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THE MOTOING OKEGONIANr VRIDAY. APEIL" 5, 1901. RYE-GOESROUNDTHEHORN SHIP HBLGA TAKES S03IETHIXG XEW IX THE EXPORT LINE. "Wheat Shipments for First Four -Days of April Have Broken Records-Indravelli En. Route. The British ship Helga finished loading yesterday morning, making a total of seven "wheat and flour cargoes wrhich have finished loading since Monday morning. This has been" the best record ever made In the first lour days of the month of April, and the showing is a remarkable one lor any month. The total amount carried by the seven ships (flour Included) was 727,922 bushels, and one of the ships, the Helga, which -was loaded by Kerr, Gifford & Co., carried the first shipment of. rye that has left this port for Europe In many years. The Helga carried 68S2 bushels of rye. In addition to her wheat cargo, and goes to Queenstown or Fal mouth for orders. Owing to the scarcity of sailors, some of the ships did not clear yesterday; but are In the stream, awaiting crews. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. cleared the British bark Cralglsla, lor Talcuahano, Chile, with 59,052 bushels of wheat, valued at $35,450. The British bark Buteshire was cleared lor Queenstown or Falmouth lor orders by A. Berg, with 110,500 bushels of wheatt valued at $62,800. The seven ships which have finished load. Ing since April 1, with the amount of cargo carried by each, was as follows: "Wheat Vessel Bushels. Universe (flour) 164,565 Dalblalr 96,927 Helga 90,529 Ferdinand Fischer 90,020 Cralglsla- 59,082 Khyber 116,319 Buteshire 110,500 withdrawn and the coast trade law strict ly enforced. For several years, It is eaid, Russia has paid all the Suez Canal dues on her steamers bound from European to Asiatic Russia, and on her steamers bound to any Asiatic foreign port the empire pays two-thirds of the canal dues. In many other ways government aid is extended to the merchant marine. From the 1st of January. 1S99 foreign-built iron vessels, imported in the whole and Intended for external navigation, are duty free, and likewise all vessels in service on the Dan ube under the Russian flag. Total 727,922 The British bark Astoria will finish loading this morning, and there will still be eight ships in port to finish this month, with one or two others near enough at hand to figure In the April fleet if they should arrive when due. Enough ton nage has cleared, together with that now In. sight, to assure April shipments of at least 5,000,000 bushels, which will be the largest on record for the month of April. HWDRAVEIXI EX ROUTE. Mammoth Oriental Liner Coming "With. Larpre Car pro. The British steamship Indravelli, the pioneer ship of the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company, sailed from "Yoko hama Wednesday, with the largest cargo of Oriental merchandise that was ever brought to this port. It includes a large amount of matting, which does not weigh much and fills space; but in spite of the light-weight class of freight, the big steamship is drawing 21 feet of water, and has aboard, In weight and measure ment, about 7000 tons of freight The Indravelli will reach Portland about April ,20, and will be given quick dispatch. She will be followed by the Indrapura, which is due at San Francisco with bags from Calcutta about May 1, and as soon as her inward cargo is discharged will come north to enter the regular service. These two big steamships, as well as the Knight Companion, are under a three years' contract with the Portland-Asiatic Steamship Company, and if there remains any lingering doubt In the minds of any of the skeptics about the permanency of the new line or its superiority to any that we have ever had. It may as well be dispelled. These three steamships will give Portland a service adequate for pres ent needs, and as fast as the demands for space increase, more steamers will be provided. LARGEST VESSEL AFLOAT. "White Star's Mammoth Celtic Is in the Water. BELFAST, April 4. The new White Star Jine steamer Celtic, the largest ves sel ever built, was successfully launched here this morning in the presence of a large and representative gathering. The christening was preformed by the Marchioness of Dufferln. Among the prominent persons who participated in the ceremony were the Countess Cadogan, wife of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; the Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferln, the Marquis and Marchioness of London derry and the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury. The arrangements for the launchlngwere ough will meet tomorrowto discuss ar rangements for the official' run soon to be made. The regulations of the Navy De partment on speed tests requires a series of runs, and it Is probable two or more will be made the coming week. Should the board elect, a preliminary run could be had Saturday as the Goldsborough is In readiness for the board. To "Widen 'Chlcnso River. CHICAGO, April 4'. Condemnation pro ceedingslo widen the Chicago River have been begun In the Circuit Court by the Sanitary Department. In the petition for condemnation filed by Attorney James Todd, the court Is asked to transfer the title to 35,000 square feet of ground along the east side of the river at Canal street from the present owners to the depart ment It Is one of similar suits which will be brought for the purpose of se curing a width of 200 feet along the Chi cago River. Damaged by Ice. HONG KONG, April 4. The British steamer Tartar, Captain Pybus, which arrived today from Tacoma, was damaged on the passage by, ice. Her plates and frames are bent Steam -Sealers' Returning. ST. JOHNS', N: F,,1 April 4. The. sealing HKtMtMMtlHMMtM.OteMIMHtMtHt x DOUGLAS COUNTY'S OLDEST PIONEER. :'V i--7-"- . : t "'f'ix.i - , ;.'?iv "i,-Aft..'si ' , TALE OF, TWO CITIES. Tacoma Customs Receipts About One-Third as Large as Portland's. The ocean commerce which consists of trucking freight from the steamer to the car, or from the car to the steamer, does not make such a favorable showing for the ports where it is handled, when It shows up !n the Government figures. The greater part of Tacoma's business is of this nature, while that of Portland con sists of the actual buying and selling of goods that are Imported and exported. The exact status of the shipping business of Portland and Tacoma is thus shown In the March report of the Collectojs of Customs of Portland and Tacoma. The receipts Irom all sources for March are as follows: Portland. Tacoma. Duties on imports. ?2S,779.37 8,890.77 Tonnage tax w 958.41 Official fees 90.60 143.01 Other receipts 125.C5 185.50 Total . $28,995.62 $10,177.69 There were 68 entries of merchandise for duty at Portland, and 34 entries for duty at Tacoma, 0WW:f?; 0&MM$JmM VOTERS TO SETTLE "WHETHER BAKER CITY SnALL BE BONDED FOR $100,000. Money "Will Be Used to Erect Electric 'Light Pliant and Im provement of. "Water System, BAKER CITY, April 4. Shall Baker City Issue $100,000 bonds fqr the construc tion of an electric-light, plant and the Im provement of Its water system? is a question that will be decided at a special election, April 29. One year ago, the city was bonded for $100,000 for a new water system. It Is now feared, In view of the great growth which the place is making, that Elk Creek will not furnish a sufficient supply at all times. It is pro posed to construct a ljOOO.OOO-gallon reser voir, and thus provide a good reserve. There has long been an agitation for municipal ownership of the lighting sys tem. It is-probable that the bonding prop osition will carry by a good vote. Exhibits- lor Buffalo Fair. r Two exhibits for the Pan-American Ex position at Buffalo left here yesterday. They were Eastern Oregon's mineral and Baker City's educational exhibits. F. R. Mellls, who has ctiarge of the former, states that while the shipment yesterday was the bulk of the exhibit choice sam ples of rock, will be sent on from time to time. In the collection en route are some fine specimens of ore.. There are samples of the famous sponge gold found in Ike Guther's Great Northern mine, near Canyon City, and ore from all the large producing mines of the East ern Oregon district. Mr. Mellls will leave for the East In arriple time to arrange the exhibit before the big fair opens. The Baker City educational exhibit Is superior to that which captured a capital prize at Omaha. Superintendent Church Ill has been untiring in his efforts to bring this exhibit up to a high standard, and people here are confident It will acquire fame for Baker City. Woman Badly Burned. Mrs. Robert George, of Wlngvllle, was badly burned lnte yesterday evening, while working over a stove. Her dress caught fire, and, being unable to extinguish It, she ran a short distance to wherc her husband and several other men were at work. They had to strip her garments off before the flames could be put out. Mrs. George had suffered a paralytic stroke, and nt the time of the accident did not have the 'use of one hand, which prevented her from removing the blazing apron. Dr. J. H. E. Curry, of Baker City, who Is attending her, does not think the burns will prove fatal. THOMAS SMITH. ROSEBURG, April 4. Thomas Smith, the oldest pioneer citizen of Douglas County, was born In Henley, Oxfordshire, England, February 12, 1824. He came to the United States in 1830, locating in Rochester, N. T. In 1831 the family re moved to Cleveland, O., and in 1834 to La Porte County. Indiana. In 1847 Mr. Smith and his brother started across the plains to Oregon, leaving St. Joseph, Mo., May 23. After arriving in this state the subject of this sketch located near Eugene, where he took up a donation claim. In 1849 he located a claim at Win chester, Douglas County, where for many years he was successfully engaged In farming and stockralslng. He was one -of tho organizers of this county, and in 1852 was elected County Commissioner. He served as Justice of "the Peace from 1855 to 1858; was Postmaster from 1854 to 1860 at Winchester. In 1858 he was elected Public Administrator of this county. He served as County Judge from 1S74 to 1878: as Stock Inspector for eight years, and was a member of the State , Agricultural Society for several years. In 1852 Mr. Smith married Miss Aro thusa E. Lynn, daughter of Daniel and Anna Lynn, both well-known ploneers of Oregon. Twelve children were born to this unlonJO ,of whom are. living. Mr. Smith has resided in this county longer than any -other white man, and may properly be styled a pioneer of pioneers. In 1887 he -located In -this city, and oc cupies a neat and comfortable home on Jackson street. He-has always been .an upright, honest and enterprising citizen, and has contributed much to the up building and development of this county. He is-still hale and "hearty. -0 CHARTERED FOR "WHEAT. da Reliable Liner Monmouthshire Withdrawn From Pacific Trade. The steamship Monmouthshire arrived up from Astoria last evening, after a good run of eight hours. The steamer has a fair amount of Inward cargo on board, and will commence discharging this morn ing. As soon as her Inward cargo is dis charged, she will load outward with wheat lor Europe, and will sail next week by way ofq-the-i.Str&its of Magellan for St Vincent lor orders, This will Interfere with the plans of the San Francisco direct line to Manila, which Is advertising the steamer, to sail from that port for Ma nila on April 10. It costs money to run steamships, and when Epplnger & Co., the "wheat exporters, made a good offer lor "the vessel, her owners promptly ac cepted It, and the old reliable liner will be seen no more In this port lor a long time ELLUfGSEN EXONERATED. So Son Francisco Snrfman Heard 1-. Signals From the Rio. WASHINGTON, April 4. General Su perintendent Kimball, of the United States XdferSaving Service, has received the re port of the commission appointed to in vestigate the alleged failure of Mark El llngsen, a surfman of the Fort Point life saving station, to report the distress sig nalsiof the City of Rio de Janeiro, which foundered off San Francisco Bay Feb ruary 22, 190L Elllngsen was suspended from duty and an investigation ordered. The report just received by Mr. Kimball completely exonerates Surfman Elllngsen, and jvrders have been telegraphed restor ing .him to duty. "It- Is proved beyond question," says the report, "'that at no time was any sig nal made by the steamer entitled to be recognized as a signal of distress. The alleged confession of Surfman Elllngsen, that he heard signals of distress, seems to have' arisen Irom a misunderstanding be tween him and the keeper of the Fort Point llfesavlng station." similar to those of the Oceanic, and the new vessel glided from the ways and was pulled up within her own length by drop ping three pairs of anchors. The launch ing was attended with enthusiastic cheers of the people and the blowing of sirens and fog horns. The Celtic's dimensions are as follows: Length, 6S0.9 feet; beam, 75 feet; depth, 44.1 feet; gross tonnage, 20,880; net ton nage, 13,650. The Celtic will have a displacement of 33,000 tons and is not intended for speed. She is designed as an emigrant carrier and will comfortably carry 1700 emigrants. The Celtic has nine decks and capacity for 2859 passengers. She will carry a crew of 335 men. Her tonnage is 3600 greater than that of the Oceanic and near ly double that of the Kaiser "Wllhelm der Grosse and her displacement is 12,500 tons greater than that of the latter vessel, while her displacement and tonnage is 10,300 over that of the Great Eastern steamers Neptune and Vanguard, with 30,000 and 25,000 seals, respectively, re turned today from the ice fields. They report stormy weather and arduous work. Only four steamers now remain cruising along the Labrador coast. There are four others in the Gulf of St. 'Lawrence. OLD SCHOOL TROUBLE REVIEWED. Move to Revoke Certificate of Recd- ville Teacher. HILLSBORO, Or., April 4. Proceedings have r-n commenced against Miss Alice Dove Mc'Fargu. principal of the Reed vllle school, before Superintendent Ball, of Washington County, for the purpose of revoking her teachers' certificate. She Is charged with permitting TJ. S. McHar gue, her brother, to control the affairs of the school, and teach in the school without a certificate. This is a con tinuation of the trouble In the Reedvllle school district. Proceedings were brought against U. S. McHargue some time ago before the department of public instruc tion for the purpose of revoking his state certificate, on the ground of unprofes sional conduct. The state board found that the charges were proven, but could not revoke his certificate because It had expired prior to the adjudication of the action. McHargue has filled a motion, through" Ills attorneys, .before the state board, asking that .the findings be ex-J pungedfrom the record. The motion was argued about a month ago, but has not been decided. There seems to be no end of trouble In the Reedvllle district, and the prospects are -that it "will continue until McHargue Is required to absent himself from the school hduse, and cease taking a part in the affairs of the school. Lightship Sale From Injury. ASTORIA, Ore.. April 4. Reports from McKenzIe Head this evening state that the lightship was raised today until she is now three feet above the sands. Al though the vessel is not yet in the cradle, the timbers have been, placed under her, and she Is thought safe from Injury by the storms. SOUND LINER ASHORE. Steamer Chapin Runs Aground Dur ing n Heavy Fog. PROVIDENCE, R. L, April 4. With her forefoot wedged on a bunch of rocks i 10 feet from low-water mark on Patience 1 Island, the passenger and freight steam- Dimensions of Robert Barron. ASTORIA, Or., April 4. The launch Robert Barron, built for the Thllnket Packing Company, has been officially measured. Her dimensions are: Length, 44.4 feet; beam, 10.3 feet; depth of hold, 4.1 feet; tonnage, 13 tons gross, nine tons net Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or., April 4. Left up at 10:50 A. M. Steamer Monmouthshire. Condi tion of the bar at 4' P. M., rough; wind southwest; weather cloudy. Port Townsend, April 4. Arrived Bark er Chester W. Chapin tonight is tempo- i Star of Bengal, from Honolulu for Che rarily out of commission. She may come malnus. off on the next high tide, but the Indica- South Bend, April. 4. Sailed Schooner tions point to a stay of several days In ' North Bend, for San Francisco. V her present uncomfortable berth. The Tacoma, April 4. Sailed Schooner steamer ran ashore in the dense fog last Charles E. Falk, for San Pedro. night, after leaving this port for New York. The passengers were landed about daybreak and sent to New York by train. The Chapin went ashore about 9:15 P. M., as she was feeling her way out from Providence, but it was several hours be fore the news was received In this city. At first it was thought the steamer could release herself, as she was proceeding at slow speed, but after several trials with reverse engines, the efforts were dis continued and two of the steamer's offi cers started in a small boat for Warwick Neck Lighthouse, on the west shore of the bay, whence they communicated with the city by telephone. As soon as possi ble two of the Providence Boat Com pany's tugs were dispatched to the Isl and. The Providence. Fall River & New- Seattle Sailed April 3 Steamer Vic torian, for Skagway. San Pedro Arrived April 3 Bark Tidal Wave, from Tacoma. Port Gamble Arrived April 3 Schooner Robert Leweers; Norwegian bark Prince Arthur, from Port Townsend. Nanaimo Sailed April 3 Norwegian steamer Ritanla, for San Francisco; steamer San Mateo, for Port Los Angeles. San Francisco, April 4. Sailed Steam er Arctic,, for Loring; steamer Kodlak, for "Karluk; steamer Mandalay, for Co quille' River; steamer Karluk. whaling; steamer Centennial, for Seattle; schooner Challenger, for Seattle; schooner Glen, for Coos Bay. Arrived Schooner Guide, from Gray's Harbor. -. ' Nagasaki Arrrlved April 2 CopacK, RUSSIA'S MARIXB. Development of Shipping Interests Has Been Rapid. WASHINGTON, April 4. A recent rapid development In the Russian merchant ma rine is recorded in a report received at thei.State Department from Consul Kehle, at TStettln. Her merchant fleet which a lew years ago consisted of a few steam ers and about 200 Finnish sailing ships, now numbers more than 3000 steamships, including river steamers. An imperial ukase recently put In force limited the Russian coast trade to her own steamers. This covers the trade between European and Asiatic Rupsia, hut owing to the heavy war demand in Asiatic Russia this part of the empire is temporarily exempt from the decree. How ever, iust as soon as this demand cease.-. it is" certain -that the exemption will bi port line also sent the Bay Queen from from Manila," for San Franclsco.- Jsew York to take off the passengers and to render any other service possible. The tugs took positions on either side of the Chapin, and for several hours they strained and pulled on the stranded craft In an effort to move her. All efforts were fruitless. When It was seen that the steamer would be delayed for some time, the pas sengers, who had suffered no discomfort Irom Philadelphia, and who had shown no evidence of panic, Antwerp, Aprll were miormea mat they would be taken off. They were transferred to the Bay Queen and were brought to this city. A special train was made up as speedily as possible and the travelers started for New York by rail. London Arrived April 3 Glen Lochy, from Tacoma. New York, April 4. Arrived Germanic, from Liverpool; State of. Nebraska, fro'm Glasgow: Karmanla, from Mediterranean ports; Rhelnen, from Bremen. Sailed La Bretagne, fpr Havre; Grosser Kur furst, for Bremen via Southampton. Liverpool, April 4. Arrived Waesland, Elected Presiding Elder. SEATTLE, Wash., April 4. Rev. B. F. Smalley, of Seattle, was today elected presiding elder of the Washington confer ence district of the Free Methodist Church at the morning session In the First Unitarian Church. Other business of the morning was the passing of the characters of the conference members, and the reading of reports from the churches. The church reports 6howed a steady general growth In membership, and in finances. Official Run of Goldsborough. SEATTLE, Wash., April 4. The trial trip board v of the United States Govern ment torpedo-boat destroyer Goldsbor- 4. Arrived Switzer land, from Philadelphia. London, April 4. Arrived Menominee, from New York. Naples, April 4. Arrived Aller, from New York, and sailed for Genoa. Queenstown, April 4. Sailed Majestic, from Liverpool for New York; Ultonla, from Liverpool for Boston. Rotterdam, April 4. Sailed Amsterdam, for Bologne and New York. Liverpool, April J. Sailed Belgenland, for Philadelphia. London, April 4. Arrived Meonlmee, from New York; Glen Lochy, from Ta coma, Naples and Antwerp. Hong1 Kong, April 4. Arrived Tartar', from Tacoma. t -, Australian Port, April 4. Arrived pre viously Steamer Royalist, from San Francisco. Liverpool, April 4. Sailed Taurlc, for "New York. "l ' Queenstown, April 4. Arrived off Steamer New England, from Boston for Liverpool, and proceeded without com- municating. ': , , , v" "Washington Notes. Walla ."Walla has asked Carnegie for i library donation. The Port Townsend Packing Company will run Its salmon cannery this season. The Walla Walla Council has passed an ordinance for protection of bicycle paths. The new steamer Majestic has been towed .to Seattle, from Everett, to receive its boilers. Snohomish has voted in favor of a 10 mill tax levy for an addition to the Central Schoolhouse. W. H. Lewis, who lived 12 miles from Elma; was discovered dead In a chair Saturday evening. He lived alone. Walla Walla will have a new bank. It is the present Intention, of the company to open for business about August 1. M. T. Chlsm, aT pioneer harness dealer of Harrington, blew out his brains ' at Spokane, Wednesday, "while temporarily Insane. The. fiscal year ended March 31 shows receipts of the Aberdeen postoffice to be $11,000, $1000 more than is required to se cure the free delivery system. Colfax will have a first-class opera house In the near future. The Colfax armory will be enlarged and a stage and other Improvements, costing about $2000, will be- ad.ded. The Belllngham Bay & British Columbia Railway extension Is completed as far as Kendall Creek. The grade Is ready for the rails as far as Maple Creek at Hardan postoffice. Fred Brown, of Colfax, recently shipped three carloads of hogs to Puget Sound. This shipment took most of the hogs from that Immediate vicinity and there is a strong demand at good prices for all hogs offered. The State Fair Commission has begun the work of the year and promises a good exhibition this Fall. Arrangements will be made for adding a dog show to the attractions. The exhibition will be held from September 30 to October 5. Indians on the Methow River, In East ern Washington, ' are operating traps In such a manner as entirely to cut off the supply of fish from the state fish hatch ery located on that stream. Fish Com missioner Little hass'sent'a deputy to clear the river. Over 1000 acres of lands near Oroville; Okanogan County,- have been filed upon under the desert land act. It Is pro posed to tap the Slmllkameen and Okan ogan Rivers to Irrigate the tract. Sur veys to locate the course of the big ditches are now being made. Arthur Atherton, a rancher living south of Tacoma, has brought suit In the Supe rior Court against the Tacoma Railway & Power Company for $12,500 damages and $500 expenses. Atherton was run Into by a street-car while driving a wagon De cember last, and suffered numerous in juries, resulting in his mind being a blank for 45 days, and from the -effects of which he has not yet recovered. - It is reported from South Bend that N. W. Campbell, of Portland, who has beenr putting tjie new machinery into the Gouger mill at Chapman's crossing, says that with the new machinery the mill will be a very fine one and capable of cutting 75,000 feet of lumber per- day. Mr. Campbell found a fallen tree not far from the mill which measured 147 feet to the first limb and was 38 Inches in di ameter at that point. gKHwymreijBngKj!iidfcMa&af 3 Has been one of the most important factors in the physical development of "women. It has given her freedom of move ment, freedom in dress and freedom of action. The "wheel has led her afield to enjoy the sports -which not long ago "were the exclusive property of men. In the earlier part of the century past it was considered the acme of womanhood to bo helpless, clinging and dependent. A standard authority upon female propriety at that time wrote for his daughter's guidance : " Should you be so unfortunate as to possess a robust constitution by nature, assume such sickly delicacy as is necessary to keep up the proper female charm." To-day, the woman of naturally robnst constitution is en vied by women and admired by men. To-day the "proper - female charm " is not sentimentality of mind and sickly deli cacy of body, but the sound mind in the sound body which. for centuries has been the standard of masculine excellence. 'For the great strides made in the physical development of women no one thing is so largely responsible as the wheel. But there is one word of cantion which needs to be spoken again and again to the athletic young woman of the new century, and that is, " Remem ber the natural limitations of womanhood." "For woman is not undeveloped man." And it is unnecessary as it is undesirable that physical development should destroy tho charm that is summed up in that one word " womanly." It is the forgetfulness of tho natural womanly limitations, which frequently leads young women to undertake exhaust ing exercises at a timo when nature demands the least possi ble exertion. Tho result is irrecmlaritv or some form of womanly disease which may if neglected undermine the robust, physical health which is Buch a source of happiness. For all forms of womanly ill-health, or disease curable by medicirio, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion is confidently recommended as the best and pafest of jireparations for women's use. It estab lishes perfect regularity, stops weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Backache, sideachc, headache, nerv ousness and all the ills that grow out of disease of the womanly organism, are perfectly and perma nently cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorito Prescription. lit gives me much pleasure,' writes Miss Ella Sapp, of Jamestown, Guilford Co., N. C, "to thank Dr. Pierce for the great good received from the use of his Favorite Pre scription ' and ' Golden Medical Discovery.' I had suffered three years or more at monthly periods. It seemed as though I-would die with pains iu my back and stomach. I could not stand on my feet at all without fainting; had given up all hope of ever being cured, when one of my friends insisted upon my trying Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription. With but little faith I tried it, and Wore I had A l .o .A ledicines had failed to do any eood at all." The general results which follow tho use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription are well illustrated in the following letter from Mrs. Sanerwald. Contrast her condition before beginning the use of " Favorito Prescription " and after her cure, and it can be well understood that sho " felt like a new woman." "Your medicines are certainly a blessing to suffering women," writes Mrs. Ella Sauerwnld, of J935 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md. I suffered with female weakness very badly, was extremely nervous at all times, had indigestion, could not sleep, constant dull headache in fact, I was very miserable when I beean to take vour medicines, but after takinir them a shdrt timr. r hecr tn f? ueuer. I JHV nerves were netter: coula slcen at niirht. headache eenscrl. dicrstirm nc tmm-niW?. felt like a new woman, and could"go around and attend to my household duties, which previous to taking your medicines I could not do. Dr. Pierce's Plensnnt mm im mm mi , ,d 1 Rriffi!BBywiwilWISWWft Pellets cured me of constipation of many years standing. I took eleven bottles in nil six of ' Favorite Prescription ' and five of Golden Medical Discovery ' and also two vials of the Pleasant Pellets.' I am sure if more women who sufTerwouId take Dr. Pierce's medicines they would then be convinced of the good they can do." Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce bv letter, free. All correspondence is held as sacredly confidential and the written confidences of women are guarded by the same strict professional privacy ob served by Dr. Pierce and his staff in their personal consultations with women, at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, K Y. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Tho Common Sense, KSodioaS Ad- . visor, la not far sole. It contains over a thousand aagos, and la sent FREE to those send ing stamps to pay oxponso of moiling OHLY. Send 31 cne-cont stomps for tho cloth-bound volume, or only 21 stamps for tho book In paper-covers, Addrcsat Dr. R. ". PIERCE, Buffalo, M. Y. ulJlliW'IWWff'll.Pli this week with four carloads 'of apples and dried prunes. Citizens of Troy have prepared an ex tensive 'exhibit of the timber of that section which will be sent to the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo. The equipment of the Cambridge-Council- stage line Is being transferred to Murphy, to be used between that place and Silver City. The removal was neces sitated by the completion of the Pacific & Idaho Northern Hallway to Council. W. P. Huribut, of Lewlston, president of the Idaho National Bank, has returned from the Ea'st. He organized the Lewis ton Development Company with Eastern" capital, under the laws of New Jersey, to operate in Idaho mines. He also made a number of big mining deals, but the actual transfers are awaiting expert re port on the properties. The capital of the new company Is $250,000. General Puel has taken command of a flotilla armed with rapid-fire guns,, and Is pursuing the rebels through the lagoons. Gold Mines In Ecnnrlor. the Harlan & Holllngsworth Company's yard. An Innovation In christening was the substitution of the Japanese custom of releasing white doves from a box as the steamer started from the ways, in stead of breaking a bottle of wine over the bows. The English method of snub- PAN-AMERICAN NEWS. Itinho Notes. Welser has a number of cases of diph theria. Contract has been let at Welser for a $3500 wool warehouse. The Free Traveling Library of Idaho was organized at Moscow Monday. U. C. Reitman, of Troy started East Street Rioting1 In Pnrn. NEW YORK, April 4. A dispatch to the Herald from Rio Janeiro says: Riots are reported from Para as a result of friction between the political parties. Fighting in the streets became so severe that the police were compelled to ask for the aid of soldiers. The garrison was or dered out and finally the soldiers were compelled to fire upon the mobs in the streets. As a result five persons were killed and many wounded. Admiral Porenca, Governor of Coras Is. land, has remitted to Admiral Mello an order of the Minister of the Navy de claring he was at liberty, but at the same time ordering him to present him self at the arsenal. Admiral Mello at the arsenal received an order to go to Ceara and await there new Instructions. He declined to obey on the ground that he was ill. The Minister of the Navy thereupon ordered his rearrest. "ntctxt i?rTT.- -,-ji t-i -r -o t r,: Z"?:"r"fm -.? -r,. ' , bln by fixed chains, instead of by cables .....,.. uunu.-uciidm aim .tww5 .iui.-- . .. v .it, , f,.o,1 tnr rUUIWUJS Uliuuh" nuimcij, .. .. ...t.u. . the first time in this country, and worked successfully. The Denver will ply be tween New York and Galveston. ter to the United States from Ecuador. who has been at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel for some time, has ?tarted for home. Be fore leaving he said: "I have been In this country making ar rangements for the shipment of machin ery for the better development of our gold fields. In a few months we shall have more than 300 dredges there worked by electricity. Orders have also been placed with the American Bridge Company for more than 52,000.000 worth of bridge ma terial, to be used In the completion of the Guayaquil & Qulnto Railroad, a very necessary adjunct to the successful work ing of the mines. We consider our gold fields when fully operated will prove the richest In the world." Yncntnn Rebels Driven Back. CITY OF MEXICO, April 4. The com bined naval and land forces in Yucatan are slowly.. but surely driving the rebel Indians back, and the troops are ap proaching the gates of Chan Santa Cruz. Priests Conduct n Lottery. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 10. The Roman Catholic priests at Leon have or ganized and are operating a lottery for the benefit of a hospital. The first prize of ?1000 was won by a priest, who turned his winnings over to the hospital. This year's coffee crop Is about har vested. Its quantity Is about half the usual amount, but Its quality Is said to be greatly superior to that of former years. Listing Steel Trnst Shares. NEW YORK. April 4. The stock list committee of the Stock Exchange today recommended and the governing commit tee voted to list the new shares of the United States Steel Corporation. At pres ent the application for a formal listing asks the privilege for only jlO.000,000 of stock, 55,000,000 of the common and $5,000, 000 of the preferred. New Methods at a Launching. WILMINGTON, Del., April 4. The New York & Texas Steamship Company's steamer Denver was launched today from Absorption of Iron. Properties. CLEVELAND, O., April 4. It Is stated that a meeting of the iron ore producers, which was- scheduled to take place In this city last week to fix prices for this season on the product of the Lake Superior mines, has again been postponed Indefinitely. A number of Cleveland producers are at present in New York In conference with the pro moters of the great steel corporation, it 13 understood, on negotloalons which may result in the absorption of a number of additional Iron properties by the latter concern. The independent producers say It would be useless to hold the proposed meetfng until the full scope of the new combine Is known. That the Unlte-l States Steel Corporation holds the key to the entire situation is generally admitted. General lee Is 111. DENVER, Colo.. April 4. General Fitz hugh Lee is ill at the home of General H- C. Merrlara, In this city. He con tracted a cold yesterday on a trip around the Georgetown "loop" In the mountains. He had planned to go to Colorado Springs today on his way to California, but this morning he was suffering from a sore throat and symptoms of the grip. His physician advised him to remain indoors today, and therefore his Journey was postponed. Pacific Mall Changes. NEW YORK, April 4. It was said In Wall street today that changas are ex pected soon in the directory of the Pa cific Mall Steamship Company, ajd .that, E. H. Harflman will be elected president of the company.