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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, MAY 27, 1906.
READY TO ABSORB
MORE
CHURCHES
Presbyterian- Assembly May
Continue ' Movement
ir" Union.
EXPLAINS ITS -DOCTRINES
2"o Essential to Believe Every State
ment in Westminster Confession.
J ew Objectors to Cumber
land Vnion Remain.'
DES MOINES, la.. May 26. The 118th
Presbyterian General Assembly conclud
ed Its business late this afternoon and
adjourned to meet next year at Cplum
bus, O. The. assembly is considered to
have been the most important in the his
tory of the church, because of the .com
pletion of the union with the Cumberland!
Presbyterian Church, i ne solemn oer
laralion of the consummation of the
union by the moderator and the appear
ance of delegates from the .Cumberland
Assembly were incidents that will be re
membered long by the men who came
from all parts of the world to advance
the cau.se of Christianity.
The declaration in favor of church fed
eration is also considered an important
step, and it Is expected that It will be
followed by similar action on the part of
Other churches. The movement for union
Bud federation is believed by church lead
ers to be in full swing, and they predict
the early union of all Presbyterian
Churches In 'the United States.
Angry Spat About Vnion.
! The closing sessions were enlivened by
Several acrimonious debates, one of which
rame when Rev. Dr. J. B. Moffat of
fered resolutions intended to conciliate
Objectors to the recent union,
Dr. William Laurie, of Bellefonte, Pa.,
Objected to statements that the synods
end presbyteries of the Cumberland
Church had been added to the rolls of
he Presbyterian Church in the United
Plates of America, because, he said, a
large number of Cumberland ministers
Bro said to be in session in St. Loiiis
(planning to continue the Cumberland
Church.
Dr. MofTatt flashed back that the union
In a fact.
The resolutions were then adopted.
They sot forth that, for fear some Cum
berland presbyteries may be reluctant
to acquiesce in the union because of
certain misapprehensions which should
Ibe removed, the fololwlng declarations
ore solemnly made:
ifcciurauuu 01 uocinue.
First That in the Presbyterian Church
frio acceptance of doctrines is required be
yond a personal faith in Jesus Christ as
ihe son of God and the Saviour of the
word nnd sincere acceptance of Him as
l.ord and Master.
Second That ministers, ruling elders
fend deacons, in expressing approval of
ithe AVestmlnster confession Of faith, are
j-eouircd to assent only to the system of
lioctrlne, established therein and not to
Ivcry particular statement. It Is further
declared no longer allowable to Interpret
the system of doctrine lit any fatalistic
sense.
1 "Third That reunion works no change
Jn the relations of communicants, ruling
Vlders and deacons to their own particular
i'luirches. nor. except in a few instances;
Jn their relations to their presbyteries
tnd synods.
The hope is also expressed that all may
Vee that greater efficiency in the work
jut the church may be achieved by the
jinion.
t'oior Line Crops Vp.
t
The color line was sharply drawn and
the negro question came squarely to the
surface for the first time today. The
.committee on church polity submitted
u report recommending the erection of
h synod in Alabama to include cer
'tain negro churches now in the synod
Vf Chattanooga.
The purpose of the committee was
.to divide the races. No sooner had
ithe report been submitted than Rus
soll Taylor, a negro minister, took the
'floor, lie violently opposed the pro
posed synod, on the grounds that the
three Presbyteries specltied were not
.numerically strong enough or well
enough versed In church law to as
sume the functions and duty of a
'synod. After spirited debate, in which
I the colored commissioner received the
.majority of applause, it was unani
mously voted to refer the whole sub
ject to the assembly of 1907.
' The ussembly today received a tel
egram from the United Presbyterian
Assembly, in . session ut Richmond,
find., nnd the Virginia classes of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church in the
'United States, "congratulating the as
'Bembly on the Cumberland union.
Explains to Southern Church.
' Chairman A. B. Marshall of the com
mittee on home missions read a tele
, jiram from the Presbyterian Church
Ponth. saying It does not charge the
board with Improper practices, but the
eo'lve workers in the Held. The as
sembly authorized Ir. Marshall to tel
rgraph the Southern assembly that, if
fptich practices were being followed. It
was unknown to the assembly.
Dr. William lAurle. one of the commls.
.nioners who voted against union with the
Cumberland Church, caused another com
pletion by opposing a motion to require
!1 commissioners to write to all pastors
wild elders in their presbyteries, asking
them to take up collections for the re
lief of churches which suffered from
the California earthquake and fire.
The committee on church ' polity to
tiny submitted a report, recommending
that any member of the Presbyterian
Church renting his or her property for
intemperate purposes be disciplined
Jliy the church. To the question, "Has
in lawyer, as a member of the church, a
right to defend a violator of the. tem
perance law?" no answer was given.
' A proposition to amend the West
minister confession of faith by striking
unit the words. "Cast into eternal tor
ment." was rejected.
(Says Preachers Need More Training.
'. BOSTON'. Mass.. May S6 In the ab
sence of Kev. Edward A. Horton. presl
ilent of the Unitarian Sunday School So
Viety. his annual report was read at the
convention of the Society yesterday. It
,said lit part: "A pressing need exists to
lay for the better training of ministers
in Sundav school methods and aims.
Thcre are clergymen who are apparently
ndifferent xo this .department ' of the
(Church, but the cause lies greatly in a
.feeling of unfit nessi which . would have
hffn removed . by propvr training in the
Viivinity schools." ,:
Jtefornied Church Proposes Union.
. CEDARVILLE. O.. May 26. The first
steps looking towards union with the
United Presbyterian Church have been
taken by the General Synod of the Re
formed Presbyterian Church, in session
bore. Cue minister and one cider from
each presbytery "was appointed to confer
on a basts of union with Rev. W. H. Mc
Millan, of Allegheny City. Pa., represent
ing the United Presbyterians..
CROWD AT; GRANT'S PASS
Pass Up tlie Circus to Hear Withy
cohibo and -Duniway Speak.
GRANT S PASS, Or May 26. (Special.)
Notwithstanding that a circus was in
town and that a big Republican rally had
been held in the city only two evenings
previous, addressed by Hon. W. C. Haw
ley,' candidate for Congress, the Opera
House -was well filled this evening - with
an appreciative audience' of men ' and
woihen, representing alt parties and In
terests' In" Grant's Pass. Judge George
H- Durham presided and introduced? the
speakers Dr. Wlthycombe, candidate for
Governor, and Willis Duniway. candidate
for State Printer. '
Dr. Wlthycombe in his opening remarks
stated he should conduct his campaign
in a fair and frank manner and would
employ , no unfair criticisms and- mislead
ing statements regarding his opponents
or of the other Democratic candidates.
Taking up the boast veto record of Gov
ernor Chamberlain, 1 Dr. Wlthycombe
slated that no previous Governor had
made so many votes as had the present
incumbent, and that these ' vetoes had
been largely made for political capital.
Republican Governors, being in harmony
with Republican Legislatures, said . the
speaker, would confer with members and
adjust all differences before a bill was'
put on its final passage, and that was
why they made so nfany vetoes. As Gov
ernor he would not hesitate to use the
veto power, were It necessary to guard
the interests of the people, but he had no
expectation of making a record for a long
list of vetoes, as had Governor Chamber
Iain, as he should meet the members of
the Legislature half way In adjusting any
differences that might arise.
Regarding th'e charge made by Demo
crats that he was neglecting his duties
at the State Agricultural College and
drawing a salary from the state while
out on the campaign, the doctor stated
that he was away on leave of absence
and drawing no salary, yet he was de
voting much of his time to supervising
experiment station, work. Though Gover
nor Chamberlain was away from the state
capital almost all of the time now, mai
inj a political canvass of the state, yet
he was not on leave of absence nor was
his salary stopped for the time.
As Governor Chamberlain had sev
eral of the state employes devoting
much of their time campaigning for
him. yet they continued to draw their
salary. Dr. Wlthycombe stated that it
was distasteful to him to deal in per
sonalities, but he was forced to by the
false charges of the Democrats.
As Governor, if elected. Dr. Withy
combe stated he would safeguard all
interests and exercise him best busi
ness Judgment and training in the con
duct of the office, and he would insist
on economy in all branches of state
expenditure, je not fall Into parsi
mony. Dr. Withycombe, though making no
extended speech, showed that he had a
broad and thorough knowledge of all
affairs pertaining to the state govern
ment. Mr. Duniway opened his address
with the statement that he came to
bring a message of hope and encour
agement to the Republicans of South
ern Oregon, for he was -convinced by
the strongest proof that the entire
state and Congressional ticket would
be elected by majorities of from 10.000
to 30,000. There was now perfect har
mony in the Republican party, and
there was no chanre of boss-rule or
factional dictation but in every county
Republicans were working loyally for
the election of their ticket. The pri
mary enalbled all candidates to have
a fair show, and all were abiding by
its decision.
On Governor Chamberlain's claim
that he was principally instrumental in
getting the state school fund lent out,
Mr. Duniway disproved it. by showing
that the previous high rate of inter
est had restricted the demand in bor
rowing state money. A Republican
Legislature had lowered the rate of
interest, and then the State Board, of
which the Governor is one member of
three, the other two being Republicans,
were able to lend all the school funds
on gilt-edge security. ;
STORK DUE IN DECEMBER
Holland Rejoices , at Prospect of
Heir to Throne.
THE HAGUE, May 26. (Special.)
The stork, it is reported by the royal
physician of Queen Wilhclmina, Is due
to pay a visit to the palace in Decem
ber. The sturdy Hollanders who love
their Queen with great devotion are
praying that the stork will leave a
male heir to the throne.
Tlie first year of the young Queen's
married life was stormy and marked by
many trials. She married Prince Henry
of Mecklcnburg-Schwerin on Febru
ary 7, 1901. A year later domestic
troubles in the royal household became
frequent. It was said the King and
Queen although friendly before the
eyes of others, were of entirely oppo
site temperaments. She was gay and
fond of nature, almost living out of
doors, except when her royal duties
forbade.
Prince Henry was the opposite. Like
all Germans he loved music. The Queen
it is said could not tolerate it. and
upon her marriage ordered all the
Pianos taken out of the palace. This
was regarded as a peculiar phase of
her character; she is normal In other
things, generous and warm hearted.
The domestic troubles of the royal
couple were chiefly due, it was said, to
the Queenls refusal to pay her consort's
debts. This she steadfastly refused to
do. She inherits the obsttante nature of
the House of Orange.
Quarrels were said to have taken
place before the courtiers of the pal
ace. Queen Wilhelmlna a little over a
year after her marriage expected to
present Holland with an heir. The
whole country waited In joyous expect
ancy. Then came news that the Queen was
seriously ill. The nation asked ques
tions which for a long time remained
unanswered. Then came the news of
the wounding of Major Vantlets. con
nected with the Queen's bodyguard. It
was reported that-he had been run
through in a duel with Prince Henry
while defending his young sovereign.
When the statement was made that
Prince Henry had given his wife a
blow the people were very bitter
against the Prince Consort. Then he
distppeared. it was said, to go on a
hunting trip. This was doubted by the
Kaiser and he" commanded the Prince
to remain away until the scandal had
died out.
WINTRY WEATHER IN MAY
Snow Storm in Xopth Dakota. Frost
and Gale on I-akes.
MILVPATK.&E. May T6. A severe
storm sWept jLake Michigan today and
two small vessels were, driven ashore
near Racine. The crews escaped. Freez
ing weather Is reported In Northern Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
MEDORA, N. D.. May 26. Three days
of constant rain have been followed by
a hard snow storm. Over two inches of
-enow has fallen In the past few hours.
RUSSIAN DOaiVtA
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agrarian question -by the transfer of the
crown appanages and monastery and
church lands, and by the forcible- expro
priation of private landed property, which
includes the private property of peasants,
the Council of Ministers holds it to be Its
duty to declare that such a method is
wholly inadmissible. The government
cannot deprive one party of Hs posses
slons in order to bestow them upon an
other. To contest 'the right of the private
possession of land would in fact be to
contest the right to possess any private
property at .all. Throughout the world,
jn all grades of the development of cMl
life, the inviolability of property consti
tutes the cornerstone of the welfare of
the people and the fundamental basis of
the life of the state. The resources still
at the disposal of the state and the wide
application' of legal methods will douo
less help to find a successful solution of
the agrarian question without undermin
ing the powers of the fatherland.
Let Fundamental Law Alone.
The other laws referred to by the lower
house touch on the responsibility of the
Ministers and the abolition of the upper
house. The Council of Ministers does not
feel itself justified in entertaining 'these
proposals, as they involve radical altera
tions of the fundamental law and condi
tions which are beyond the province of
the lowej: house.
Finally, as regards the solicitude of the
lower house to secure Justice and right in
the armv and navy, the government de
clares that in the army these principles
are already unshakably established and
that the solicitude of its illustrious head
is now directed to the improvement of the
material position of the soldiers and to
devising means for a more extensive real
ization of the measures directed to that
end.
Don't Touch Exceptional Laws.
As regards the proposed abolition of the
exceptional laws and the arbitrary acts
of officials, the Council of Ministers con
siders this wholly within the domain of
public administration, in which the lower
house has only the right of interpellatlon.
Furthermore, the consolidation of the ad
ministration into a state of strict legality
forms the subject of Special care on the
part of the government, which will not
fail to see that the conduct of govern
ment officials is inspired by similar en
deavors. The government also recognizes that the
present exceptional laws do not suffice in
extraordinary cases to insure tranquillity
and order, and the Ministers therefore
are engaged in drafting more perfect
measures to that end. If the exceptirnal
laws, despite tnelr Imperfections. Tiave
been' recently enforced in many districts, .
the cause of this is to be found exclu
sively in the incessant murders and acts
of vfolence. Conscious Of its responsibil
ity to the country, the Ministry will main
tain quiet and order by the legal means
now at its disposal, so long as the dis
turbances continue and so long as the
government is not furnished through
fresh legislation with effectual means of
combating lawlessness.
Will Grant "o Amnesty.
In regard to the amnesty question, the
pardon of prisoners convicted by the
courts, no matter what form of crime
may have been committed, is the pre
rogative of the monarch. The Council of
Ministers considers that it would iot be
beneficial to society to amnesty persons
implicated in murders and acts of vio
lence while the disturbances continue. As
to persons deprived of their liberty by
Administrative order, the Cabinet has
taken steps to procure the release or
those whereby public safety is not threat
ened. '
Let Peasants Emigrate.
Independently of the considerations
contained in the address to the Emperor,
the Cabinet deems It necessary at this
momfJnt to sttetch the general lines of its
intentions in the legislative field. . The
welfare of Russia will be unattainable so
long as -the prosperity of agriculture is
not assured. The peasant question there
fore rises as the most important of the
hpur, and the Council of Ministers recog
nizes the necessity for devoting special
pains to its settlement. The social isola
tion of the peasants will give way to com
munity with the' other classes now that
the people have been summoned to par
take in legislation. Further, all restric
tions regarding the possession of land
must be abolished and at the same time
steps must be taken to increase the
profit which the peasants draw from the
land and to add to the farms of the
peasants who are in need of more land by
means of the peasants' agrarian banks.
The migration and settlement of the peas
antry on the fresh lands is one of the
chief cares of the Council of Ministers.
Proposes Universal Education.
The government recognizes that the
raising of the intellectual and moral lev
el of the masses is a necessity, which can
not be postponed, and it is preparing pro
posals to this end which will be embodied
in a bill for the establishment of uni
versal elementary education to be sub
mitted to the lower house. The govern
ment will, moreover, lay before the House
a bill providing for the reform of second
ary and higher education.
The parliamentary reforms announced
by the Emperor cannot be thought of so
long as the law's power is "not firmly es
tablished. The Council of Ministers places
at the forefront of its labors the question
of the creation of local courts on lines
which shall simplify a change in the pro
cedure of trials from the present system,
and also will submit to Parliament a bill
regarding the responsibility . of officials.
These bills will be framed on the prin
ciple that conviction of inviolability of
the law can only be implanted In the peo
ple when they are confident that violation
of the law by representatives of the gov
ernment Js impossible.
Income and Death Taxes.
After announcing the proposed intro
duction of bills regarding an income tax
and death duties, and the revision of cer
tain Indirect taxes and the passport regu
lations, the Premier said:
"The government is tully convinced that
the stability of the state abroad and its
strength at home are dependent upon the
legal but firm exercise of Its authority by
executive power, and intends to exercise
that power inflexibly in the conviction
that Parliament, recognizing that ' the
peaceful prosperity of the country depends
upon a prudent combination of liberty and
order, will co-operate with it in securing,
by means of peaceful and creative labor,
that pacification of all classes that Is so
necessacy to the country."
M. Nabukoff. one of the leaders of tlie
Constitutional Democrats, expressed his
disappointment at the declaration' o'f the
Premier, ' "It was stated that the resigna
tion of Count Witte meant the entry of
the new Ministry on constitutional paths."
he said. "'That, alas, was a mistake. The
ministerial declaration constitutes an open
defiance, of the nation, which is stained
red. not by. revoltuion. but by the govern
ment's policy -of concession." M. Nabu
koff's .words were greeted with prolonged
cheering.- -. - . ;
Defiance Hurled at Cabinet.,
A wonderful -scene followed when M
Roditcheff; the -leader -ot-the Constitutional
Democrats; 'mounted the rostrum to re
ject In"- Behalf of his party, the - govern
ment's rep.ly. With . burning, words, . he
flung down-, the gauntlet to "the govern
ments thunders of applause greeting his
sallies of r'efianrf: - ' . i'
The Grand Duke 'lclwla5 "Icholaievicii
shrank back into a corner of the imperial
box as the orator flayed the administra
tion and the Premier, and the other members-
of the Cabinet - seemed to . shrink
lower down In their chairs.
When M. Roditcheff turned toward the
benches occupied by the Ministry, and,
with. arm. outstretched, menacingly de
clared that "It is not the government, but
the representatives of the people here
assembled, who must decide w hat Is best
for the welfare of the "country ," the mem
bers were wild with enthusiasm.
", Time and again the House roared with
ironical laughter at the orator's sarcastic
denunciations of the policy of the, government-People's
Hopes Dashed.
M. Roditcheff said the members of the
lower house had assembled to work and
forget the past, but today their hopes had
been dashed to the ground. He denied in
behalf of his party the Premier's state
ment that they were attempting to under
mine the first principle of the govern
ment, the inviolability of property. Then
the speaker In detail took up the govern
ment's answer. He dismissed as unsatis
factory the Ministry's promise to hereaf
ter obey the law.
"What law?" asked M. Roditcheff.
"The same law which now permits whole
sale arrests and executions "-
The promise to substitute the immedi
ate release of political prisoners at the
discretion of the local authorities was.
characterized by M. Roditcheff as a trav
esty upon amnesty, which would slmgly
perpetuate the arbitrariness against which
the nation was crying out. The people
want liberty and not pri6on and exile.
M. Roditcheff concluded with a demand
for the retirement of the bureauoratic
Cabinet" and the creation of a responsible
Ministry from the people's chosen repre
sentatives. He "said: '
"The government can destroy the coun
try alone, but it I impossible for It to
restore it wifltout the co-operation of the
country, and we call upon you (turning
again to the ministerial tienehes) to obey
the dictates of your conscience and give
way to a Ministry in which the nation
can have confidence.".
As M. ' Roditcheff ended, the members
sprang to their, feet and for three min
utes wildly cheered him and his speech.
M. . Lednltsky, of Poland, complained
bitterly because the Premier had not said
a word about the Tights of non-Russians.
M. Alladin. the peasant leader, de
clared that even Parliament will be pow
erless If it is unable to satisfy the de
mands of the people. The - elemental
forces, once aroused, .will sweep both
Parliament and the government to com
mon ruin, he said. -
Attempts to Still Storm.
M. Chtcheglovitoff, the Minister of Jus
tice, addressed the House in a concilia
tory tone, emphasizing the difficult po
sition of the government, but assuring
the House that the idea that the pres
ent Ministry stood for the old regime of
repression was absolutely unjustified. The
government intetided to substitute for the
old order of things a regime based upon
law. Its position was like that of a man
building a new house, but obliged to
live under a leaky roof until the new
structure was completed. The govern
ment felt the heavy responsibility resting
upon It and intended to meet it in good
faith. While the government would not
recognize the power of Parliament to
change the fundamental law, the Minis
ter expressed the opinion that criticisms
would lead from time to time to altera
tions in the interest of the public wel
fare. Only Yield 'to Brute Force.
Professor Manalevsky. of Kharkoff, at
tacked the assertions of the Ministry re
garding the principle of the inviolability
of property, saying that obligatory repur
chase of property does not infringe the
principle. In conclusion, he said:
"We shall continue our labors without
fear, and brute force only will make us
leave the House."
Count Heydon said he had hoped 'to
work peacefully in the House, but the
ministerial programme had destroyed his
tropes. The Ministry was the very oppo
site of that government which a year ago
expressed itself as in favor .of repealing
the exceptional laws. He demanded the
resignation of the Cabinet. Count Hey
don's speech was loudly cheered.
The House then adopted the resolutions
of lack of confidence and adjourned until
Monday. '
CIVIL WAR BREAKING OCT
Black Hundreds and Socialists Fight.
Peasants Sack Estates.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 26. Grave
news comes from the provinces. In
stead of acting as a sedative, the assem
bling of Parliament has been marked by
an alarming increase in revolutionary agi
tation and terrorist activity on the one
hand, and of Black Hundred activity on
the other. The extremists of both sides
are thus divided into two hostile camps,
and both are arming as if preparing for
an inevitable civil war.
Sanguinary' conflicts continue to be re
ported. A sequel of the clash on Arch
angel Square May 34, when Black Hun
dreds fired 50 revolver shots, killing one
man and seriously wounding three, came
last night when a Black Hundred mem
ber who participated in the affair was
waylaid and murdered by Social Revolu
tionists. The Social Democrats are working with
might and main to cast discredit on Par
liament and produce an uprising of the
elemental forces. They have already pre
cipitated an incipient strike in the indus
trial quarters of Moscow, and at Odessa
the longshoremen have struck. Not a sin
gle vessel left that harbor yesterday.
The fear ot another explosion in the
country and its attendant crisis is begin
ning to overshadow the fight between the
crown and the Lower House of Parlia
ment. Governor-Genera Skallon. of Warsaw,
has telegraphed to -Interior Minister
Stolypin that he has proof that the Polish
members of the Lower House have, regu
lar connection with the Polish separatist
organization, and advises their prosecu
tion for treason.
The Emperor today decorated Governor
General Orloff, of Livonia, and 20 officers
who participated in the "pacification"' of
the Baltic Provinces.
Fresh agrarian disorders are reported
from Orel, Kazan and Simbrisk provinces.
The Figner estate, in Kazan Province!
where Vera Figner has been living under
the surveillance of the policy since her
release from Schlusselberg fortress, where
she was confined for 20 years as the re
sult of participation in the plot against
the life of Alexander II, has been com
pletely destroyed, and Cossacks with dif
ficulty saved the estate of Prince Galltzin.
ODESSA DREADS CONFLICT.
Black Hundreds Incite People to At
tack Jews by Falsehood.
ODESSA, May 26. The strike in the
harbor is in full swing, and the in
habitants fear a conflict. The Black
Hundreds are attempting to Incite the
people to attack Jews by the circulation
of false paper money purporting to
have been issued by an alleged Jewish
republic In Tula -Province, with Maxim
Gorky as President and Father Gapon
and M. Krustaleff as Vice-Presidents.
Mov to Settle Funeral Strike.
NEW YORK, May 26. A truce was de
clared in the strike of the down-town
funeral drivers yesterday, after a con
ference between a committee of strikers
and the coach owners. By the terms of
the agreement the drivers are to get their
demand of $14 a week and 11 hours off out
of every 24 until the end of this month.
Then the coach owners and the drivers
will meet again and try to effect a per
manent agreement,
1! HOT GONFIRM
Senate Subcommittee Holds
Up Bristol Appointment.
DELAYS MAKING REPORT
Matter Likely to Go Over Vntil Xext
Session as Result Committee Is
Vnwilling to Recom
mend Rejection.
OREGON-IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 26. In the light of the atti
tude assumed by the Senate subcommittee
on judicial--, it is quite probable that
William C. Bristol will not be confirmed
at this session as District Attorney for
Oregon. The subcommittee is not favor
able to Bristol's confirmation, yet does not
go to the extent of recommending the re
jection of his nomination. It will prob
ably make no report to the full commit
tee, which means that the committee will
not report to the Senate and no action
will be taken before the adjournment.-
In event the Senate fails to confirm
Bristol, his office will become vacant upon
adjournment of Congress, but it is under
stood the President will immediately make
a . recess appointment and thereby . con
tinue Bristol in office until the reassem
bling of Congress next December, when
his nomination will be again sent to the
Senate.
If Bristol is renominated next session
It is probable the Senate will act, and
events of the present Summer may have
considerable bearing on the case.
RATIFIES MOORE AGREEMENT
Secretary of Interior Approves the
t Klamath Water Right Contract.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 26. The Secretary of the In
terior today approved an agreement wi'.n
C. S. Moore and. wife and R. S. Moore and
wife for the transfer to the United States,
for a nominal consideration, . of certain
valuable irrigation works, water rights
and riparian rights owned by the Moores
along the west bank of and in connection
with Link River, Oregon. The Govern
ment will utilize these works as a part
of the Klamath project. The United States
Is to deliver to the grantors 205 second
feet of water, which they now claim, for
generation of power, with the right to
substitute therefor an equivalent power,
and to relieve the grantors of any cost of
new construction except J30 per annum as
their proportionate cost of maintenance
and operation.
The United States is to provide in any
dam which may be constructed across
Link River a suitable gate through which
logs and lumber may be floated, and fur
ther assumes the existing obligations of
the grantors for the delivery of water for
the irrigation of certain lots in the town
of West Klamath.
AMERICAN COURT IN CHINA
House Committee Favorably Reports
on Denby's Bill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. May 26. The House committee on
foreign affairs today favorably reported
a bill by Representative Denby. identical
with the bill presented to the Senate by
Senator Fulton, creating a United States
District Court for China, to have exclu
sive Jurisdiction in all proceedings which
now come under the jurisdiction of Amer
ican Consuls. The court is to sit at
Shanghai, Canton, Tien Tsin and Hankau.
The bill authorizes the appointment of a
Judge, District Attorney. Marshal and
Clerk. This bill was introduced at the re
quest of J. H. Brown, of Portland.
The Senate irrigation committee today
ordered a favorable report on the bill au
thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to
fix farm units on Government irrigation
projects anywhere from ten to 160 acres.
HEYBl'RX NOW IMPROVING.
Senator's Appetite Returning Hopes
for Early Recovery.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 26. Senator Hcyburn is im
proving rapidly today. His appetite is
returning, and he has been put on an egg
and toast diet. When sufficiently strong
he will go to Atlantic City. Heyhurn will
not be able actively to participate in the
work of the Senate this session, though
he hopes to go back to his seat before
adjournment.
Postmasters Are Appointed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 26. The following Postmast
ers have been appointed for Oregon and
Washington:
Oregon Springfield. Finley E. Roberts,
vice J. L. Clark, resigned.
Washington Seaback. Helen M. Prosch,
vice Jacob Krom, removed.
Will C. Million has been appointed car
rier, with Richard Millron as substitute,
on rural route No. 1. at Montavilla Sta
tion, Portland.
SATURDAY SUNDAY.
$2.50 Seaside Rate A. & C. R. .R.
Commencing Saturday. June 2. and every
Saturday thereafter during the Summer
season, the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad Company will sell special round
trip excursion tickets from Portland to all
points on Clatsop Beach and North Beach
(except Ilwaco) and return at the rate of
J2.50. good to return Sunday evening, and
on and after June 1 special communtatton
tickets, good for five round trips, will be
sold daily between same points, final re
turn limit October 15. All of these tickets
are interchangeable, and will be honored
in either direction between Portland and
Astoria on steamers, of the O. R. & N.
Co. and the Vancouver Transportation
Company.
Excursion tickets of similar form issued
by the above steamer lines to points on
Clatsop Beach and North Beach (except
Ilwaco) will be honored on the trains of
the A. & C. R. R. in either direction be
tween Portland and Astoria. For all in
formation telephone C. A. Stewart, Agent,
248 Alder street. Phone Main 906.
The Itch Fiend
That is Salt Rheum or Eczema, one of
the outward manifestations of scrofula.
It comes in itching, burning, oozing, dry
ing, and scaling patches, on the face, head,
hands, legs or body.
It cannot be cored by outward applica
tions, the blood must be rid of the Im
purity to which it Is due.
Hood'sSarsaparilla
Has cured the most persistent and ditncnlt
cases. Accept no substitute for Hood's ; no
lubstltute acta like 1U
METHODS OF PATENT
MEDICINE MEN
Do the Persons Who Tatroiiize
These Concerns Get What
They Pay For ?
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION
Are They Rank Frauds, as Has
Been Indiscriminately Charged,
or Is Truth and Honor
Their Basis?
Some one has said that a half truth is
worse than a lie. and we all know that a
lie travels faster than the truth. A gen
eral statement may also be s0 made as to
have all the evil qualities of a !ie. This
remark is of point at this time in con
nection with certain attacks which have
been made upon the patent medicine busi
ness. If one were to believe all that has
been said on this score he would be
forced to the conclusion that businesses
which are the outgrowth of years of ef
fort by the proprietors and which have
gained the confidence of the public dur
ing that period must be classed as rank
frauds. But can any business, whether
it be patent medicine or the manufacture
of shoe blacking, flourish for many years
without solid worth and merit behind It?
The question answers itself. And so the
attack upon the patent medicine business,
to which reference is here made, fails to
the ground because of its own falsity as
applying fb all patent medicine concerns.
Still, these charges are worth examina
tion and efutation because of the dam
age they may do to businesses which
have won the confidence of the public by
years of honorable and honest dealing.
It is not the purpose of this article to
deny that these methods may be pur
sued by some men, but there is no war
rant for Implying, as was done, that all
patent medicine businessf?s are conducted
on these lines. Such methpds are sure to
reap their reward In speedy failure, but
a business like that of Dr. Ray V. Pierce,
of Buffalo, could not exist for 38 years
and reach its present mammotli propor
tions if such practices had been pursued.
Dr. Pierce Is too well known as a man of
honor to rest easy under such an imputa
tion. His business Is what It is because
he has always, done what he promised to
do, and because his famous remedies are
just whathe says they are. His estab-'
lishment, in Buffalo, consisting of a large
laboratory and a hospital, is one of tne
chief points of interest in that city, and
he himself enjoys the confidence and the
esteem of his fellow-townsmen, who have
honored' him in various ways.
Dr. Pierce is a patent medicine man,
and he Is proud of the good he has done
to his fellow-men, because he long since
had the courage to break away from the
narrow ethics of the medical profession
PLOTS OF COURT CABAL
AIMS TO PROVOKE COUNTER RE
VOLT, At. A IN ST DOtM.i. 1 '
Demoeratic Moderation and I.aek of
Money Hamper t'onnplrntoril Trc
polT Pieked. for Dictator.
CHICAGO, May ' 26. (Special.) A
special cablegram to the Daily News
from Peterhof says:
A struggle Is going on between the
upholders of law and constitutional
ism and the partisans of a coup d'etat.
The latter are mainly officers of the
guard regiments, headed by the Grand
Dukes and the returning Manehurian
Generals, who. embittered by the op
probrium heaped upon them . by the
public and fearing the loss of their
emoluments, apparently have decided
to prevent further liberal progress by
a counter-revolt.
The unions recently discovered . by
the police were started for the incit
ing of patriotic riots throughout the
empire. The plan also includes an in
vasion of the Douma by the unem
ployed of St. Petersburg, thus giving
the government a legal right to inter
fere with a military force. If this
scheme, should prove successful, Gen
eral Trepoft would be made dictator
and the reactionary party be in full
sway. In case the Czar objected, he
would be deposed and a regent appoint
ed. The conspiracy thus far has been
outwitted by the tact and moderation
of the leaders in the Douma, and the
difficulty of carrying out the plot ow
ing to the lack of money. The treas
ury Is still empty, as the money re
cently borrowed has not yet . been
brought to Russia, so. if there had
been a court revolution, there would
have been no money with which to pay
the officers and feed the army.
For this reason it was decided by the
reactionaries to continue the struggle
along legal lines. They' caused the
Douma to be slighted and refused a
hearing, hoping in that way to pro
voke it to take revolutionary action,
thus forcing a dissolution and making
the Douma unpopular among an im
patient and suffering people. Hence
the refusal of an audience to the ad
dress committee and the forbidding by
the police of cadet meetings while they
encourage Socialist, anarchist and anti
cadet meetings.
This has rallied around the Consti
tutional Domecrats the Radicals, Con
servatives and even the reasonable So
cialists, who are unwilling to be the
dupes of the court cabal.
Inquire About Riga Court-Martial.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 26. The lower
house of Parliament yesterday took up
the bill guaranteeing liberty of the per
son and the inviolability of the domicile.
Some of the Polish members protested
because the bill did not specifically repeal
certain restrictions Imposed on the Poles
since the insurrection of 1S63. The pro
ceedlngs were Interrupted by a motion
that the House unanimously adopt an in
terpellation of the Premier regarding the
death sentences imposed by a military
court-martial at Riga on eight workmen
accused of political murder and robbery
and also a resolution in favor of the sus
pension of the sentences, which yester
day were confirmed by the Governor-General
of the Baltic provinces.
.Tews Will Act With Democrats.
9T. PETERSBURG. May 26. The Jewish
Congress has resulted in a split over the
attempts of a majority, under the lead
ership of a Zionist. Jeaborinskl. to com
pel the Jewish members of the lower
fTnise of Parliament. 12 in number, to act
independently under the direction of the
executive committee of the Jewish Ix-ague.
Forty-throe out of the M delegates, head
ed by M. Vinaver. and live membTs of
the lower house of Parliament, who were
and advertise broadcast tlie remedies for
men and women which have made his
name famous.
A brief examination of the methods of
handling the immense number ef onatl
inquiries which come into Dr. Pierce's
establishment in the course ot a day wi.i
be of interest, and will convince anyone
that the general charge of fraud is with
out basis so far as he is concerned. In
the first place, it may be said that Dr.
Pierce himseir does not pretend to read
and answer all the mail that comes to
him. Neither does any other proprietor
of a large business. But he does have a
large staff of graduated physicians and
surgeons, men who are specialists in
many lines of the profession, who do read
these letters, and who do give them their
individual and careful attention.
When an inquiry is received from some
sufferer detailing his symptoms and giv
ing a history of his case, it is marked
with a number. That number thereafter
distinguishes that case. It is sent to the
proper physician, and by him is carefully
examined. This physician turns lo the
phonograph at his elbow and uictates an
answer. If he wants further information
concerning the case he asks the inquirer
for It. If the writer has told him rnougli
to enable him -to Judge properly of the
case, he answers the questioner In that
light. If the case Is one that apparently
will be met by either of the famous J'lorce
Family Medicines the patient is so ad
vised. If it is one that Seems to demand
some other form of treatment, that treat
ment is advised, and, if the patient
agree, a prescription is written and sent
to the dispensing department and there
filled and" the medicine forwarded. Each
physician gives close attention to the
cases which are presented to him. and
the system is such that further reports
from a patient go unerringly to the
physician who first had charge of the
case. Each case is handled In all respects
just as it would be if the doctor saw
the patient. In cases which present un
usual difficulties and do not progress as
the doctors feol that they should, the
patients are advised to come to the Pierce
hospital, known as the Invalids' Hotel,
where they undergo a treatment whic.i
could not be given In any home. The
fact that this hospital Is constantly full
is proof of the confidence which the pub
lic generally has in Dr. Piertv. notwith
standing al that is said unfairly against
patent medicines and patent meditine
methods.
All letters are treated with absolute
confidence. They are not made the sub
ject Vf common comment by the em
ployes of the establishment. They are
treated just as sacredly as the confes
sions made to a private practitioner.
Neither are the names of the writers or
their letters ever sold for any purpose.
As for tho medicines, they are com
pounded from pure roots, herbs and
barks, by skilled chemists and on the
most scientific basis. They are not cure
alls, but are prepared for certain specific
purposes, and millions of persons have
satisfactorily proved their worth. As for
alcohol, there is a statidincr . reward of
$3000 for anyone who will discover any
alcohol, opium or other harinfol ingre
dient in either the "Favorite P ascrip
tion" or the 'Golden Medical Discovery,"
and that is all that need be said on that
point.
elected as Constitutional Democrats, de
cided' on general principles that to aot
independently would be a mistake, as
they would be sure to arouse' race preju
dice. tJiaiik I'resident ait Kiiibe.zler.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May Gordon
Dubosi?. president of the First National
Bank of Ensley. Ala., was arrested horn
today charged with embezzling JtO.OoO of
the hunk's fnniis.
J
W. C. Hawley. Republican can
didate for Congress, believes in the
fundamentfiy principle;? of the par
ty, and is In accord with the Presi
dent. "No Interests to svrve but
iiic public interests." Hawley ad
dresses the ' people of Oregon as
follows: AVcdnesday, May 3, in'
the evening, Ashland; Thursday,
May 24, in the evening. Grant's
Pass; Friday, May 25, in the after
noon, Oakland: in the evening,
Roseburg; Saturday. May 25, after
noon. Eugene; evening, Springfield;
Monday, May 2S, afternoon,- Cres
well; evening, Cottage Grove; Tues
day, May 29, aternoon, Corvallis;
evening, Albany ; Wednesday, May
30, evening. Drain; Thursday, May
31. afternoon, Clackamas; evening,
Oregon City; Friday, June 1, after
noon. Sheridan; evening, Dallas;
Saturday, June 2. evening, Salem.
Guaranteed Cure for Fits.
A new method of home troiitni,nt for pi
Ipptlc fit?, originated by a famoun Wp.hiriff
ton eeientuit. with all the Ojv-rnm-rt lHbora
torls at his hanil, has been tlis.'iverei.
Ei ixi" Kosin' Ip rec"mmeniicd for on ly one
disease, epilepsy, or fl. It- is r unrnlllmc
in rurin this dread trouble that It dtti
covertr ba instructed the i-ical agents in this
city. Wocxiard, f'larke & "o., to nell it un
der their absolute pruHrantee to refund the
money if it failH. and he will Hy for the rem
edy hlmtelf. When used according to direc
tions it can no more fall to cure epilepsy
than can the tun fa f 1 to rise, but hie guaran
tee i made to inspire perfect cmfldenee.
Both seate. younfc or old. who have any
symptoma of epileptic fitn. any nervous
twit'-h.njT! or tremltlim?-. shou'd ume Klixir
Kosine at once, the only K'.iaranteed rure.
Price. Si r;. Mai! rd-is filled. The KoMiie
Co., Washington, D. C, or Woodard, Clarke
& Co., Portland. Or.
Old Remedy. Xrw Form.
KEVEK KOfft TO FAIL.
Tarrant Extract of (Jubebs and
Copaiba ra
CAPSULES.
ThMtef-i, quirk nd tKoruugh CUF fOP
ICODorrtioe, sleet, wastes, etc Kany
to lake convenient to carry. Fifty
jears successful use. Price at
IillHK A MARTIN. Z2X Waiu-
lni.on ulreet. Fort. nnd, or b muii irum lae
J&rr&at Co., 44 Hudson St., Xw Xoiit,
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