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16 THE MORNING OREGONIAtf, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1905. FOOLWITH DEATH Fanatics Try to Cure Smallpox-by Prayer. PATIENT DIES AT HOME Case Is Concealed From the Health Authorities, INFECTION MAY BE SPREAD Members of Dead Woman's Family and Preacher of "Church of God" 'Are Held in Quarantine Pend Inp investigation. Prayer has been found ineffective as a remedy for smallpox. Mrs. Mildred Al band is dead at her home in Arleta Park, while Rev. G. T. Neal, of the "Church of God," is quarantined at the stricken home. Death ended the woman's suf fering while the Rev. Mr. Neal was pray ing for her recovery from the dread dis ease. The other members of the Alband household are under quarantine, where they will remain pending an official in vestigation of the case which was com menced yesterday by the Coroner and health authorities. Arrests may follow. Notwithstanding the nature of the woman's ailment she had no doctor or medicine during her illness. She was taken down with the disease in a virulent form a week ago. Neal was called and lie prayed for her recovery. I3he got worse. Others of the church joined in the prayers. There was no Improvement. John Alband, husband of the woman, became alarmed. He said he wanted a physician. The sick woman demurred faintly. Faith, not medlclnce, was the proper remedy; she would have no other she said. She had Mrs. O. Myers, of Wlllsburg, a member of the same faith, sent for. Mrs. Myers responded to the call and lent her voice to the praying. Sunday Mrs. Alband's condition became alarming. Late in the afternoon it was feared she was dying. Again the husband said medical attention should be had. He said be was willing to do anything or have anything done to save his wife. Rev. Mr. Neal administered more prayer. Early in the evening Mrs. Alband died. Since the faith treatment was of Mrs. Alband's own choosing the authorities say no one can be held culpable of negli gence in not securing a doctor. But. through the quarantine ordinances, the law may be found to have recourse. Neal is said to have visited the house each day, going back and forth between his home at 28G Second street and the Alband home without disinfecting his clothing. No quarantine notice was placed on the house, and children of the neighborhood played in the yard at will. The 9-year-old daughter of the stricken woman was permitted to enter the sickroom and members of the family did not remain at the house. Nor were the health authori ties notified until after the woman's death. Deputy State Health Officer Evans visited the house yesterday morning to use disinfectants and vaccinate those who had been exposed. Neal and Alband re fused to have any thing to do with vac cination serum. "You will either be vaccinated or stay here in this house under strict quaran tine," said the officor. "If it is God's will that I be here I am willing that it should be so," said Rev. Mr. Neal. "I will not be vaccinated." They protested at having the little girl vaccinated, but this was insisted upon. The child was exposed to the disease sev eral times, and in the event she Is taken down with the disease she will be sent to the pesthouse. Several children of the neighborhood who had been exposed were also vaccinated. What the Creed is. The "Church of God" has but 20 follow ers in Portland, although there are more than 100 members in the state. The re ligion is based upon a strict Interpretation of the New Testament. Its disciples plead that there is no other way to gain salvation except by following the teach ings of the Bible to the letter. The church was founded in the second cen tury, but was crushed by the Romans before it gained any great power. Twenty three yoars ago it was reorganized in Pennsylvania and has secured a scatter ing membership In different sections of the United States; with headquarters at Moundsville. W.jVa. The belief of the sect regarding the treatment of the sick has its origin In a literal Interpretation of the 14th and 15th verses of the fifth chapter of James: "Is any man sick among you? Let him call the elders of the church, and let them pray over him. anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he havo committed sins they shall be for given him." Opposed to Christian Science. "We are not in our belief like tho Christian Scientists. In fact we are op posed to them," said A. A. Epperley, who is one of the elders of the church. "Mrs. Alband did not take medicine because we do not believe in medicines. "We believe in following the Bible word for word. Ours is the only true religion fend there is no other route to heaven. Others think their creeds are all right, but it won't bo long before they will see they aro all wrong and they will be breaking their necks to get into our religion. I'll admit we are somewhat weak in numbers just now, but then the Lord chooses his followers and that accounts for it," "You believe that all sickness of what ever kind can be cured by prayer?" was asked. "The Bible says as much and we follow the Bible just as It says." said Elder Epperley. "The Bible is God's word and we follow his word exactly as it Is writ ten and thus we become God's people, and if we ask him to heal the sick he will do so." "But Mrs. Alband " "It was God's will," interrupted Ep perley, "that she should not be spared: We cannot question that,"- v Owing to the fact that the disease is contagious an inquest cannot be held. A Jury that would be willing to sit In the case could hardly be secured, says Deputy Coroner Flnley, as there might be anger of -Infection. Besides the witnesses in question will be kept In close confinement until an investigation of the case has bean fully completed and there is no longer any danger of contagion through Neal and Alband. What action will be taken by the health authorities has not yet been determined. Scared of Her Husband. Maggie Hull, who alleges that her hus band, Philip Hull, is sullen and morose, and that he acted In such a manner that she became afriad he would kill her and was compelled to leave him, yesterday Mod suit against him in the State Cir cuit Court for a divorce. The cou ple were married at Muscatine, la., in 1S97, and have no children. Mrs. Hull avers that her husband has fre quently falsely accused her of Infidelity. She says he has neglected to support her and she has been forced to work out, sew, keep boarders and even take in washing to provide herself with the nec esaries of life and -to pay for a home at Portsmouth consisting of three lots. She also asserts that she paid for the house hold furniture' and other articles in the house and she asks the court to decree that she is the owner of all the property and to restore her to her maiden name, Lantz. DEATH OF NOBLE WOMAN. Mrs. Margaret Mountain Stephenson, Pioneer of Coast, Passes Away. Another pioneer has passed away in the demise of Mrs. Margaret Mountain Steph enson, the daughter of Captain Thomas Mountain, the oldest Portland pioneer, at the age of 55 years. She loft this life last Sunday at No. S7 North Tenth street. Those who knew her, knew that she was a good woman, and devoted and exemplary mother, sympathetic and alert In assistance -to the extent of her means. She came to the Coast in 1S52, and to Portland in 1S57, and until the day of her demise was recognized as a prime factor in charity work; r A mere frlendshlpwas not enough, an acquaintance was sufficient- to enlist active sympathies regard less of the hour of the night, storms or weather. The children she left behind her are Mrs. J. B. Mansfield, of San Francisco; M. William Stephenson, of San Francisco; R. E. Stephenson, of this city; Miss Emma Stephenson, of this city; T. M. Stephen son, of Missoula, Mont.; Miss Catherine Stephenson, of this city; Miss Louise Stephenson, of this city. She is survived by her father, Thomas Mountain, of this city, and other surviving relatives are: Mrs. M. A. Gilbert, of San Francisco; J. J. Mountain, of Los Angeles; Elizabeth Hayes, of this city; T. J. Mountain, of this city; Mrs. B. O'Hara, ,of this city; Mrs. Agnes Reed, of Los Angeles, NOT AN OBDER, BUT A REQUEST Telephone Officials, However, Prefer Dark Colors in Winter. The Sunset Telephone Company s has not ordered its operators to wear only black waists; it would not venture to so enoroach on their personal liberty; It has simply requested them to wear dark colors In Winter. Even this polite request Is declared by an official of the company to be no new thing, for he declares that it has made a standing request of the kind for years, and that this was merely re newed last Saturday. "What is the reason of the preference for dark colors?" he was asked. He pondered for a reply and then said: "It Is just for the sake of uniform ap pearance," and refused to' further discuss that subject which the profane tongue of man should not be allowed to touch. He was very emphatic in his declaration that no order was Issued, but that only a re quest was made. When asked what would happen If .the request were not complied with he relapsed Into silence. The preference for dark colors only ap plies to Winter. In the bright Summer days the young women are welcome to wear all the gay and gorgeous colors their taste dictates. It was reported that a further flurry had been caused by an order that the young women should wear short skirts, in order that they might not stir up the dust and cause it to fly in the machinery and interfere with its workings. This, too, was denied by the official in question, who said no such order or request was contemplated in this city, although it has been made in the California offices. John J. Sabin, president of the company, whose presence in the city caused all this excitement, departed yesterday for Spo kane, where he is continuing his inspec tion of the northern offices. RIVER IS 'RAPIDLY RISING. Front-Steet Merchants Will Be Noti fied to Move ' Goods. District Weather Forecaster E. A. Bcals expects to be compelled to notify the Front-street merchants tomorrow that they must move all goods stored on the lower docks along the river front. The river Is already up to the S.l-foot mark, and if the flood" continues to swell the stream the 12-foot mark will very likely be reached tomorrow. Fourteen feet of water above the low water mark will cover the Ash-street and several othor docks where considerable quantities of supplies are stored. Albany has already been notified that 20 feet of water may be expected today and a great er depth will mean a flood iffc that place. The rainfall has been very heavy throughout the Willamette Valley for the 54 hours ending yesterday noon. The pre cipitation registered at the various sta tions of the Weather service is as fol lows: Portland. 1.7S: Salem, 2.C4; Albany. S.10, and Eugene, 2.24. Heavy snows In the Cascade Mountains would cause great damage should they be melted at this time. Nearly two feet of snow is report ed from the hills back of Mill City. The following reports of the stages of the river at the different stations were received at the Weather Bureau office yes terday afternoon: Portland. S.l feet, rise 9.5 feet; Salem. 12.5 feet, rise 1.9 feet; Albany. 13.S feet, rise .2.0 feet; Eugene. 12,0 feet, rise 2.6 feet Money Ail Gone. In answer to the suit of Cora. C. Talbott to recover 51500 alleged to be due as her share of the proceeds from the sale of the Office ealoon on Washington street to Vlgneaux & Pickett; W. L. Engart al leges that there is nothing due to Mrs. Talbott. Engart admits that he was In partnership with her husband. Jack Tal bott, and acknowledges that the Office saloon was sold for 53000. but he asserts that the proceeds were alt disbursed in the payment of the indebtedness of the firm on account of goods purchased by Jack Talbott himself. The cures a medicine makes are the proofs of its merit, and Hood's Sarsa- panite. maites me most. , If yur brc&thlnc is difficult, or year lenss sere, rely n Vlm'e Care fee relief. r t ' ' Mrs. Margaret Mountain Stephenson. J NOT FOR DICTATION Water Board Resents Coun cil's Interference, REFERS HYDRANTS QUESTION City Attorney Is 'Asked to Determine if uch . Expenditure of the Water Board's Funds Can Be Le gally Made. Politeness relgne'd supreme at a long ses sion of the Water Board yesterday, but the members nevertheless gave little en couragement to Councilman Rumelln, who was there to boost a resolution of the CoundL When the charter was quoted, they stated very emphatically that they didn't Hko the idea of being dictated to by anyone. The Council resolution, provided that fire hydrants be placed upon the larger water mains, and also that the cost of new hydrants should fall upon the water fund. The Water Board referred the matter to the City Attorney, who must decide whether it will be possjble for it to divert a part of the fund from the expenditure included in the annual estimate. Mayor Williams says that such can be done. Councilmen Rumelln left his basso-pro-fundo tones upstairs and talked to the Water Board In a most ingratiating man ner. At the Park School Are, he said. there had been little water for the en gines, though two large mains, which the hydrants did not tap, flowed past the spot- He had asked Mayor Williams, as chair man of the Water Board, why these con ditions existed. Now he asked the board Itself. Irt presenting the resolution asking for an expenditure of $500 a year for new hydrants he said: "We ask you because, as I understand it, the water fund has more money than the Fire Department." A memorializing resolution ,had been adopted at the Council meeting February 3, similar to the resolution presented yes terday. It did not appear before the meeting of the Water Board last week, and the newspapers had called attention to this fact. So the Councilmen had won dered why. "No discourtesy to the Council was In tended by the Water Board," said Dr. Joseph! very pacifically. "The resolution never came before us." Mr. Rumelln further explained his reso lution. "Can we do this legally?" asked W. M. Ladd. "Can the board spend money for hydrants Instead of for the purposes in dicated in the annual estimate; that's the question." "Why not go on and buy hose and other things?" suggested Dr. David Raffety. "I believe the Water Board could ex pend the money in this way," remarked Mayor Williams. Mr. Ladd told of the extensions and needs of the water service, including the proposed new main on Fifth street. Mr. Rumelln had previously quoted a section of the charter which gives the Council power to make all necessary water laws and regulations. That was a new one on the board members. "Personally I am very much opposed to the idea of the Council making ordinances compelling us to do certain things," said Mr. Ladd. Mr. Rumelln had suggested very diplomatically that If necessary the Council would pass an ordinance forcing the Water Board to carry out instruc tions. City Auditor Devlin threw some light Into the subject by statins: that the finan cial affairs and management of the Water noara were different from those of any other branch of the city government. A sum is appropriated for improvement, and no aennite estimates are necessary. Then the City Auditor read the resolu tion as follows: Resolved. That for tho better protection of life and property within the Cltv of -Port land from fire. It is hereby declared that all nro ayorants ana connections with the city water mains necessary for furnishing water for fire protection are a part of the water works and of the necessary plants and fa cilities to furnish water for protection against fire. Resolved further. That It Is the policy of the Water Board of the City of Portland, when so directed by the Executive Board, to place Are hydrants now in use upon the largest mains and where the highest pres sure is obtainable, and to provide and install at places designated such additional hy drants as may be deemed necessary for serv ice by Uie Fire Department. All hydrants are to be of a pattern approved by the said Executive Board, and when installed are to be controlled, maintained and repaired by the Fire Department. Resolved further. That the cost of all changes In hydrants now in use and the cost of all new hydrants and of installing the same are hereby declared to be a part of the expense of keeping, conducting and maintaining the waterworks and shall be paid out of the water fund of said city. Pfovlded that the total cost of installing new hydrants and the changes In location of hydrants now In use, as shall be ordered by the Executive Board, shall not be to exceed in cost the sum of five thousand dollars ($5000.00) during any one year. Again was Mr. Ladd aroused. "The Executive Board can't come in here and tell us what to do. The charter did not Intend to allow any one to dictate to the Water Board." Then L. A. Lewis made the motion referring the matter to the City Attor ney. Mr. Rumelln hinted that a slight in crease In water rates would bring In much additional revenue. But the hint wasn't considered. "If there are higher water rates you had better keep out of your ward," warned Dr. JosephL Besides the new 14-Inch main on Fifth street between Davis and Stark, on whose construction the superintendent and en gineer were instructed to proceed, the reservoirs In the City Park are to be re paired. All this will take money, as Mr. Ladd pointed out Superintendent Dodge and Engineer Clarke recommended that the Marshall Wells Hardware Company be allowed to connect their private fire-protection sys tem with the Fourth-street main. A communication from Councilman Zim merman asking for better water servW In the Fulton district was referred to the engineer. CITY NEEDS A PUGILIST. Assistant Dogcatcher Should Have Ready Fist. A man with a big. heavy, readv fist the man to till the position of assistant dogcatcher. according to the idea of the judiciary committee of tho rnnnn Joe Keefe, who. until recently, caught raest oi uie unlicensed oogs of the city cot Into an altercation with n ,,n.. named PennI, on the East Side, some months ago. Blows were exchanged, and iveeie was arresiea tor assault and bat tery. He was fined JS0. and has seen the inside of a jau. He also paid for $35 worth of lawyer fees during the trial. So the judiciary committee tackled the question of paying attorney's fees for city employes when In trouble over al leged misconduct while on duty. me trouDie. was that Keefe hit too hard." said Chairman Flegel. "But the people should understand that a dog catcher is there to catch dogs, and that he has a right to take them. If the people resist he has the right to take the dog by force, I think. Now in this case Keefe got the dog, and then the old man hit him. then he hit the old man. Finally they cot the dog away from Keefe. took it out of the wagon, in fact." . (' "Yes, people should understand that the dogcatcher Is there for business," said Mr. Bentley. "Fight to a finish," said Mr. Zimmer man. "The job needs -a pugilist," contributed City Auditor Devlin. It is probable that the Council will make an appropriation covering Keefe's expenses. CHARLIE MAYS GETS A LICENSE Liquor License Committee Concludes He Is Punished Enougfi. Because the protest of Fleischner, Mayer & Co. against the granting of a liquor license to Charlie Mays at Second and Couch streets had been withdrawn, the liquor license committee of the Coun cil -yesterday afternoon save Mays his license was revoked over a year ago, the complaint being that- he conduct ed a disorderly place. Henry Lau ran the saloon for some time, Mays continuing possession of the establishment on the upper floor. The committee decided thai Mays had been sufficiently punished and the license was forthcoming. Fleischner, Mayer & Co. ' had protested against the saloon' so near their factory, but changed their minds. . R. W. Patterson, who has" besieged the committee for a license for his old Favor ite saloon, now an oyster-house, was again turned down. TO ISSUE OREGON EDITION. "Mining World" Will Advertise the , Lewis and Clark Fair. A letter was received yesterday by the Chamber of Commerce from the secretary of the American Mining Con gress, which holds Its annual conven tion in this city next August, stating that a special edition of the Mlninc World, the official organ of the con- sress, i3 10 De aevotea entirely to Ore gon and Portland. Considerable time has been spent by Irwin Mahon, editor of the paper, in gathering statistics about the state and city1 and Illustra tions to accompany stories about the resources of the state, particularly the mining resources. A large portion of the space is to be- devoted to material about tho Lewis and Clark Fair. The exposition will be well advertised "in this special edition. In the meantime the local commit tee appointed to prepare for the recep tion and entertainment of the dele gates to the congress are progressing slowly. They are meeting with consid erable difficulty in raising the neces sary funds. It has been estimated that about 53000 will be necessary to prop erly take care of the visitors. It was stated yesterday by one ot the com mittee on finances that they are about $1400 short of the necessary amount and subscriptions are coming in slowly. "The great difficulty is," said thl3 member of the committee, "that thero is a certain ring of business men that are always called upon to donate to affairs of this kind. They alwavs rive. and every time there Is any money to De raised they are called upon. Thero Is another class of property owners and wealthy people who never contrib ute a cent towards anything of this kind. These people reap benefits as well as the merchant, but it is the mer chant that is called upon first and last when any money is to be raised. They are having so many calls to meet now that they find It difficult to respond very liberally There are others who will reap big benefits, yet will not con tribute a cent towards the expense of bringing the conventions here." Although subscriptions are coming in but slowly, the committee Is not dis couraged. It is working diligently and expects to see the mining congress a great success and a big benefit to Portland. HOME BUYERS' OFFICE CLOSED Attachment Suit Results in Deputy 1 Sheriff Locking the Doors. Suit and attachment was brought yes terday by the Metropolitan Printing Com pany for 5139 against the Fraternal Order of Home Buyers, ana Deputy Sheriff Kelly has put out of business the semblance of an office which remained. Altman and Harbaugh have been having a rather hard time lately trying to make believe they were doing something more than keep out of the way of furniture-movers, hut now their door is locked and the Sheriff will keep Wakefield and Nicholas away from the books of the concern without their aid. Wakefield started the troubles of the two first named persons by instigating his father-in-law to replevin his type writer, which was'In the office, and then followed up his relative's action by coax ing the furniture out of the office at the hand of a Constable on a similar action. Altman. who has been left by Harbaugh to stand off Wakefield, the ousted, from assuming his old position as chief chair holder in the office, was thus kept dancing around until he had nothing left to sit upon when Deputy Sheriff Kelly came along and invited him out into the hall while he locked the door. As there Is no knowing whom to sue for the printing bill until the case now before the postal au thorities against the company for fraud ulent use of the mails is settled, the door will remain locked until that time, unless Altman and Wakefield, who were last In charge of the fort, settle the matter up, and that Is not considered likely. In the meanwhile C. E. Harbaugh is- in Spokane quieting the mind3 of the Home Buyers of the Inland Empire, who were taken Into tho Portland branch of the order, and do not like the looks of things down here. C. G. Wakefield is awaiting the pleasure of the United States grand jury on tho charge of fraudulent use of the United States mall. Concerning this Wakefield says that the trouble with his scheme of figuring was that he was not a good enough accountant to make things work out In every detail so that the scheme would look all right and show no de ficiency. If he had made his contract holders pay just a little more. Instead of counting on making this up on lapsing of some of the "contracts, the Government would have had no chance to claim that his scheme was more fraudulent than an ordinary Insurance company; THINGNESS OF THE NEAR. Not to Mention the Tout Ensemble of the Whole Thing. PORTLAND. Feb. 14. (To the Editor.) Ruskln says "hundreds can talk to one who can think, and thousands can think to one who can see." Scholars of the 20th century are prone to drink in the shadow instead of the substance, mistak ing the sign for the reality. Machinery drowns the voice of faith, and convenience blinds the Internal eye! to which Ruskln points; but no great poem, no great work of art ever origin ated in the external brain which employs machinery and spreads convenience. Not but that these are great instruments In civilization; on the contrary, they may be regarded as the pioneer forces that will fit the ground for a spiritual harvest. When applied, however, to the inter pretation of the Bible, or to the concep tion of the Puritans' character, their failure is monumental. That "the In filtration of warmer blood now prepon derating in our Immigration will swerve our National type preceptibly from the Teutonic toward the Latin form" is pre- The Meier Frank Company The new 1904 BabyCarrkiges and Go-Carts are ready 45 uiji xnstLMy iw your caooamas rmcxsa, romanis, ui frieiais, DOtS, JktC New Dress Fabrics, black, white and colored New WashFabrics, white and colored $1.00 Fancy Walstings The grandest value in fancy white cotton woistings we have ever offered Over 1800 yards, 35 patterns, basket weaves, madras, marseflies effects, mercerized novelties in invisible plaids, checks and figures Beautiful rich materials in medium and heavy weight. 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Frank Company Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company wisely the peril of the Republic, may not be percepUble to commercial men, but it Is plain to the eye that can see. When the Puritanic foundation of this Govern ment Is sapped there will be no Republic left. The Japanese are lively, little men, and we wish them victory, but It Is not in their blood "to cast the spiritual life of the future": this is the mission of the Anglo-Saxon race. Intellect, the product of the eternal brain is proven unequal to man's regen eration and creation anew. Let the poet sum up the situation: All about him shadow still, but while the . races flower and fade, Prophet eyes may catch a glory, slowly gain In? on the shade. Till the people all are happy and their voices heard in chorus. Hallelujah to the Maker: It la finished, man Is made. M. S. GRISWOLD. CUP POE HOST PE0GEESSI7E Board of Trade Committee Will Start a Voting Contest. As a stimulant to progresslveness among the clUzens of Portland,the Board of Trade has decided to offer a silver cup to the most progressive citizen during the year of 1S0L The winner ot the trophy is to be decided by means of a voUng con test participated in by all citizens. This action was determined upon yes terday afternoon at the meeting "of a spe cial committee 'composed of F. B. Beach, B. S. Pague and J. E. Lathrop. The Idea of the committee is to place voUng tick ets in all the business houses and to have a ballot-box established at Woodard & be announced in The Sunday participate in this offering. Buy something every day and distribution. at Only $6.25 "Hourly Sales Clarke's. The voting will commence late in the Summer or early in the Fall. Each citizen Is entitled to one vote, which will cost him 25 cents. With the funds raised In this manner the cup 13 to be bought, engraved and stamped with the name of the winner. The expense ot the contest will also be paid out of this fund, and If there Is anything left it will be used to advertise the city. On December 31 the ballot-box will be opened and the votes counted. At the subsequent annual meeting of the Board of Trade the cup will be presented to the winner. It is designed to secure a fair expression from the citizens as to who Is the most progressive citizen during the year, and it Is hoped by this manner to stimulate others in progresslveness. The name of the cup has not been decided upon as yet. This detail will be settled at the next meeting of the committee. The majority seem to favor calling it an "Ad miration Cup." ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION BEADY J. L. Mitchell Returns From Inspect ing Order cf Washington Lodges. J. 1m. Mitchell, supreme secretary of the Order of Washington, returned last Sun day from a month's visit to the St. Louis Exposition buildings, and states that most of the latter are being rapidly completed, but that the Oregon State building Is not as far forward as he had expected. He visited subordinate lodges of the Order of Washington In Idaho, Utah, Colorado and other secUons. "I also Inspected at St. Louis the new Fraternal building, the cost of which, J5CO.000, has been subscribed by different styles, every good model i Oregoman of March 6th It 99 Ranges Have 50 per cent more heating and cooking capacity than any other range on the market. It is better built, of better mate rial, handsomest in appear ance, has the most modern im provements and altogether is so far superior to any other make that if you will only look at them you are sure to join the "Peninsular" army. Every one guaranteed by bond. (Basement.) m fraternal organizations throughout the United States." proceeded Mr. Mitchell. "We hope to have a similar building on a smaller scale at the Lewis and Clark Fair, costing about J30.00O to build and $2d.eoo to maintain during the Fair. The Order of Washington day at the St. Loula Exposition will be September 23, the same as the Lewis and Clark day, and the Lewis Loyal Legion day. This latter event will be under the auspices of the Lewis family, the descendants of Captain Me riwether Lewis." Another Try at Peace Before Striking NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Four hundred telegraph operators employed by the Erie Railroad have" held an all-night meeting at Paterson, N. J., to discuss alleged .grievances. RepresentaUves from every section were present, and the Western delegation Is reported to have favored a strike immediately, but the delegates final ly decided to make further representations to the management and report in two weeks. French Thieves Rob Tourists. NEW YORK. Feb. 15. Robberies of wealthy visitors to the Riviera are rire, and apparently are the work ot a daring band of well-organized thieves, says a dispatch to the American from Mentone, France. A wealthy American widow re ports having been robbed at her hotel of jewels valued at $20,000. An English wo man on her way back from Monte Carlo lost $2000, which she bad won from tho bank. TO CURE A COLD IX ONE, DAT . Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if 1 fails to euro tv. urove s signature u uu bvx. i