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12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST IT, 1903. TO ORGANIZE IRISH John-, F. Finerty, Jamous Writer, Fighter, Orator ' DISCUSSES IRELAND'S HOPES President of United. Irish Lea go c Will Form Branch in Portland Ills Great - Achievements aa Pabllsher and ConreeamBn. Ble of frame, head and chest, strong lunged. John F. Finerty, the head of the Irish National movement In America, arrived In Portland yesterday. Exultant over the prospect of a settlement of the land question this year, be still ex presses undylns determination to continue the struggle for home rule and abates not a Jot of his hatred of English rule In his native land. Mr. Finerty, as president of the United Irish League of America, Is engaged in organizing a trip of the principal Pacific Coast cities in the Interest of that organ ization, which is auxiliary to the League In Creat Britain and Ireland, of -which tho Hon. John E. Redmond, 1L P., the leader of the Irish party, is president. ilr. Finerty spoke to a large gathering at the Grand Opera-HouEe in Seattle Tuesday evening and succeeded In or ganizing a vigorous branch of the League. The meeting pledged 53000 to the Irish cause, of which more than half was raised on the spot, ex-Mayor John Leary subscribing- $500 and ex-Governor McGraw and other prominent citizens $100 each. The money is to be-forwarded to Ireland to help pay the necessary expenses of carrying on the battle for land reform and home rule, which virtually go hand in hand. Effect of Land BilL On being asked what the Land Bill, which has passed the House of Com mons and. Is pending- in the House of Lords, would do for Ireland and the Irish, Mr. Finerty replied: "It will make the jjeople eventually the absolute owners of tho soil they till at a moderate cost and will stop the great tide of emigra tion which Is fast bleeding the country to death. To accomplish this result, a government loan of 5500.000,000 will be raised and the Irish tenants, in huying out the landlords, will repay this amount plus a moderate Interest in easy install ments extending over a long period. It will be the greatest land revolution ei'er effected In Europe without resort to vio lence. "But," he continued, "land "reform will not satisfy the aspirations of the Irish people. They will never rest satisfied until they have a Parliament In Dublin, such as they had a century ago, to make laws for Ireland. English rule has been so complete a failure that more than half the population of Ireland has dis appeared within 50 years. One million and a half perished of famine while 4,000,000 emigrated to America and other countries to escape the horrid fate of their kindred. Tho great Irish famlno was chiefly artificial, because the. coun try raised more than enough produce to feed the people, but the landlords, aided, by the British army, slezed upon it and sold it to realize their iniquitous vent upon It. They left the poor people who tilled tiie soil only the coarse potato to exist upon, and when that rotted in the ground there was nothing left for them to life, upon. Davltt and Parnell began the great movement for land reform In 1S79, and it has been vigorously followed up by John Redmond and his associates, with the result that victory is in sight at last" Still Demand Home Rule. "Will the settlement of the land ques tion abate the demand for home rule?" he was asked. "No. sir. When the demand for land refoxm is satisfied, the necessities of prosperity will be., greater than those of adversity. Both the address of the King and the speech of Mr. Balfour in the House of Commons show that tfiey ex pect a continuation of the agitation for home rule." "Do you think the Influence of King Edward has had anything to do with the friendly attitude of the government to Ireland?" "I think the King, in the interest of the Empire, would like to have the ques tion settled. I don't think he Is half so dead In love with Ireland as with the ne cessities of empire; he also has an am bition to heal the feud. But I have no use for kings, anyway: I don't think they are different from other people: I'm a republican," said Mr. Finerty, with a laugh. "Would home rule satisfy the Irish people or would they continue the agita tion for national Independence?" No Limit to Aspirations. "Home rule, such as our states have, would be better than the present condi tion of affairs, but I think that question can be answered best in the words of Parnell himself that 'no man can set boundaries to the aspirations of a na tion.' The advice of Ireland's best friends In this country is to rake the best she can get without loss of self-respect and without mortgaging the future." "After selling out the farms, do you think the landlords will settle down In their manor-houses and parks and be come united In Interest with the Irish people?" "I have grave doubts about the ma jority of them. There are some good ones among them, but the majority are more English than Irish. They will sell out and go back to England. We don't care, anyway, because their fangs are gone." "What does the UnltJa Irish League aim at now?" "Its work Is to carry on the agitation for home rule as well as to see that the land bill does not go baclrvvard. Ithas not yet been passed by the Lords, and some very bitter speeches were made against It. but it seems to be safe. It ought to be a great encouragement to the Irish people to strive for wider liberty." Change of Twenty-Two Years. Mr. Finerty then turned his attention from Ireland to Portland, and remarked: "The last time I was hero was 22 years ago this month, when I rode horseback over the,, route of tho Northern Pacific all through this country, and wrote it up for the Chicago Times. That's the way to travel, and it's the only way to see a country. Portland then had about 20,000 people, and was not at all like the Port land of today: It is a fine city, and I don't recognize It. Xor did I recognize any other places on the Coast. Spokane then was a straggling village of about 800 people, but now Is a city of about EO.O00. I jUEt missed going to Alaska by 36 hours on that trip, and have been in every state of the United States and Mexico, and every province of Canada." On arrival here from Seattle last even ing Mr. Finerty went to the Portland Ho tel, where he was met by a committee of leading Irish-Americans, composed of John F. O'Shea. M. G. Griffin. D. M. Dunne, John M. Gcarin. Henry E. McGinn. Dr. Andrew C Smith. John Driscoll, James H. Murphy and Professor John P. O'Hara. This committee arranged for a conference between Mr. Finerty and about 125 leading Irish-Americans in the Port land Hotel parlor this evening, at which the preliminary organisation of a local branch of the United Irish League will bo effected. It was proposed to have a pub lic meeting at a later date, at which Mr. Finerty would speak, bat he said It was not likely that he would be able to return Immediately for that purpose, though ho would willingly come at some future time. He said, however, that some member of Parliament for Ireland would be hero some time in the "Fall to address a meet ing. Hoi'a In Famine Itar. Mr. Finerty comes by his hatred of Irish landlords honestly, for he was bora at Galway, Ireland, on September 10, 1E1S. that being the second year of the great Irish famine, and misery must have been all around him la his childhood. He was educated in the JCational school and by private tutors, but had no sooner com pleted his studies in 161 than he. cams to the United States and joined the Union Army. He has generally contrived to be where there was fighting with rebels, In dians or rioters mattered little, so long as It was fighting, and his present cam paign against English rule in Ireland must seem prosaic compared with his early experiences. After leaving the Army he became a newspaper man, first as a reporter on tho Chicago Republican in 1S68, then as city editor of that paper In 1871-2. He went Irom there to the Chicago Tribune, where he remained until 1S7S, and in 1S76 became a special correspondent on the Chicago Times. He applied for employment on that paper to Clinton A. Snowden, then city editor, now a citizen of Tacoma, who tells the story of his newspaper career thus: Fighting "War Correspondent. "It happened that the late J. Sterling Morton, an old friend of Mr. Storey, was visiting in Chicago, and he had once or twice com. to my room from Mr. Storey's and said U me that he was assured thero would soon be trouble with the Indians on our Northwest frontier, and that Crazy Horse, then the noted chief of tho Sioux, was bound to have war, and he was con fident General Crook was making prepara tion to give him what he wanted. "-that afternoon I spoke to Mr. Storey about Finerty, and also about what Mr. Morton had said to me, and told him that I thought that John would be the man for war correspondent, and he told me to send him in when he called again. Next day I told Finerty that tho Times would offer him employment, but that there would be a good deal of danger In it, and that he had better not take it unless he was sure that ho wanted it. He asked me what it was, and when 1 told him he said it would suit him ex actly. I asked him when he could be ready to start, and he said at once, and so" the arrangement was made. After a short Interview with Mr. Storey he, started West, and during that Summer furnished the Times a aeries of the most brilliant letters ever printed In a newspaper. He also so endeared him self to the American soldier that he has been made entirely at home ever slnco whenever his Journeylngs have brought him to the camp of any part of our Army. "He was not only present at every bat tle and skirmish of the campaign, but did what, I think, no other correspondent ever did actually took part in the fight ing. A member of General Crook's staff told me at Fort Omaha, In 1S79, that Fin erty charged with the cavalry through tno Indian line at the battle of the Rosebud, and had to fight his way back again. This was sometblmr I had not before known, nor was It known by anybody else In the Times office. When I asked Finerty about it afterwards he admitted that It was so, and I asked fclm what the Times would have done for an account of that fight if he had been killed. He replied by asking me how I thought i)c was to get a good account of the battle If he did not actually see it "During this campaign he went with the famous Sibley scout party, which, during its absence from the main column, encountered a strong party of Sioux un der Chief While Antelope, with whom they had a three days' fight, and from which he escaped by a most perilous nlght-and-day march. He missed being at the mas sacre of Custer's troopers only for the reason that Sitting Bull chose to attack Custer before attacking Crook. Story of Great Train "Wrecfc. "After tho excitement of the Crook campaign, as may be supposed, Mr. Fin erty had but little fancy for local report ing. He especially disliked any assign ment "to pick up items." In those times when there was but little going on Mr. Storey would sometimes look critically at my payroll and ask me why I Kept so many expensive men when there was so little for them to do. He would be par ticularly critical about those who drew the highest salary, and among these was Finerty. "I remember once on such an occasion, when he asked me what Finerty was do ing, I was obliged to reply: 'Not much of anything." 'Why, then, do you keep him?' he Inquired. I answered that I kept him for emergencies that when aa emer gency came he quickly made up for all lost time. Mr. Storey said nothing to this, but passed mo back my payroll. . "It was not long after this that very late one evening a bulletin came over the wires saying that a passenger train on the Lake Shore road had gone through a bridge at Ashtabula, O., and many peo ple had been killed and their bodies burned in the wreck. It was the accident in which the famous singer, P. P. Bliss, author of 'Tho Sweet Bye-and-Bye,' was killed. The bulletin was received late at night and after nearly all the reporters had left the office. Finerty had been gone about half an hour. "I Immediately sent all of the remaining reporters In search of him, and they over hauled him before he had reached home, and brought him back to the office. I told him what was wanted of him, and that he was to go to Ashtabula at once. He asked how he was going there, and I said he must go as best he could. " 'Well, give me some money,' he said. I went, to the counting room and gave him as" much money as he needed, and he was off. He left while a snow storm was raging, and I do not yet know how he reached Ashtabula, for the last train had gone, but he managed to get there, and the next evening about S o'clock one of the most graphic descriptions of a railroad disaster ever written began to arrive at the Times office. "We had at that time a very Irascible and very pro fane man as managing editor, and as soon at the report began to arrive he began to swear about it. Too Ilnny to Explain. "At that time the Western "Union Tel egraph Company was 'opposed by the At lantic & Pacific Company, owned by Jay Gould. Our contract with the Associated Press required us to send all 'our spe cials by the Western Union. Finerty was sending his by the Atlantic & Pacific, and this is what made the managing ed itor mad. He came to my room probably half a dozen times within a half hour, xrantlc with rage and cursing 'that wild Irishman' I had sent to Ashtabula. "Between times he was sending tele graphic orders to Finerty to get off the Atlantic & Pacific and file his report with the Western Union. For some time Finerty paid no attention to these dis patches, as he was sitting at the elbow of the operator In Ashtabula, filing his report sheet by sheet as it was written. In the course of time, however, he took time to say that he was too busy to explain,' but 'would explain when he got home. This made the frantic editor madder than ver, and he swore for an hour or more that he would have Fin erty discharged the minute he reached the office. "The report of the disaster furnished by Finerty that night filled nearly nine col umns of the Times, or about 13,000 words, and was one of the most complete and graphically written accounts ever printed In any newspaper. Next morning after I had reached the office I heard Mr. Sto rey's stea In the hall, coming towards my room. He came to a point where he could see me at my desk, and Asked mo who wrote the report from Ashtabula, and I said Finerty had written it. He said nothing more, but went back to his room. ' "That afternoon when I went to his room, as I did every day to get his in struction?, ho said to me: "You are right about Finerty. We need such a man when a great event like this happens, and it does not make much difference whether he does anything else or not. It pays to keep reporters of his kind.' And from that day forth he never said anything about Flnerty's salary, even at the dullest times. "In 1SS7 Mr. Storey called me to the office on Sunday afternoon, and said that evidently there was about to be trouble in the labor world, and that I must pre pare for it at once. "I was Instructed to send the best man I had to Pittsburg by the next train, and to look out for strikes in Chicago in the near future. Finerty went to Pittsburg that night and arrived Just In time to see the "beginning of the riots that occurred In that year. "He saw the militia regiment driven from the roundhouse of the Pennsylvania Company and the immense destruction of property that followed, all of which ho described. People who traveled on the Pennsylvania Railroad during the next ten years will remember the long line of ruined engines that stood on the siding at Altoona. This was part of the prop erty destroyed at the Pittsburg riots. "Mr. Finerty got bapk from Pittsburg in time to help report the riots of that year in Chicago. I remember very well that I was sitting at my desk one morn ing about 1 o'clock, when somebody came In to tell us that there was serious dis turbance going-on at Goose Island, near the North Chicago rolling mills. Finerty came in at the moment, and I told him to go to Goose Island. Ia Thick: of Chicago Riots. "After two hours he came back to the office, black with rage, saying that Goose Island was the quietest place in the world, and that there was no riot or dis turbance there of any kind, but that there was actual fighting going on at Halstead street, and 'there is where I ought to be,' he said. 'Very well,' I replied, 'go there as soon as you can.' He was off at once, and a few hours later brought In a full report of the battle. In which several people had been killed and many more wounded, and, as at the Rosebud fight, he was In the thick of it. "The last assignment that I had the pleasure of giving Mr. Finerty was by Mr. Storey's direction. He was sent to make a trip over the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad from Its western end, which was then somewhere in Dakota or Eastern Montana, to Puget Sound. He made the trip almost alone, on horse back, from the terminus of that day to Puget Sound, giving In his letters a com plete and graphic account of the country that was then but little known. That was In 1SSL Last week he came over the same country in a Pullman car for the first time since his trip on horseback 22 years ago." As a Congressman. From daily newspaper work Mr. Finerty took to politics and In 1SS3 was elected to theNat!onal House of Representatives as an Independent. He became noted as an advocate of the increase of the Navy and fortifications. He did not speak often, but, unlike most new members, was heard with attention. On two occa sions his time was extended by unani mous consent of the House. In 1SS4 Mr. Finerty became a -Republican and sup ported Blaine for President, but In the campaign of 1900 he supported Bryan on account of his opposition to imperialism. When Mr. Finerty ceased work on dally newspapers In 1SS2 he started a newspaper of his own called the Citizen of Chicago, which Is devoted to the cause of Ireland, and may be described as the Irish World of tho West. He has ever since been its editor and it has divided his time with Irish Nationalist agita tion, lectures on historical subjects and the writing of "Warpath and Bivouac" and the editing of "Ireland in Politics." NATIONS MAY NOW AGREE Arbitration Committee Submit Tlnn to Settle DiOicultle. PARIS, Aug. 5. Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, who headed tho French parlia mentary arbitration group on its recent visit to London, has written an important letter to Foreign Minister Delcasse, set tlng forth the results of the recent ex changes of views In London and Paris between members of the British and French members of Parliament and the leading Ministers of the two governments. The conferences Included those with Foreign Minister Lansdowne and Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, and there Is good reason to believe that Baron d'Estour nelles In the references he makes In his letter to the conclusion of an arbitration treaty, for the settlement of the outstand ing Anglo-French difficulties, has the dis tinct approval of those controlling Great Britain's foreign policy, while his sug gestion for a reduction of naval force Is due entirely to the Initiative of the leading members of the British ministry. The letter says that during 20 years the fear of parliamentary opposition has alone prevented the settlement of the Anglo-. French difficulties, and now that the fear Is dispelled nothing prevents the adoption of a conciliatory policy. All the British statesmen whom he saw, without distinc tion of party, says the Baron, were unani mous in desiring their suggested new pol icy, which must be clearly defined, as the former one was obscure.' The new policy has three essential objects: First, the conclusion of a reasonable arbitration treaty similar to that nego tiated between Great Britain and the United States, and in accordance with clause 19 of The Hague International con vention. Second, a reduction In the over whelming national expenses In agreement with France and Russia concerning which the Baron claims to have received categor ical verbal and written assurances. Third, a friendly settlement of the outstanding differences for which 20 years have vainly exhausted tho research of diplomacy. Baron d'Estournelles urges Minister Del casse not to let this most favorable mo ment slip by, and declares that with equal good will on both sides, these three general agreements with Great Britain can be signed in a few months. Baron d'Estournelles finally announces his Intention of putting a question to the Minister on the subject In the Chamber of Deputies when Parliament reassembles. Speaking to the correspondent of ths Associated Press, Baron d'Estournelles says: "We have endeavored to free the sub ject of all utopianlsm, and make an abso lutely practical proposition. We expect that the beginning now made will be ex tended until there appears a similar basis of agreement throughout the countries of Europe and America. Having brought about an exchange of views between tho members of the French and British Par liaments. I next wish to see a similar ex change between American and French ; parliamentarians. I expect to go to St. Louis next year to deliver an address on diplomacy at the international congress In connection with the exposition and hope to make definite plans for bringing to Europe a delegation of representative American officials and parliamentarians, who are certain to be accorded a splen did reception on this side of the Atlan tic" Injunction Against Denver Union. -DENVER. Colo.. Aug. 5. An Injunction was Issued by Judge Dixon today against the local branch of the International Bricklayers' Union, restraining it from en forcing a rule that not more than one contractor in a firm shall work upon a job at one time. The union is restrained from attempting to vflne any or all con tractors for violating the union rule In this respect. Paul Brown Is the plaintiff, backed by the counsel for the Citizens' nuance. Dlarrhofa. When you want a quick euro without any unnecessary loss of time take Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhnfc Remedy. It never falls. When reduced with cold water and sweetened it la pleasant to take. It Is standard through out, uio u. o. p.aa m many loreign coun tries. For sale by ail druggists. MORE LUMBER DROGHERS EX ROUTE LIST. HAS HALF A DOZEX RECENT ADDITION'S. Xevr Schooner TV. K. Garni, of lf500, OOO Feet Capacity, Co ml as: From Nome Ills Fleet la Port. The ea route list of cram ships is a lit tle slow in assuming good proportions this season, but the lumber fleet ea routo for Portland Is receiving almost dally addi tions, and the vessels now en route ana listed under engagement for lumber load ing has reached big proportions. Half a dozen new vessels have been added to the list within the post week, among them being the W. F. Garms. a new vessel re cently built at Ballard. She Is an Im mense carrier for a schooner-rigged craft, and Is expected to handle nearly 1,500,000 feet. The Eldorado, another big carrier, which has recently loaded at Portland, is also on her way back here from the Orient. She sailed from Tsintau July 25, and Is due In about three weeks. The Alvena, which recently loaded here for San Pedro, Is coming back again, and from the same California port Is coming the, schooner Prosper and the barkentlne Jonn C Meyer. The ancient barkentlne Arago, which recently loaded at the North Pacific Mill In this city, la also coming back. Lumber shipments have been quite heavy for the first seven months of the year, but they are still holding up, tho fleet in port to finish this month consist ing of nine vessels, with a carrying ca pacity of about 10,000,000 feet. A number of new mills are under construction at Astoria and other points along the river, and within a year this business will in crease quite materially over Its present big proportions. SAVED ELEVEN" LIVES. Captain Young and the Poltalloch . Crevr Heroea of Valparaiso Storm. Every man on the Portland water front who is at all familiar with shipping knows Captain Alexander Young, of the British ship Poltalloch, which was strand ed and afterward floated at Wlllapa Har bor about two years ago. His numerous friends will be pleased to learn of most praiseworthy conduct on his part during the big gale which wrecked the Foyledale and other ships at Valparaiso in June. La Union, one of the leading dallies of Valparaiso, in on account of the storm, tells of the rescue of a number of people by members of the Poltalloch's crew, and completes the account as follows: "After this, the work of saving went on until all were rescued, some of them pas sengers, others members of the crew of the Arequlpa, of diverse nationalities. All were landed from the ship yesterday morning. These facts demonstrate the beneficent action of Captain Young and of tho officers and crew. To their efforts and self-sacrifice is due the saving of eleven lives. The captain is justifiably satisfied with his subordinates, for in ad dition to these important services being rendered, tho most severe order and dis cipline was "maintained in the face of the serious danger with which they them selves were threatened. "But if so much of our. praise or grat itude is due to the officers and crew of the Poltalloch, how much more enthusi astic should be our gratitude to Captain Young, who, although his. generosity would demand our silence, we know has been the author and organizer of this memorable work of life-saving. "Captain Young has frequently been In our port, and Is well known and highly respected by all connected with maritime business In Valparaiso." Stcnmbont Blown Adrift. LA CROSSE. Wis., Aug. 5. During a fierce rain and wind storm early today, the steamer Liol was torn from her moor ings on the river front and swept through the closed draw of a wagon bridge. The pilothouse and upper works were swept off clean, and the boat drifted helplessly down the river for four miles. Many launches were torn loose from their moorings. Grain In this vicinity was laid low by the wind, and other damage was done Paget Sonnd Shipping?. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 5. The steamer DIrlgo, leaving last night, took 60 pas sengers for Skagway and way, and Haines Mission, and a large cargo of freight, much of which goes to the newly discovered gold digging!? The first exportation of canned salmon for the year goes on the steamship Telle machus to London and Liverpool. The shipment consists of 150) cases. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 5. Sailed at 4 A. 31. Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook. Left up at 5 A. M. Barkentlne Katie Fllcklnger. Ar rived down at 0:40 A. M. Steamer Homer. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.. smooth; wind, north w st; weather, cloudy. Hoqulam, "Wash. Arrived Aug-. 4. Barken tlne Mary Khltzeman, from Redondo, for Ho qulam; steamer G. C. Lindauer, from Saa Francisco, for Aberdeen. San Francisco, Aug. 5. Arrived Schooner Alcalde, from Gray" Harbor; schooner Oak land, frsm Tillamook; steamer Umatilla, from Vlctorlar Sailed Steamer Centennial, for Se attle; steamer Alliance, for Coos Bay; schooner Helene, for Port H&dlock; schooner A F. Cots, for Gray's Harbor. Tacoma, Aug. 25. Arrived Steamer Santa Barbara, from Saa Francisco. Sailed British bark Islamount, for South America, via Port Townsend; Eteamer Santa Barbara, for Olym pla; United States transport Burnslde, for Se attle: steamer Mineola, for San Francisco. Seattle Sailed Aug. 4. Steamer Montara, for San Francisco. Arrived August 5 Steamer Tot tenham, from Astoria; brig Tanner, from Saa Pedro. Sailed Steamer Roanoke, for Nome. Hong Kong, Aug. 5. Arrived previously Hong Kong ilaru, from San Francisco, via Honolulu, Yokohama, etc; steamer Chlng Wo, from San Francisco, via Yokohama, etc Sailed Steamer Emperor of China, for Vancouver, via. Yokohama, etc Liverpool. Aug. 5. Arrived Friesland, from Philadelphia; Oceanic from New York. Sailed Canada, for Montreal: Majestic, for New York; Nordland, for Philadelphia. Antwerp. Aug. 5. Sailed Switzerland, for Philadelphia. LITTAUER IN DEFENSE. Ex-Member of Congress Denies There "VVaa Any Frand in Army Contract. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Congressman Llt tauer has made the following statement: "I am, of course, surprised and disap pointed at the decision of the Secretary of War that there may exist even a prima facie case of violation of statute. The decision only creates an Inquiry as to whether a technical violation of law has been committed and removes from the case entirely any"suggestIon of dishonesty or dishonorable action on my part, and of any improper use of my influence as a Congressman in regard to any glove con tracts. I can ask no more sweeping and complete vindication of my honor and business integrity than the final findings of the Secretary. "As to the matter which has been re ferred to the Attorney-General. I am at a loss to understand how any question, even of a most refined technical nature, can exist as to the perfect propriety and le gality of the contract of December 7, 1S9S. The uncontradicted evidence con cerning this contract develops these facts: "Mr. Lyon was a general contractor to the War Departmen:. furnishing not only gloves, but caps, cotton ducks and various other articles.. There was awarded to him a contract for 3000 muskrat fur gaunt lets, which he purchased from us at a price of JL&f a pair. This price, we ascer tained during the process of manufacture. 2 was too low, as I informed him. Subse quently Mr. Lyon bid and his bid was accepted for 20,000 similar gloves, with a privilege to the Government of requesting 0 per cent more, which the Government took advantage of. After the acceptance of the bid he called on me to furnish him with the goods. I Informed him that I could not furnish them at the price that the 30CO pairs had been furnished. We sustained a loss In the transaction, as I bad previously Informed him. During our conversation I took a sheet of paper and in my handwriting calculated the price of the goods, which, with a 15 per cent profit, to my firm, would have amounted to VLSI a pair, which was the price at which I had previously offered to make the gaunt Jets. During the discussion I reduced this anticipated profit to 10 per cent, making the price 51.73. "Mr. Lyon, who was a furrier, familiar with the material that entered into the manufacture of the fur part of the cloves, insisted that I bad overestimated the num ber of skins that would enter into the production of a dozen gloves, and sub joined to my memorandum In his hand writing his estimate of the cost, which ho fixed, after correction of his previous fig ures, at JLWtj. I would not acquiesce in his estimate of the cost., and he would not acquiesce in mine. He Importuned me. however, not to leave him In the lurch, as be had already contracted to furnish the goods to tho Government at JL63. It turned out that In fact he had contracted for them. "Ho finally bought the goods at 51.63, but I conceded that If It should bo demon strated after the actual manufacture of the goods that they had cost me less than J1.65 his account would be credited with one-half of the difference between the actual cost per pair and $1.65, at which we had sold the goods to him. This differ ence was ascertained to be $3537.03, and ho was credited with this rebate, which amounted to $1763.50. "Our books gave evidence in dntall of this transaction. Mr. Lyon was charged for the gloves at $1.65 a pair, and ills ac count was subsequently credited with the rebate referred to. If, as the Secretary says, 'there 13 no doubt that a manufac turing firm, one member of which hap pens to be a member of Congress, lias a right to manufacture and sell goods to Jobbers who are filling Government con tracts, and that they do not come within the prohibition of the statute so long as the contract between the firm and the Jobber is a separate and distinct transac tion from the contract between the jobber and the Government,.' I fall to see, and I am sure the community will fail to saa, how even a technical or legal violation of any statute or any code of moral or com mercial propriety or any Invidious criti cism or censure can be founded on thLi transaction." Asks for Seaside Franchise. ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 6. (Special.) E. M. Crawford, of Portland, has petitioned the Council of Seaside for a ten-year ex clusive electric light franchise at that place. He also asked for a $500 bonus for establishing the plant, but the Council has no authority to give bonuses, al though It has instructed the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance granting the franchise. This will be acted upon at the meeting of the Council on next Monday evening. It Is also asserted that the people whom Mr. Crawford represents are contemplat ing the construction of an electric carline up Clatsop plains to a connection with this city. "Want Public Cnmplng Plnces. ST. HELENS. Or.. Aug. 5. (Special.) County Superintendent Copeland re turned today from Vernonla, where he attended the session of the Pomona Grange for the Columbia County District. A resolution was passed, asking the Ore gon Legislature to pass an act requiring each county to set apart one acre of ground every ten miles on each public road, to be used as a camping place for travelers. A resolution also passed, al though it met with some opposition, fa voring a special convention to revise the state constitution. Indian Flttherman. Missing-. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 5. (SpeclaL)-John Logan, a half-breed Indian fisherman, liv ing at Grassy Island, came to Astoria Sunday morning with a boatload of fish, which he sold. After purchasing some supplies, which he left at a saloon, he stepped out, and has not been seen since. His boat and supplies are still here, and his friends are making a search for him. Dr. Van A POSITIVE CURE FOR INDIGESTION Jjspepsia, Sour Stomach, Weak Stomach, elc. It Is prepared from rare Holland herbs , and contains no iernicilj ol any fciad. Has been known and used In Solland for an hundred years or mere. A half wineglass Jf Bitters taken before meals stimulates the appetite and jrwsotcs disestlcu. Ee rare and ask for VAN DYKE, lad accept so substitute. . AT ALL FIRST CLASS PLACES TICKENSTEIK-MAYER GO. - Distributers PORTLAND, OREGON ATHLETES TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM MUST LOOK WELL TO THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH HA SAPOLIO Jill Grocers and Druggists CUTLERY EVEPY.BUDEmRRAMlB Dyke s H "1. B r J . 1 30HEMIAN "King of all . 1 i ' Bottled Beers." i 1 Brewed from B I Bohemian Hops. H Order from I Fleckenstein-Mayer Co. Can anyone suppose that we would double i.the necessary cost of our brewing without a vital reason? Would we spend so much on cleanliness ? Would we cool the beer in plate glass rooms ? Would we filter all the air that touches it ? Would we age it for months ? Would we sterilize every bottle? We do it to attain absolute purity to avoid the remotest possibility of germs to make Schlitz Beer healthful. Why accept a com mon beer, brewed with out any of these pre cautions, when Schlitz Beer costs no more ? Your dealer may prefer to fur nish a beer that pays a little more profit ; but does it pay you to per Imit it? Isn't pure beer Schlita IBeer worth asking for ? Ask for the Brewery Bottling. Phone Oregon 635 Main. J. Sllvestone, 605 Chamber of Commerce Blag., Portland WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY Is the Result of Prolonged Study and Deep Research. Marconi the wireless wizard did not stumble accidentally upon the principles of his marvelous Invention. It was only by deep and prolonged study of the cause of certain known phe nomena in nature that he was able to produce the startling effect. Many people, in speaking of Hair Re storers, have a way of bunching them together without discrimination. . Herplcide Is as different frdm other so called "hair restorers" and "remedies" as day is from night. It is a. scientific preparation prepared for the sole purpose of destroying the scalp microbe that causes dandruff and falling hair. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in stamps for sample to The Herplcide Co., Detroit, Mich. C. GEE The Great Chinese Doctor is called great be cause his wonderful cures are so well known throughout the United States, and because so many people are thankful to him for caving their Uvea from OPERATIONS He treats any and all diseases with powerful Chinese Serbs, roots, buds, bark and vegetables. i. tuat are entirely un- Md ti&urt tbVua of these hana- vlusness. stomach, liver, klaneys. femals tojubUM and all private diseases. Hi dreds of testimonials. Charges, moderate. Call and see him. CONSULTATION FREE Patients out of the city writ for blank and circular. Inclosa stamp. Address THE C GEE WO CHINESE MEDICINE CO. 253 Alder SU Portland. Or. Mention this paper. Is the icuisr dlaeue on earta, yet the cuiui to cure WHEN VOU KXOW WHAT TO DO. Many have pimples, apots on the alcln. sores in the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pains, ca tarrh, don't know It is BLOOD POISON'. End to DR. BROWN. 033 Arch St.. Philadelphia. Pa.. lor BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.00 per bottle, lasts one month. For sale onlr B7 Frank Nau. Portland Hotel Pharmacy. Ble O u a son-soisoaota remec for Gonorrhoea, Glee t, S p e r ra t o r r h ce a. Whites, unnatural dl charces, or any innamcia- ifrtnau eoataxlos. tton of Bocpai menr lTHtVMSCHl!Hya.Ca. branes. on-astrincent LClHaMAn.0.f""j Seld rsssut. or sent In plain wrapper br erpre, prepaid, fot (IJXL or 3 bottles. 2.73. Circular a-;oa xmtmet, Em THE PALATIAL oni en III lllil fa I II jljl Xot a. dark ofllec In the ImtldtnK; absolutely fireproof; electric lights anil artesian writer perfect nanitn tlou and thorough ventilation; ele vators run day and nljrlit. Rooms. ANDERSON. GTJSTAV, Attoraey-at-Law..ttl2 AINSLIE, DR. GEORGE, Physician and Surgeon C06-OOT ASSOCIATED PRESS; B. L. Powelt. Mgr..aui AUSTEN, F. C., ilanager for Oregon and Washington Banker' Lite Association of Des Moines, la ,.502-oOa BAAR, DR. GUSTAV, Phys, and Surg..S07-Soti BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION OF DES MOINES. LA; F. C Austen. Mgr 502-303 BATES. PHILIP. S., Pub. Pacific Miner... 213 BENJAMIN, R. W.. Dentist Ui BERNARD. G., Cashier Co-operative Mer- canUle Co ..204-205 B1NSWANGER, OTTO S., Physician and Surgeon -Ntt-403 BOGART, DR., M. D., Dentist 7U3 BROCK. WILBUR F., Circulator, Oreso- nlan 501 BROWN, Mi'RA. M. D 313-31 BRUERE. DR. G. E., Phys 411-412-413-11-1 CAMPBELL, WM. M.. Medical Referee Equitable Life. 700 CANNING. M. J 602-UO3 CARDWELL. DR. J. R.. Dentist 51 CAUKIN, G. E.. District Agent Travelers" Insurance Company 718 CHICAGO ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.; J. K. Fltshugh, Mgr. COX CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 710-717 CLINTON. RICHARD. Stale Manager Co operative Mercantile Co 201-203 COFFEV, DR. R. C, Surgeon 403-4W1 COGHLAN. DR. J. N 713-714 COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGuire. Manager 413 COLUMBIA GRANITE CO 417-413 CORNELL. DR. E. DE WITT. Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat 013-614 CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE CO; J. F. Olsen, Gen. Mgr.; G. Bernard, Cashier .204-203 CORNELIUS. C W.. Phys. and Surgeon. ..212 DAY. J. G. & L N 31S DICKSON. DR. J. F.. Physician 713-714 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EVENING TELEGRAM 323 Alder street EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO CIETY; L. Samuel, Mgr.; G. S. Smith. Cashier 300 FENTON. J. D., Phys. and Surg 500-510 FENTO?, DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear...5lf FENTON, MATTHEW F.. Dentist SOU GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughts man OOO GEARY, DR. E. P., Phys. and Surgeon... 40U GIESY, DR. A. J., Physician and Surg..700-71O UILBERT. DR. J. ALLENf Physician.. 401-403 GOLDMAN. WILLIAM, Manager Manhat tan Lite Ins. Co. of New York .2UU-210 GRANT. FRANK S., Attorney-at-Law 017 GRISWOLD PHEGLEY, Tailors.... ... 131 Sixth street HAMMAM BATHS. Turkish and Russian.. 30U-3U1-302 HOLLISTER, DR. O. C, Physician and Surgeon 504-503 HOSMER, DR. CHAS., SAM'L; Phys. &. Surgs. 403 IDLKMAN, C M.. Attorney-at-Law.. 615-61U JEFFREYS, DR. ANNICE F., Phys. and Surgeon. Women and Children only. .....400 JOHNSON, W. C 315-J16-317 KADY, MARK T.. Supervisor of Agents Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co ....005 LANE. E. L-, Dentist ....613-314 LAWBAUGH, DR. E. A 804-503 LAWRENCE PUBLISHING CO ..417-413 LITTLEFIELD & CORNELIUS 212 LITTLEFIELD, H. It., Phys and Surg... 212 MACKAY, DR. A E., Phys. and Surg.. 711-7 12 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman, Manager. .200-210 MARSH. Dr. R. J.. Phys. and &urg....30U-310 AlcCOr. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law.... 713 Mcelroy, dr. j. g.. pays. & Surg.7oi-7o2-io McFADEN, MISS IDA E., Stenographer... 201 McGINN, HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law. .311-12 McGUIRE. S. P., Manager P. F. ColUer, Publisher 413 McKENiOE, DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg.512-13 METT. HENRY .218 MILLER. DR. HERBERT C. Dentist and Oral Surgeon ..uuS-6oa MOSSMAN. DR. E. P., Dentist 513-514 MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.; Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents. 004 -005 NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law.71tt NICHOLS. THE DRS., Phys. and Surgs.OOB-OOT NILES. M. M., Cashier Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York 20O NOTTAGE, DR. G. H., DenUst 6-XS NOTTINGHAM, T- W.; Mg. The Warren Construction Co 216-217 O'CONNOR. DR. H. P.. Dentist 309-310 OLSEN, J. F., General Manager Co-operative Mercantile Co 204-205 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY ... ...... ...... .. .400-410 OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP, MAR3CH &. GEORGE. Props 120 Sixth street OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU; J. F. Strauhal, Manager 200 PACIFIC MERCANTILE CO 2u PACIFIC MINER, Philip S. Bates. Pub... 215 PAGUE. B. S.. Attorney-at-Law 313 PALMER BROS., Real Estate and Busi ness Chances......... 417-413 PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY Ground Floor, 133 Sixth Street REED, C. J., Executive Special Agent Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New York..20 REED, WALTER, Optician.. ..133 Sixth street RICKENBACH. DR. J. F.. Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat 701-702 ROSENDALE. O. M., Metallurgist and Mining Engineer 310 .RYAN, J. B., Attorney-at-Law 015 SAMUEL, L., Manager Equitable Lire.... 300 SCOTT. C N-. with Palmer Bros 417-413 SHERWOOD. J. W.. State Commander K. O. T. M 017 SMITH. DR. L. B., Osteopath 409-410 SMITH. GEORGE S.. Cashier Equitable Life 303 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-705 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P. TERMINAL CO 703 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201 TUCKER. DR. GEO. F., Dentist 610-011 VESTER. A.. Special Agent Manhattan Life 200 WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO.; T. W. Nottingham, Mgr 216-217 WENDLING, DR. ROET. F.. Dentist TUo WILEY. DR. JAMES O. C. Phys. & Surg.70- WILSON, DR. EDWARD N.. Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat 304-303 WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg.7oG-707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phys. & Surg..507-303 WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician.. 411-412-413-414 Olllces may be had by applying to the superintendent of. the building, room iiOl, neconil floor. MEN NO CURE HOPAf ..nnouv PPI.IAN'l'f . i. XXIX. ilUJJ.'v.. " iuUYa way to perfect manhood. The VaCLUAT, TREATMENT cures you without medlclnt of all nervous or diseases of the generative or gans, such as lest manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, impotency, etc. Men are quickly re stored to perfct health and strength. Writ for circular. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO.. room 47-U al DIK41. building. Stattla, W&ih.