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THE MOBXISQ OKEGONIAK. THTJESDAY, JUNE 4, 1903. t m Indian War Veterans Can Rejoice. OREGON CLAIM IS APPROVED Way Is Also Cleared for Pen sions in Future. MOODY'S HARD WORK COUNTS All That Jm Required ot Eni;ly-Day Fighter la Ttmt Titer Prove Service bjr Roll Which 3Iml Be Filed "With Department. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash ington. June 3. The Auditor for the War Department today approved the first claim for back pay filed by a veteran of the early Indian wars of the Northwest, and directed that Lewis Xawley, of The Dalles, who served as a private In the Second Washington Territory Mounted Volunteers, be paid 134, for services ren dered from March 17 to September 1. 1S56. This amount will be paid out of the first appropriation made at the next session of Congress. The Lawley case Is one that was urged for many months by ex-Representative Moody, and the adjustment today estab lishes the precedent for the granting of hack pay to all survivors of the early In dian wars, who can prove service by rolls that are now on file In the department, the department finds that there are sev eral rolls In Oregon, which were pre pared by Captains as souvenirs and for other purposes. Persons whose names are on these rolls cannot be paid until the original rolls are filed with the audit or In Washington. The action on the Lawley case makes the claimant a qualified applicant for pension. Lawley filed application for pen sion some months ago, and his claim was disallowed because he could not show pay. Now that his pay has been authorized, and his services are recognized by the Government, his pension claim will go through. This decision is of great import ance in that it establishes a way by which Indian War veterans cannot only recover back pay when they failed to draw al lowances heretofore, and also places them on a pensionable status. A greaf many A'eterans are unable to prove satisfactory service, and where that proof is not obtainable, record or pay by the United States is necessary. There fore the Importance to many of securing back pay. Once this is obtained practi cally the essential evidence 4s at hand. Two Indian War claims, urged by ex Representative Moody: The claim of Thomas J. Miller. Waplnltia, Wash., and that of Jacob A. Gulllford, Dufur. AO QUARTER TO BREMERTOX. Moody Again Declares Xo More Ships Will Be Sent to Savy-Yard. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 3. Secretary Moody, who re turned to his office this morning after a visit to the Pacific Coast, reiterated state ments he made at Tacoma, after Inspect ing the Puget Sound Navy-Tard and its surroundings, to the effect that no more vessels would be ordered there for re pairs until the saloons and dives In the Immediate vicinity of the yard have been closed. Secretary Moody, like Assistant Secre tary Darling, feels that the department has been tricked by the people of Brem erton, and he 1b unwilling to accept fur ther promises, either from the Mayor, the town Council or even from Seattle Interests. "They must demonstrate their good faith by closing the saloons and keeping them closed," said he. "Not until the ef fects of their work of reform arc visible will the department think of resuming work at the Puget Sound Navy-Yard." Bremerton I Penitent. SEATTLE. June 3. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce here today Mayor Croxton. of Bremerton, save his assur ance that at the meeting of the Bremer ton Council Saturday night it will revoke all saloon licenses now outstanding. In return the Chamber voted to extend every aid to Bremerton to persuade the officials at Washington to revoke the or der directing that no more ships be sent to the Puget Sound navy-yard for repairs. QUARTERS FOR CHINA LEGATION. American Diplomat Will Occupy an, Old Temple Temporarily. .WASHINGTON, June 3,-PendIng the erection of new legation buildings for the United States in Pekln. the Legation of this country will occupy, temporarily, an old Chinese Temple situated on the grounds allotted to the United States by China. The premises heretofore occupied by the United States Legation have be come the property of the Corean Gov ernment. Secretary Hay calltd on the Controller of the Treasury to decide whether the 6um appropriated by Congress for rent of Legation buildings In Pekln could be used to repair the Temple. Today, the Con troller decided that, while the question Is not entirely free from doubt, on the state ment of facts submitted, and in view of the Important public Interests Involved, he is of the opinion that the appropriation may De used m tho way suggested. MACHEN CASE GOES OVER. Grand Jnrj- Fall to Take Expected Action in Postal Fraud. WASHINGTON. June S. It wis ex pected that the case of A. W. Machen, ex-superlntendent of the free delivery ervlce of the Postofflce Department, would bo taken before the grand Jury to day, but the Jury convened and ad journed until tomorrow without consider ing the case. Postmaster General Payne stated today that the reply of Fourth Assistant Post al xster-Gpncral Brlstow to the Tulloch charges would not be made public until the report of the Investigation of the Washington postofflce is submitted. Mr. Payn expressed surprise at the failure to prerent th? Machen case to the grand Jury today, but said that there would bo no delay by the grand Jury when the snatter was put before It. LlKht on the Machen Coal Contract. WASHINGTON. June 3. Postmaster Deneral Payne today made public the de Stslon of Attorney-General Knox, on Vhlch Mr. Payne based his award of the coal contract of the department to Machen Bros., of this city, of which A. W. Machen. then General Superintendent of the Free Delivery System, is a member. The award was made to that firm as the lowest bidder during the coal famine last Winter, and newspapers at the time charged that the award to a firm of which an official of the department was a mem ber -was in violation of the statutes. The decision Is dated January 15. The Attorney-General says: "While I am of the opinion ,that you are not forbidden Tjy any statute from award ing the contract under consideration to the lowest bidder, I must not be understood. as advising you that you are under any legal obligation to do so. The matter is one of administrative consideration." FRANCE OFFERS TWO TERMS. It Will Adhere to Tenexaelan Proto col on Ttto Condition. WASHINGTON. June 3. France has signified a willingness to adhere to the protocol providing for the submission to The Hague tribunal of the question of preferential treatment growing out of the late Venezuelan blockade. She attaches, however, certain conditions to hr ad hesion. First, that the proceedings shall be In the French language and. second, that Instead xl limiting the counsel of the nonallled powers to one attorney. Wayno MacVeagh, France shall be rep resented by French Counsel. If these con ditions are accepted, there will be but three nonallled powers represented at The Hague, namely, the United States, France and Mexico. ALASKAN BOUNDARY TAKEN UP. Ambansador Cboate Arrives nt Capi tal and Dlscnsaes Question. WASHINGTON, June 3 Ambassador Choate. who has Just returned from Eu rope, was at the State Department today. After paying his respects to Secretary Hay. he went to the office of General Foster, where he met S. M. Dickinson and D. P. Watson, of Counsel for the United States beftre the Alaskan Boundary Commission. The conference listed several hours, the subjects under illscusslon being the personnel of the at taches of the commission and the ar rangements and rules for its meeting in London in September next. Crniner In Out of Commission, WASHINGTON, June 3. The protect ed cruiser Minneapolis, for some time the receiving ship at the League Island navy yard, has been placed out of commission, and her officers and crew transferred to the monitor Puritan. Thla action was taken because of the Infection of the Minneapolis. That vessel, after undergo ing repairs, will be subjected to a thor ough cleaning. Salaries of Postmaster Increased. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 3. The following Increases In salaries of Presidential postmasters were announced today: Idaho Rathdrum and Sand Point, J200; Harrison. Kendrlck and Nez Perces, 5100. Oregon Elgin. Moro and Ontario, $100. Washington Bremerton. J200; Castle Rock, Garfield and Kent. 100. Army Board Approve Xctv Rifle. WASHINGTON. June 3. General Croz Jer. Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, to dav received a renort from the Infantry I board at Fort Leavenworth approving the 24-lnch rifle as an Army weapon. CLUBBED BY HIGHWAY MEN Yonnjf Man' Name I Forgotten ly Woman He Is Eacortinj? Home. While walking home with a young roan whose name she had forgotten, Miss Mor gan, of 133 Meade street, was confronted by three masked men at the turn In Meade street, near the Macadam road, last night. Neither the young lady nor her escort had any money about them, and the rob bers, disappointed and chagrined, took revenge by pounding the young man al most into insensibility. The men were masked and carried pis tols. Further than that description is lacking. After having satisfied themselves upon the body of the defenseless young man, the highwayman left and the girl was forced to assist the Injured man to her home. Then she called up the police department. "I and a young man were held up to night at 12 o'clock on Meade street. They didn't find anything on us. but they beat up the young man shamefully." said the voice over the telephone. "What Is the young man's name?" asked Captain Parker. "I really don't know; I was Introduced to him at a party this evening and really I've forgotten his name." HARRIMAN IS UP AGAIN. Railroad aiafcnnte Walk Abont for First Time in Two Week. NEW YORK, June 3. Edward H. Harrl man. who has been confined to his bed In the Hotel Netherlands since the operation performed on him 14 days ago, was able to walk about in his room today. He stated that he would sail for Europe Tues day next on the Kronprlnz Wllhelm. Internationa Chemistry Conrcs BERLIN. June 3. At the opening of the International Chemistry Congress here to day. Professor Clark responded for the United States. Professor Frank, of Charlottenburg, read a paper on the utilization of the free nitrogen In the atmosphere for agricul ture. He describes the process by which he discovered the making of a fertilizer from atmospheric nitrogen. The process consists of using electrically produced car bides for converting nitrogen Into amide and cyanide, combinations which are then used with the raw material of various fertilizing salts. In the discussion which followed the reading of Professor Frank's paper, the speakers recognised the lm portance of the discover, but some raised doubts as to the cost of producing the fertilizer. Professor Frank replied that he had assured himself on that point. Morgan Denies Deal Ha Been Made. NEW YORK. June 3. Regarding the reports of the Erie deal, a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. said today: "The control of Erie has not changed. and we feel sure that nothing of that sort Is contemplated." Bankers who represent both the Goulds and Harrimans In their various railroad schemes were equally emphatic In de nying the reports. A leading member of the Rockefeller interests characterized the reports as ab surd. Finally Chairman Miller, of the Chicago. Milwaukee &. St. Paul Railroad, vouchsafed a denial of the story that J23,- 000.000 of new St. Paul stock has been Is sued, much less sold, to purchase Erie Etock or for any other purpose. Robber Slay Street-Car Men. ST. LOUIS, June 3. Three masked men boarded the suburban car running east from St. Louis, early today, robbed J. Bowes, the motormatu and killed the con ductor, John N. Keith, who went to the motorraan's assistance. There were only a few passengers In the car, but they could not Interfere. The robbers Jumped irom the car and escaped. Enslnenn Tied Up at Hannibal. HANNIBAL. Mo., Jane 3. The Missis slppl here tonight Is nkie feet over tlje danger line, it is cxpecteu tnat the dam age already done will amount to. $200,000, iiusmeKS generally Is tied up. Reform School Contract Let. SALEM. Or., June 3. (Special.) Charles A. Gray has been awarded the contrac for constructing the addition to the !ndti3 trial building at the Reform School. The contract price is JliSCS. TO BE PRIDE OF NAVY Bids for Three Battleships Are Opened. DISPLACEMENT IS 16,000 TONS United States Will Give Urn Most PoTrerfnl Floating: Machines a. Speed of 18 Knots N'eirport Company I Loirest Bidder. WASHINGTON. June 3. Bide were opened today at the Nevy Department for the construction of the Minnesota. Ver mont and Kansas, the three 16,000-ton battleships authorized by the last Con gress, each to cost not exceeding $4,212,000. The Newport News Shipbuilding Compa ny, of Newport News, Va., was the low est bidder for one vessel: the William Cramp & Son Ship & Engine Building Company were the only bidders for more than one ship. These battleships will be the most pow erful of the American Navy. They will have an acquired speed of 18 knots, a displacement of 1C.OO0 tons, a main bat tery of four 12-Inch, eight eight-Inch, and 12 seven-inch breechloadlng rifles, and .a econdary battery of 12 four-Inch, one four-pounder rapid fire gun; 12 three- pound semi-automatic guns; six one pound automatic guns; two one-pounder semi-automatic guns; two three-Inch field pieces; two machine guns and six auto matic guns. Arrangements of battery will be as follows: The 12-Inch guns mounted In pairs In two lectrlcally-controlled balanced, elliptical turrets on the center-line, one forward and ono aft, each with an arc of fire of about 270 degrees; the eight-Inch gunB in four electrically-controlled, balanced, elliptical turrets, two on each beam, at each end of the superstructure; the seven-inch guns in broadside, on pedestal mounts on the gundeck behind seven-inch armor, each isolated by splinter bulkheads of nickel steel. Forward and aft guns are arranged to fire right ahead and right astern, re spectively, the other seven-Inch guns to have the usual broadside trains. Guns of the secondary battery will be mounted In commanding positions, having large arc of unobstructed fire. They will have 12-'.nch and eight-Inch turrets. A complete belt of armor nine feet three Inches wide will protect the hull above the water-line, and the necessary case mate armor and protection for ammuni tion tubes will be provided. The pro tected deck will extend from stem to stern, and is built of 21-pound plating, with nickel-steel of 10 pounds on the fiat and 100 pounds on the slope. Vertical twin screws, four cylinder, tri ple expansion engines - will propel them, and each vessel will be supplied with 12 water-tube boilers. The total ammuni tion of each vessel will aggregate 5M.8 tons. Following are the general dimensions and features of the ships: Length of low water-line, 450 feet; extreme breadth at low water-line. 76 feet 10 Inches; trial dis placement 16,000 tons; mean draft, 24 feet six Inches; gross draft, full load, about 27 feet nine Inches; total coal capacity, 2200 tons. AH EMPIRE AWAITS. (Continued from First Pape.) suits. Below the city there are some good-sized tracts of alfalfa, and the or chards and gardens yield wonderfully. Prlnevllle Is 12 miles off the line of sur vey of the proposed extension, and tho topography of the coutnry is such that it nnot well be reached except oy a spur running up the valley of the Ochoco and Crooked Rivers. The cour.tr' tributary to the city is so rich, however, .that it is hardly possible that any road which goes into Central Oregon will fall to throw a sour ud this rich valley. The lowlands along these streams and tributary to Prlnevllle extend for a distance of nearly 4G miles, and the width varies from half a mile to six miles. All of this land Is admirably adapted for grains, grasses. fruits and vegetables, but as yet scarcely anything except that which can be turned Into stock and driven out on foot Is pro duced. The railroad party were met by a delegation of prominent citizens of Prlne vllle, and short addresses were made by Messrs. Mohler, Wilcox and Lytic As lue party arrived several days before It was expected, the citizens were not In a position to supplv the data most needed regarding the output of the valley, and the possibilities for Increasing It. Mr, Mohler told them whit was most needed and was promised the figures In detail this week. Across the Desert to Bend. From Prlnevllle the party drove to Eend. Deschutes or Lytle, the three townsltes Joining each other about 30 miles southeast of Prlnevllle. The greater part of the 20-mile drive was through Juniper timber; some of the largest specimens of this tree being nearly five feet in diameter. But little farming has been done in this section except up near the hills, but there are a number of clearings being made, and the rcgula tion "box" house which the squatters all "build alike Is in evidence on every hand Most of this land Is scheduled for irrlga tion, but some very good fields of rye which have grown without water show that lrrigatlop Is not indispensable. Near Bend, the PHot Butts Development Com pany has commenced work on a big ditch whtch will Irrigate a tract of S7.0X) acres, One or two smaller companies are work Ing at different points on this side of th river, while across the Deschutes, the Columbia Southern Irrigation Company will soon be ready to put the water on a portion of their 30,000 acres secured under the Carey act. This land is selling very rapidly, and an enormous immigration is expected as soon as the ditches ar completed. Lytle, the first of the trio of towns on the banks of the ' Deschutes, has no Government buildings, but Bend has a land office which Is In charge of J. M. Lawrence, formerly of the Oregon lan staff, and Deschutes has a postofflce, two saloons, a meat market and a hotel Bend also has a hotel and a sawmill, and all three of the towns have prospects and Issue prospectuses. Fine Timber Belt Near Bend, It was at Bend, and in the timber re glon contiguous thereto, that the railroad tnon found more immediate business fo: a railroad than is offering at any other point visited. The timber belt of the Des. chutes region embraces over 8,000,000 acres of magnificent yellow pine. -vast quantities ot which are directly tributary to Bend. and which can be taken out at a very low cost on account of the ca3e with which logging can be conducted. There Is .romense power for mills In the river, and most of the timber is owned by men who are financially able to put in plints of Immense size-. These timber men have puJL so much money Into the country, and the demand for yellow? pln at high prices Is so great, that If no other opportunity is offered them they will most certainly complete their plans by building railroad themselves. It Is this Umber belt that will prove the greatest magnet In drawing a rail raid through from Shaniko to Bend, and the town which be comes the headquarters of the Industry will some day blossom Into a good-sized city. The railroad party drove all day Sunday through these big forests, whlfth unlike the fir forests have no underbrush. They also visited the falls of the De? chutes, about 15 miles above Bend. The river rushes through a narrow gorge at a terrific rate and carries a vdiume of water nearly equal to that of the Willamette at Oregon City. Thoanandk of Acre to Be Irrigated. On the return trip from Bend the party next day crossed over Into the Tumollo basin, and drove for hours over sage brush plains, which will be Irrigated as soon as the Columbia Southern ditch Is completed. Twenty thousand acres of this land has already been sdld. and the owners are only waiting for the water to te turned on to begin farming. About 15 miles below Bend Is Kline's falls, where private company has an Irrigating plant run by the power of the falls. A owcrful pump lifts 2,000 gallons of water per minute to the plain 100 feet above the Jocatlon of the pump, and several hun dred acres are already under cultivation, with more being cleared. With the excep tion of a few old-style wooden wheels working In a small way at various points long the river, this Is the only, lrrlgitlo'n plain along the river that does not work by the gravity system. There are numer ous small ranches along the Deschutes, Lut as hay is the only commodity for which there is a market It is about the only thing grown. Journey Through Fine Wheat Land. .After a 40-mile drive from Bend the arty got back Into tho grain belt, where Irrigation is not needed, and went Into camp Monday night under the shadow of Kaystanck Mountain. From that point well In toward Shaniko. 50 miles away, the route taken led them through a re gion which gives promise of being the equal of any wheat district in the Pacific Northwest, Of this wheat land and other products which will contribute a growing traflli to a railroad, I will have more to say in another article. It was the last feature of interest on a trip which dis closed much regarding Central Oregon that was new even to men who have spent most of their lives In Oregon. Coming into Shaniko from the south west, the land does not differ from that met In going out from the southeast, and the last few miles of the 230-mile Journey was made over scab lands with tired teams. The railroad party lost no time n getting back to Portland, and reached here yesterday morning tired and a little sore physically, but with an Improved opinion degardlng the possibilities for development In Central Oregon. They will now check up and forward to Mr. Harrlman the result of their findings. Mr. Hcirrlman's actions will then be awaited with Interest. E. W. W. HANNA IS IN LINE. (Continued from First Pase.) then made for members of the committees on credentials, permanent organization. rules and orders, etc. when the -conven tion, after being in session only an hour. adjourned until JO o'clock tomorrow morn ing. The recommendations agreed upon com mend President Roosevelt's ability and adherence to McKlnley principles, and favor his nomination and the re-election of Hanna as Senator, and praise Governor- General Taft. of the Philippines. No change is wanted in the tariff or other National declarations. Certain planks insist on the enforcement of the amendments for negro suffrage or the re duction of the representation of Southern States in Congress and the Electoral Col lege. The First Contest Today. The first contest tomorrow will come on the nomination for Lieutenant-Governor, with the Hanna men supporting ex-Rcprc- sentatlve Boothman and the field concen trated on ex-Senator Harding. Senator Foraker and George B. Cox are both for Harding, and Dr. Lowes, the Dayton lead er. Is with them. Late today the lines were drawn also on what are called the third-termers" for Supremo Judge, Audi tor and School Commissioner. Large posters appear everywhere about the city, reading: "No third-termers, The gallant Foraker was once defeated for a third term. Don't Jeopardize Han na's re-election." This poster revived the agitation of 18SD, whea Foraker was renominated for third term for Governor, and the Demo crats elected James E. Campbell as Gov ernor, and a majority of the Legislature that chose Calvin S. Brlce as Senator, that being the last time the Republicans lost the state. Senator Foraker and Senator Hanna are not on the same side In any of the con tests. Mr. Foraker has headqnarters at different hotels and is very aggressively In the fight today, personally meeting delegates as fast as they are escorted Into his quarters. SEW MOVE Of DEMOCRATS. Greater 3Tevr York Voters- Will Try to Be Recognized as a Party. NEW YORK. June 3. Justice ' Green baum today handed down. In the Supreme Court, a decision granting the appllca tion of William Hepburn Russell, chair man of the executive committee of tho New York. Democracy, for an Injunction restraining the clerks of 61 counties In the state from destroying the ballots cast at the last election for the candidates of that party. This Is the beginning of an action to compel the Secretary of State to certify that the Greater New York Democracy Is a state party, and as such Is entitled- to nominate ' Its candidates by regular convention, and not by pe tition, as is heretofore said to have been done. BILL TO FAVOR AMERICAN SHIPS. ElUins Will Auk ConsreiK to Rednce Dnty on Imports They Brintr. PARIS, June 3. Senator Elklns, of West Virginia, and Mrs. Elklns arrived here today from New Yorl". an( will stay in Paris for some time. -.- Senator says he Intends to reintroduce next session a bill reducing by 10 per cent the duties on goods brought to the United States Jn American ships, or Increasing by 10 per cent the duties on. goods brought in for eign steamers. Mr. Elklns says the pro posed measure is not open to the same objections as the shipping bill, as it will develop American shipping without the expenditure of a cent, large or small ships receiving the same benefits. Denver XoHpartinatf Elected. DENVER, June $. Complete returns ot the election of 21 delegates to a convention to draw up a new charter for the con eolldited City and County of Denver show that the entire nonpartisan civic ticttet was succesful by pluralities of from 100 to 2560 over the Republican candidates. NOW FOR ROOSEVELT Iowa Democrat's Odd Way of Introducing President, WILL VOTE FOR IDEAL AMERICAN Executive Makes Nine Speeches, and Several of Them in the Rain j Lincoln Highly Eulogized at Dedication of Monument. BLOOMINGTON, III, June 3. President Roosevelt put In about the busiest day of his trip ' today, from a speechmaklng tandpolnt. He made his first speech at Freeport at S o'clock this morning, and when he concluded his address here short ly after 10 o'ciock tonight he had spoken nine times. Eight of his speeches were made in the open air. and several of them In rain storms. The hardest rain encoun tered today was at Pontlac, where he dedi cated a soldiers' and sailors' monument. At Freeport he made an address at the unveiling of a monument to mark the site of the Lincoln-Douglas debate In 1&58. The most Interesting feature of the day occurred at Dwlght. The Mayor of this place Is a Democrat. In Introducing the President he said: "I consider you, Mr. President, the Ideal American citizen. I am in favor of the course you have pursued, and will support you for re-election." The President, responding to the Intro duction, said: "I am pleased by the kind words the Mayor has said to me. Perhaps I prize them especially, Mr. Mayor, coming from one who Is not of my party; but the whole thing Is, my friends, if we are all good Americans that is enough platform for all of us to stand on. I prize more than I can say such words as have been uttered by the Mayor, and I assure you I shall do my best to try to deserve them." The President also assisted In the open ing of a new hotel at Dwlght- A wire was run from the hotel to the rear plat form of his car, and by pressing a button he started the machinery in the building. The places at which the President spoke today were: Freeport, Rockford, Rochelle, Aurora, Jollet, Dwlght, Pontlac, Lexington and Bloomlngton. LIXCOLS'S PRAISES SOUNDED. Address of President on the Dedica tion of a Monument at Freeport. FREEPORT, III. June 3. President Roosovelt and party reached here from Dubuque at S o'clock, and Immediately aft erwards were driven to the site of the Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1S5S, where a. monument commemorating the event was unveiled in the presence of many thou sands from Freeport and vicinity. At the Courthouse the President was Introduced by Representative Hltt. The President re ferred to the debate as an event of far raching Importance. He complimented the women's club of Freeport which erect ed the monument. President Roosevelt spoke as follows: "We meet today to commemorate the spot on which occurred one of those mem orable scenes In accordance with which the whole future history of nations Is molded. Here were spoken words which flow, through Immediate time, and that will fly through that portion of eternity recorded In the history of our race. Hero wa sounded the keynote of the struggle which, after convulsing the Nation, maad It In fact what It had been only in name, at once united and free. "It Is eminently fitting that this monu ment given by the women of this city In commemoration of the great debate that here took place be recalled by the man whose deeds made good the words of Abraham Lincoln and the soldiers of the Civil War. (Cheers and applause.) The word was mighty, and had it not been for toe word the deeds could not have taken place. But without the' deeds, the words would hai-e been the Idlest breath. It Is forever to the honor of our Nation that brought the statesman that could pierce the clouds that obscured the sight of the keenest of his fellows, and could see what the future Inevitably held. And moreover that we had back of tHe states man and behind him the men to whom it was given to fight the greatest war ever waged for the good of mankind and for the betterment of the world. "I have but a moment here. I could not resist the chance that was offered me to stop and dedicate this monument, for great though we regard Abraham Lincoln, my countrymen, the future will put him on an even higher pinnacle than we have put him. (Applause.) In all history I do not believe that there Is to be fqund an orator whose speeches will last as enduring!- as certain of the speeches of Lincoln. And in all history, with the sole exception of the man who founded the Republic, I do not think there will be found another statesman so great and so single-hearted In his devotion to the wel fare of his people. We cannot too highly honor him The highest way In which we can honor him Is to see that our homage Is not only words, that to loyalty of words we Join loyalty of the heart, and that e pay honor to the memory ot Abraham Lincoln by so conducting ourselves, by so carrying ourselves as citizens ot this re public that we shall hand down undimin ished to our children and our children's children the heritage we received from men who upheld the statesmanship ot Lincoln into the councils, and who made the good soldiership of Grant In the field." (Cheers and applause.) ROCKFORD IS IS GALA GARB. President Participates In the Open ing of a Fine Memorial Hall. ROCKFORD. 111., June 3. The feature of the visit of President Roosevelt to Rockford today was the dedication- of Memorial Hall, a 360.000 structure. The city was In gala garb. Local business men and manufacturers united In a move ment for making the visit a general holl-, day. President Roosevelt reached Rockford at 9:15 A. M. He was accompanied by Representative Hltt and John A. Davis. He was officially greeted by a committee of six, beaded by Mayor Charles E. Jack son, and escorted to Memorial Hall. Rep resentative Hltt Introduced the President to the vast audience, and the President made a brief response, after which came the unfurling of the flag over the m morial structure. The President and par ty then returned to their carriages and enjoyed a short drive through the' princi pal streets, first passing in review before some 4000 school children massed at a park adjoining the memorial building grounda Each child carried an American flag, and the salute given President Roose velt was a most Inspiring sight The decorations were the most elaborate ever attempted In this city. The throng in town was variously estimated at from 40,. (00 to 50.000. Following the visit of the President and his party there "was a public parade of civic and military organizations. During the afternoon came the formal dedication exercises of the hall. Department Com mander Benson Wood made the principal addrefs of the day. Dynamiter Are Still Active. BLOOMINGTON, 111.. June 2. There was a sensation at Lincoln, III., today over the discovery of a satchel full of dynamite hidden near the Chicago & Al ton track. In Lincoln. This was located within a few f-et from the point "where President Roosevelt leaves the train to- morrow, and a plot was susf ected by the police. A thorough investigation la in progress. IS FOR PROTECTION. Chamberlain's Policy Will Carry by a La rje Majority. LONDON. June 3. A telegram was re ceived today from Alfred B. Eakln. the Attorney-General of the Australian Com monwealth; saying the Australian Com monwealth and all the governments of the separate Australian States approve Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's pro posals. Only radical free-.traders oppose" them, and an immense majority is as sured for the new policy when It Is sub mitted to the-country. In reply to a correspondent who Inquired regarding the allesed hostile feeling in the colonies toward Mr. Chamberlain's proposals, looking to an Imperial zoll vereln. the Colonial Secretary has writ ten the following letter: "I need hardly point out to you that If the Colonial opinion were Indeed hos tile or even apathetic there would not be the slightest possibility ot carrying through so great a reform, and I should feel Justified in abandoning tho struggle ir I were not warmly supported by the colonics. I do not, however, accept the reports and articles on Australian opin ion as in any way conclusive, and I shall certainly be much Interested to know what Is the final Judgment, so far as public opinion can be tested, when the nature of my proposals became known." The expected meeting of the Cabinet! has not yet been held, but the cue of the ministers appears to be to repudiate earnestly any Intention of appealing to the country in th near future. It la already clear that Mr. Chamberlain will have ah uphill light against the more Important labor organizations in the coun try. All the trades union leaders have spoken strongly against his scheme, while the fact that the co-operation of Congress, representing two millions of the best class of workers, also opposes any form of protection Is considered very signifi cant. It Is probable, in view Of these In dications, that tho Ministers and the Unionist party generally are counselling a policy of caution and deliberation, before committing themselves to any def inite pronouncement. RUSSIA WILL SOOX FIGHT JAPAN. Officers Advise Chinese to Leave Manchuria. VICTORIA, B. C. June 3. Tho steamer Rlojua Maru. which arrived today from the Orient, brings additional news regard ing the crisis. The North China Dally News tells of -the adoption of Russian tac tics by Japan, which power is gathering forces Into Corea In the guise of settlers. The Shanghai papers say that, while the opinion of the best-Informed men Is that there will be no war this Spring between Japan and Russia, there is not that feel ing of certainly, which is Indispensable it commerce is to be uninterrupted. TnJapen and Manchuria tho most Inflammable ma terials are piled up ready tor a conflagra tion, and no one can be sure that some accidental spark will not start a fire whose extent Is It Impossible to foresee. The North China Dally News says also: Reliable news has been received by local mandarins of the great Increase of Russian soldiery In Manchuria. Port Ar thur IS one succession ot large camps, bristling with field artillery and- armed men. Russians state In answer to Chi nese Inquiries without hesitation that they expect war with Japan, whose troops would be likely to try to enter Manchu ria through the Western coast of Llao tung. Russian officers friendly with Chi nese have earnestly advised them to move their families and return to China, and not come back until after the war on the ground that the whole of Llaotung and Southern Manchuria will soon be one great battlefield." A Hunon dispatch reports that the im perial palace at ICalfong. where the court stopped on the return to Pekln from the fight of 1901. is being Improved by im perial orders for possible reoccupatlon. M. dementi, the agent investigating the Kwangsl famine, has reported that 150,000 persons" are utterly destitute. He says he witnessed a public sale at Krai Shea, where people were sold, even sons, daugh ters and wives. It Is estimated that 10,000 children have been sold, and eight of every ten wives In the district. FIRE SET TO RESIDENCE. Xorth Portland Early-Morning Blaze Does Considerable Damage. Aroused from their slumbers by the crackling of the steam pipes, the family of J. Dlgman. at9 Pettygrbve street, found flames issuing from the basement and the whole rear of the house on fire, at 1 o'clock this morning. The fire was apparently started by some malicious per son who climbed Into the opening In the rear end of the basement, and deliberately set fire to a house In which were three sleeping persons. The fire spread to the house of N H. Fuller, at No. 651, and damaged the back portion. All the houses damaged belong to the George Alnslee Mill Company. The Dlgman and Fuller families discovered the fire at the same time, and while they were removing the goods from their dwellings the alarm sounded. The call came In from,, box 96, at Fifteenth and Pettygrove streets, and two engines, two bose companies and Truck Three re sponded. A. slabwood fire 'was raging in a woodpile at the foot ot Fourteenth street at the time the alarm came In from the burning dwellings, but the en gines quickly moved to the new position,?! and the flames were soon extinguished. The slabwood was the property of the Banfleld-Veysey Company, and a still alarm had called out the department some time previous. DIgman's furniture was insured, and his loss will mostly be of books and pictures. He returned from his work In the termi nal yards at 11 o'clock, and saw no sign of fire about the house. Less than two hours after, the building was In flames, The Fuller family carried no Insurance, but their loss is slight. Mrs. Dlgman is a dressmaker and had several unfinished dresses In the house. Tim Hoare. formerly of the nolle forcp. rushed Into the house while It was burn ing and rescued a costly dress belonging lO JUS wuc. Ground to Death by Wheel. "Whlel trying to board a moving train at uayton yesterday Jerome Lyle was thrown beneath the wheels and sustained Injuries from which he died at the St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday afternoon. Little could be learned regarding the In Jured man, as no one who knew him was at band, and ho was scarcely conscious after his Injury. At one time when he Dyspepsia? Don't lay it to your wife's cooking. It's your liver. Take a good liver pill, a vegetable pill, just one little pill at bedtime Ayer's If it's gone so far that you are pale, weak, nervous, then talk, with your doctor about taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla also. He knows. A prominent Southern lady, Mrs. Blanchard, of Nashville, Tenn., tells how she was cured cf backache, dizziness, painful and irregular periods by.LydiaE Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " Gratltnde compels mc to acknowl edge the great merit of your Vege table Compound. 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When women are troubled with menstrual irregularities, weakness, leucorrhcea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-down feel ing, inflammation of the ti varies, back ache, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. !Lydia E. PiitkL.am's'y egctablc Compound. seemed to regain his senses for a time, he gave the name of his sister. Mrs. Poln dexter, who lives at Prlnevllle. but no further Information could be obtained. As the morning train pulled into Dayton. Lyle tried to get aboard while the train was going at a good speed. He lost his hold or missed his footing and was thrown beneath the wheels. One of his legs was ground to a pulp, and his entire body was bruised by the dragging of his form beneath the wheels. The loss of blood was excessive and his suffering Intense. He was so weak by the time he had reached the hospital that the doctors feared to try an amputation. They knew that he would not be able to stand the further shock of taking an anesthetic. An at tempt was made to bandage the wounds In such a way that he could recover some what, but his vitality had gone and he passed away. Pennnylvnnla Denies the Deal. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. June 3. Officials of the Pennsylvania Ranway say they know nothing of the reported purchase of the Erie by the Gould. Harrlman and Rockefeller interests. Similar rumors have been current for some .time, but they have no knowledge of such' combina tion. ' Coolc Tries to Polnon Queen. VIENNA, June 3. Unconfirmed rumors are in circulation at Belgrade, faervia. that King Alexander's French cook has committed suicide In the palace, after hav ing been detected in an attempt to poison Queen Draga. Levee Breaks, Flooding Great Tract. KEOKUK, la.. June 3. By the break ing of two levees on the Illinois side of the river, all the low country Detween Warsaw and Quinay Is under water. The loss Is J750.000. Fon One Dollar Economy in. metlicine must be measured by two things cost and effect. 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