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THE -MORNING- OREGOMAN, SATURDAY, JUNE- 30,- 190G. QUICK WITH PLEA .OF "NOT GUILTY' ' Harry Thaw Startles His Coun sel, Who Immediately In terpose an Amendment. DEFENSE NOT OUTLINED Temporary Kmotlonal Insanity May Be Presented by Attorneys for Pittsburg Millionaire Slayer of. Architect White. NEW YORK, June 29. "Not guilty" was the clea personally made by Harry K. Thaw when arraigned today, on the chame of having murdered Stanford "White, before Justice Cowing in the bu- preme Court. So prompt was the pris oner's reply to the usual question by the court clerk that his counsel, who ex pected to reply for him, were for a mo ment startled. Then they immediately interposed an amendment of the plea. asking permission of the court to with draw it any time up to next . Tuesday. This permission was granted, and the prisoner was led away from the bar and taken back to- his cell In the tomes. SWEENY MURDERS A MINER Brother of Spokane Millionaire Also ' Shot in Duel. LEWISTON, Idaho, June 29. Advices reaching here this morning from Grange- vine give meager details of a shooting scrape which occurred on uroonea iver, five miles below Oro Grande mining camp, in the Elk mining district, In which M. R. Mitchell, a nrosoector. was shot and killed, and Mike Sweeny, a brother of Charles Sweeny,' the millionaire mine owner, of Spokane, was slightly wounded. The Sheriff and Coroner of Idaho County have gone to the scene of the tragedy. It is understood that bad blood has ex isted between Sweeny and Mitchell for two years past In a dispute over mining claims, and that Sweeny's arrival in the camp a few days ago precipitated a se rious quarrel. Mitchell was about 40 years old, and is known throughout this section as "Dod Joe." He had been in mining campa of this vicinity for ten years. Sweeny is also well known here and in Spokane through his identification with his brother in mining Interests in Buffalo Hump and elsewhere. Sweeny was In this city several days ago and was accompa nied to Oro Grande by Andrew Prader,. of Spokane. It was learned that the quarrel arose between Mitchell and Sweeney over some mining claims and the fact Is established that Sweeney fired the shot which killed Mitchell. It is not known at this time whether Sweeney fired in self-defense, but accurate In formation is expected tomorrow wilen officers will return to Grangeville from the scene of the tragedy. STAXD . OV THE , COMMITTEE Believes Sale of Flour for Best In terests of Refugees. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. Mayor Schmilz today received a telegram from Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, protesting against the sale of the lour donated by that state. The Mayor as yet has taken no action on Governor Johnson's protest. It is claimed by the relief committee and General Greely that the donations so far received are in excess of all possible needs, and it Is was neemed the best plan to dispose of the lour rather than pay storage on thousands of barrels, especially as storage facili ties are limited. Seven hundred and fifty tnousand pounds were reserved, which, it is estimated, will be suf ficient for the needs of the sufferers for six months. On the other hand, it Is alo claimed that many people desire the lour dis tributed as it was intended by the donors and that applications for it have not been granted. The relief committee declares that the proceeds from the sale of the lour, which amounts to over $250,300, will be used for more pressing needs of relief. HONOR MRS. LONGYORTH. Titled Englishmen. Speak at Lunch- on of Society of American Women. 1 LONDON, June 29. The Society "of J nerican Women gave a luncheon to mbaMsadr Reid and Mrs. Reid and ir. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth at e Hotel Cecil today. The guests in Jlided, besides the Reids and Long rtvottha, Lord Roberts, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Lord Cur- ion, ex-Viceroy of India. Mrs. Webster Glyne, who presided, proposed the health of Mr. and Mrs. Reid. The Duke of Marlborough, In pro posing the health of Mr. and Mrs. Ixjngworth, spoke of the interest Eng lishmen took in the political utter ances of PresiJent . Roosevelt and in his great political career, saying that the President's high aims, courage and manliness commanded the admiration, good will and enthusiasm of the Brit ish. Recognizing the President's great qualities, the British had gladly wel comed his daughter, and now that they had met her, they regretted her early departure, and hoped she would retain for England the kindly feeling and In terest which England would retain for her. Mr. Longworth replied, thanking the American ladies for their courtesy. Lord Curzon, speaking for the guests, said it had been a great pleasure for them to meet the daughter of the greatest statesman of the day, not only because she was the daughter of the President, but because of herself.. President Roosevelt, he said, was mak ing an enduring mark on the history of his time, but above all the English had to thank him for cementing the good relations existing between the two peoples. Mrs. Reid and Mrs.-longworth after-: ward attended a reception of the Ly ceum Ladies' Club. . . . . .. , Will Attend Boise Congress. BOISE. Idaho. June 29. Chairman M. B. Gwinn, of the executive committee of the Irrigation Congress, today received several letters from Members of Congress expressing their Intention to attend the congress in September. These are Sen ators Ankeny and Carter, of Montana, and Representatives Reeder, of Kansas, and Gaines, of Tennessee. Several others state they will endeavor to arrange their plans so they can be. here. Walter Wellman . Reaches Tromsoe. TROMSOE, Norway, June 29. Walter Wellman, leader of the Wellrnan-Chicago Record-Herald Arctic expedition, arrived here today, accompanied by three French aeronauts ana some mechanics. The air ship material will reach Tromsoe tomor row and all the party will go to Spitsber gen next veek. A DONKEY CURE. Whooping Cough Victims Relieved When Doctors Fail. New Tork Sun. "My little girl here has the-whooping cough and I want to have her cured" said a woman to Policeman Coyle near the ele phant house in the Central Park menag erie yesterday. "Why not take her to a doctor?" re sponded the policeman. "I had a doctor, but she does not get better. The physician says the disease must run its course, but a neighbor told me that her boy took the donkey cure here and advised me to try it. Where Is the donkey please?" went on the woman. "In there, ma'am," said the policeman, pointing to the deerhoute. . A curious visitor who happened to over hear the colloquy made inquiries, and learned that there is a considerable num ber of persons in the city who have faith in the donkey cure. -They are not all un lettered persons either. Their whims, if they may toe called such, are always humored by the keepers, and they usually go away feeling happier. It is to Increase the sum of human happi ness that Father Knickerbocker maintains a collection of beasts and birds in the park. The curious visitor followed the woman and her child into the deerhouse to see what would happen; Keeper Phil Holmes had Just finished feeding the animals and the woman spoke to him about her child. "The little darling Is troubled so with the terrible cough that she gets black and blue in the face. I would do anything to get relief for her," said the woman. "You want to pass her under the Jack ass, eh? To be sure, ma'am. I'll do it tor the handsome little lady." said the keeper. He led mother and child to the alleyway behind the stalls, took the ass out of its enclosure and fastened its halt er strap to a ring in the wall. The ani mal stood quietly, as though it know from experience just what was required of It. Besides, a lump of sugar from the keeper is usually its reward, and it is very iond or sugar. The donkey cure must be performed in a particular way to be efficacious. At least, that Is the accepted theory in Cen tral Park. The patient is passed under the animal s belly three' times from the right side to the left, and must return to the right side from the left each time over the animal's back. When the patient is a child the mother stands on the right side and passes the child under the beast to the keeper on the other side. He takes the child and passes It over the beast to the mother. "You'd be surprised how many people Believe in tnis cure tor whooping cough," Holmes said afterward. "I remember one day a child, its mother and its grand mother came in here and asked to have the Infant pass under the ass. The grandmother said that the child's motner had been cured of the cough in the men agerie when she wag a child. This the mother herself did not remember. But she believed what her own mother said and wanted to try it for her little child. Quite often women come into the build ing and tell me that their children had got better after going under the animal." The keeper was asked he knew on what theory women visitors based their belief in the healing virtue of the singu lar treatment. "Yes, some of the women explained that to me," he replied, ' foil know that our Lord entered Jerusalem riding on an ass. Some of the people went to him and asked to be cured of their diseases. Well, IB some way people nowadays seem to think that because our Lord rode on a donkey all of that species is blessed. And look here. Don't you see the figure of a cross on the animal's back? It is auite plain." The color of the animal is mostly white, but there was a black streak running along the back, with arms branching off over the shoulders. The black hair re sembled a cross in a white setting. WILXj COST $1,000,000 A YEAR Relief Work in Bay City Promises to Be Expensive. SAN FRANCISCO, June 29. According to the budgets submitted to the relief commission today, it will cost consider ably more than Jl.OOO.OOO a year to dis pense the money contributed for the des titute resident; of Sun Francisco. The expenses of administration will total this vast sum, if the finance committee ap proves the estimates prepared, and the expenditure will not include a cent for food or clothing. Major Gaston stated that the expenses of his work would be approximately $39,000 for the one month. Dr. Ward, who, as the city's chief health official, will have full charge of eanitary and hospital work, said he would require about J43.000 a month. Photographed "Soul" of Rat. New York Telegraph. . Scientists in this city were astonished yesterday when they learned that a Washington Professor of psycho-therapeutics claims to hnvA wIIh.gb.I ka a parture of a shadow that might be called ovm ui. a. t a l a i me inmant Oi Its death. The phenomenon was brought about by the use of a light ray similar to the X ray, the rat being placed In a her maticallv sealed tunei and hAM in ih. net. of the rays in front of a sensitized screen. v nen tne rat was Killed It became sud- fipnlv tranenoront . actly the same size and shape of the rat wao ecru to pass out oi ana ascena trom the tube, vanishing as It passed Into the sensitized screen. There Is much speculation as to the re sult that would be accomplished if the same test were applied to a human be- Inp nnri na tn whnrhai. nn. v. . . . 1 - - - r-i - - .... - ....w.aiw. ' . ..isi, AJf LlltS aid of the light rays, the departure of the oui ironi uie ooay couia do detected. : The light rays used in the Washington experiment were five octaves' above violet. Rates Go Up In San Jose. SAN JOSE. Cal.. June 29. On the au thority of the president of the San Jose Board of Underwriters, the announce ment is made that the fire insurance rates in San Jose will, beginning today, be subjected to an increase in rates from 25 to 100 per cent. This applies particu larly to all down-town buildings. Candle Flame Causes Explosion. . EVELETH. Minn.. June 29, Three men lost their lives in a powder, explosion at the Mohawk mine, between Blwabik and Aurora last night. All are unmarried. It Is supposed that one of the men was get ting out dynamite, which is used in sticks, and the flames of his candle touched it ' One of the features of the German "stu dent statistics is that men are dropping medicine while women are turning to it as a profession. . . ' Sciatica. Cured After Twenty Years vf Torture. For more than 20 years Mr. J. B.. Mas sey, of 3322 Clinton street, Minneapolis, Minn., was tortured by sciatica. The pain and sufferine- which he endured durlia this time is beyond comprehension. Noth ing gave him any permanent relief until he used tnamoenam s x-ain uaim. una application of that liniment relieved the pain and made sleep and rest possible, and less than one bottle has effected a permanent cure. Mr. Massey relates his experience for the benefit or others who may be similarly afflicted. If troubled with sciatica or rheumatism why not try a 25-eent bottle of Pain Balm and see for yourself how quickly it relieves the pain. For sale by all drugglsta. TENT POLE Si Canvas of Circus Tent Falls on Crowd at Aurora. TWO KILLED IN THE PANIC Stampede of Herd of Eighteen Ele phants Is Prevented by Prompt Action .Taken by the' . Keepers. CHICAGO, June 29. Two persons were killed and several injured at Aurora to day, when aa enormous tent at Rlngling Bros.' circus was blown-down during a severe wind and thunder storm. A. panic followed in which scores narrowly escaped being trampled to death. Eighteen elephants performing lit the arena at the time were prevented from stampeding by the prompt action of their keepers. The dead are: , -.. MATTHEW BURY, Aurora, struck by a falling tent pole. - WILLIAM CRESS, Danville 111. Cress died from heart disease, due to NEW MEMBER OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION . WASHINGTON, June 29. The ' 1 ' Senate, in executive session today. ilSiil ISisp.;- ill Franklin K. Lane, of California. . the nomination on account of Lane's. is to be enlarged by-the new rate bill, viva voce vote, iane was confirmed, i the shock. Three women are among the severely injured. There were 5000 spectators in the tent at the time of the accident. When the crash came the performing elephants had just begun their act. The first gust of wind gave but an Instant's warning, and the next moment the center pole supporting the canvas roof snapped near the top. The audience was composed largely of women and children. They were unable to lift the heavy canvas. Egress was slow at the regular exits, and it was In the crush at these points that many were injured. Rescue work by the police and fire departments was under way within 20 minutes. The, storm, which approached the pro. portions of a tornado, damaged many buildings in Aurora and vicinity. NINE DEATHS FROM THE HEAT Prostrations Are Reported From All Parts of Chicago. ' CHICAGO, June 29. (Special.) Nine deaths and half a hundred heat pros trations were recorded today in Chica go, as a result of the second day of broiling heat. Suffering was not con fined to any class of Inhabitants or to any particular localities. In the Ghetto and foreign colonies residents swel tered, gasping for air. Prostrations were numerous in these quarters. In the stock-yards district there were, also, many prostrations. Parks were crowded with panting throngs, and in down-town districts of the city for the first time this year hundreds walked the streets hatless and many without coats or waistcoats. Men fell from wagons and street cars. On the streets there were many prostrations, a nurnber being seriously affected. In the excessive heat, far back from the lake front, men and women fell as they walked the screets or stood in the shade. Children of tender age were report ed to the Health Department as ill in large numbers, and infant mortality is expected to greatly Increase In the next few days. Late in the afternoon a wind and rain storm of great sever ity came up out of the West and cooled off the atmosphere. Hottest Day Since 1891. NEW YORK. June 29. The thermome ter at the hottest part of the day regis tered 90 degrees. It was the hottest June since 1891, when the thermometer reg istered 92 degrees. Half a dozen cases of heat prostrations were reported during the day. - Death From Heat at Detroit. DETROIT, June 29. This is the hot test day of the season in Detroit, and up to 1 o'clock, when the thermometer registered 93 degrees, one death and one prostration from the heat had been reported. Very Warm at Washington. WASHINGTON, June 29. Today was the hottest of the Summer. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the thermometer at the Weather Bureau registered 94 degrees. where the mercury remained for over two hours. Ninety-Seven Degrees at Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 29. The sea son's warm weather record was broken today.' The Weather Bureau thermometer registered 97. Hottest Day at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June 29. Several heat prostrations occurred here to day, the hottest of the season. San Francisco Recuperating. SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. In its monthly bulletin of progress, which it will lssuo Saturday, the California promotion committee says that com mercial conditions throughout Califor nia are unprecedented in the history of recuperation from disaster, and shows that the financial Institutions of the state are on a sound basis with plenty of funds. The clearings of San Francisco for the month showed a de crease of but about 9 per cent from those' of the same period of 1905. The clearings for June, 1906, amounted to $121,677,692, as against 134, 836,632 for June, 1905. STORY TOLD BY THE WIDOW (Continued From Fage'l.T the state. Judge Frater ruled that such questioning was not proper cross-examination, and to this ruling Attorneys Mor ris and Shipley, Mitchell's lawyers, took exception. A liveyl legal skirmtah ensued, the Jury being removed from the courtroom while arguments were presented pro and con. Judge Frater stood by his ruling and an exception was entered by the defense, Mrs. Creffleld was then excused from the stand. It Is probable, however, that she will be recalled by the defense next week. Great Crowd In Court. "When the morning session of court con vened there was on hand a crowd such as as has seldom if ever been witnessed in a Seattle courtroom. Not only was every seat and chair occupied, but the standing room, every inch of it, was packed with curious .humanity. Scores of people stood outside in the corridors, patiently await ing .an opportunity to crowd within. Women were largely represented, at least 50 being in: the courtroom. Promptly at 9:30 o'clock the witnesses for the state were lined up before the bench and sworn. They were then exclud ed from the courtroom, the Jury was brought into court and the opening state- confirmed the nomination of Frank lin K. Lane, of California, to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commlsison to succeed ex-Governor Joseph W. Flf er, of ' Illinois. The - President sent the nomination to the Senate on December 6 last, but the interstate commerce committee failed to take action. Opposition to -reporting the nomination, it was publicly stated, was based on the fact that, if he was confirmed, the Democratic members would domi nate the commission, Mr. Lane be- ine a, Democrat. Senator Elkins madea favorable recommendation on the nomination today by polling the . committee. Senator Foraker led the fight against confirmation "today,1 cort tending that Mr. Lane lacks con servatism and js a pronounced re former in railroad matters. Sen ators Kean and Tillman both op posed tbe confirmation. Senator Elkins urged : confirm-, tion, and in this was joined by Sen ator Flint, who said he had opposed politics, but now that the commission he withdrew his objections. On a ment for the state presented. This pre liminary outline of the case for the prose cution was set out by Mr. Miller. In a quiet and business-like manner he de scribed the events of the killing of Cref field by iMtchell. Mr. Miller said in part Mr. Miller's Opening Statement. About 7 o'clock on the morning- of May 7 mis uerenoant, George Mitchell, 'shot and Instantly killed Edmund Creffleld on the streets of this city. Mr. Creffleld and his arose early that morning to do some shopping and were walking south on First avenue on the right-hand side of the street. Near the corner of Columbia street they crossed diagonally to the left-hand side. Mrs. Creffleld was on the inside, and they walked along with their elbows touohlng close to the buildings. When they came to the Quick Drug Store this defendant was standing there and after they had passed fired a shot from his pistol, which entered the base of Creffleld'! brain, tne ball lodging in the right point ot the Jaw. . His wife looked around and saw George Mitchell with a smoking revolver in his hand. She rushed to him and asked: "What did you kill my husband for? He never did you any harm." He never answered, but con tinued coolly smoking his cigar. Officer LeCount came up and found the defendant walking up and down, while Mrs. Creffleld scuffled with him. pushing him away from her husband. Someone pointed him out as the man who had fired the shot, but in answer to the policeman's question he said: "Wait till I get to the police sta tion and I'll make a statement." When he got there he asked for a tele graph blank and sent this message to C. V. Hurt, Corvallls, Oregon: "I've got my man. I am In Jail here." That telegram, gentle men, will be Introduced in evidence. To Louis Sefrit, a newspaper reporter, he said: "I came here Wednesday morning and had been looking for him. I saw them a block and a half away, m and when they passed me I jumped out and fired." That gentlemen. Is briefly our case. Mitchell Arouses Himself. During this recital the young defendant seemed to awaken from the lethargic state in which he had been during the selection of a Jury. He learned forward in his chair and followed the state's at torney with the closest attention. In fact, Mitchell showed close interest in the examination of all the witnesses. During the time Peter Wooley, an Ital ian bootblack who witnessed the tragedy, was on the stand, Mitchell laughed re peatedly at the witnesses broken English. He seemed In a good humor when court closed for the day, and seemed relieved that the state had been brief in its case and had sprung no surprises. The first witness to be called to the stand was Dr. Emil Bories, the Seattle physician who was at the scene of the tragedy immediately after it occurred, and who performed an autopsy on the dead man. Dr. Bories stated that he found Crefflld's body lying in the drug store. A woman was lying across the lifeless form, stroking the hair and mut tering, "Joshua, Joshua. They can't kill Joshua." Thought It Ghostly "Josh." "I misunderstood the woman, Cref field's wife, thinking she said it was all a 'josh,' " said Dr. Boris. "I said to her: 'Madam, this is no joslj; this man is dead." This odd statement created a ripple of merriment in the courtroom, which was instantly stilled by the sharp rapping of the bailiff's gavel. On cross-examination, the doctor stated that Creftield's brain was entirely normal and well developed an dthat the wound inflicted by Mitchell was such as caused instant and painless death. The ball en tered the back of the neck, he said, pene trating at the base of the brain and shut ting off lung and heart action. Regard ing Mrs. Creffield's demeanor afteh the shooting, witness said she was unusually cool and collected, showing little or no emotion. Could Hardly Believe It "I could hardly believe," he said,- "that she was the wife of the man who lay dead on the floor." Dr. F. M. Carrol, ' Coroner of King County, was the- second witness. His testimony coincided with that of Dr. Bories. He, too, thought death must have- been instantaneous- and painless. Dr. Carrol was succeeded in the witness chair by J. Tuchten, an eye witness ot the shooting. Mr. Tuchten was walking Immediately behind the Creffelds until a moment or two before the shooting, when he chanced to cross the street. "His atten tion was attracted by the firing of a shot and he looked just as Creffeld sank in his tracks to the sidewalk. He ran across the street to the- scene and heard Mrs. Creffleld ask the slayer why he had killed her husband. Mitchell made no reply. Murderer Smoked Cigar. Tuchten said he was particularly im pressed by the calm demeanor of the man who did the shooting. Mitchell stood near the fcody, smoking a cigar, and showed no signs of emotion. Similar tes timony was given by W. C. Capps, a den tist who has offices in the Washington block, near the scene of the shooting. He heard the fatal shot and saw the body lying on the sidewalk. . Further testimony substantiating the facts of the killing and all of a similar nature, was given by John A. Whalley, an Insurance agent, and Peter Wooley, a Tootblack, at the fore noon session. The afternoon proceedings were taken up by Mrs. Creffleld, the officers who arrested Mitchell and had hira in cus tody, and a newspaper reporter who in terviewed him shortly after the shooting. Patrolman LeCount, who made the ap rest, said Mitchell submitted quietly. He asked him why he killed the man and Mitchell, after putting him oft, finally told him at the police staton, that Creffleld ruined his sistera and was the leader of the Holy Rollers, a cult that was driving women out of their minds and robbing them of their chastity. Corroborative evi dence was presented by Charles Tennant, sergeant of detectives; Police -Captain Willard and by Louis B. Sefrit, a re porter for the Seattle Times. Last Witnesses of Day. The last witnesses of the day were Police Captain John Sullivan and H. P. Ford, who saw Mitchell send a telegram, immediately after the shooting, to Q V. Hurt, Mrs. Creffield's father, at Corvallls. In this telegram he said: "I have got my man. Am in jail here." Mr. Miller then stated that the case for the State was before the Jury and adjournment was taken until Monday at 9.30 o'clock. The fact that' Mrs. Creffleld made no radical statements while on the stand today has given the defense nope that the Holy-Rollers have made no organized plan for assisting in Mitchell's convic tion. Esther Mitchell, the defendant's sister, was brought into court yesterday morning, but was not questioned by Mitchell's attorneys, who were busy with other matters. She will .be on hand again on Monday, and will be closely questioned as to the causes of her preju dice against her brother before being placed on the witness-stand. Will Take Entire Week. The opening statement for the defense will include a full and complete outline of the causes leading up to the shooting. This statement, It 19 believed, will take up the greater part of Monday of itself. Thirty or more witnessed will vnm. ined for the defense and this will take up the remainder of next week and pos sibly part of the week following, it Is stated -On- every hand It is believed that the jury will return promptly a verdict of ac quittal. There are few people in Seattle that have been following the case who believe Mitchell will be convicted, even or manslauehter. PUTS UP A HEM TRACTIOX COMPANY'S DOCU. MENT ACCEPTED BY CITY. Bridge Over Willamette Approved by Colonel Roessler and Goes to Secretary of War. Treasurer W S. Barstow, of the Willa mette Valley Traction Company, yester day filed the required JIOO.OOO bond to com ply with the city ordinance granting the company a franchise on streets in South Portland and the Joint use of the Front street line now being built by the United Railways Company. The document was approved by City Attorney L. A. McNary and Mayor Lane approved the surety, the National Surety Company. The bond stipulates that the Willamette Valley Traction Company shall build an electric line to Salem within two years and shall start working on the line within the city limits within six months from the date of the granting of the franchise. Plans for the steel bridge across the Willamette River near Butteville have been approved by Colonel W. S. Roessler, United States engineer, .who has for warded the plans to the Secretary of War for action. As the approval of the local engineer invariably carries with it the favorable action of the authorities at Washington, no fear is felt that the Sec retary of War will not lend his approval, and the work will be heeun on tv,A of the bridge in August. The structure win te ib teet in tne clear above the river, with five concrete piers 110 feet lonir each. The ton of the hriHrA win stand 182 feet above the river and will nave nve auo-ioot spans. The structure will be very strong and as planned will carry the heaviest 98-ton electric locomo tives in use on the New York Central Railroad and heavy trains of cars. How ever heavy the traffic on the line, there will be no need to build another and stronger bridge. The application of the company to cross the Chemawa Indian School land near dalem has firone on to Wnshlne-tnn nnH assurances have been given that it will be granted. LONDON STREETS FLOODED Unusual Rainfall Prevents King's Birthday Celebration. LONDON, June 29. Most of the ar rangements for the public observance of King Edward's birthday were can celed today on account of a severe rain storm which visited this country early today. Over two inches of rain fell in London In eight hours, con stituting a record. Many districts were flooded ana people driven out or taelr houses, the underground railroads were Inundated and traffic was stopped. In some of the suburbs of this city the streets were impassable to pedestrians, and the imprisoned oc cupants of the flooded houses were rescued by firemen in boats. The King ordered the cancellation of the cere mony of trooping the colors of the Horse Guards parade, and ths aban donment of the. reviews of troops at Aldershot and elsewhere. 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Food nourishes or poisons, Just accord ing to how long it remains in the Bowels undigested. Cscarets are the simplest and surest safeguard against Delayed Digestion yet discovered. Sold in a thin Enamel Box, half as thick as your watch, which fits Into the vest pocket or lady's purse as if it grew there. In this round-edged Enamel Box are found six small Candy Tablets. One of these toothsome tablets works wonders for digestion. ' Soon as placed in the mouth it starts the Saliva flowing, which at once gets to work dissolving it. The Saliva becomes blended with the Candy Cascaret tablet, and from the moment they start going down your throat together they start working to gether. Now, what do they work at? Bowel work, of course Digestion. Most of the Digestion occurs In the thirty feet of intestines that connect with the Stomach. . They are lined with a set of little mouths, that squeeze Digestive Juices into the Food eaten. The Digestive Juices thus mix with the food, just as Saliva mixes with Cas caret tablets, dissolving and changing that food Into nourishment, as it passes along the channel. CURE! NOT TALK jr. ?vi. in ALL. DISEASED CERTAINTY OF CURE; crntratrd in this declaration: w.'" what can and centrated in this declaration: We will Rive you a written guarantee to cure Mpcciai Diseases or refund your money. This means we hare confidence In our ability to cure Diseases or refund your money. you. and that In taklns our treatment you cannot lose anything, unless we cure your Varicocele, your Hydrocele, your Hemorrhol that we mnnintfA to cure. our proicBsionai zees are always re&sonaDie ana not , more than vou will be pleased to pay. ' BI.OOD POISON, 8KJN DISEASES. SORES, rxCKRS, 8TRICTCTU?, VARICOCELE. HYDROCELE NEBVOIS DECLINE, WEAKNESS, FILES OK CHRONIC DISEASE OF THE KIDNEY'S AND PROSTATE. SPECIAL DISEASES Newly contracted ,and chronic cases cured. All burning, itching; and inflammation stopped In 24 hours;, cures effected In 7 days. WE COVER THE ENTIRE FIELD OF SPECIAL AND CHRONIC. DEEP-SEATED, COMPLICAT ED DISEASES. . WRITE If you cannot call. All correspondence strictly confidential and -all replies sent In plain envelopes. No names, cases, letters or photographs of patients published -or exposed. .... WE CHARGE FOR CTRES ONLY. We do not expert PT 'or otir service, unless we cure a patient sound and well, so that he will be entirely satisfied and will never attain have to be treated for the same trouble. INVESTIGATE AND LEARN THAT OCR WORD IS AS GOOD AS OCR BOND. OCR FINANCIAL STANDING IS SOLID AND OCR LONG EXPERIENCE IN TREATING SPECIAL DISEASES OF MEN IN SURES YOC OF MODERN, SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH A Ct'RE. HOURS 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.; Evenings, 7 to 8:30; Sundays, 9 A. M. to 12 noon. St. Louis Medical and Surgical CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL Signature of MUttftAV ITBtfT, HIW VOIMC CITY. The Intestines are also lined with mil lions of little suction pumps, that draw tho Nutriment from Food, as it passes them in going through. This Nutriment Is then carried into the Blood, and spread over the Body as Brain, Bone and Brwp. ., !,.; j. But, when the Bowel-Muscles are weak, ' the Food moves too slowly to stimulate , the little Gastric Mouths and there is no flow, or too little flow'of Digestive Juice, to change the food into nourishment. Then, the food decays in the Bowels, and in the thirty feet of Intestines. When this Decay begins the little suc tion pumps draw Poison from the decayed -Food, into the blood, instead of the Nutri tion it should have drawn. .Now, Cascarets contain the only com bination of drugs that;Stimulates these Muscles of the Bowels and Intestines just as a Cold Bath, or cpen-air Exercise, ' stimulates a Lazy Man. Cascarets therefore act like Exercise. They produce the same sort of Natural result that a Six Mile walk in the country would produce, without any injurious Chemical effect. The Vest Pocket Cascaret Box is sold by all Druggists, at Ten Cents. Be sure you get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy Company, and ' never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCC." nr- tree: to our. friends! We want to send to oar friends a beintiful French-desiirned. GOLD-PLATED BONBON BOX. hard-enamled in colors. It it a beauty for fthe dressing table. Ten cents in stamps is asked is a measure of good faith and to cover cost of Cascarets, witb which this dainty trinket Is loaded.. 725 Send to-day, mentioning this paper. Address Sterling Remedy Company. Chicago or Hew Tork. IS WHAT YOU WANT - You must come to us sooner or later: why not now? Refuse to suffer any ' longer on promises of others " . ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS IN PORTLAND OUR FEE S12.SO UNDER ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE JIEX INVITED TO EXAMINED FKKE. CALL. AND BE you want. Be sure as we are that -we cure diseaHe. All our years of experience office eauinment r r vnur dlRDOB&l. con irrhoids, or any disease dispensary STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON.