The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913, December 24, 1897, Image 4

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    A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE i
NOT THE END OF IT.
l argest Jewelry Store la its
World Destroyed.
MERXTOD & JACCARD, IN ST. L0UI3
Am Iinmnv Stock of Costly Ooodi
I.oat A -.other Bad Blmia In
Grand Forki.
St. Louis. Dec. 21. A fire started in
tile- Itnoa-ameant et tfia Vtn i 1 r I i n r sfori it i iia1 !
by the Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry
Company, at the corner of Locust and
Broadway, early thia morning, and in
an almost incredibly short time the
five-story building was completely
gutted. The total logo will reach
335,000, fully covered by insurance.
The fire had been burning some time
before it was discovered at 4:40 o'clock,
and at S P. M. the south wall and all
the doors began (ailing, making one of
the fiercest and quiokett fires in the an
nala of the city. Next to the boiler
room in the basement was a room need
for packing. It ia thought that the
fire started in the boiler room, com
municating to the packing-room, and
shooting up the elevator shaft, quick
ly spread over the building. W. A.
Kutledge, the engineer, and his family,
lived on the fourth floor. They barely
escaped with their lives. The firemen
dragged them, unconscious, from their
beds and carried them down the fire
escape. Five minutes later the floors
fell. Several other tenants in the
building had narrow escapes, but there
were rio fatalities.
The llerniod & Jaccard Jewelry
Company is one of the largest in the
world, and it being Christmas season,
they carried an immense stock. One
half of the stock had been placed in the
two large vaults and was saved.
The Model Cloak Company, in the
northeast corner of the building, was
wiper) out, sustaining a loss of $50,000,
on which there is insurance of three
fourths. The Mermod & Jaccard Company oc
cupied but two floors and basement of
the structure. On the fifth floor was
the repair shop. A large amount of the
repair work had been finished, anil
most of it was saved by the salvage
corps. The corps also saved a dozen or
more grandfather clocks, ranging in
value from $300 to $1,800 each, and
many old Vienna vases and valuab.e
pieces of pottery. The silverware,
melted by the heat, will be found un
der the debris of fallen timbers. On
the first floor, left out of the vaults,
were clocks, silverware, china, art pot
tery, cut glassware and other articles,
all of which will be a total loss.
There were over 40 tenants in the
building, whose losses range from $500
to $4,000. They were partially in
sured, i
The jewelry firm carried insurance !
to the amount of $400,000, which, if
the stock in the vaults is found intact,
will amply cover the loss sustained,
The building was owned by the estate
ol toe late Luther M. Ken net t, lot un
der lease to the Mermod & Jaccard
Company. -The firm estimates the value
of the building at $125,000, upon
which there was insurance of $105,000.
Late tonight the burned-out firm de
cided to continue in business, and to
morrow will take possession of the store
and stock of another leading jeweler of
this city, which they have bought
The firm that goes out of business is
that of A. Kurtzborn & Sons.
Rejection of Hawaiian Treaty Wtlt Not
Settle til QumMob.
Washington, Duo. 30. Ex-Secretary
of State John W. Foster, who whiles
member of the Harrison cabinet nego
tiated the first treaty for annexing Ha
waii to the United States, and who
has since visited the islands and taken
much interst in their acquisition, when
asked as to the status of the annexation
question, said:
"The opponents in congress of Ha
waiian annexation will not have dis
posed of the question by voting against
and defeating this measure. They
must decide what shall be the policy
and conduct of the United States
toward the islands for the future. Hav
ing refused the application of the island
government for incorporation into our
Union, such an act necessarily carries :
with it the right of the former to de
termine its own political destiny, un
influenced by considerations affecting
the United States.
"But such a course would present
embarrassments to congress of no small
moment. During the lust administra
tion of President Cleveland the house
Cubans
Hang Colonel
a Spaniard.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
BE CARRIED AUTONOMY PAPERS
Two Mor rtllbnatot Ing Kxnedltlcna
Arc Matrix Landed Major e'er
nanttes Was Murdered.
New Yotk, Doc. 20. A Herald dis
patch from Havana savs: Much anxiety
is felt for the safety of Lieutenant-Colonel
Joaquin Ruis, aide-de-camp to
General Blanco, who, it ia said, has
met death as the penalty for bearing a
proposition for surrender to a rebel
cam p. It seems that Colonel Ruia is
a personal friend of Colonel Aranguen,
who was employed by him before the
war, when Colonel Kuis was engineer
in charge of the Vento water works.
Recently, nnder orders from General
Blanco, Colonel Ruia opened corre-
of representatives resolved that 'foreign i Inenee witn colonel Aranguen,
intervention in the political affairs of i Wlth the ohi:t of "-"ging an inter
the islands will not be regarded with Tiw' Colonel Aranguen wrote that
indifference by the government of ths he m, meet the colouot if the latter
During that session UU'J on personal anairs,
step further and de- ! ' 'niuh n colonel replied that he
Another Fire at Grand Forka.
Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 21. The
business portion of the city was threat
ened by another fire tonight, which
might have been more destructive than
that of Friday, when the Hotel Dakota
and the Mercantile Company and Nash
Bros.' buildings were burned. Shortly
after, 8 o'clock, smoke was seen issuing
from the floor of the department store
of Benner & Bcgg, and in leBS than 15
minutes the building was in flames,
and the fire had crept into the Stanch
field clothing bouse and the H. A.
Stone jewelry store, in building ad
joining. After three hours work the
fire was subdued. The damage to the
building and stock of Benner & Begg
will be $55,000. Losses to the other
firms will be small.
JACK DALTON'S ADVICE.
United States.
the senate went
clared that 'any intervention in the po
litical affairs of the islands by any gov
ernment would be regarded as an act
unfriendly to the United States.'
"These utterances were in line with
the policy of our government for half
a oentury, but it is possible and compe
tent for congress to change the policy
of the government at any time. Its
rejection of annexation would in effect
nullify the declarations cited, but there
Would still be another serious einbar-'
rassment to be disposed of, to-wit, the
reciprocity treaty. It would bo easy ',
to annul the commercial clauses of that
convention, which would be in har
mony with the views long cherished
by many of oar public men, but the
political clauses of that treaty present
a different question. They are two in
number: t
"First, stipulation on the part of
Hawaii not to lease, dispose or create
any lien upon any port, harbor, or
other territory to any other govern
ment, and, second, to grant to ths
United States the exclusive right to
Pearl harbor as a coaling and naval
station. .
"The first of these political clauses
might terminate with the treaty, and
after the rejection of annexation it
would be inconsistent on our part to in
sist upon its maintenance. The second
clause, however, is held by the senators
who ratified the treaty to be a per
manent grant. The renunciation of
the reciprocity treaty would still leave
ns with the grant of Pearl harbor. It
is the only place suitable for a naval
station in those islands or anywhere
within a radius of 2,000 miles.
"Whatever may be the sentiment of
the American people as to annexation,
I doubt whether any considerable body
of them would approve of the surrender
ot this very valuable station for our
growing navjr, and for which we have
paid so dear a price in our reciprocity
arrangements. And yet, with the re
jection of annexation we must look for
ward to the certainty of its eventual
surrender, as its occupation by us
would be impossible with the islands
under the domination of another pow
erful government.
wished to talk about political matters,
Colonel Aranguen wrote that he would
absolutely refuse to receive him on
these condition, and called his atten
tion earnestly to General Gomes' ordor
that, all persons entering insurgent
camps to offer terms of surrender
should be put to death. He assured
Colonel Ruix that he was prepared to
carry out Gomes' orders to the letter,
and that while he esteemed him highly
as an old friend, he would hang him if
he neglected the warning.
In spite of this, Colonel Ruii started
alone on Sunday for Colonel Aran
guen's camp, determined to rik all in
the attempt. On leaving he said if he
had not returned by Tuesday night he
might be given up as dead. So far
nothing has been heard of him, and
there is little room for doubt that the
insurgent leader has put his threat
into execution.
If this be true, much regret will be
folt even in Cuban circles in Havana,
where Colonel Ruia was well known as
a gallant soldier and an accomplished
gentleman, but it is pointed out that
his death will have a good effect as
showing the indomitable spirit animat
ing the insurgent leaders.
major f ernanuea, better Known as
Pitore, the insurgent leader, who. ac- l
cording to officiul reports, was slain in I
coin but with Spanish troops, was really i
killed while ill and helpless awaiting
an opportunity to surrender to Thomas
Garcia, recently autonomist alcalde of
Guinea, an old friend. Pitore being
dangerously ill, applied to him to ar-I
range terms for his surrender. Garcia I
caused him to be taken to the Canoio
estate, where he made him comfortable
and arranged to have a detail of Spanish
troops sent to bring him to the hospital
in the town. Instead the troops went
to tbe country and butchered the man.
Senor Garcia is infuriated at this
breach of faith, and has declared his in
tention of coming to Havana to lay the
matter before General Blanco and de
mand the punishment of the officer re
sponsible for the murder.
The battle of Guisa appears now to
have been a more important insurgent
success tiian was at first supposed. Ad
Oinee ot Pownltiir, Hopkins A Co., Chicago
Hoard of Trwl llrokera, 71 1-714 Chamber ol Com
merce Uulldiitg, I'ortlamt, Oregon.)
Ruiz, ' Light speculation whs ths dominating
factor in the wheat market last week.
Its force was felt more keenly than at
any time since prices loft 64 cents five
months ago. The bear element is
working on the idea that all the bullish
influences have been discounted by the
advance in prices of 80 cents from the
low point in the spring. Wheat that
cleared last week was all bought
month or more ago, and prices were ad
vanced at the time. Now that the
stuff is moving out, the bulls think
that prices should continue to go up,
because the stuff is being delivered to
the buyers. The latter are not taking
hold as freely, but export sales during
the week were heavy. For three
months the market has backed and
filled around 90 cents for May, getting
6 rents above it recently, and lias been
3 cents below it. The bears have been
utiaoie to maintain a break lor more
tbau a day or two below 90 conts. De
cember sold AM cents to 17 cents
premium over May. The position of
the bulls and their intention are as
much of a puzzle as ever. They stand
ready to pay for 6,000,000 bushels of
wheat, and are very liable to get it be
fore the first of the year, elevator
people, however, are not disposed to
make any deliveries until navigation is
closed, as they want to keep the wheat
in their houses. The Loiter party have
from 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 bushels
bought. There are also scattered lines
that will reach above 2,000,000 bushels
held by parties outside of the pool.
The claim is made that there is no
shortage, except on the part of the ele
vator people. The latter have been
bringing wheat down from Duluth. It
is a deal that no one except rich men
can afford to be in. The bulls claim
that the wheat brought down from the
Northwest by the elevator people has
not shown any profit. If such is the
case, it seems rather strange that two
such shrewd business men as Armour
sud Wears should be so actively engaged
in it. Government report gives crop of
winter and spring wheat at 1150,000,000
bushels. Visible supply of wheat de
creased 101,000 bushels, and now totals
84,744 bushels,. ,
,ven ii trie treaty is rejected by vicea received by the junta state that
the United States, it will not be diffl- tbe insurgents captured 270 Mausers,
cult for the present Hawaiian govern- 220.OOO cartridces and 118 nriaone.
Saya Dotk! Would tie Better Than
Kelndeer for Relief Expedition.
Seattle, Dec. 21. Jack Dal ton. the
well-known Alaskan prospector, after
whom the Dalton trail is named, in an
interview tonight, speaking of the
proposed relief expedition of the gov
ernment to Alaska, said:
"The proposal to use reindeer teams
docs not strike me as being the right j
thing.; Horses can be used to much'
better advantage. InBtead of reindeer, '
the department ought to get together a '
large number of hardy horBes, and '
sufficient food should be taken along to 1
feed them. They can do much better ' jn ti,e
wu man reiuueer. 4 would use Sieas
for carrying the food for the men and
provender for the horses. To handle a
reindeer expedition successfully it
would he necessary to have relay sta
tions established a day's journey apart,
with food for the animals at these sta
tions." Mr. Dalton, speaking of the beet
route by which to take relief, said that
he would go over the Ohilkoot pass and
then down the lakes and the Yukon
river over the ice. ..'
ment to maintain itself against local
opposition. The property interests,
which are almost exclusively held by
ths white residents and foreigners, will
control the government so long as it
maintains its independence. But it is
plain that the islands cannot long
maintain their autonomy. The pres
ent most threatening danger is from
Japan. That country may be perfectly
sincere in its declaration that it does
not seek the annexation of the islands,
bat the curient events, if not checked,
will lead inevitably to that result.
"But I do not think the islands will
pass under the dominion of Japan.
If the people of American origin now
in control of the government are reject
ed by congress, they will, in my opin
ion, turn to their kinsmen, the English
and Canadians. They have learned
from the colonial history of Great
Britain that wherever the British flag
goes there follows low taxation, just
laws and honest government. i
While I have no information as to
the purpose of the present Hawaiian
rulers, I feel sure that when it is
finally determined that they are not to
be annexed to the United States, thev
will lose no time in opening negotia
tions with Great Britain, and the re
sult of those negotiations will be neither
slow nor uncertain.
"Mr. Seward, one of the most far
sighted of our statesmen, declared in
the senate a quarter of a century ago:
'The Pacific ocean, its shores, its
islands and the vast regions beyond
will become the chief theater of events
world's history."
Still Watching Klitra.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 20.
When General Rivera, theCuban insur-' admitted to be heavy on both sides.
General Calixoto Garcia has sent word
to General Pando that he will only re
lease the prisoners under solemn pledge
signed by General Blanco that they
will lie sent back to Spain. He com
plains that after the capture of Las
Tunas the prisoners released on parole
were sent back to the ranks.
The insurgents in Santa Clara prov
ince hare more than 6,000 men well
armed, and are confident of ultimate
lui.cess. They are also well provisioned
with medicine and other necessaries.
General Gomez is at La Reforms,
where he has been for nearly a year.
Within the last four days two large
filibustering expeditions have safely
reached Cuba, one landing in Matanzas
province and the other at Baracoa, only
five leagues from Havana. They
brought clothing, medicines and dyna
mite. Tue rebels are now using large
4umiwtieo vi uyuuuiue who oonsiuer
I able effect.
General Pando, who is operating in
the east agaii:st General Garcia, has
asked for reinforcements, which have
been sent, several battalions being
( withdrawn from Pinar del Rio.
1 General Bernai has started across
Pinar del Rio to Cape Antonio, where
a large body of rebels is congregated.
I Reports from Guira de Melena state
that the rebels fired on the town almost
every night.
Rebels under Colonel Colazzo and
General Rodriguez surrounded a Span
ish coUimn yesterday at the Carmen
estate. Havana province. Spanish re
inforcements arrived from Guinea and
a fierce engagement occurred. Tbe
detalis are suppressed, but the loss is
gent leader, who was recently released
from Cabanas fortress by royal pardon.
arrived here bound for Cadiz, he was
not allowed to land. A tailor was sent
for and went aboard, taking clothing
for General Rivera.
mate-Clan Strike Ended.
Kokomo, Ind., Deo. 21. The plate
glass strike is over, the 1,600 men in
tho Eokomoand El wood plants hav
ing accepted the -company's proposition
for polishers to be paid for piece work.
Both factories will resume operations
this week.
Los Angeles, Dec. 20. The relatives
of Ira F. Hodson, the Mankato, Kan.,
man who has disappeared in Southern
California, went to Riverside yesterday
to settle the question of identification
of the man found murdered there.
xney tuned to identify tne remains ai
Another engagement is reported to
have occurred December 14 near Guira
de Melena between Morroto and Col
onel Arango's forces.
New York, Dec. 20. The Herald
correspondent in Rio Janeiro telegraphs
that the government authorities have
seized a letter written bjTVice-President
Poirera which proves beyond doubt
that he was at the head of the revolu
tionary movement which led to the re
cent attempted assassination of Presi
dent Moraes. Brazilian authorities
those of Hodson. although several per- still havecatise to fear a revolution, and
sons, who saw a photograph of the mur-' the government has requested Uruguay
KjBinvD 11 was nuu- 10 prevent the gathering of revolution-
Determined to Die.
Ban Francisco, Dec. 21. William
Broad, . 69 years old and a native of
Holland, cut his throat in the almB-hoH-so
late Saturday night, died of the
wounds today. He had previously at
tempted suicide by stabbing himself
T( nil a: pocket-knife 85 or 40 times in
tho region of the heart These wounds
are supposed to have been inflicted
while Broad was an inmate of the city
prison, whore he wus detained Friday
before being sent to the almshouse. He
was out of work and bad no friends in
tins city.
dered
son.
Madrid Authorities Alarmed.
London, Dec. 20. According to the
St. James's Gazette, private letters re
ceived here from Madrid say that Gen-
ary group along her frontier.
A Fatal Colllelon.
Clinton, Ind., Deo. 20. Tran No. 8,
on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
which left Chicago at 11:80 last night,
cii ivcjiMiTO-jiuira mure nns sig- ( ran into an extra here this morning,
nificant, and that the government is so Three employes wore killed and half a
aiartneu at tne menanclng attitu.lo of
the populace that artillery has been
rortland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 72(3 73c; Val
ley and Bluestem, 76 76c per bushel.
Four Best grades, $4.25; graham,
$3.40; superfine, $3.25 iwr barrel.
Oats Choice white, 8485c; choice
gray, 82 33c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $19(820; brew
ing, $20 per ton.
Millstiffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
tilings, shorts, $17.
Hay Timothy, $I2.5013; clover.
$10(jHl; California wheat, $10; do
oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per
ion.
Eggs 18 425c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 6055o
fair to good, 4045e; dairy, 3040c
per roll.
Cheese Oregon, 1 1 Jo; Young
America, 12e; California, 910o
per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $1.75(8
2.50 per doezn; broilers, $'3.00(32.50;
geeso, $3.60(3 6; ducks, $3.004.50
per dozen; turkeys, live, 10(8 11c per
pound.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 8545c
per sack; sweets, $1.40 per cental.
Onions Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel
low, 80o per cental.
nops (fi per pound "lor new
crop; 1896 crop, 46o.
Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 712o; mohair, 20
( 22c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best fcheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.00; dressed mutton.
6c; npring lambs, 6Jc per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.00;
light and feeders, $3.00 4. 00; dressed,
$4.605.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 00;
cows. $2.25; dressed beef, 4 5 c per.
pound.
Veal Large, 4J,5c; small, 6tf
5o per pound.
fteattla Market.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick. 28o; ranch, 1G 18c
Choese Native Washington, lSo;
California, 90.
E;?i!s Fresh ranch, 80 32c
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.60(
3 00; ducks, $3.60 8. 75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $22 per ton.
Oats Choice, per ton, $19 20.
Corn Whole, $22; cracked, per ton,
$22; feed meal, $22 per ton.
Barley Rollod or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22.
Freiih Meats Choice dressed beef,
iteers, 6c; cows, 5Jo; mutton sheep,
7c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 7.
Freeh FiBh Halibut, 4 5c; salmon,
tl4c; salmon tront, 710o; flounders
mi& sole, 84; ling cod, 4 6; rock cod,
5c; smelt, 24c.
Freeh Fruit Apples, 60o$1.26 per
jox; poaches, 7680c; prunes, 8540o;
pears, 75c $1 per box.
CooklMff by Solar Heat.
The various experiments mads will
solar engines by the French in Algeria,
where the sun is never overoloudud and
shines with groat power, have been at
IkihM iu Nome Instance with nuik.ul
success. Tho best apparatus Is stated
to b, a simple arrangement of boiler
and concave miiror.thestoain generated
being condensed in a coiled tube ur
rounded by water, this being intended
merely for distilling water, lint in
India an inventor has contrived some
machines with which more varied re
tilts are accomplished. One of these,
says the Philadelphia Record, is what
is termed a cooking-box, made of wood
and lined with reflecting mirror, at
the bottom of the box being a small
copper boiler covered with glass to r'
tain the heat of ths rays oonountrated
by the minors upon the boiler. Jn
this conttlvaime any sort of fowl may
be quickly cooked, the result being a
Stew or boil If the steam ia retained, or
if allowed to escape it is a bake. The
heat with this duvice may be aug
mented Indefinitely by increasing the
diameter of the box.
Jacobin Souat at Balmoral.
Queon Victoria recently Invited a
Glasgow singing society to sing to her
at iiaiiuoral. Among the songs weie
"Wae's Me for Prince Charlie," "Ma
Grogor's Gathering," "Bonnie Prince
Charlie" and "Charlie Is My Durl
ing."
KKOCKBU OFT.
It knocks out all calculations of attend
ing to business in the right way for a day
when we wake up In the morning sore and
stilt The disappointment lies in soina to
bed all right and wuklug up all wrong.
There is a short and sure v out of It. o
to tx'il after a irooil rub with Ht. .lamb Oil
and you wake up all right; soreness and
silliness an gone, mi sure l tins, that men
lunch exposed til rlltiiiireftil weather kn
a bottle of it on theniunlel for u.ie at night
to make sure of going to work in good ux.
long lltane Nlgnallng.
The Greenwich observatory has been
put into telegraph communication with
that of the McGill college, Montreal,
and tho signals can be flushed between
the two places, a distance of 8,300
miles, in three-quarters of a second.
THE 1.A8T MAN OM KAKTIf
To recklrmly experiment upon lilmwlf Willi
lie ot relief U tlie (Iv-aiumh Ii. Yut ih. niu.
truttts for thl nmlHily ure t le xauiU of the
tea, and, proiimaiily. aluiul m rltlapt.xia. In
ilij.'xIWm, (hat ulotlntl innl.Uv. wen If nf
nm pcriiptuliy, la rvolilually overcome with
llofttett.'r'i Htomarh HHU'fii. an atUM'ltjOtii,
lonle and alterative, wbirli run-a eonaiipatiuii,
fVvvr ami aRiie. lillimia remlliriil, rhoumatiniu,
ktUney couiplaint and fueblea..
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stationed at concealed points command
ing the main thoroughfares.
The man who discovered the Amer
ican Beauty rose is worth $50,000, all
of whioh he made out of the peerless
flower, which unites all tho qualities of
a perfect rose.
' dozen others injured, but no passengers
t were hurt. Both engines were badly
wrecked, the baggage oar was thrown
down an embankment, and the mail
' car smashed.
It ia stated that the right hand, which
is more sensitive to the touch than the
left, is less sensitive than the latter to
the effect of heat and cold.
san Franelaeo Market.
Wool Nevada 11 18c; Oregon,
14c; Northern 78c per pound.
Hopi. 1014c per pound.
Milliituffs Middlings, $2022; Cat
'fomia bran, $17.6018.00 per ton.
Onions New red, 7080c; do new
lilvcrskin, $1.40 1.60 percental.
Eggs Store, 2328c; ranch, 27
00c; Eastern, 14 20; duck, 20 2 5c per
lozc. .
Chceite Fancy mild, new, 12c; fair
to good, 78c per pound..
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencias,
U. 50 3.00; Mexican limes, $2.00
3.00; California lemons, choice, $1.75
2.25; do common, 60c$l per box.
Hay Wheat, 12(314; wheat and
oat, $11 fi 18; oat, $1012; river bar
ley, $18; best barley, $10 12;
alfalfa, I89.50; clover, $8 9.60.
Fresh Fruit Apples, 86 85a per
urge box; grapes, 2640o; Isabella,
i 40 76c; . peaches, 60u$l; pears, 7 60
1 per box; plums, 2085o.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2f)27c;
do seconds, 2425c; fancy dairy, 28
44c; goo I to choice, 17 22c jr pound.
Potatoes Now, in boxes, 85 80c.
An even- cubio fool of average soil
was weighed and analyzed at Cornell
University. It wits found that the soil
in one acre one foot deep weighed
2,082.1, tons.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting- in the cotirla oiirrtuht to the
eiciiiaive u of tlie word "CAsfOkiA." and
rifCllKK stAbfORIA," wour'ltadcMaik.
t, Dr. Samuel I'ilcher, of Hyannia. Maanaehnartta,
waallieorisiiiatorof " FlfClltSR'SSCAsrORlA."
the earae that baa borne aud doe now bear the
(ac simile sik-natuieof CIIAS. 11. PLETOIKR on
every wrapper. Thia ia the original ' PITCHER'S
CASTOR I A'.' which ha been ued In tbe bonic
of the tnothere of America for over thlily year.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and are that it i
tht kind jm havt altrajis and has the
ik-nature of CHA8. II. FtliTCHKR on the
wrapper. No one haa authority from me to nac
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chaa. H. Fletcher ia President.
March S, li97. BAllUia HTCHliR, U.D.
Lightning rods may be valuable if
large enough and insuluted suffluieiitly
lo curry aay a bolt of lightning. The
common lightning rod is not of much
use.
HOME I'BOIIITH AMI PITKK fOOl).
Chance!
The $2000.00 missing-word contest
closes December 31st.
Result will be announced about January
Schilling's Best baking powder and tea are
Jbecause they are money-back.
What is the missing word r not SAFE, although StfiiUiHg'i Bat baking
pow der and tea f safe.
Get Schilling's But baking powder or tea at your ttrortrn'; take out ths
ticket (brown ticket iu every package of baking powder; yellow ticket In tin
tea); send a ticket with each word to addrasa below before December 31st
Until October 15th two words allowed for every ticket ; after that only on
word for every ticket.
If only one person finds the word, that person gets f aooo.ou; If several find
it, f 2000. 00 will be equally divided among them.
Every one sending a brown or yellow ticket will receive a set of cardboard
creeping babies at the end of the contest. Those sending three or more in one
envelope will receive an 1898 pocket calendar no adveriislng on It. These
creeping babies and pocket calendar wll be dllfcrcnt fiom the ouci offered la
tlie last contest. ; , ; . '
Better cut these rules out. m-.:
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lloaton'e Old Klin.
The state of nelgoot Into which the
alto of the old elm on the common, in
Huston, has fallen is beginning to
worry old HoNtonians who pas the sKit
daily on their way to business. After
a gain in February, 1870, brought down
what was left of the old elm, a young
elm was started on the site of tho old
one, and this tree is now one of tho
InrgfHt in that part of the oominou,
Inside the mic'.iwure is a rusty iron
mm
It
1
- Mil Z.Jl-'
All
Kaatern Svrtin. ao-ealled. naaaiiv tr
light colored and ol heavy boilv, la niaite from
Siiuoae. "Tm (inriin jWp"' la mmle from
ugar (.'ane and la atni'tly pure. It la lor aale
by nrat-eiana urocer, in cane onlr. tlanuiac
torec! bv the PAi tric Cont htrvpCo. All jicn.
uine "a oviiiiVm frn" have the manulac
turcr'e name lithographed on every eau.
In a reoent lecture Professor Berg.
maun, of Berlin, stated that in 60
casus of perforating the skull for epi
lepsy, he knew of only one perriiineut
cure.
Kine Rolomon'a TrM.nre." mil Af.hr.t.tLi...i
Tonic known. (Hee lli-iluiiary.) ..uu a boa, a
wuck- traitineiil. Maaun Chemical Co., e, o. Hot
747, I'biuutelprJle, I'm.
Firelighters are made in Germany
oy twisting wool into a rope, cutting
t into short lengths, and dipping the
ends of the pieces into melted resin.
I believe niv nronint e of 1'lso's Cnrm
prevented quick r.i,imimption.-Mro. I.ucy
Wallace, Inri,tietle, Kaiia , Dec. 12, lstifi.
Tr Schilling'! Beat tea and baking powder.
Awful Warning;.
A Spanish woman kissed her pug
dog and died of hydrophobia last week.
The retributions of Providence for
lack of senile are often mysterious and
severe. Pomona Progress.
Till. Is an appliance whlh la anion all orei
un worio nit ne woncu'riiu innir inniience nunn
the wanluit vitality of men and women, lit
ri,.nr.l t.,1,1.... 1 "! ia tne imn h 01 III, na.mlh anil en-r.
..... . ."-. , netm Health lolh.w Ha application wiilm, i(
uuw alum mree iuiiph tne size 01 me v. a imaiiiu cure 01 an wcaanr.a-
JiitS. PINKUAM'S VICTORY
Mra. Sidney Hamlet
Cored by Lyrtla E. pinkham'a Vegetable
Compound.
Eed House, Va. To Mrs. Piukham:
"My heart goes out in sympathy to all
who are suffering with troubles pecul
iar to the female sex.
'I would like to express my RTatitudd
for what your Vegetable Compound haa
done for me. 1 have been a sufferer
since girlhood; did not then know tho
cause of dreadful sick headaches and
Other troubles. I could not take Ion it
walks, lift or carry any thing heavy , and
Was very nervous.
'Last Bummer I was almost an
Invalid; could not walk across my
room without pain, I sent for our
physician. Ho pronounced my case a
bad one of ' Prolapsus Uteri, conges
tion and ulceration of the womb, and
said I was to lie abed. I was so dis
tressed to find myself so helpless and
useless to my family; I huw your Com
pound advf.rtised and thought I would
try it. I took several bottles, and used
the Sanative Wash and Pills aa directed.
and now I am aa strong as I ever was,
and do all my. own housework. I can
walk more than a mile without any
inconvenience. Ohl I am truly grate
ful. I cannot write the good you have
done me. Words are Inadequate to
express it. May God bless you for the
good you are doing. Mas. bidhkt
Hamlet, Red (louse, Va.
tipper. The lower tablet is the origin
al one, put up In 1854, and bears tho
inscription: "This tree has been stand
ing here for an unknown period. It
is believed to have existed before the
settlement of Boston, being fully grown J
in 1772, exhibited marks of old iign in
1 792, and was nearly destroyed by a
storm 111 18U3. Protected by an iron I
omtlosiire in 185-1." The upper tablot'
reann: ine 0111 eim, iiestrnyeti ny a
gale February 16, 1H78. This elm
planted A. D. 1976." The little en
closure has an unkempt appearance.
The fence is mads of small rough wood
en posts and two strands nf twisted
wire. These posts are keeled over. On
one side the wires have fallen down.
The tablets and standards are covered
with rust. ' ' '- -. '
Pour-Mllllon-llollar Craft.
The French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc Is
eHtimatod to have cost about 4, 000,000,
of which (2,000,000 was for aux
iliary fittings, such as armor, gun
mountings and mechanism, torpedo
gear and special ntting.
Bonn's town authorities have estab
li fhed a tax on "the use of the col
umns of air above the city streets." A
projecting window or balcony pays 60
marks a year and every additional bal
cony or projection over it 25 marks.
1B A CANNOT BK CUBED
lurallull of lira tlfot a.nuriHi ltl the lone.
M aiaiiilins caava alililn sudnya.
Three Classes of Men."
Ir. Natnlen will neml jrnu a Ixx.k upon thti
aul.Jeiu, with valuable Information, Ine. II
poin.ble. eail ami ee life tannine Hell. Trv It
ami t'sa it ymir airenitlh. I, He ),.. n new
charm to thuui who war It. Call or adilreaa
SANDEN ELECTRIC BELT CO.
A3 Wart tVaalitnxlon at., l'orllawrt. Or.
Finite whuhih thu 'itper
WHO ARE WEAK
BROKEN DOWN
DISCGUKAGEa
alen -liOMtirtir from t!ie esoota of diaeaaa, aver.
ork, mottf, from tue fullioe of routb or the ex
oawee of manhood, from unnatural dratae, week.
Beuorljekof development of anroraan, lailuroof
vital foreea, ansineaa for n arrlme, all into aien
should "come to the fountain head " for a erientiDe
method nf narrellom power to eilalire. develop, re.
ature, end uiain. We will mail wlikem rharro
I Slala sealed eavelepe ranphlet that
telle It All. Nothlne aeiitunaaaed. Mo aapo.
euie, ao deeeiitlna. AiWreee
ERIE MEDICAL CO.
es niaoara emur. aurrato, n. v.
mil
isv local appllrallnna aa they cannot reach the
lit loci
dlMianed porilmi ol the far. There le only one
war to cure ilrafneaa, and that la by t'onatltu-
,..,,. ,.ii,ii, i , um miti'oua lining 01 tbe
r.inim imn tune, n nen una tube la Inflamed
jron have a rumbling rouud or lin perfect hear.
111K, ami when It laiitirIy nloiunl, drafmtaa la
in.; ickiii, ami uunrNH tne innammai ion ean be
taken ont and thia tube reatored lo Ita normal
condition, hearing will be deitroved foreveri
nine earn out ol Inn are canned by Cawrrh
which la nothing but an inflamed condition of
the nillfima mirtacea.
We will give One Hundred Pollara for any
caw of deaf i.pkk, (ca.iil by catarrh 1 that can not
be cured by liall'a Catarrh Cure, send for cir.
ealara; Irte.
oik , f - J- CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
Bold by drugglma, 7fKi. '
liall'a Family I'llla are the beat.
Germany and China,
The foreign office at Pokin says that
when the bandits killed the two mis
sonaries It ordered the governor of
Biiangtung to arrest the culprits, and
me capture ol lour of them
eu, out meanwhile, indued only one
day before, the Germans landed troofis
nun occupied tne forts.
The Germans still oooopy Kiao Chau,
a place of great strategic and com
mercial importance, and show no dis
position to abandon it, but, on the con
trary, appear to have seized upon the
iiutnior 01 tne mismonaries as a pretext
nir uuiaimng
fSSSL'
grow paying crops becaua thsy're
freah and always the beat. For
sals everywhere. Hefuee iubetltutea.
Btlck to Perry's Beads and prosper.
IMS Heed Annual free. Writ for It,
D. M. FERRY a CO., Detroit, Mich.
Kodaks
$4
FROM
WOOOARO.
Clarkc & Co.
UP...
Portland, Or.
Catalogue Free.
YOUR LIVER
U It Wroiiti?
Get It Kiuht.
Keen It Kltrht.
Was effect- 1 V"',, .K"""l"d "amorty wllldolt. Three
ueuer. uet it Iron
yonr drugglat or any wholoaale drug houae, or
from Stewart A llotniea Drug Co., Seattle.
WHEAT
Make money by aticcearul
rieouletlon in Chicago. W e
buy and Mill wheat on mar-
tflnn irn.i.. 1 l
ni.rf. . .Ti 1 ".. "', "V""" S
-"' M-aiiiiiue oy trail ow in fu.
tnrea. w rile for full ,,eri!e"laf7 Heat of re.
t'hU'LM u-A T' J''"1"'"' lriot.(.eoii the
J.hifago Hoard of Trade, ami a thorough knV"
ledge of Ihebuaiiieaa. Send lor our Ir.ie raf.r.
and nermanentlv nnminw. ' "': .. powNiNo, hoi'Kinh a i
Inn a nrt .lolrahU :." !:"" "". """" r'la Rrokera. Oflloee ,.
r) " .j 1 ia m iij inrniLiiiii liririn rilaa I'url la.nn flrntrnti enA u.,.1.1.
Chinese coast, and clone I. 1.1. jI -r!"";
termination that China lin appealed to
RtiMSia to interfere in her belmlf il.t '
vm,ony, nermany reinforced her
squadron in the Chinene waters on the
Jl Mnrrrurnu II
MkM I
!aMfc
GROWN
V ww muf) ji
....-Jtia" ' JS;..-''
UUfitb Mr..(t ATTttSE FAILS.
l .uuun Vjrrup, TMttM ihHfiX,
in him, f(m m nrntrwl-tai,
IB I
oceia 01 mis seizure of Kiao Olian bay
and it is reported that a long ago as
1805 one of our warships on the Chinese
coast was applied to bv a rm ..
sel for charts of these water "an
lm.i.,i . . .' f" r
,....,, v rr,4uoBmii tieiaiicd charts of I
tne naruor of iviuo film- in..
vjr-
"am verinea tliese charts, and mad
mure nientietl surveys of tlie place,
jn wnen tne uerman naval officers DAnC
at that time disousned the probability ' "VM i"2
vnoir uouuDviiia mat nnrt tba
of German missionarieg was not men-tioned."
ILLUSTBATEQ
p CATALOGS
to Bucll
w LamlJerson
180 FRONT ST
. Portland, Of?,
run nwcM . . I
una. wia.Wiaftr?.AS.-j".a!.:' i
d r.,r obn,i,. ....k...-" .: 1 V" .7 .r.7?r" ! J
T" i iRl S"!'"""' f11'' " iii. "i"' wlrd nille.a'iid la d
tracing and Inoallng Onld or Hllver
, ln.it or bnri.t ir.t,.,,.... m
OW LI.n, Boa iH7,Moulblugton,Oonn,
N. f. N. V.
I W " K" wrl"" to advertiaera,
If ""Hon thia paper.
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