under the weight of the answers of tho Jobbers that the Jobbing Interests ot the Pacific Coast are sufficiently largo In capital and stocks and extensive In operation to guarantee retailers and consumers competition and reasonable prices; that for these reasons the market at the command of retailers and consumers Is abundantly large: and that the railroads. If they wanted to re duce something, could have let the differ entlals stand and cut the carload, rates. It Is not the competition of the Middle West that causes complaint among -Pa-clflc Coast Jobbers. The Middle West sys tem ot doing business Is the root of the trouble. The Pacific Coast Jobber Is here with his big store, filled with goods, rep resenting large capital. He Is a citizen, a taxpayer, a man vitally Interested In the welfare of his town, of his state, and ot the entire Coast The Middle West Jobber lives 150c to 2000 miles away, has no house on the Coast no stock, no capital Invested here, and his Interest? In the Coast Is summed up In the number of orders he may get He does business through trav eling men. who go about the country tak ing orders and on a system that Is more akin to downright reddling than to legiti mate trading. The Middle West Jobber would be welcomed were he to come to the Coast and locate, but ho Is not welcome when he works through peddlers. The hearing began at 10 o'clock before a representative gathering of merchants. E. S. Plllsbury. of San Frahclsco, ap peared for the Pacific Coast Jobbers, and W. F. Ilerrtn for tne southern facine Company, of which he Is general counsel. Tho Southern Pacific Is opposing the Mid dle West scheme. H. L. Christie appeared for the Middle West Jobbers. Other Mid dle West representatives were: F. N. Johnson, of St. Louis: J. J. Walt of Chi cago; D. G. Black, of St Louis, and F. W. Hurty, of St PauL These gentlemen are employed by Jobbing bouses of thelt homo towns. Territory Cut Dorrn. W. J. Van SchuyvcT, of the Arm of W. J. Van Schuyver & Co.. wholesale liquor dealers, was the flrst witness. He said that his Arm got the bulk of Its whiskies from Cincinnati by way of the Atlantic seaboard and Cap Horn. The goods art either brought direct to Fortland by sail or by sail to San Francisco, thence by steadier to Portland. Spirits come from Peoria, I1L. In carload lots by rail. The firm Imports beer and mineral waters in carload lots, and two or three kinds ol bitters in small lots. Continuing. Mr. Van Schuyver said: "Our trade extends as far east as Boise. Lewlston and Spokane, and to some cities In the northern part of California. Wa have lost territory In the past five years because of Eastern competition, for the reason that It U difficult to ship at a profit east of Baker City. Eastern dealers have been enabled to get Into our country through reductions In freight rates. This competition is put up by traveling men (Concluded on Eighth Fag) i 'a!;- -.j. .f-.Vs f - &t