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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1907. 3 FAST REBUILDING ". BURNED BAY CITY Music of the Saw and Hammer Never Ceases, by Night or Day, in San Francisco. OLD SPIRIT HAS RETURNED Civic Awakening Seen in Street Ira jprovements Rushing Work on Magnificent Sleel Structures. City's Present Population. , BY P. A. KINSHEIMER. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 17. -San Fran cisco, after all. is not going to allow the opportunities for civic betterment brought about by the earthquake and fire to go entirely neglected. A beginning, feeble enough though it be. has been made. Several of the downtown streets are to be widened. The heavy teaming and the congestion brought about where building is progressing have moved the Board of Supervisors to decree that portions of the sidewalks must be sacrificed to the thoroughfares. While this in itself is of importance for the future San Francisco, its rreatst significance lies In the fact thai it has met with general approval and represents the first signs of a willing ness to make sacrifices for the city that is to be. The magnificent programme of widened stnets. parks and squares outlined for the city while the embers still glowed is a giadually passing vision, but those who unselfishly love San Francisco still have hope that part of the great plan at least will be realized. The street-widening is the first ray of hope. Supervisors Stirred to Action. A further evidence of the civic awaken ing is seen in the action taken by the merchants of the city to improve the streets. Left In deplorable condition after the disaster and ground into ruts and hillocks by the heavy teaming and fur their torn up by the heavy rains, the point had been reached where business was impaired by the difficulty of driving or teaming about the city. The super iors, the creatures of Abe Ruef. saw but would not act. The merchants then took it upon themselves, formed a Street r'.cpair Association, and In less than a f eck raised $100,000 for the work. The supervisors finally fell Into line, made o cenerous appropriation and within the next few months SL'SO.000 will be spent upon the streets. To this may be added large sums of the bond issue voted before the fire for the paving of special thoroughfares. The rise in interest rates and the lack of con fidence in the present administration have made the sale of the securities extremely difficult. Business men have clubbed to gether and will pay to the banks pur chasing the bonds enough to make up the difference between the prevailing rate of Interest and that carried by the bonds. As the bonds carry 3' per cent, it may be scn that the sum Is not very great. t'p to the present time the rehabilitation of the city has been entirely the work of Individuals, each restoring his own In'erests. Hushing York Night and Day. A walk about the burned section shows that a wonderful amount of rebuilding has been accomplished. Since the first of May. new buildings to the value of $4.". eno.nro have been begun. Plans are being drawn for a like amount. In every case the structures are erected ' under rush or ders. In several Instances work tins' con tinued night and day. The streets re sound with the sound of the pile-driver, the saw and the hammer hy night as well as by day. The last traces of gloom have given way to an abiding faith. The promotion committee has Issued a bulletin bearing on the population of San Francisco at the present time. The com mittee, after figuring by various methods, coines to the conclusion that the city now contains 42K.0OO persons. Before the tire the committee figured that the popu lation of the city was 500.000. The figures of the Southern Pacific agree almost ex actly with those of the promotion com mute. Due allowance, however, must be made for the zeal of both bodies and. a fair and conservative estimate of the city's population would place It at about m,. Flocking Back to the C'liy. F'eople are coming hack rapidly. Just esterday the writer met a young woman on the street whom he last saw on April Li. At that time, with hair, disheveled, cyeft tear-stained and terror reflected from her face, she was fleeing from the burning city. It was at the Ferry. "Good bye." she called. "I'm leaving San Fran cisco forever. I hope I shall never re turn," 1 . Yesterday she greeted the writer with a laugh. She was part of the gay throng on Van Ness avenue. "I know what you're thinking of." she was quick to say. "but 1 could not stay away." And then, stretching out her hands as though to gather In -the soft breeze and the sunshine, she added. "It's like wine and we're all slaves to it." Tersely she spoke the spirit of San Francisco and its people. .The light heart has returned to a gay people. REV. HUNT QUITS CHURCH Prooklyn Congregation, However, Passes Vote of Confidence. NKW YORK. Feb. 17. Writing from Omaha under date of February 14. Rev. R. Lawrence Hunt advised the officials of the Nobel-Street Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn that he wished at once to sever his connection with that congrega tion. At a meeting today it was voted to comply with the wishes of Mr. Hunt. The church .officials adopted a vote of confidence in Mr. Hunt, in which it was declared unfortunate circumstances had placed the minister in a light that the officials believe was not warranted by the facts. The case of the pastor was officially referred to the Presbytery. Rev. Mr. Hunt came to the Nobel-Street Church in December. 1905. Recently the minister was named In divorce proceed ings, in which a verdict for the plaintiff was rendered. In view of this decision he deemed it wise hip connection with the church should bo severed. Immensity of North Dakota. (Providence (R. I.) Journal.) Sir Thomas Lipton. at a dinner in Chi cago, praised America's bigness. "I once heard." he said, "a Dakotan talk about the big farms they have out there. " 'We have some sizeable farms.' he said, thoughtfully. 'Yes. sir; pretty size able. I've seen a man on one of our big farms start out In the Spring and plow . a straight furrow till Fall. Then he turned around and harvested back." " 'Wonderful.' said I. " 'On our Dakota farms.' he went on. '.'it's the usual thing to send young mar ried couples out to milk the cows. Their children bring home the milk." . " tWonderfulI' I repeated. " 'Once,', he said, 'I saw a Dakota farmer's family prostrated with- grief. The women were weeping, the dogs were barking, the children were squalling and the tears streamed down the man's face as he got Into his 30-mule team and drove off.' " 'Where was he going?" said I. " 'He was going half way across the farm to feed the pigs.' said the Dakotan. " 'Did he ever get back?' I asked. " 'It ain't time for him yet," was the reply." BUYS THE PORTO RICO LINE C. W. Morse, of New York, Adds to His Steamship Business. NKW YORK. Feb. 18. The Times to morrow will say: "Charles W. Morse bought the New York and Porto Rico Steamship line on Saturday just before sailing on the Ward Liner Havana for Cuba. "The purchase gives to Mr. Morse prac tical command of the coastwise shipping trade. The Old Dominion and Southern Pacific are the only lines he has not under control now. The New York and Porto Rico line has a fleet of five steam ships between New York and Porto Rico and two steamships between New Orleans and Porto Rico. What Mr. Morse paid for his latest acquisition is not yet known." "It was learned yesterday, however, that the price paid for the Mallory line, bought bv Mr. Morse last November, was tT.OOO.OOO. ' For the Ward Line, which he bought on February 13. he. paid $6,000,000." MOTOR BOAT AT BAHAMAS' Second Division of Kacers Finishes in Splendid Form. NASSAU, Bahama Islands. Feb. 17.-The second or official division of the contest ants in the flag to flag motor noat race from Miami. Fla.. to Nassau, finished here Saturday. The racers got away Thursday morning and made a splendid run to this port, arriving as follows: The Daggett, entered by John Hcggety, New York, arrived at 3 o'clock P. M.; the Whiz, entered by Thomas B. Norton, of New Haven, at 3:30 P. M., snd the Klondike, entered by Charles Ball, of Miami, which was leading but ran Into a fog. at 6 P. M. The Lee 8., entered by A. P. Gerlach. of New York, has not yet been heard from. The United States gunboat Scorpion. which accompanied the racers, allowed the little boats to take care of them selves. KANSAS MAY GIVE $75,000 Bills in Legislature Appropriating This Sum for Seattle Fair. TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 17. A bill appro priating J75.000 for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will be introduced in the Senate Tuesday morning by the commit tee on ways and means. The exposition is to be held in Seattle in 1909, and the appropriation is to cover tho cost of a building and making an exhibit for Kan sas. W. D. Webb, the special commissioner of the exposition company, has been here for several days working tip 'enthu siasm and getting the members of the House and Senate interested enough to vote for the project. The Sen ate committee on ways and means has agreed to report a bill making the appro priation, and the indications are that the. measure will be passed by the Senate without any great amount of trouble. GERMANY QUITE SATISFIED Chief of Secret Police Banished by Sultan and Incident Is Closed. CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. lT.An im perial Irade orders the banishment of Fehmi Pa.sha. chief of the secret police of the palace, whose punishment was de manded by Germany as a result of his seizure of a ship's cargo . intended for Hamburg, and on Saturday he was sent to Munduni, a town on the sea of Mor mosa. It Is not known whether or not he was also degraded, but it is understood Germany is satisfied. KILLS WOMAN AND SELF Double Tragedy by Insane Youth on Farm In Idaho. BLACK FOOT. Idaho, Feb. 17. After sending a bullet through the heart of Mrs. Maude Leslie, late last night. Roy Mer rill, a farm hand, committed suicide. The tragedy occurred at the ranch of Mrs. Leslie's father, J. W. Keeney. a promi nent farmer. Mrs. Icslie. who was a widow, was banking the fire in the parlor, and the rest of the family had retired for the night, when the shots were heard. It is supposed that Merrill was Insane, from disappointment in love and jealousy." NICARAGUA HOPES FOR WAR liemamls Honduras Make Repara tion for Invasion by Troops. of Nicaragua demand reparation from the of their territory by Honduran troops mm nave onerea nnanciai am ror a con flict With Honduras. The whole rmmlr is excited. Another Victim of Gas Kxploslon. LOS ANGELES'. Feb. 17. Charles C. Haggerly. one of the many persons in jured in last Wednesday's explosion, died today at a local hospital after undergoing amputation of one leg and treatment of his severe wounds. Haggerty was a tailor, aged 52 years. His daughter, Emma Haggerty, who worked with him, is in the same hospital with both legs fractured. New York Banks Consolidate. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. It was an nounced today that negotiations had vir tually been completed for the consolida tion of the Astor Nationaf Bank and the recently organized New . Netherlands Trust Company. The enlarged institution will be known as the Astor Trust Com pany and will occupy the Fifth avenue offices of the Trust Company. Irrigators May Pay in Five Years. OREGON1 AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 17. The Senate irrigation committee today favorably reported Sen ator Heyburn's bill permitting settlers under Government irrigation projects to obtain title to land In five years, pro vided they comply with the homestead law and In that period make full payment for the water right. Mllwaukie Country Club. Eastern and California races. Tales Eellwood or Oregon City car, itarUng from First and Alder streets. Men as well as women need Satin skin cream and oowder for youth-kepers. 25c. WILL KEEP DELIS Retain Famous Attorney as Thaw's Chief Counsel. LAWYERS' ROW IS OVER Intercession of Defendant's Mother Successful, Though Disagreement Was Serious for a Time Xo Chance for Mistrial of Case. NEW YORK. Feb. 17. Late tonight it was stated that through the intercession of Mrs. William Thaw, mother of H. K. Thaw, the dissension between counsel which yesterday threatened the disruDtion of the forces, has ceased, and in the morning D. M. Delnias. the San Francisco lawyer, will continue as principal in the examination of witnesses, and when the evidence is all in. make the closing plea ror the derense. Tt was added that Mr. Delmas' law partner. Henry T. McPike, would not figure actively in the future court proceedings. The following statement was credited to Mr. Delmas tonight: "All statements that I intend to with draw as counsel or that I have been asked to withdraw in the case of Harry Thaw, are without foundation and abso lutely false. I will be in court tomorrow, as usual, ready to perform my duties." There Is no doubt, however, that there has been serious disagreement of some sort and that Mr. Delmas has found some fault with the alleged actions of some of his associate counsel. The trouble, according to a story cur rent today, arose over the publication of an alleged interview with Attorney Mc Pike. partner of Mr. Delmas. in which Mr. McPike was quoted as criticising Dis trict Attorney Jerome. Messrs. Hartridge, O'Reilly, Gleason and Peabody. also coun sel for the Thaw family, are said to have taken Mr. McPike to task for the re marks credited to him. and Mr. McPike vigorously denied the alleged interview. In this denial he is said to have been sup ported by his partner, Mr. Delmas. On Saturday there was a five hours' conference of all the counsel for Thaw at Mr. Delmas' office, and at this meet ing, it is said. Mr. Delmas took occasion to criticise severly the lack of support by his associates. He declared, it is said, that they had done everything to discredit Him and to make him appear ridiculous and that, although he had been nominally in charge of the case in court since the second day of the trial, he had in fact been nothing of the sort. As an illustra tion of this alleged desire to confuse him, he declared he knew nothing of Thaw's will and letters until they were handed to him as he was questioning a witness in court. There seems little chance that the pres ent situation in .the Thaw case will re sult in a mistrial. It is said that Juror Joseph B. Bolton, whose mfc died last week and was buried Saturday, has stated that he is willing and able to go on with the trial. , Dr. Britton D. Evans, the alienist. Is expected to resume the stand tomorrow morning, followed by Dr. Charles . G. VVa gner. Another attempt will be made to intro duce the famous will, and it will probably be admitted. Then It is proposed that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw go on the stand for the purpose of testifying to various con versations with her husband regarding other persons whom Thaw believed to have suffered at White's hands. GftVE SECRETS TO VATICAN HUMORS OF TREASON BY FOR EIGN' OFFICE ATTAC1IE. Stories Afloat That Contents French Diplomatic Documents Were Made Known at Rome. I PARIS. Feb. 17. There are persistent rumors in circulation of the discovery of treasonable practices carried on by an important official of the foreign office, who is alleged to have communicated to the Vatican the contents of diplomatic documents emanating from French am bassadors to foreign countries. This in formation Is said to have been peremp torily discharged. Inquiry indicates that the disclosures had their origin in documents seized at the papal nunciature some time ago. An investigation of the rumors in official quarters has not resulted in their con firmation, but it was declared there that if treason had been committed the fact would have been made public. In the course of the trial of the three Paris cures, who were implicated with the papal nuncio. PREVENTION OF UGLINESS Civic Beauty in Making the Very Best of EvVry Town. Appleton's. One of the best town plans that I have seen for a long time is the one drawn for the First Garden City Limited (a truly practical name) -by an English firm of architects, and specially designed to meet the requirements of a community that has taken to . heart the question of com fortable country living. This Garden City Association certainly merits our at tention. Its objects are thus set forth in a little pamphlet issued from its own printing house: To promote the relief of overcrowded aree and to eecure a wider distribution of the popu lation over the land. Primarily, by advocating and agisting in the establishment of garden cities designed from the outset to secure healthful and adequate homing for the whole population. Secondly, by encouraging the tendency of manufacturers to remove their works from con gested centers to he country: by co-operating or advising with such firms, public bodies and other associations to secure better housing ac commodation for work people near to their place of employment, and by generally advo cating the ordered design and development of towns. The association arranges public meet ings, lectures and "drawing-room meet ings" in London and the provinces, at which well-known persons advocate the claims of the movement. Among Its vice presidents it numbers such notable men as James Bryce. Sir Gilbert Parker. H. Rider Haggard, Earl Grey and the Bish ops of London, Hereford and Rochester. It was represented at the St. Louis Ex hibition and the Frankfort Congress, and "co-operates with other societies having somewhat similar aims in carrying on a crusade against overcrowding, and en deavors to influence the development of new towns on Garden City lines." These Ideas had been tried in an experimental way at Bournvllle and at Port Sunlight, and there is, I believe, a Garden City suburb at Hampstead. But two years ago the direct propa ganda of the Garden City Association re- Spring Jackets Jackets of tan cov ert and checks and stripes on cream ground, for Spring wear, $7.50 to S15.00. February Sale of Spring 1907 Lingerie Waists The purpose of this sale to create the greatest February Waist business we have ever known and for this rea- son we determined to sacrifice profits and to give values that would influence liberal buying. We offer not only these advertised bargains in new Spring Waists, but also our entire stock of "Castleton" Lingerie Waists rang ing from $6 to $45, at equal reductions. $1.50 Lawn Waists, $1.15 $2.25 Lawn Waists, $1.78 $2.75 Lawn Waists, $2.15 $3.00 Lawn Waists, $2.35 $3.50 Lawn Waists, $2.73 $5.00 Batiste Waists, $3.85 suited in the formation of tho First Garden City Limited. It is situated about 34 miles north of London near the town of Hltchin. The estate bought contained about 4000 acres, and the population living upon it at the time of purchase was 450. Two years later, that Is, in 1905, this population had increased to 1000. and this year is estimated at 3000. Sixty new houses are now tenanted; 150 others have been completed or are Hearing comple tion, and contracts for 200 let. Its ad vantages present themselves at a glance. The co-operative center is at the very hub of the town together with a dozen streets leading to it. A broad, shaded avenue leads up the main axis to a. church which is made the chief artistic feature of the scheme and closes the vLsta of at least five thoroughfares. Around it are grouped sites for a public hall, an institute, adequate municipal buildings, hotels, and schools. Back ot it, a small- nark and .a wide avenue lead to the railway station In an open situa tion. There are several breathing spots in the town, and there are golf links and recreation parks in the immediate vicinity. Altogether it is an excellent plan Indeed for a township for 10.000, or for- 30.000 for that matter, which is the limit the association puts upon the size of this, its first town, deeming that num ber sufficient for the size of the estate. Many of our towns could be adjusted to fit just such a plan by the cutting of a few new streets, the widening of a few others, and the- more earefi placement of future churches and public buildings. SAY SHE KILLED MOTHER Wife of Wealthy New Yorker Is Ar raigned for Murder. x-r-ll- VfTXT TT.h 17 VfrJ T.nttle V H 1 i-srjw ii-'i.i., lau. wife of Leopold W'allau, a wealthy importer or Drnnzes. was arrawura uc-r'l.T.i-.nrt, Acritello todnv chareed with murder in the first degree in having caused the death of her mother, Mrs. Ida Binge, by the use of poison. She was held without bail. Mrs. Binge, a wealthy widow, who lived with her daughter, died February 6. three weeks after an operation for cancer. Following the receipt of an analysis of the contents of the dead woman's stom ach, the Coroner late last night desired the arrest of Mrs. Wallau. It was on the report of Drs. Wttthaus and Degay. who had examined the kid nevs and liver of Mrs. Binge, that they had found therein bichloride ot mercury, that an information was drawn up by Assistant District Attorney Corrigan, upon which the warrant charging murder In the first degree was issued. KELSEY WILL NOT RESIGN Superintendent of Insurance Will Not Heed Request of Hughes. ALBANY, X. Y.. Feb. 17. Otto Kelsey. Superintendent of Insurance for the State of New York, in a letter to Governer Hughes has declined' to accede to the Governor's request that he resign his office, to which he was appointed In May of last year by Governor Higgins. Su perintendent Kelsey made public his let ter to Governor Hughes tonight. Governor Hughes declined tonight to Indicate what would be his next step in the matter. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Henry Steel Olcolt. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Alexander Ful lerton, secretary of the Municipal Society, announces the death today at Adyar, In dia, of Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder with Mme. Blavatsky, of the theosophical movement in this country. Dr. Erl It. Hulbert. '. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Dr. Eri R. Hulbert, dean of the divinity school of the Uni versity of Chicago, died here today of pneumonia. Legends of the Kingfisher. Boston Herald. Many and curious are the legends of the kingfisher. One of these Is to the ef fect that the bird was originally a plain gray in color, but upon being let loose from the ark it flew toward the Getting sun and had Its back stained blue by the sky and fts lower, plumage scorched by the sun to gorgeous hues. The dried body of the kingfisher was once used as a charm against thunderbolts and moths, and It wae hung up so that It might point with Us bill to the wind's Quarter. Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Price Are Always the Lowest Silk Petticoats, $35 Val., $12.65 The Lipman-Wolfe School of Style offers a bargain equal to the tremen dous sale of last Monday, when there were twenty customers for every gar ment offered 35 women's Petticoats of finest quality silk and rare hand made laces and elaborate trimmings. Every garment in an exclusive de sign, bearing the stamp of beauty, refinement and elegance. No two alike. These Petticoats, of the finest and most exclusive weaves of chiffon taffeta and brocade from the famous mills of France, with deep and elaborate silk and lingerie flounces, exquisitely trimmed with the finest and most costly real imported hand-made lace in rare and exclusive designs. Some elaborate ly shirred and trimmed with ruching and hand-made lace insertions. Some net flounces, trimmed with insertions and rosettes of ribbon" The colors are tan, cream, white, Nile, pale blue, pink, changeable rose, brown, cham pagne, etc. Also Petticoats of finest quality black taffeta, elaborately pleated, tucked and shirred. All with deep flounces and underflounces, elaborately trimmed in individual effects. First sale of such high-grade skirts ever held IM PORT A XT, None on ale until lO o'clock. Sce nrreat window dlnplny. Sale for toilny on ly re served, none by mall nod none C. O. D. at tills aennationiilly low price. Be on hand pro nip My. BILL SURE TO PASS Immigration Measure Certain of Success in the House. - TO EXCLUDE COOLIE LABOR Roosevelt Is Anxious Bill Shall Be Taken Up First Thing Today. House Leader Watson Con- , fers With President. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. After an hour's conference with President Roosevelt tonight. Representative James E. Watson, of Indiana. Repub lican whip in the House of Representa tives, aid there Is absolutely no doubt regarding the passage of the immigra tion , bill, including the amendment to exolude coolie labor from continental United States. "The President is very anxious," Mr. Watson said, "that the bill be taken up the first thing tomorrow, and I have sent out special notices to all the Re publican members to be in their seats tomorrow in order that we may reach an agreement at an early hour." After leaving the White House Mr. Watson spent more than an hour in conference with Speaker Cannon re garding tomorrow's programme. Mr. Watson discussed other important legis lative matters with the President. It was agreed tonight that the bill to limit the hours of railroad employes will be taken up tomorrow immediately after the immigration bill is passed. PRICK TOO HIGH TO JAPAN Tokio Newspaper Says Question Hinges on Admission of Laborers. TOKIO. Monday. Feb. 18. The Nichi Nichi. which is looked upon as an au thority in diplomatic affairs, discuss ing the can Francisco school incident, says that the placing of a restriction by the United States on the admission of Japanese Immigrants from Hawaii, which practically seems unavoidable, appears to be too high a price to pay for the solution of the school trouble, which It says is only a side issue. The whole question, it sayg, hinges on the admission of laborers, and it suggests the removal of the disability of the Japanese to become naturalized. If this is effected, the Nichl Nichi thinks, the last source of difficulty be tween Japan and the United States will cease to exist. MAY CAUSE JAPAN TROUBLE Settlement of San Francisco School Question Not Yet Begun. TOKIO, Feb. 17. No official step has yet been taken looking to a settlement of the California situation in accord ance with the agreement reached be tween President Roosevelt and the San Francisco authorities, and should it be effected on that basis the government must be prepared for violent attacks. The authorities are assuming a calm and resolute attitude, however, and it Is believed that a settlement on this line is not entirely hopeless.- SCHMITZ PARTY TO REMAIN Will Stay Until Passage of Immigra tion Bill. WASHINGTON", Feb. 17. Mayor Schmitz and the members of the San Francisco delegation will not return to California until the House of Repre sentatives takes action on the Immi gration bill, including the amendment for the exclusion of coolie labor from the mainland of the United States. The bill will be taken up In the House to morrow and no serious objection to its Immediate passage is expected by the ' Republican leaders. If the immigration b.. Is passed to morrow a statement giving the basis 1 in Portland. Do not miss this great- - 311 Ck. G est sale of its kind. Values to t1 O fl C IplA.ViJ ;$3S.00. For one day only Aplf.XjD of the compromise agreement between the President and the San Franciscans will be made public. Members of the American Federation ofLabor gave a reception this evening in honor of Mayor Schmitz and his as sociates. The Mayor was the guest of honor at a dinner party given tonight by Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks. The delegation will be entertained to morrow night by the Central Labor Union, of this city. Fear Its Effect In Hawaii. HONOLULU. Feb. 17. There is a di vergence of sentiment in regard to the immigration bill passed by the Senate yesterday. Some believe that the effect will be good for the Hawaiian planta tions, assuring them a labor supply. Others express the fear that the isl ands will be flooded with Japanese and irretrievably Orientalized. IMPORTATIONS OF FOREIGN WINES SHOW DECREASE. Startling Statistics Prepared on the 'Ebb and Flow of Commerce of United States in 1906." WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Apparently champagne drinking in the United State t- on the wane. Both the quantity and value of that beverage Imported into this country last year were less than In the preceding one and practi cally no greater than a dozen years ago. This is only one of several surpris ing features of n statement issued by the Bureau of Statistics on the "Ebb and Flow of tho Commerce of the Uni ted States in 1906." The figures show that 394,727 dozen quarts of champagne and other sparkling wines were im ported In 190C, valued at $.'i.A5S.42r, while in the immediately preceding year the number of dozen quarts was 401,514, valued at $.",f!5.651. Another surprising fact is that while the United States is one of the greatest coffee consuming countries in the. world, yet It is actually exporting that product. The exports of domesti- pro ducts include S1.51S.494 pounds of green or raw coffee, valued at $3,S70, 592. This is explained by the fact that Porto Rico and the Hawaiian Island are customs districts of the United States and that their exports to for eign countries are now included with the figures of exports from the vari ous customs districts of this country. It is stated that doubtless all of this coffee is the products of the island pos sessions referred to. In addition, 1.1.5 Hi pounds of coffee of foreign production brought into this country was re-exported. Still another curious feature of Amer ican commerce is that, while this coun try produces three fourts of the world's cotton, $11,000,000 worth of that pro duct was imported last year, to say nothing of $1,000,000 worth of waste cotton. While this country Is the largest manufacturer of cotton the Im ports of this product aggregated in round figures $69,000,000 In value, which was more than 50 per cent in ex cess of the. value of these soods ex ported. The imports of automobiles amounted to nearly $5,000,000 in value, but this figure was practically offset by the ex ports of autos. amounting in value to $4,4J9,186. Of the exports of these ma chines. $l.000.0'10 worth went to the United Kingdom, and nearly another $1,000,000 worth to other European countries. Tropical countries also were large purchasers of this class of ve hicles. In the copper industry, although this country - produces one-half of the world's copper and is one of the largest exporters of that product, it is also ono of the largest importers of that com modity. The value of copper Imports in 1906 was more than $37,000..O0, while the exports of copper amounted to more than $90,000,000. This anomaly appar ently grows ouf of the fact that the United States has superior smelting and refining facilities and that the cop per from its immediate neighborhood at the north and south Canada and Mexico goes to its smelters and re fineries. The United States, which has steadily reduced Its Importations of tin plate from more than l.OUO.OOJ. J00 pounds in the fiscal year 1891. to 112. 000,000 pounds in the calendar year Spring Suits New and Correct Spring Tailored Suits in Jacket and Eton styles; very smarts $25.00 to $75.00. 1906, has become an exporter of that product and the exportation of tin plate in 191fi was J1.I01.68S In value, exclusive of the foreign tin re-exported. PUTS POISON IN HIS SOUP respondent Over Liquor Habit, Los Angeles Man Takes His Life. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 17. Informing his wife that he was about to eat his lnt meal, and inviting her to sit at the table with him. G. R. Wakefield poured a quantity of morphine into the soup of which he was partaking today and died shortly afterward. Wakefield w?s de spondent because of failure to quit tho liquor habit. His Profanity Saes Him. New York Tribune. Not long ago a visiting minister 1n Philadelphia, ignorant of the provisions in the Girard will that "no ecclesiastic, missionary or minister of any sort shall ever be permitted within the premises of the college." presented himself at the gate of Girard Collcgo and started to enter. "Are you a minister, sir?" asked the gatekeeper. "Ves." was the unsuspecting reply. "Then you can't enter here." said trie gateman. tersely giving the reason. "The devil you say," came from the astonished clergyman. The gentleman hesitated for a moment, but. after pon dering the minister's remark, he is said to have replied: "Oh. you're all right. When you talk that way you can't be very strong In the preaching line." Paying Taxes Rapidly. ALBANY. Or., Feb. 17. (Special.) 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