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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1906. BE QUICKLY Welcome News to Burned-Out and Anxious People of San Francisco. PUT MONEY IN CIRCULATION Block to Saving of Remnants and Demolition of Knina Removed. , Workmen Jieed Money to Pay for Dally Meals. SAN FRANCISCO. May' 9. Financial Interest today centered in the announce ment made by the Insurance companies that In the Immediate future they would pay losses of the fire sufferers. It Is be ll'yed that most of the money will be put Into general circulation, and when H is distributed will relieve the people of San Francisco as no other means could. This news waa welcome, not only to the policy-holders, but also to the banks that have been doing their best for the public with the resources at their Im mediate command necessarily limited. It mus official to the extent that it was Riven to the committee and duly reported at the general committee's dally meeting. The announcement was received with ap plause, news from the Insurance inter ns having been' awaited with much anNlety. Put People on Feet. ".What will be the effect of the pay ment of this insurance money?" was asked James D. Phelan, chairman of the llnance committee." "Nothing could do more Rood." he re plied. "When the money is paid out to i he people It will put them on their feet. It will bring about an early resumption nf normal conditions. The people want money to buy what they need and the payment of this many million dollars will greatly assist the banks in giving them money. What Is more, the circulation of the money will be of great value to the banking interests." Can Proceed With Salvage. With the . announcement that -. losses will soon bo paid the Insurance 'Interests have made the concession that salvage operations on property swept by the flames can be proceeded with safety. Policy-holders may save anything they can find without Icar of risking the" loss of their claims . for insurance. ' To a great extent the work of demol ishing walls and clearing away debris has been postponed, because of the doubt regarding the 'aUftuilfc the insurance com panies would' take." The work of con tracting and wrecking ' companies has been defernnk awaiting such a definite statement a that made by the insurance companies to the committee, tuduy. . I'ILK- CLAIMS- FOB INSURANCE Welcome News to Losers Workmen" Xeed Money for Meals. N SAN FRANCISCO. May 9. At the meeting of the reconstruction committee itKlay, W. tH. Metson, chairman of the ub-cominittoe on insurance, . reported hat the result of yesterday's conference nith representative Insurance men was satisfactory. "The tirst thing the people should do, tie said, "is to lile their claims. These will be tabulated, investigated, adjusted and promptly paid." It wai announced that the gas mains had been inspected and that the use of sas would be permitted under safety rcg jlations. A resolution was adopted declaring that the wages for public and private employ ment at ordinary and unskilled labor should be $2.30 for nine hours. The reso lution was adopted. This rate lias been lix-d by the Building Trades Council. That employers pay their men some thing at least daily, so that they may be able to pay for their meals, Is jthe request made today by General Greely In asking the co-operation of the business men of the city in restoring normal con ditions. "We are establishing 15-cent kitchens air over the city," said General Greeley, "and if the men employed should have their, wages promptly paid, it will great ly assist in the work of relief. It will put money in circulation and help the entire business community to get started ngain. We have cases where application Is made for relief by men who are at work. They say they would much prefer to buy their meals, but that they are not being paid. Today's applications for relief, however, show a decrease of 10.COO." In communications to Mayor Schmitz. K. H. Harriman saya that he is so great ly interested in the work of rebuilding San Francisco that he will soon return from the East. MAV BE TOOTHPICK- HOTEL Surviving Steel Bulldinp; Will Be Slteathed In Steel. SAX FRANCISCO. May 9. The 14-story uncompleted steel frame building popu larly known as the "Toothpick" build ing, it is said, will be converted into a hotel. The entire metal skeleton had been erected when the tire came, but the structure, although situated In the very ciigc of Jnlon Square, practically escaped undamaged. It Is stated that it is the Intention of the new owners to sheath it with" steel, something after the fashion of a warship. STICKLF.BS FOB PBIXC1PLE. Butchers'- Union Protests Against Buying; Nonunion Meat. SAN FRANCISCO. May 9. (Special.) In the midst of all their troubles the labor unions of the city apparently still cling as tenaciously as ever to their prin ciples. Butchers' Union, local 115. today protested to the Board of Supervisors against the city buying meat for pub lic institutions from nonunion firms. The matter w-as referred to the commit tee on capital and labor. iRF.AT DAMAGE TO STEAMERS Columbia Needs $100,000 of Re pairs, Puebla $13,000. SAN FRANCISCO. May . (Special.) Considerable' damage was done by the earthquake ' to the vessels on the ways or in course of construction at the Union iron Works. Besides the freighters Mexican and "Co- lumbia, being built for the Hawaiian American Steamship Company, which were damaged about $15,000 each, the Co lumbia, which has been long on the Port land run, and the City of Puebla, a Seat tle boat, were damaged. The damage to the Columbia will be tlOO.000. The boat is now submerged, having sunk with the dock on which it rested. The City of Puebla was less seriously damaged; $15,000 will cover her losses. Photograph Kuihs Prom Balloons. SAX FRANCISCO, May 9. The Signal Corps of the United States Army is pho tographing San Francisco's ruins from balloons. A series of pictures is being taken to be kept on file by the War De partment in Washington. Several hun dred pictures have already been taken of the different buildings, and an cider sent for three balloons so that a complete pan oramic picture of the city can be had. Relief Supplies From Oregon. OAKLAND. Cal., May 9. (Special.) Two more shipments of supplies arrived today, one a carload of mixed goods from the people of Huntington, the other consisting of 63 cases of cheese from the citizens of Tillamook City and nearby creameries. These supplies will be turned over to the general relief bureau. Money Needed as Evidence Burned. SAX FRANCISCO, May 9. The dis covery has been made that thousands of dollars held by the police as evi dence in criminal cases has been de stroyed. The vault in the property VIEWS SHOWING EFFECT clerk's office at the Hall of Justice, instead of. being fireproof, as the building specifications required. Is nothing more than a. closet with formidable-looking doors. Property Clerk Dlnan refuses to accept the responsi bility, because the vault was not fire proof. He admits, however, that the metal must be somewhere inside the Vault, and. that a further effort will be made to find it. - Laundry Fire Causes Panic. SAN FRANCISCO. May" 9: Th'is'-cfty today had its first fire since the great con- r (lagration. A Chinese laundry, located at fierce. ana -tiusn streets.- in the heart of the saved residential district became ablaze and the people in the neighborhood wero panic-stricken. Fortunately a chemical engine of the fire department was close at hand and prompt action quickly extinguished the blaze before ser ious damage was done. A large force of police from the neighboring station soon dispelled the fears of the frightened peo ple. Give $900,000 to California. "WASHINGTON, May 9.-The House committee on public lands today author lied a favorable report on a bill which will result in placing about 1900.000 in the State Treasury of California from the Federal Treasury, if it becomes a law. The bill grants the state five per cent of the proceeds of the sale of the public lands of the state from the be ginning of the state government, and in that respect puts California on the same basis as other states. Harriman Buys Freight Depot. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. It was re ported today that ' the Southern Pacific Company has purchased the old Fontana warehouse property near the water front In the city of Fort Mason. The place will be used for a freight depot and freight yards. The price is said to have been 1:150.000. Eight years ago it changed hands for $35,000. H a rt. J I California Street Below Sansome. Events of the Day on Oak Street Iower Albina Rough-House Club Entertained Mr. Allison Gives Charmina Re cital Mr. Frank Hot Leaves the City. THE Lower Albina Rough-House Club met with Mr. Cameron at the latter's Oak-street inn , .yesterday morning for the purpose of discussing the advisa bility of giving another Comanche social such as delighted all Lower Albina late Tuesday evening. The discussion on this delightful subject proved refreshing in the extreme, and many Important suggestions were made by Mr. Cameron upon the club's future entertainments. The Tuesday night affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all present and was conducted In elaborate fashion. The programme for 8 . mo occasion 111C1UU- M r? ed an elegant dlscus- J -A!! K,on on "New Curves M efB ln Metropolian Pro fanlty." The discus sion was led by Messrs. Doty and Quinn, and was par ticipated In by all present. Following this number Mr. Quinn sang. with charming effect, the lively little aria "Never Let the Neighborhood Sleep." The programme closed with an inter esting debate: "Re How Mr. Doty Won the Debate in tbe Seventh Round. solved. That a right hook to the solar plexus will produce coma more readily than a left swing to the jaw." The af firmative view was taken by Mr. Bggle son, who handled his subject in mas terly fashion. Mr. Doty sustained the negative view. and. notwithstanding the power of his opponent's logic, won the debate ln the seventh round. Following this part of the ' programme the club members repaired en masse to the Hotel Cameron, making the trip in the hotel's covered tally-ho. which Mr. Cameron ordered put at their disposal. At 7 A. M. yesterday an elaborate break fast was served, the visiting club mem bers, the menu including bread, served a la hunk: roast beef, au tough, and gob lets of sparkling Bull Run. The big Swedish chef outdid himself for thel SALVES THEIR PRIDE Wealthy Reduced to Poverty Not in Bread Lines. MYERS SECURES REMEDY Oregon Representative's Plan Is Adopted by Greely Damage to Columbia and Puebla. Labor Asserts Rights. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. (Special.) Jefferson Myers, of Portland, carries a copy of the order below and displays it with pride as a testimonial to the in fluence of Oregonians with the high au thorities: On and after Saturday, May 12, no food will be issued in the Cltv of San Francisco except at camps under strict military con trol, save to persons bearing a food ticket Issued by the Red Cross. The Red Cross has arranged to have an authorized agent at OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN SAN Clay Street Below Battery. each relief station to provide for applicants who are extremely destitute and who may not have been previously registered. All parties needing public relief are informed that they can register for the purpose- of obtaining a food ticket at any one of the existing- official relief stations. By command of Major-General Greely. In its work the Oregon Relief Bureau found many cases of destitution where people once of wealth and repute were too proud to rub shoulders in the bread line with all classes of people. Mr. Myers personally went before General Groely and his advisers and laid this fact before them, suggesting as a remedy some such plan as that devised above. The following day the new system, ' a3 suggested by Mr. Myers, was ordered. WILL SEND OUT INFORMATION Promotion Committee to Furnish Ar ticles and Photographs. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. At a meet ing of the committee . n reconstruction of San Francisco today, the California tPro motion Committee was delegated to pre pare articles and furnish photographs to newspapers and magazines throughout the world, giving the facts as to existing con ditions in San Francisco at the present time. The articles and photographs are in course of preparation and will shortly be available. Temporary headquarters of the commit tee have been established at the Fair mount Hotel, San Francisco, where all communications Bhould be addressed. Parties throughout the United States and foreign countries having been in cor respondence with the committee are re quested to address the committee on such matters as they may bo interested in and to take up again the correspondence that has been temporarily suspended. Loss at Healdsburg $100,000. HEALDSBURG. Cal., May 9. The peo ple of Healdsburg are much disturbed over an error in a dispatch from Healds- spread and won many choice compliments from the Lower Albina connoisseurs. Messrs. Doty and Quinne were afterwards persuaded to remain at the hostelry a month. Mr. Rowe will remain a week, while Mr. Conners and the half-dozen others of the club returned at noon to their homes in Albina. MR. JAMES ALLISON, an accom plished young prevaricator from California, gave a finished exhibition of his art before a select audience, in the Cameron reception hall yesterday morn ing. With that poise and fine repose of manner which be speaks long practice and a peculiarly fit ted temperament Mr. Allison recited a pa thetic little composi tion on his escape f( 7 from the San Fran-fUrllTS Cisco nre alter losing large portions of his private fortune. The effort brought tears even to the eves 1 nf those who knew the004" Meet mm' young Impresario elf Ootde city was ln Oregon City Limits, at the time of the catastrophe. Immedi ately after the recital Mr. Allison hur ried from the hotel, not waiting to re ceive the' felicitations of those he has entertained. He dropped a hurried expla nation to the effectthat he had just re--ceived an Important message, through Mr. Cameron, nflfklng it necessary for him to meet himself outside the city limits within 60 minutes. MR. FRANK HOY, the practiced young hop fiend, also departed from the hotel in a great hurry shortly before noon, saying he must fill an important engage ment outside the city' limits before sun down. It is rumored that Mr. Hoy is go ing out to contract for the Willamette Vallej' hop yield before some of the lesser hop magnates have a chance to corner the market! 3 burg which states that the damage from the earthquake in this town would amount to $1,009,000. The amount should have read $100,000. HARRIMAX "DISCUSSES PLANS Confers With Shaw and Jessup on Financial Aid. NEW YORK, May 9 B. H. Harriman, president of the Union Pacific and other Pacific systems, who returned from San Francisco yesterday, was visited today by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw and Mor ris K. Jessup, president of the Chamber oi commerce, with whom he discussNj conditions in California. Mr. Harriman later said that no plans of financial relief other than those already made have yet been framed, nor could any definite methods be arrived at until the people of San Francisco its merchants and professional men reach an accept able basis for further financial relief. "San Francisco will hold its business," said Mr. Harriman. "Its merchants are behaving like men. They have -not yet thought out any broad plan for recon struction of the city. I believe the insur ance companies will be liberal in meeting their losses. There must be a large amount of salvage." The money scare created here by the disaster waa, in Mr. Harriman's opinion, without warrant. He admitted that a.rly advices indicated a much greater drain upon Eastern resources than had actually occurred. Speaking of existing financial conditions in San Francisco, Mr. Harriman said: "The banks are in good condition. The FRANCISCO, OCT. 21, 1868 Scene on Clay Street. Courtesy of Simon Harris.' thing most needed there is labor. In fact, that is the most necessary thing through out the state at this time, as the crops are soon to be harvested. The bankers of San Francisco and California generally appreciate the fact that the more money that the city and state keep at the money centers, the more assistance the people will receive." Mr. Harriman was not enthusiastic about the Burnham plan for beautifying the city. He thought it might prove theo retical rather than practical at this time. "It is looking 40 or 60 years ahead," he said. "Remember, San Francisco is not as big as it was." The Tribune tomorrow will say: The plans for financing the rebuild ing of San Francisco, which have been the subject of several conferences here within the last few days between finan ciers of this city and of San Francisco, are now assuming definite shape. It is purposed to organize a bond and mort gage corporation, it was authoritatively stated yesterday, under a Federal char ter or a broad state charter, empower ing the corporation to guarantee the principal and interest of bonds issued by It and secured by ten-year mortgages on San Francisco property. The company will have a capital of probably $10,000,000. This capitalization, it is thought, will be sufficiently large to warrant the company in underwriting J50.000.000 bonds. The new company will not concern It self with residential property, but will devote itself exclusively to facilitating the erection of steel structures. Its pol icy will be to make loans to the amount of BO per cent of the combined value of the land and the proposed building, tak ing mortgages on both. The mortgages will bear 5H or 6 per cent interest. The new corporation, according to ideas of its projectors, is to be an expedient for meeting a present need and not a perma nent institution and its life may not exceed that of the last issue of its bonds. The directors will be principally New York and San Francisco men. 'BREAD AND PLENTY OF IT' Bakersfield Answers Request of San Francisco Promptly. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., May 9. Tonight, on the Santa Fe train leaving the local depot at 9 o'clock, 1000 loaves of fresh bread were sent to San Francisco. This amount will be sent every evening here after just as Ions: as the relief authori ties in San Francisco deem it necessary. The local relief committee raised $15,000 for the benefit of the San Francisco suf ferers. Over $6000 of it has been -expended in feeding refugees passing through the city on their way East. The remaining $8000 will be used by the local committee in rendering relief. A short time ago the relief committee ln San Francisco was asked what means of assistance was most needed. It wired back today: "Bread, and plenty of it." The local committee will accordingly ship 1000 loaves every night until it is no longer needed. The bread is baked late in the afternoon and will arrive in San Francisco the next morning as fresh as when it left the oven. LOSS CAUSES HIS SUICIDE. Harry Partridge's Body Found in Canal Near Bakersfield. BAKERSFIELD, Cal., May 9. The body of Harry Partridge, whose business offices before the San Francisco fire were room 419 in the Italian-American Bank on Montgomery street and who was a brother of George Partridge of the same city, was taken from the Calloway canal, two miles from this city, this morning after presumably having been in the water since the first of the month. Partridge was the representative for the Williams Patent Crusher Company and came to this city prior to the fire. When the news of the disaster reached here he told friends that he had suf fered a great loss by the fire and be came very despondent. On May 1 he paid his bill at the Southern Hotel and left that hostelry with his grip. Word was received tonight from George Partridge, brother of the deceased'. He left San Francisco this evening and will arrive in Bakersfield early tomorrow morning. It is expected the body will be taken north for burial i vn i .. f"f7--3g8W'rW."-. w... ',' - ' ' ? ; E Ecclesiastical Judges Send In Findings to Bishop. SAID TO BE AGAINST HIM Action Kept Secret Pending Action of Bishop Walker Beports Dif fer, One Declaring Court All Voted Guilty. BATAVIA. N. T., May . (Special.) The ecclesiastical court, which tried the Rev. Algernon S. Crapsey, of Rochester, for heresy two weeks ago. met here today and formulated its verdict. It is believed that the court decided unanimously for conviction, but that there was some dif ference of opinion ln regard to the pun lshment to be imposed. The findings of the court will be sent to Bishop Walker for approval. He has 30 days in which to render his decision. He can modify the sentence, if he sees fit. but he cannot increase it, if it be only admonition. FIXDIXGS ARE KEPT SECRET Report as to Vote of Court Is De flared Guesswork. BATAVIA, N. Y.. May 9. The ecclesi astical court, which tried Dr. Algernon A. Craspoy. rector of St. Andrew's Church of Rochester, on a charge of heresy, ended its work today, when a verdict was reached and the document containing the findings of the court was drawn up. signed and forwarded to Bishop Walker at Buffalo. Until the verdict has been reviewed by Bishop Walker no official Information as to its contents can be stated. The pub lished statement to the effect that the court had voted four to one against Dr. Crapsey on both specifications is declared to be only guesswork. COURT IS XOT UXAXIMOUS One Story Says Vote Is Four to pne Against Crapsey. ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 9. A dis patch from Batavia to the Post-Express late today says: "The court in session here today in the Crapsey case has considered both charges and both specifications of the presentment and the vote throughout has been 4 to 1 against Dr. Crapsey. As to the final decision. Dr. Dunham refused to accede, to the findings of the court, and will file a separate statement. "Dr.. W. C. Roberts, president of the court, was bitter in his denunciation of Dr. Crapsey during the session this af ternoon. He declared that Dr. Crapsey naa gone into mis matter with his eyes open and had set a whole diocese a-fire with controversy." ADVANCE RATES IN WEST Insurance Men Will Force Property- Owners Make Up Losses. CHICAGO, May 9. The Tribune today says: Fire Insurance rates ln Chicago on less desirable risks will be advanced 25 per cent or more to reimburse companies that have suffered loss in the San Fran cisco fire. This action practically was de cided yesterday at a meeting of 20 West ern managers in the rooms of the West ern Union in the American Trust & Sav ings Bank building. At the same time there will be a large reduction in brokers' commissions. The advance in rates will be confined ohiefly to the congested district Including the stockyards and certain manufactur ing section. Fireproof buildings will be exemp: from the increase. It is probable the advance will be made throughout the entire district controlled by the Western Union, extending from Western Pennsylvania to the Rocky Mountains. An Insurance manager, speaking of rates outside of Chicago, said there should be a flat advance of 50 per cent in the Middle West. The meeting was called to hear a report from a committee of five Insurance man agers, who went to New York to attend a general conference of insurance men. This committee reported a general sentiment for advancing insurance rates on unprofitable business and in congested districts and for cutting down the amount of commissions paid to brokers. Insurance Men Waive Quibbles. SAN FRANCISCO, May 9. An under standing as to what the insurance com panies propose to do has been obtained by the sub-committee of the committee Eminent Doctors Praise Its Ingredients. We refer to that boon to weak, nervous, suffering women known as Dr. Piercc'i Favorite Prescription. Dr. John Fyfe one of the Editorial Staff of Thb Eclectic Medical Review says of Unicorn root (Heloniag DUHca) which Is one of the chief ingredients of the "Fa vorite Prescription " : A remedy which invariably acts as a uter ine lnvieorator makes for normal ac tivity of the entire reproductive system. Ee continues "in Helonlas we hare a medica ment which more fully answers the above purposes than any other drug with which I am acquainted. In tbe treatment of diseases pe culiar to women it is seldom that a case is seen which does not present some indication for this remedial agent," Dr. Fyfe further ays: "The following are among the leading indications for Helonlas (Unicorn root). Pain or aching in the back, with leuoorrhcea; tonic (weak) conditions of the reproductive organs of women, mental depression and ir ritability, associated with chronic diseases of tbe reproductive organs of women, constant sensation of heat in the region of tbe kid neys; menorrhagia, (flooding), due to a weak ened condition of the reproductive system: amenorrhea (suppressed or absent monthly periods), arising from or accompanying an abnormal condition of tbe digestive organs and anannlc (thin blood) habit: dragging sensations In the extreme lower part of the abdomen." If more or less of the above symptoms re present, no invalid woman can do better than take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, one of the leading ingredi ents of which Is Unicorn root, or Heionias, and the medical properties of which It most faithfully represents. Of Golden Seal root, another prominent Ingredient of "Favorite Prescription, Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., of Ben nett Medical College, Chicago, says: "It is an important remedy in disorders of the womb. In all catarrhal conditions and general enteeblement. It is useful." Prof, John M. Scndder, M. D., late of Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal root : "In relation to Its general effects on the system, then is no nudtetne tn tue about tchieh thare is suca ffefMroi unanimity of opinion. It is umrersont regarded a tkt tonic useful in all debilitated states." Prof. Bartholow, M. D.. of Jefferson Medical College, says of Golden Seal : Valuable in uterine hemorrhage, menor rhmcla (flooding) and congestive dysmenor Thcea (painful menstruation)." Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription faith fully represents all the above named in gredients and cures the diseases for which they are recommended. UECID (I ill! I r t 3 if-mm ii 1 f 3 S3 S3- Ttxo Perfect Food" Baked crisp and brown, every grain of the malted wheat a wafer-like flake, Malta-Vita is the most healthful food in the world. There vis no other food so good to eat, so appetizing, so delicious. No other food .has that delicate, satisfying Malta-Vita taste. For those who have eaten Malta-Vita a perfect breakfast -is next to impossible without it. And it's just as good at any other time. Try some today with milk, cream or fruit. All grocers sell Malta-Vita, ' on insurance at a meeting: with a com mittee from the Fire Underwriters' Ad justment Bureau. The statement there made was in brief that the insurance companies would treat policy-holders fairly; that no attempt would be made to take advantage of mere quibbles or technicalities; that losses on buildings destroyed by fire would be paid as soon as adjusted, and the adjustment of losses would proceed ps rApidly as possible. The insurance in Hie burned district is esti mated By the underwriters at J200,000,000. RATES RAISED IX XEW YORK Insurance Exchange Makes Advance oh Congested Districts. NEW YORK. May 9. Officers of the Continental Insurance Company today announced that the company nad with drawn its resignation from the Fire In surance Exchange and had agreed to maintain the higher rates fixed by that organization last week. The rates were raised from 14 to 23 per cent ln congested districts. Presi dent Shallcross of the exchange, suid today that there would be no increase in rates on dwelling houses. New England Moves to Raise Kates. BOSTON. May 9. The Boston Board of Fire Underwriters and the New England Insurance Exchange appointed commit tees yesterday to investigate the ques tion of raising the rates on fire insur ance policies ln connection with the San Francisco fire. The committees will visit New York and other places where rate increases have already been put into operation. Traders' Will Fight All Claims. CHICAGO. May 9. It was announced today by the receiver of the Traders In surance Company, which suspended a few days ago because of losses at Bhi Fran P Tie fact that S. S. S. is a purely vegetable preparation, containing not tne slightest trace of mineral in any form, has been one of the strongest points ia its favor during its forty years of existence. It is recognized everywhere not only as the best of all blood purifiers, but the one medicine that can be taken with absolute safety by the youngest child or the oldest member of the family. Next in importance to removing the cause of any disease i9 the condition in which the system 13 left after a course of medical treatment. Medicines containing mercury, potash or other strong mineral ingredients often do permanent injury by eating out the delicate lining and tissues of the stomach, producing chronic dyspepsia, unfavorably affecting the bowels and so damaging the system that even if the original cause of the disease has been removed, it is left in such a deranged and weakened condition that Sl ftQO REWARD tt, t,in, ;nnn; coo enjoys the distinction of being the only blood medicine on the market that does not contain a mineral property in come form. Being made entirely of roots, herbs and barks it is absolutely harmless to any part of the syste-n, and while curing disease adds strength and health to every part of the body. S. S. S. removes all poisons, freshens and purifies the blood and gives better and more lasting results than any other blood medicine. S. S. S. is the very best treatment for Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Sores and Ulcers, and all troubles due to an impure or poisoned blood supply. Besides being the King of blood purifiers S. S. S. is the best and most invigorating of all' onics. TH SWIFT The Kind Ton Have Always to use for over 30 years, and has been made nnder his per 'ffly J?. 8nal supervision since Its Infancy. f-OOCCnti-j Allow no one to deneiv von in t.hii. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good are bufe Experiments that trifle with and endanger the .health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS S7 Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Oyer 30 Years. T CTTU COMHNV, TT MUM MAT TWCCT, NEW YORK Cmf. f4 SJloA cisco, that every loss by the earthquake in San Francisco will be contested in th. court. It ' is particularly desired to d termine the amount of loss inflicted bj the earthquake and the damHge done by the fire. The attorneys shj- that it is im possible at present to give an estimate of how large a percentage of the losses will be paid. FROST IN. MIDDLE STATES Great Damage to Fruit and Vegeta bles in Interior. DES MOINES. Iowa, May !. The Central Weather Station I? in receipt of reports from all parts of the state indi cating a general, and. in some places, ,a. killing frost last night. Small fruit arid garden truck suffered heavily. MARIETTA. O., May 9. It Is estimated that damage to the amount of J75.0OA wf done to the strawberry crop by frost last night. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. May 9 Frost last night did considerable damage to small fruit and early vegetables in Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. T.FXTWiTON TCv- Maw Q Tt... a slight fall of snow in the Blue Gras region Tonay, out. n aid no damage to growing crops. One Counterfeiter Is Found Guilty. The jury in the case of Albert L. Brown, alias Edward Burns, and F. .1. Mulligan, accused of manufacturing counterfeiting apparatus, last night re turned a verdict of acquittal as against Mulligan, and found the other defendant guilty as charged. He will come up for sentence before Judge Wolverton in the United States District Court this' morning. PURELY VEGETABLE IF NOT PURELY VEGETABLE. Skia Diseases, Contagious Blood Poison SPECSTIG CO., ATLANTA, CA. . Bought, and which has been has borne the eismatnre of Signature of A