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12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1903. MEANING OF AWARD Dispute Causes Renewed Strike in Anthracite. MINERS UNION IN CONFERENCE Headline CompnnT Shuts Ont 30,000 ilrx. Who Hold Out for Nine Honrs -Coze Droa. Refuse to Allow Cbrcltvreighnien. WILKESBARRE. Pa April M. The ex ecutive boards of district Nos. L 7 and 9 of the United Mine workers of America, which districts embrace the entire an thracite coal region, held their first Joint conference here tonight since the strike commission made lis award. The pur pose of the conference Is to Interpret, so far as the miners' organisation has au thority, the various features of the award. President Mitchell, who arrived from the West during the afternoon, presided. The principal point in dispute Is the Interpretation of the nine-hour workday for all mlneworkers who are employed by the day, week or month. There has been much friction In the three districts over this question, and the znitter reached an acute stage today, when the Phila delphia & P.eadlng Coal & Iron Com nanv shut down nearly all Its collieries In the Schuylkill region because the men would not accept the interpretation oi me relative to the nine-hour day. About 30.000 men were rendered Idle In the Schuylkill region by the company's action. Another Grievance Is the alleged re fusal of Coxa Bros. & Co.. In the mid- ai onii Arid, to nermlt the miners to employ a checkwelghman. The award Df the commission makes It compulsory for operators to employ, at the expense of the miners, a checkwelghman when ever requested by a majority of the men at any colliery. The Joint conference will meet again tomorrow. HEADING MINERS LOCKED OCT. Thirty Thousnnd 31en' Idle on Xlne- Hour Question. POTTSVILLH Pa.. April 30. Of the 43 collieries of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company, all but 11 are shut down today owing to the employes being locked out by an order of the company. At the 3S Idle collieries many of the em nlnrM on Sunday refused to -work nine hours, as demanded by the management nf th rammnv. In the Mahoning region. the storm center, all of the Reading operations are closed today. Upwards of 30,000 mlneworkers are locked out by this company alone. SHENANDOAH. Pa.. April SO. The Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Com pany forced a lock-out at every one oi their collieries in this district today. The men were notified on Saturday that if they did not work the full nine-hour day they could consider themselves discharged. When they reportea lor worst tooay tney were told there was no work for them. The idle collieries in this vicinity are 3la pie Hill. Kohinoor. Knickerbocker. El landeown. Indian Ridge. Suffolk. Turkey Run and Black Ridge, of the Philadelphia & Reading Company, ana the Cambridge, an Individual operator. WILL SmlKE FOR. INCREASE. Boilermaker and Iron Shipbuilders Threaten Trouble. NEW YORK. April 20. Francis J. Mc Kay, of the New Tork locals of the In ternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders, said at a meeting of the Central Federated Union yesterday: "Seven thousand boilermakers and iron shipbuilders will strike In the shipyards of this city ard vicinity If on May 1 they do not get the Increase In wages they de mand. Cbnstantlo Laudadlo. of the Rockmen's and Excavators' Union, said that 10.000 of his organization will go out If their demands are not granted May 1. Business Agent Quintan, of the Pipe Caulkers' and Tappers' Union, reported that 1000 pipe caulkers and tappers would strike for Increased pay throughout the city and In the city departments If their demands were not granted before July L MUSHROOM UNIONS "WIN. They Outvote Conservatives and De clde to Strike. CHICAGO, April 20. An attempt was made last night by conservative leaders of the city to head off the epidemic of strikes that Is threatening Chicago. The propo sition was that the Federation of Labor should refuse strike aid to all unions less than a year old. The proposal was advocated by practically every experienced labor leader who attended the meeting held In Bricklayers Hall, and they had fought valiantly for Its adoption. Against them was an array of men representing the so-called "mushroom" organizations who hissed and Jeered and finally defeated the measure. Had the resolution been adopted would have prevented more than a dozen strikes that are now In contemplation and would have placed control of the sit uation In the lisnds of the old. tried unions. The far-reaching effect of the res olution was recognized by all. and Its de feat was hailed with cries of exurberance by members of the new unions. SETTLEMENT ON "L" ROADS. Employes Mrrtlnir Ratifies Acree- ment With the Company. NEW YORK. April 20. At the close of an all-day session of the employes of the "L" roads, which continued until late to night. It was announced by President Ma hon. of the International Organization of Street Railway Employes, that the set tlement schedule arranged by the execu tlve committee with the management of the Interborough Railway had been unnn lmously ratified. The settlement Is In the nature of a contract with the general Man ager. Edward P. Bryan, and will be signed on behalf of the men by a subcommittee of the executive committee. It already has gone Into effect. REJECTS ALL DEMANDS. Great Northern Thrown Down Gaunt let to Railroad Unions. BT. PAUL. April 20. It was officially announced today that General Manager Ward, of the Great Northern, has sent to the committee of trainmen representing that system, a communication, announc lnir: F1rKt Th ramnanr refiueM In trejit with Its committee. Its officers, or the Orders of Conductors and Trainmen as an organlxa- Uon. Second The company refuses to grant any of the demands of the committee relative to Increased pay for men serving on double-header trains or to abolish double-headers, or to grant any con cessions whatever on this Issue. Will Settle by Arbitration. CHICAGO. April 2a Two thousand picture-frame makers, who went on strike a month ago for better wages and shorter hours, will return to work tomorrow, pending a settlement of their demands by arbitration. Strike for the Union. VICTORIA. B. C April 20. Dispatches received from Cumberland state that a strike has been ordered at the mines there by the Western Federation of Miners as result of the refusal of James Dunemuir, the owner, to recognize the union. Eight Honrs for Colorado Miners. DENVER. Aroil 2a The Times today says that at the convention of the Western Federation of Miners, which will be held In Denver beginning May 3. a resolution will be passed making an eight hour iay mandatory upon all unions af filiated with the federation throughout Its Jurisdiction. President Moyer Is given as authority for the statement. Car Strike Threatens St. Louts. ST. LOUIS. April ?1 It Is stated that unless the St. Louis Transit Company grants the demands of the Amalgamated Association of Street Employes, which are already formulated for submission Immediately after the World's Fair dedi catory exercises, a strike will be or dered on the system. The Transit Com pany controls all street-car lines In Br. Louis except the Suburban system. Bricklayers Win at Sharon. SHARON. Pa.. April 20. The bricklay ers at the United Coke & Gas Works of the United States Steel Corporation, who struck April L returned to work toaay. The company granted their demands for an eight-hour day at 65 cents an hour. STORM RAGES IN GERMANY Buildings Unroofed, Trains Snowed In, Wires Down. BERLIN. Anril 2ft The gale of Sunday wrought such havoc on the grounds at Potsdam that a full report on the subject has been telegraphed to Emperor William. Many splendid trees, dating from the time of Frederick the Great, were uprooteo. The Imperial wild park was also seriously damaged. The 3S-hour snow storm over middle Euroie ceased today at daylight. The snow Is two Inches deep In Berlin. Increas ing to three feet In the Hartx mgnianos. Snow lies deerj In' East Prussia, and Po land, where wires are down and trains de layed. The temperature In moat parts of Germany Is barely at freezing point, so that the daman to the fruit crops may not be so serious as at first supposed. The snow is melting rapidly and the streams are already flooding. The government has Issued notices mat telegraphic communication with Russia is interrupted and that the lines com municating with Pomeranla, Silesia and eastward of Berlin are also down. The snow lies IS inches to three feet dees on Polish nlalns. At noon no trains had arrived at Posen for 12 hours. Trains are snowed In on the lines all over Silesia and the Province of Posen. The railroad administration has no snow plows, as sucn snows as this are extremely rare. Hence shovel exDedltlons have been organized to dig out the drift-covered trains and carry food to the belated passengers, ueiegrams from many cities read alike. Street-cars are immovable and telegraph wires are down and trains venturing to leave ter minals are stalled In the country or are arriving at their destinations after great difficulty and hours late, with their pas sengers cold and hungry. The turret over the Paradise door of the Magdeburg Cathedral was blown down. Many trees In the Thelrgarten here were uprooted. Part of the roof of the opera, house was blown oft, and work men at the risk of their lives sought to re calr It so as to prevent damage to the richly decorated interior, but tney were unable to keep at work. Falling chimneys and tiles made the Berlin thoroughfares perilous. Twenty-one persons were taken to the hospitals. Count von Ballestrum. oresldent of the Reichstag, who Is on his way to attend the opening of Parliament tomorrow, is snowed in between here ana SUerla. The fine trees planted by Frederick the Great, which were uprooted In the park at Potsdam, were the largest of all the fir trees. Shipping disasters are reported from the Baltic and North Seas. The Herman schooner Short was stranded near Dant- zlc and the Danish cutter Irene was wrecked off Swlnmunde. The crews of both vessels were saved. Snow Storm in Denmark Also. COPENHAGEN. April 20. A heavy snow storm was experienced here Sun day and Monday and resulted In serious Interruption to railroad traffic and tele graph and telephone communication. FOOTMAN MARRIED COUNTESS. New Chapter In Russell Divorce Scandal In London. LONDON. April 20. William Brown. footman, was remanded today at Ports- mouth on a charge of making a false entry at the registry office there In The middle, of December last, when under the name of Prince Athrobald Stuart de Mo- dena, he married Countess RusselL who obtained a divorce from her husband. Earl Russell, on the ground of the Earl s bigamy In marrying Mrs. Soxnerville, In the United States. Countess Russell wss the first wife of Earl Russell. On March 2S, 1101, she ob tained a divorce against the Earl on the ground of his bigamy In marrying Mrs. Motile Somervllle at Reno. Nevada, the Earl having previously obtained a divorce from the Countess In the United States, on the ground of desertion. The Earl subsequently was arrested In England on the charge of bigamy, was tried at the bar of the House of Lords, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months lm prisonment ss a first-class demeanant. The Countess' decree was made absolute October 23, 1901, and the Earl again mar ried Mrs. Somervllle, October 32. 150L Countess Russell's maiden name was Mabel Edith Scott. She Is the youngest daughter of the late Sir Claude Edward Scott. GERMANY WILL RETALIATE. Canadian Tariff Discrimination Will Provoke Reprisals. BERLIN. April 20. The Tagellsche Rundschau learns authoritatively that Germany will enact reprisals against Can ada on account of the action of the Do minion government In Imposing a sur-tax on German goods. The paper adds that all the political parties condemn the step taken by Canada. NEW TORK. April 20. It Is presumed in Berlin, says a London dispatch to the Tribune, that It the Canadian tariff pro posals become law the German govern ment will at once obtain authority from the Reichstag to apply a special prohlbl tory tariff on all Imports from Canada. The Agrarian organs of the German press declare that the British government the real author of Canada's behavior to ward Germany, and they advise retalia tory measures against Great Britain. INTO LARGER OFFICES. On May 1st the Chicago branch of the Advertising Agency of J. Walter Thomp son Company will remove to handsome and commodious offices In the New York Life building, which are being especially fitted up for Its use to accommodate Its ! growing needs. ! The volume of business placed with the Chicago omee aione is nearly equal to the entire business of any other advertis ing agency In the West, while the main offices of the Thompson Agency sre in New York City, where the major portion of Its contracts are handled. Mr. C E. Raymond, the vice-president of the comnany. and Its western mantger, has now been associated with this house for twelve years, and has been continu ously engaged In the advertising field for over twenty years. This agency Is handling at the present time some of the largest and most de sirable accounts emanitlng from the West, and Is considered one of the most responsible, reliable and progressive firms In the advertising business. Not how cbe-p, but how good. Merit wins. Op's 5c cigars are winners. SAUTER GETS HIS CREW SIGNS MEN AT SAN FRANCISCO, NOT AT PORTLAND. atlors Brought Up to Astoria on the Sequoia and There Transferred to Crown of India, ASTORIA. April 20. SpedaL The steam schooner Sequoia, from San Fran cisco for Gray's Harbor, put Into this port this afternoon with It men for the Brit ish ship Crown of India. They were brought up in charge of the mate of the ship, and were transferred from the steamer In the lower harbor. Two of the men refused to goon board, saying they were American citizens and had been forced to sign articles when they were drunk. One claimed to be a soldier, and In his chest was a quantity of soldier's clothing. The other said he was a boiler maker. Captain Sauter permitted both men to be taken ashore, but no sooner were they on the wharf than the "soldier" admitted that he had been a sailor for 30 years. The 12 men placed on board today are said to complete the ship's comple ment, and she Is now ready to proceed to sea, A Deputy United States Marshal on board to prevent the crew being stolen or Interfered with. One of the sailors from the revenue cut ter Commodore Perry deserted Saturday night and Joined the American ship C S. Sargent, bound for Bristol Bay, Alaska. A detail from the Perry searched the Bar gent twice for the man, but was unable to find him. and he went away on the ves sel this morning. Government Inspectors Edwards and Fuller were in the city today and In spected the bar tug Wallula and the steamers R. P. MUer and North Star. The steam schooner Grace Dollar, which crossed out yesterday for San Pedro, car ries a cargo of 4,0G0 feet of lumber, load ed at nestport. RIGHT TO COLLECT HEAD TAX. Steamship Companies Will Contest It at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. The right of the Collector of the port to collect head tax on alien passengers In transit through the United States, In the face of the law passed by Congress exempting such pas sengers from the payment of the tax, will be contested tomorrow by the steam ship companies. They win refuse to pay the head tax on their In-transit passen gers, and when the United States Immi grant Commissioner at this port refuses to allow them to land, the representative of the steamship companies will-apply to the Federal courts for a writ of habeas corpus. Should the writ be denied, other steps will be takenl to test the validity of the rule of the National Commissioner of Im migration. WORIC ON THE DRYDOCK. First Pontoon May Not Be Launched for Some' Time Yet, VANCOUVER. Wash, April 30.-(Spo- dsX) The launching of the first drydock pontoon will probably not take place for some time yet The water In the Columbia Is quite low, and. In fact. It has been falling for several days. The contractors say they cannot launch the first pon toon until higher water Is had, and this may not be tor some days yet. Meantlma all preparations are being made for a suc cessful attempt when the proper stage ar rives. The work should be finished by Au gust 4. according to the contract, but from present Indications it cannot be completed by the specified time. Plenty of material Is being bad at present to carry on the work. May Have Been Shanghaied. ASTORIA. Or.. April ai (Special.) An other mysterious disappearance from this city has been reported. March 7 William Osborne engaged a room at the Oriel Hotel and occupied it that night. The following morning he departed, leaving his baggage, and said he would return In the evening. Since then nothing has been seen of him. Yesterday Sheriff Linville searched the baggage and found that the man was a logger, and had recently been In the employ of the Seaside Spruce Lum ber Company. There Is a growing sus picion that the man was shanghaied, as It Is known that about that time several persons were placed on board ships against their wtlL. The Overdue Fleet, SAN FRANCISCO, April 2a The rate of reinsurance on the French bark Du Ciudle, 117 days out from this port for Sydney, is up to ES per cent, and hope for her safe arrival has been all but abandoned. The rate of reinsurance on the Russian bark Fennla has been In creased from 2S to So per cent. She Is out ST days from Rio de Janeiro for Ant- werp. Eight per cent reinsurance Is be ing paid on the schooner George C Thomas. 97 days out from Cayenne for New York. The British bark Almona is 79 days out from Newcastle, N. S. W, for Valparaiso, and IS per cent reinsur ance Is being paid on her. Transport Goes Around the World. SAN FRANCISCO. April 2a The trans port Sumner, Captain Lothrop, sailed to day for a trip around tne world, fane goes from here to Honolulu, thence to Manila, where she takes on the Fifth Regiment and sails with them tor New York through the Suez Canal. Flour for Melbourne. TACOMA. Wash.. April 2a The Nor wegian steamship Tellus cleared today for Melbourne with is9 carrels oi nour. Marine Notes. The Pegasus will finish loading her cargo ot grain at the Irving dock todayi The John A. arrived at Astoria at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. She will come to Portland to take a cargo of lumber. The Ocklahama brought the barken tine Georglna Into port yesterday morning. After unloading ballast at Davidge's dock she will take a cargo of lumber from the Inman-Poulsen mllL The steamship Ruth cleared for San Francisco with WO.000 feet of lumber yes terday. She loaded at the Eastern & Western Lumber Company, and her cargo was consigned to George D. Gray & Co. of San Franclcso. Domestic and Foreljrn Ports. ASTORIA. April 2a Sailed at 6 A. M. American ship C F. Saixenr, for Ituiaaxak. Arrived at A. M. and left up at 12:30 P. M. steamer Oeo. w. Eioer, rrom tsaa rrascueo; at 10 A. M- Schooner John A-. rrom 8aa Francisco: at 4 P. if. and salted at 5 P. M. Steamer Sequoia, from San FraneUeo. Condi tion of the bar at P. M moderate: wind, southwest; weather, rainy. Kalo Cnou, April 2a Arrlwd April 19 Amer ican bark Amaranth, from Portland. San Franclfco. April Sa Arrived April IB. at 11 P. M. Steamer Colombia; from Port land. Qoeenstown. April 20. Arrived April IP British ship Morven. from Portland; April 20 Brttlah ship Clan Oalbraltb. from Portland. San Francisco, April 2a Arrived Steamer Santa Monica, from Orays Harbor. Balled Steamer Monterey, for Seattle; schooner Churchill, from Wlllapa Harbor. Tacoma. April 2a Arrived Steamer. Lele caw, from San Francisco; steamer James Dol lar, from San Francisco; steamer Senator, from San Frantlseo. Sailed Norwegian ship Vellore. tor Callao; American steamship Ha waiian, for New Tork via Honolulu. Bremen. April 2a Sailed Koenlsen Lonlse. for New York. LtTerpool. April 2a Arrived Cymric, trom New Tors, New Tors. Arril 2a Arrived Astoria, trom Olaisow; Anguste Victoria, rrom Genoa. Hoqnlam. Wash, April 20. Arrived April 18. Steamer Jennie tTard. froca San Francisco, tor Counopous: April 10 Schooner Ester Bshnne, from Baa Francisco, for Aberdeen. 111 " There Is no crest and no small -F ttj The guiding principle of the Gorham Co. Sihmmitbt during nearly three-quarters of a century. There is no great and no small in the i Gorham workshops, the-veriest trifle is fash ioned with the same loving care as the most elaborate. . responsible f jewelers n keeptt Bailed. April 1 barkentlM Araso, from Aberdeen, for Saa Pedro; schooner Quickstep, from Aberdeen, tor Saa Pedro: schooner Hal cyon, from Aberdeen, for San Francisco: schooner R. C 6 lode, from Aberdeen, for Peru. New York. April 20. Arrived Manltou, from London; Finland, from Antwerp. Naples, April 20. Sailed Victoria, for New Tork. London. April 2a Sailed Menominee, for New Tork. Yokohama. April 20. Arrived previously American Maru, from San Francisco for Hong Kens'. Philadelphia. April SO. Arrived Htlienlaad, from Liverpool, DRIVING OUT THE MONKS. French Government Pursues Its Pol icyOpposed by Peasants, PARIS. April 2a The delays In most Instances having expired, the government Is proceeding to take measures to expel from France those religious orders which were refused authorization and which do not of their own accord leave the coun try. These measures are causing trou ble In various places, but, as the officials are careful to secure Judgments and ob serve all legal formalities, no serious dis turbances yet have occurred. A procese-server of Grenoble, while at tempting today to serve a summons upon the monks of the Grande Chartreuse, was driven away by a crowd of ceasants armed with pitchforks, and .was unable to approach the monastery. At Havre 2009 Clericals escorted u. num ber of Franciscans from the court whither tne monks had gone for the hearing of a summons: hut as the case was postponed, no disorders occurred. A similar scene occurred at Nantes and a moh at Rt Etlenne stoned and Injured a magistrate who was trying to serve notice on the juansts. ine ArchblshOD of Lvons and th Bishop of Nantes have written to Premier (.omDes declaring that they are unable 10 oney tne recent circulars enjoining uiera io lorma memoer or unaulhnHTM orders to preach or hold services In un authorized chapels. On the other hand. tne Archbishop of Bourges has closed all such chapels in his diocese and would-be worshipers have manifested their dis pleasure against both the archbishop and government; MANY ANXIOUS TO FIGHT. Offers to Join Garibaldi's Volunteers In Macedonia Uprlslnc. ROME. ADril 2a Rleclottl RnriK-iMI leader of the Italian Volunteers In Greece during the war with Turkey, has received letters irom almost every country In the world from men who volunteer to Join his expedition to free Macedonia from Tur key. These offers Include the formation of a battalion of yeomanry and cavalry in oouin Ainco. iiany oners to volun teer nave been received from the United states. Proposals for assistance also have been received. Including an enthusiast letter from countess Hortense de Nlcolal, vice president of the Woman's National Alli ance lor peace. It Is rumored, however, to be Rlimnr Garibaldi's opinion that no serious rising in we .naisans is poasiDie this year. , NAVAL REVIEW IN MALTA. King Edward Central Flcrure of Great Aquatic Functions. VALETTA. Island of Malta. Aoril 2a King Edward today reviewed StfiO blue jackets and marines and later, with elab orate ceremony, ne laid the foundation stone ot the breakwater, which Is to pro tect the entrance of the grand harbor. Many distinguished persons were present. This evening there was a water car nival In the harbor, the features of which were floating models of II types of vessels of various periods, from Noah's Ark to the battleship Edward VI L The roval yacht Victoria and Albert leaves here to morrow. FAMINE IN SOUTH CHINA. Tens of Thousands Die or Sell Them selves as Slaves. HONG KONG, April 20. The famine In Kwangsl Province Is killing tens of thou sands of persons, and women there are selling themselves into slavery to escape starvation, xne American consul at can ton has Inaugurated a relief fund. A Great Agency We Have Secured Control For This City of the Fulton Com pounds, the Only Things Known to Medicine that Cure Kidney Diseases In Both Prim ary and Secondary Stages The kldners are not sensitive and th disease is sometimes fastened and already chronle with the very first symptoms. 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On September IS the dropsy had dtMrnenrd and the bov waa well and after double examinations the physician declared the recovery complete and rave Mr. Pell a written report, which he now has. Judfe O. A. Cibinlss. tie Police jBdce of Saa Francisco, also attests the recovery under his own observation of a friend of his who also recovered when the case (chronic Brtxhfi dis ease of tbe kidneys) was weu Known to oe in anhi ftM-Anflnir ta all medical authorities. i'n t,. it, .rfv.it ot tbe Fulton Compounds medicine knew nothing that would cure kidney tnnaVes after they became chronic. About nlnetenths ot all cases are now curable, even after they bare developed Into the dreaded chronic forms of Drlxht'a dleease and diabetes. No statements are published or Invited except from ehermie cases that, like the above, are in curable by all other known medicines. If your lr n.,- trrartrf fa recent Fulton s Renal com pound will cure It quickly. 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Then physicians having learned that the most excellent laxative and carminative principles were to be found in certain plants, principally in the leaves, the California Fig Syrup Co. discovered a method of obtaining such principles in their purest condition and of uresentlnsr them with uleasant and refreshing liquids in the form most acceptable to the system and the remedy became known as Syrup of Figs as figs were used, with the plants, ia making it, because of their agreeable taste. This excellent remedy is now rapidly coming into universal use as the best of family laxatives, because it is simple and wholesome and cleanses and sweetens ihe system effectually without disturbing the natural functions and. without unpleasant after effects and its use may be discon tinued when it is no longer required. All who would enjoy good health and its blessings should remember that it is the one remedy which physicians and parents well-informed approve and recommend and use and which they and their little ones alike enjoy, because cf its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all reliable druggists, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, is original packages only, having the name of the remedy Syrup of Figs -and the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. printed oa the front of every package. LAKE OIHT Medical Lake Ointment (OR. CREAM) sboull ba-vs a place In the eulfit of every Oollrr. Ocean Traveler, Yachtsman or cct-cf-Joor srortTwoosa sal sports man, becausa It Is the quickest surest. plesssntest snl most cog restful of remedies for Roughened, Reddened. Kardssed. 5aabarnt,Torn or other- viit Injured cr Dlsllzurrd Skin. This OINTMENT Is coxposed of pars crystallce salts, froa flcdlcal Lake, (the oost sfooiernil body cf medical water ever yet discovered) and delicate Natural Oils. It soothes, SBOotcs snl softens tbe sUa to the rrteaess and pcrityof aa Infant's :beck. and Is a perfect and delightful Skla Food. Applied to the bodyvlrhfiaassare. It Imparts wonderful tlastktty. a cutter cf tbe creattst Im SALTS. 20c. eOc. AND $1.00 A BOX. SO T PA TENT MEDICINES. low rates. Bids for a new contract will soon be, advertised for by the War De partment. Cost of Boer War SS23,O0O,0OO. NEW TORK. April 20. Tho Dally Tele graph, according to the Tribune's London correspondent, calculates that the total gross liabilities of the United. Kingdom amount to fSCO.000.000. This compares with 635.000,000 In March. 1SS9, so that the Boer war may be said to have added 165.000, 000 to the British national debt. Sentence on Mutinous Sailors. LONDON. April 3X The five mutinous members of the crew of the British steamer Induna, which arrived at Grims by "April IS from Fensacola and Norfolk with the mutineers in chains, were today sentenced to terms ranging from one month to six weeks at hard labor. Ample Funds for Swedish Famine. STOCKHOLM. April 30. In Its official report of the distress In Northern Sweden, the central relief committee says the funds at the disposal of the committee ore sufficient, '"providing the growth of the pasturage is not retarded. 5o More Guards on Railroads. THE HAGUE. April 20. The withdraw al of the military guards on the railroads has commenced In the Northern and Southern provinces, but the guards will be maintained in the Central provinces and at Amsterdam. Prlnettl's Reslsmatlon Passed in. ROME, April Mi The Trlbuna says that Foreign Minister Prinettl sent his resig nation to Premier Zanardelll this after noon, and that the name ot thesuccessor In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon will be announced. Xevr Treaty With Spain Published. MADRID. April 20. The Gazette has published the text ot the treaty of friend ship and general relations between the United States and Spain, which was rati fied by the powers some months ago. Cantrell Pat on Trial. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 20.- -The Keeley Institute Cures Liquor, Opium The only authorized Keeley Institute in Oregon. Elegant quarters and every convenience. Correspondence strictlv confidential. ft 1 Ssvsa FVasricisco, CmX. CoGlsrrlll, Kjr. they will slwsys be preferred. Manufacturers case ot Rufus Cantrell. the confessed for trial today. The Indictment under which Cantrell Is to be tried charges him with taking, concealing and having In his possession the body of Hose Neld linger, stolen from Pleasant Hill cem etery, and with conspiracy to commit felony. We are here with the goods. Opla 3c cigars are best. Want to trade? Catarrh cf tbe Madder and urethra are cured by Oresoa Kidney Tea. Germany haa cow 32.000 miles of steam railway. SOffMAN First and Montgomery PORTLAND. OR. Phone Main 31M. and Tobacco Habits New YorlC, N. Y. SOAP. aso. A CAKE, lit sgA 3 I K'KG-F BEER6T I Order from I Fleckenstein-Jftlayer Co. 1