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THE MORNING OREONIAN, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1902. 11 WHATWILLGEERDO? An Unsettled Question as to Inman's Successor, A SPECIAL ELECTION, OR NOT? County Clerk Srretlnnd in Donbt About Placing Kamex of Can didates on Ballot Decision Today, Maybe. A special election will probably be nec essary In orSer to All the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Senator Inman. If called immediately, the special election could be held on the same'day as the gen eral election, thus savins the expense of an additional election. County Clerk Swetland is of opinion that he has no au thority to place the names of candidates for Inman's office on the official ballot unices Governor Geer issues a writ call ing a special election, and It Is his pres ent Intention not to place the names on the ticket until he considers such action legal. When seen last night Mr. Swct land said that he will go as far as the law will permit In order to save the expense of an extra election, but he doea not now see his way clear to prepare a ballot for the election of Inman's successor. The law provides that 30 days before every general election th3 County Clerk shall prepare notices of the election, and that two notices shall be posted In each precinct. It Is required that the notices ehall contain, among other things, the list of offices to be filled at that election. No tices were duly prepared as directed, but as Mr, Inman had not resigned, only one Senatorehip was provided for In the no tice. It will therefore be seen that if Inman's successor should be chosen at the general election he will be chosen without lawful notice being given. Such an elec tion might be of doubtful validity, and would leave room for a contest in the next Legislature, the Legislature being the sole Judge of the election of its members. It Is required by law that 10 days no tice be given of a special election, so there Is yet time to call a special election and have It held on the same day as the general election, June 2. Governor Geer has already considered the matter and haa held tliat no special election Is necessary, but that the names should be placed on the regular ballot County Clerk Swetland has been in telephone conference with Governor Geer, and will receive a further decision from the Governor today. Mr. Swetland will also consult disinterested -attorneys and eecure their advice as to whether ho has authority to proceed under present conditions. It has been held in some cases that where the election notice omitted the names of certain offices to be filled and candidates wete nominated regardless of the defect, the election will be valid if the vote pellet! shows that the voters gener ally knew that the office was to be filled. But In other cases the election under such circumstances has been held Invalid. If the Legislature should be Republican, and the successful candidate should also be Republican slight irregularities might be overlooked more readily than if the suc cessful candidate should be a Democrat. At least this is the general rule, regard less of which party la In power. County Clerk Swetland may place the names of the candidates on the ballot without notice being given If Governor Geer continues in his present opinion, and let the Legislature determine whether the want of notice Is a fatal defect. He yet has no official notice of a vacancy in In man's seat, and doubt3 his authority to proceed without such notice. He eays that he considers the nominations regular and valid, and no question Is Involved other than that concerning the notice of election. It was stated recently that John McCraken and E. J. Jeffery, the candi dates, for the office left vacant by the death of Senator Knott two years ago, were nominated by the party committees. Investigation, however, shows that they were also nominated by petition, as was done this year In the case of the nomi nees for Inman's seat. RECORD AGAINST THEM. Democrat Were Not Alvrayc Opposed to Pec System. The Democrats are up against their own record in their agitation for reform In the fee system. They denounce the fees of state officers as unconstitutional, and seem to forget that they gave their ap proval to such unconstitutional acts four years ago when they nominated H. R Kincald for Secretary of State. Kincald -served four years In the Secretary of State's office, and there was nothing slow about him as a fee-taker. At the close of his term he was not renominated. There were many indications that the Re publican party might be beaten at the next election, 2nd Kincald went over to the Sllverltes. He had been bitterly de nounced for taking fees, but regardless of this the Democrats nominated hlnv jointly with the Populists and Free-Silver Re publicans, for re-election. In the cam paign which followed the Democrats had nothing to say against the record of Kin cald, and did not seem to be aware that he had been taking fees unconstitution ally. Nov,' that they have nominated a man who has never held the office, they discover that It is wrong to take the fees. Chamberlain, the candidate for Gov ernor, is making a specialty of denouncing the laws which will put money in the pocket of his running mate, D. W. Sears, Bhould he be elected, and gives the per quisites of the Governorship only a pass ing notice. He is readv tn Ram-iflr-o avar-o- thing and everybody in order to elect nimseii, ana nas never yet expressed his Intention to accept, should he be elected, the constitutional salarv of ti;m .. ,., and no more. His charity for the dear people aoesn't begin at home, but he wants to save the taxpayers' money by cutting down some other officers' emolu ments. The mention of H. R. Kin mi v..... tentlon to another Instance of Democratic snort-signieaness. 'rne Democrats com Dlaln because the Renuhiirnn nnmr.n a man for Governor who had hinn mot her of the party but 6lx years, forgetting that Kincald was still a. Rpnnriiinnr. s retary of State when the Democrats placed his name on their ticket for the same office. They think a man should be a lifelong Republican before he is a proper person to be nominated by his party, but a man .may be nominated by the Democrats though he-has been a mem ber of the party no time at all. But the unterrlfied make a specialty of Incon sistency. "Funny. Itsn't it, that the Dem ocratic press of Oregon, which has had many somen opportunities In the pa6t to examine Mr. Furnlsh's record, never found the slightest objection to him until he became a Republican," casually remarks the Eugene Register. Commenting upon this, an Eastern Ore gon paper says: "It is. certainly i strik ing thing that Mr. Furnlsh's actions as Sheriff of Umatilla and as a Federal office-holder when he -was under the influ ence of Democracy were above reproach, but now that he has long since reformed, the Democratic record was bad." 3IAY CORRECT REGISTRATIONS. Voters Will "Sot Lose Rejclntrntton Through Fault of Notary. Deputy District Attorney John Manning yesterday rendered an opinion that SCO defective registrations of voters at Trout dale may be corrected so as to make them valid. The facts are that L. A. Harlow and F. E. Harlow registered SOD voters at Troutdale, and bojh signed as wit nesses, one of- them caking -the affidavit! of both. Of course, a notary or Justice of I the Peace cannot swear himself, and the j proceedings were lrreirular on their race. I Mr. Manning holds that since the voters i were not at fault, and all was intended to be regular, the. blanks may be cor rected by the addition of another affidavit. The county pays 10 cents to the notary or Justice of the Peace for each voter registered In this way, and if the regis trations were held entirely void the Har low brothers would not only be out 530, but the voters would oe unregistered. REPUBLICAN RALLIES TONIGHT. Meetings at IUehland and Sell-wood Addresned by Prominent Speaker. Two Republican campaign rallies will be held this evening. W. M. Colvlg and a number of the city candidates will address a moss meeting in the engine house, at Highland, at 8 o'clock P. M. A musical programme has been prepared lor the occasion by a -well-known male quartet. Persons going from the "West Side taay take the Woodlawn car. Judge jihn F. Caples and several of THE LATE mmmmatmmMmm ME3IBER OF STATE LEGISLATURE, WHO DIED SUNDAY. the municipal candidates will address the citizens of Sellwooa at Firemen's Hall this evening,'. A musical programme has also been prepared for this meeting. All are invited to attend the meeting. Initiative and Referendum Is Safe. Judge R. P. Boise, who is one of thte Circuit Judges of the Third Judicial Dis trict, was In the city yesterday from Sa lem. Judge. Boise Is the oldest Judge In Oregon, In point of service, having been on the bench. Circuit and Supreme, a to tal of 31 years. He was once grand mas- ter of the State Grange, and is still one of the most active workers In that organiza tion. For many years he has be'en an ad vocate of direct legislation, as the 'only means of securing the reforms most need ed by the people. He places moro Import ance upon the Initiative than upon the referendum, and thinks there is not the least doubt that the people will give a good majority for the proposed amend ment at the coming election. He Is not afraid that the people will neglect to vote on this subject, and the large majority can see that If they are ever to have a check on pernicious legislation and a means of securing needed legislation, they must get it through the amendment to the constitution. Snnnyxide Rally Postponed. The Republican rally at Sunnyslde last evening was postponed for the reason that, through some-mlsunderstandlng, the Prohibitionists had secured the use of the hall for the evening. The rally will be held Saturday evening. Political Notes. The Prohibitionists have nominated F. McKercher for Senator to succeed Sen ator Inman. S. VT. Marks, is an Independent candi date for Constable on the East Side. He was nominated by petition. C. E. Hlllyer has resigned as assistant secretary of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee, In order to accept a position at Hay Creek, Grant County. A number of the Republican county candidates went to Latourell Falls yes terday morning, where they held a cam paign rally last evening. They will be at Troutdale this evening. State Chairman Sam White has got tired of bossing the job and has taken oft his coat to do some active cam paigning in the field. He has gone to Eastern Oregon lo begin work. A number of the fusion candidates for county and city offices addressed a meet ing at Seventeenth and Marshall streets last evening. They will hold a meeting at Sellwood 'Wednesday evening. After office hour Saturday evening a' petition for the nomination of an inde pendent legislative ticket was presented at the County Clerk's office. As the legal time for filing nominations had expired it was refused filing. Bishop H. L. Barkley, of Salem, was in Portland yesterday. He was elected to the Oregon Legislature of 1S97 from Marion County. He was elected on the Republican ticket, but is now indepen dent in politics. He is taking no promi nent part In this campaign. L. B. Boeder, of Pendleton, who was speaker of the last House of Representa tives, says that W. J. Furnish will run ahead of his 'ticket in Umatilla County. "He will lose some Republican votes,' says Mr. Reeder, "but he will get more than enough Democratic votes to make up for what he loses." Tearing down campaign cards that have been posted by candidates for office seems to be quite the fashion nowadays. An irate "citizen" furnished amusement for passers-by yesterday as he labored pa tiently with his umbrella to tear down a Republican candidate's card tacked so high on a building that it was almost out of reach. He succeeded in tearing it in pieces, but the fragments remained tacked on the wall. That sort of work is certainly not encouraging to the Job printing establishments, for candidates will begin to think wall catds don't pay. NEW ROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE NA TIONAL PARK. The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Com pang. In connection with the Oregon Short Line, have opened a new gateway to Yel lowstone Pork, known as the "Monida Route." This new route will undoubtedly become the Xavorite one from this section it takes in the famous Columbia River scenic attractions, the beautiful valleys and hills of the Blue Mountains, with privilege of a side trip Irom Pocatello to Salt Lake at small expense. Get execursibn rates and folders de scriptive of the trip at city ticket office Third and "Washington. ' . E. W. Grove. ''. This name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative- Bromo-Qulnlne Tablet, the remedy that cures a cold in one- day. 25 wots. INDIRECT FLOUR EXPORTS HEAVY CONSIGNMENTS GOING BY WAY OP 'FRISGO AND TACOMA. Elder Toole Out 34,000 Sacks on Her ,Lnt Trip Many Vessel Seeking American Register. Portland has been obliged to send out some of her Oriental steamers with pretty light cargoes recently, but ship pers from this city are still helping out the lines on the north and south with heavy consignments for the Orient. The George "W. Elder, on her last trip from Portland, took away what the San Fran cisco Bulletin terms "the largest ship ment of flour that has entered that port for a year." The Elder had aboard 34,009 sacks, which will be put aboard the Oriental steamers sailing from the Bay H. A. SMITH City. Yesterday the first Installment of a shipment of 12,500 barrels was shipped from thl3 city by rail -for Tacoma, where It -will be loaded on a steamer for the Orient. A few days after the Strathgyle sailed from Portland with about half & cargo, a shipment of nearly 25.000 barrels was made from this city to Tacoma to be reshipped for the Orient. These three shipments, making a total of over 45,000 barrels, would be enough to make a big cargo for a steamer, and Instead of the port receiving the credit due for the business Which actually originated here, San Francisco and Tacoma will receive It. The local freight rate between Portland and the ports north and south is said to be absorbed by the steamship lines. As the rate between Portland and San Francisco is about $2 per ton, It Is ap parent that the lines running dilt of that port are carrying flour across the Pacific at $3 per ton. From present Indications there will be no direct steamer from Portland this month, the regular liners being slightly off their schedule. Ship ments that have been diverted to other ports would have filled a steamer the size of the Quito, which has been lying Idle here for several weeks, but she was unable to secure any of It. MORE AMERICAN- SHIPS. Purchase of the- Danish. West Indies May Help Merchant Marine. American citizens are heavily handi capped when buying shipping property, as the right to use the American flag Is denied them unless the vessel pur chased Is American built. There are quite a number of foreign-built craft owned on the Pacific Coast, and to get them under the American flag the owners aro now securing Danish register for them, it being the general belief that the annexation of the Danish West Indies will help them to ultimately secure the desired banner. The placing of these ves sels under the Danish -flag, with one of the Island ports as the port of registry, will, it Is claimed, in the event of an nexation of the islands, give American registry to the vessels. To obtain American registry through the ordinary channels would in many Instances prove too expensive to be coneldered. It Is said that the steamer Arab, owned by the Dollar Steamship Company; the ships Drummuir, Drutn cralg and Drumburton, owned by Ben nett & Goodall; the ship Lord Temple town, owned by Eschen & Minor; the steamer Manauense, owned at Seattle; the steamer Wyefleld, owned by John Rosenfeld's Sons; and the ship Pyre nee?, owned by I. E. Thayer, may all be placed upder the Danish flag. All these vessels are at present of British registry. The steamer Manauense has already made application for Danish registry, and has sailed from Seattle for Siberia under the flag of that country. FERRIES IN COLLISION. Two Serious Mlx-Ups in Tievr York Harbor in a Fos. NEW YORK, May 13. The .Staten Is land ferryboat Mlddleton was In collision with the steam yacht Alleen this morn ing. The ferryboat's cabin was badly damaged and J. C. Atterburg, of New Brighton, Staten Island, a passenger on the Mlddletown, was killed. The ferry steamer was loaded with passengers and the collision created' a great deal of ex citement. Both vessels were bound up the bay when the yacht suddenly ap peared out' of the fog and struck the ferryboat on the starboard side. Just for ward ,of the wheelhouse. The bowsprit of the yacht penetrated the men's cabin and was broken off. Beyond this the yacht apparently sustained no further damage and proceeded on her way. The Alleen belongs to Richard Stevens, of the New York Yacht Club. NEW YORK, May 19. The ferryboat Mauch Chunk, of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, collided with a Baltimore & Ohio Railway float off the Battery today. The Mauch Chunk had a number of passengers aboard, and her captain did not back off from the float for fear that the water would rush In at the hole made by the collision. The float and ferry boat drifted down the bay together, and as there was a heavy fog were soon lost to sight from shore. All the passengers were taken ofT the Mauch Chunk by the ferryboat Eastern and were landed in Jersey City. No one was hurt. CAPTAIN SCOTT IN TOWN. Veteran Steamboatman Looking; at Scenes of His Early Triumph. Captain U. B. Scott, formerly a promi nent steamboatman on tho Columbia and Willamette Rivers, but at present a res ident of Seattle, is In the city. Captain Scott was the pioneer builder of light draft steamers, and also of fast stern wheelers, In this part of the world. Near ly thirty years ago he built the steamer Ohio toNmn up the Willamette "on a heavy dew," and she came very near to fulfilling requirements, as she ran far ther up the Willamette In low water than any other Btcomcr that had ever been built. His next innovation tn steam boating was the fast propeller Fleetwood, which he built for the Cascade route, but afterwards ran her to Astoria, The Fleetwood laid the foundation for the" Co lumbia River & Puget Sound Navigation Cpmpany. a company -which has cut a pretty wide swath in transportation cir cles for the past fifteen years. Captain Scott followed the Fleetwood with the. original Telephone, which for many years had the distinction of being the fastest sternwheeler In the world. He also built the steamer Flyer for the Pugct Sound division of the company, and that steam er has a record of steaming more miles in a single year than any other craft in the world. Captain Scott sold his interests in the C. R. & P. S. Co. a few years ago and bought the steamer Greyhound at Seat tle. He then built the steamer City of Everett, a second edition of the Flyer, said to be fully as last and. more ceo comical than the Fiycr. He is now en gaged In building a new sternwheeler, which he confidently expects will go through the water faster than any sim ilar craft that was ever built. Prominent California Wheat Man. George W. McNear, Jr., son of the California wheat king and himself a man who knpws the wheat business ''from A to Z,". was in the city yesterday en route tor the Interior, where he will look over the crop situation. Mr. McNear reports fine prospects for a good crop of both wheat and barley In California, and states that General Prosperity has pitched his tent for a long stay In the land that Is always "long" on -climate, though occasionally short on more material collateral. Climate will not load ships or fill warehouses, however, and accordingly Mr. McNear announces him self as pleased with the Northwest states, where the crops never fall, and the ware houses are ever fulL After a cruise through the Inland Empire, Mr. McNear will visit Puget Sound', returning to' Port land the latter part of the month, this city being the headquarters for the bus iness ofNMcNear, Sr., in. .the Pacific Northwest Astoria Marine Notes. ASTORIA, May 19. As the steamer Lur llno was coming down tlie river Satur day she ran Into a big raft of logs and jumping the boom stick, got In among them. It was necessary to Unthackle the boom bef6rtt the steamer could back out, causing a delay of an hour. No damage was dene to either the steamer or the raft. The tug Samspn has yet to take 100 barge loads of rock to dray's Harbor for the Jetty. This will be completed about the 1st of October, when the tug will b laid up and have new boilers placed In her. Battlefthlp Wisconsin Cornea North. SAN FRANCISCO, My lfl.Thc battle ship Wisconsin will sail next Saturday for the Northern coast for a sojourn of sev eral weeks. At Port Los Angeles the Wisconsin will devote five days to target practice, later going into drydock at Bremerton. Marine Notes. The German ship Carl will complete her lumber cargo today. The'Nomla Is loading wheat and will not finish before next week. The Whlto Collar Line has improved its facilities for handling passengers and freight during high water by building a bridge connecting- both docks at the foot of Alder street. Thp Gray - Steamship Company's liner Despatch arrived in at Astoria yesterday noon and left up shortly .afterwards for Rainier, where she will "take anoard a part cargo of lumber, coming tQ Port land to finish off. There was quite a Sea kicked tip by the wind on the Willamette Sunday' and a large raft in tow of the Vulcan mixed up with the steel bridge pier and one section of It went to pieces, thfe steamer being busy for the most of the afternoon picking up floating" logs. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, May 19.8a!led Staamtr Elmore, for Tillamook. Arrived at 10 A M. and left up at 12 Mk Steamer Despatch, from Ban Pe dro. Sailed at 16:30 A. 1L Barkentlne Encore, for San Pedro. Condition of the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind west; welthef clouay. Seattle, May 10. Arrived British ship Coun ty of Caithness, from Shanghai; schooner Stttn fcon, from Sah Pedro: steamship Queen, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamship city of Pueblo, for San Francisco; steamer Queen, for Tacoma. Tacoma, May 10. Arrived Steamer Queen, from Victoria. Sailed May IB British steamer Yangtse, for London. "" San Francl6co, May 10. Arrived Steamer San Pedro, from Gray's Harbor; ship Glory of the Seas, from Comor; schoorer Jennie Thelln, from Gray's Harbor; schooner Albion, from Coqullld River. Sailed Steamer Weatport. for Bear Harbor; steamer Brunswick, for Ufia laska. Bremen, May 10. Arrived Bheln, from New York. Hamburg-. May 10. Arrived Neptune, from Seattle, Coronel, etc. Silled -May 10 Kataby sese, for San Francisco. Gibraltar. May 10. Sailed Hohenzollern, from Genoa, for New York. Seattle. Sailed May iS Steamer Al-KI, for Skagway; 10th, steamer City of Pueblo, for San Francisco; steamer Dolphin for Skagway; United Slates steamship Bear, for Alaska! Arrived May 18 Steamer Edith, from San Francisco; 17th, schooner Stlmson, from San Pedro; May 10, steamer Queen, from San Fran cisco; British steamer Yangtse, from Tacoma; 18tb, British ship General Roberts, from Rot terdam May 10, British ship County Caithness from Shanghai. ' APPEALS TO VOTERS. Reasons For S&ppert of Initiative and. -eferendnm Amendment. 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But the constitu tion of Oregon Is peculiar and It 13 quite possible that before any amendment can be adopted a majority of &U the voters must vote yes even If not one votes nJ. Therefore It Is Important that every friend-of the initiative and referendum amendment shall vote. If the proposed Initiative and referen dum amendment to the constitution Shall be defeated by stay-at-homes and careless voters neglecting to mark their ballots, while a very large- majority of those who do vote on the question vote In Us favor, It will greatly Intensify the demand for a constitutional convention. A constitutional convention and a new constitution Is one of the mast costly events In the life of a state. This Is not Only because of the agitation and disturb ance of business, but also because of the complete changes commonly made In the organic law, and the destruction of a large part of the state laws settled by the courts. If the people understand that In practice It is not possible to amend the constitution of Oregon it will bo Im possible to long escape a constitutional convention. Therefore It is very import ant -that every man who does not want the dangers and agitation of such a con-' ventlon should not only vote but work for the adoption of the proposed initia tive and referendum amendment. The proposed initiative and referen dum amendment to the constitution must probably have from 45,000 to 50,000 votes In its favor,- even though there is not one vote cast against It. The man who favors it and does not vote for it Is likely to be counted against it just as .though he voted no. The proposed Initiative and " referen dum amendment to the constitution Is very simple. It does not abolish the Legislature, but it does make the whole body of voters a supreme legislative body It " gives about 5000 voters power to refer to tho people a bllli passed by the Legislature, and it gives the- same -power to the Legislature. It gives about 000 voters the same power to Introduce - a measure be fore the people for their vote that one Senator or one Representative has to in troduce a bill in the Legislature. Any proposed law submitted to the people by the Legislature or by petition must have a majority vote of the people before It Is adopted. There are no special elections on laws unless ordered by the Legislature. There Is no expense to the taxpayers, because the petitioners must pay all the expenses of their petition. The amend ment gives a majority of the people power to mako any "law Independent of the Legislature and to veto or repeal any act of the legislature. Unanimous Swiss Opinion. Professor Frank Parsons, an eminent authority on tho referendum, has re turned from an extensive trip to Europe, and says: "In Switzerland, where the referen dum, and initiative have been so many years In use, the people are now sub stantially a unit in their favor. They have proved so useful In checking cor ruption and controlling monopoly, so wisely conservative and intelligently pro gressive, that even those who strongly opposed the referendum beforo Its adop tion are now convinced of, its value. "I was recently in Switzerland for sev eral weeks, visiting noarly all the most important cities and talking with men of every class bead3 of government depart ments, presidents of cities, college pro fessors, hotel proprietors, secretaries of chambers of commerce, lawyers, doctors, business men and worklngmen of every description and I did not find one man who wishes to go back to the old plan of final legislation by elected delegates y 'j0?Ss ' without chance of appeal to the people. I talked with men whose pet Ideas had been turned down by the referendum, and with men who were strongly opposed to Important measures adopted by the people, the nationalization of the rill waya, for example, but they were all convinced that on the whole the refer endum was a good thing tho people made some mistakes, they thought, but they did far better than a Legislature act ing free of the popular veto. There are no lobbies, no jobs, no machine legisla tion; everything Is fair and honest, and even the legislators like it, because it gives them a life tenure practically (since the people frequently re-elect the legisla tors at the same time that they veto some of their acts)": and, more Importint still, it lifts the representatives Into a purer atmosphere, adds to their dignity, increases th popular appreciation of their services And inics them from the suspicions that attach to them under the lobby-ridden system of unguarded repre sentation or government, by an elective aristobracy having power by Ilrst vote to make laws the people do not want. Nothing could be clearer or more vigor ous than the testimony of the Swiss peo ple In favor of the referendum." Independence Talk Is Premature. Brooklyn Eagle. It was Forakcr's turn In the Senate yes terday. He advocated tho passage of the Lodge bill, looking to the establishment of a tentative form of srovernment in the Philippines and had good word to say for the Army.. Senator Hoar Interrupted by asking whether, after a stable Govern ment had been established, this country would recognize the right of the Filipinos to Independence. "I believe It would be most Impolitic." replied Senator Foraker, "for Congress now to declare absolutely what the Government will do at some &l tas ZrW. Est 3 SO ie a KZA r!3 ISi sSf sSi ,jS, Something for toothers to Think About EVERY CHILD born into the world with an inherited or early developed tendency to distressing, disfiguring humours of the skin, scalp, and blood, becomes an object of the most tender solicitude, not only because of its suf fering but because of the dreadful fear that the disfigura tion is to be lifelong and mar its future happiness and prosperity. 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OrsrsErr, for preserving, parlf ring, and beautifying tho skin, for cleaning the r.c3lpof crusts, f cmgs, and dandruff, and the btopplng of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, ttchlngs, anarhadngs. In tho form of baths for annoying Irritations and Inflammations, or too free or offensive perspiration, In the form of washca for ulcerative weaknesses, and for mnny eanfttire, antiseptic purposed which readily sujrgest themselves to women, especially mothers, and fur all tao purposes of the tallet, bath, and nursery. Ctmcuzu. Resolvtst Pills (Chocolate Coated) aro prepared to meet the wants of women and children, and aro pure, sweet, tasteless, and odorlorfs. They aro beyond ques tion the most sncceafnl skin and blood puriners and humour cures yet compounded, and especially appeal to all having tao care of children. , CrriMnu Kotxctcs en o!4 throcehont th wcrMi 8or. SSt. OrrrMssT. Oe, Pirn, 25c BritUh DwA .a. Chrtthftoi q, London. Frtneh Dpot. 5 Hn dp U Ptlx, PwU. f oxxzs Dbb jlsb Caxs.Co. 8ftrH3ooa.U.S..&. "JHlttbvtttVwSUn, Scalp, ndlllr, free. wui-w. future time." Independence Is a sounding term. There are those who believe It cov ers practically everything and anything beneficent. The word is captivating. It passes current In Hayti, for instance, where just now a revolution Is In prog ress. True, the rebellion there Is a sort of popgun affair, only two lives having so far been sacrificed, but It may grow until ten. If not fifteen, men are mowed down. Some of the Souch American peo ples rejoice in thf-lr Independence some have doubts. .What Is meat for one may be poison for another. To a certalnt the archipelago as a whole Is not ripe for self-government. To a certainty the so-called bcon of independence would be a bane. Wo may be ablt to look Into the future far as human eye can see. We may be able to see the vision of the world and all the wonder that will be, but how long It will take to bring the Filipino up to date, to modernize him. Is a conun drum. Time alone can solve It. Patience, hard work, good faith, determination, courage, will contribute to ' the solution. Senator Foraker Is right. It would be most impolitic for the Congress now to declare absolutely what the Government will do at some future time. Sufficient for the day is the duty thereof. . DIAMOND "W" FLOUR. Not how cheap, but how good. White, strong rich In gluten; a perfect family flour. ON'CE A WEEK. Personally Conducted Excursion. Via Rio Urande lines, either via Hunt ington or Sacramento, to all points East. Through sleeper to Chicago, etc. Magnlfl rent scenery. Call for lowest rates, etc.. t Rio Grande office. No. 121 Third street. Purify your blood with Hood's 8arsa D.irllla. which will give you an appetite. VBLCVS . . v3 3 iS sa. tZ4rn 32 final , iJl "-iis.