IS BIG STEAL
HEARET A MILLION DOLLAES
BY LAST CONGRESS TO RICH
STEEL MEN. '.
Inroeent on Its Face, but Scanda
lous in Its Provisions Robbery
ia Another Form via tbe
Congressional Koute.
.Washington, July 12. A few
months hence the Court of claims
will make an award of nearly one
million dollars to more than a score
of importers and manufacturers ; of
T'V. n. nj-tl1t'3 ffflnQTAClf xr with
the money in the United Status
i.- treasury emanateefrom a law passed
. by congress last wioter, and intend
ed to benefit the steel men. It is
go drawn that it' seems impossible
for the court to do otherwise than
allow the claims.
The law was approved by Presi
dent Roossvelt on last January "9.
'It is on its face, most innocent,
but ia so framed as to be almost
equivalent to a dirtctjappropriation
r of money to men who refused or
failed to live up to laws which were
framed by themselves for; the pur
pose of keeping steel of foreign make
out of the country.
These men and firms during the
boom times, from 1870, to 1882,
imported steel blooms because they
could not make enough in theirown
rolling mills to supply the extra
ordinary demand. Not only were
steel blooms brought into the coun
try, but also iron and steel of every
other description. . The collectors
of customs assessed these blooms at
. 45 per cent, ad , valorem. The im
N porters wbo are the present claim
ants said the rate, should be only a
-"fraction over 30 per cent., but they
paid the higher rate without pro-
. test.' That point is to b& remem
bered, because in the case of a dis-
puted rate, the law eays the im
porter shall pay the money under
protest and appeal the case to the
board of general appraisers , or the
secretary of the treasury if the
board cannot or will not give , him
satisfaction. That method is fol
lowed universally by importers and
is as well known as sending ah un
paid cote to protest.
.The present claimants did Noth
ing of the kind. They waited un
til after the time allowed by law
'. for making a claim for rebate. Fif
teen years ago, however, they went
to congress and said that they ought
to have a rebate. Ihey said-the
i statute of limitations barred them
from the court of claims and the on
V Jy place where they could get "jus
ticef . was in coogrc ss . That body
took the view that there was no ex
eusefor them not to have availed
-themselves of their opportunities. .
When Representative John ' Dai
xell,' who is recognized as the
mouthpiece of the steel men in the
, House of representatives, was asked
why they had not paid the higher
rate under protest he said that they
were7 afraid to protest because the
collectors had threatened to impose
a higher rate if they made an out
cry. There was much " derisive
laughter when ' he made that
answer. But the House passed
the bill because the leaders had de
rided that Daizell's friends needed
the money. -
The senate had passed it before it
was brought up in tbe house. The
senate had passed a similar bill sev
eral times before, but the House
held back until last'winter. In the
main the claims run from $20,000
each to as high as nearly $100,000,
. and in all aggregate hearly a mil
. lfcxo. dollars. The claimants are all
,r wealthy steel manufacturers, whose
plants have passed into and become
a' part of the Billion dollar steel
UUst. - i
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 17.
Heart failure, due to over emotion,
was tbe cause assigned by the phy
sicians foK tbe death of P. M.Ar
t&r, of the Brotherhood of Laco
Bjotive Engineers, late-last Dight.
"Out of the fullness of the heart
the mouth speaks," were the open
ing jrords of the last speech that
Chief Arthur will ever deliver The
'speaker tnen'paused eliglitry, seem
ingly in ao effort to control his feel-
vinge. The chairman had just pre
sen ted him a beautiful floral gift.
As the venerable leader began the
sentence, ."I want , to ; eay a few
things, as it may be say parting
words to many of you," bis voice
lowered slightly, but without losing
its clearness, he continued:
. "We are here tonight; no one
can tell when " - '
At this point, five minutes after
'midnight, the speaker fell. Ladies
present were the first to utter the
sign of alarm. In an instant many
hands were raised to give assistance
to support him. Dr. McArthnr ex
amined the patient and pronounced
him dead. - '
The funeral will take place at 1
, P. M. today from the undertaking
-pi. I i : 1 1 . i .
i iuuui9. v iuc uuuy win ue ta&cu tu
Cleveland for interment.
For 29 years Peter M.N Arthur
has been grand chief of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive - h ngmeers,
and in that time had not only teen
that noble organization of 'railway
employes increase nearly tenfold in
membership and an hundred fold
in power and influence, but had
also managed his own personaJ af
fairs so shrewdly that ha" bad a
massed a fortune and could have
retired from the service of tbe order
and lived in elegance the remainder
of his days. L
- When Mr. Arthur was elected in
1874, it wasa promotion-from the
footboard. , For years he had been
a locomotive engineer, running qp
the New York Central, and .having
his home in Utica, N. Y. He went
to Cleveland immediately upon his
election, with ecant savings indeed,
and made a humble home on the
West Side. In a short time he
moved to. the Hist Side, taking an
unpretentious house on a modest
street," and, with innate Scotch
thrift, beginning to lay by more
and more for a rainy day from his
salary of $3000 a year,
WONDERFUL. CURES.
L. W. M0ENCH, OF ALBANY, THE
HAPPY MAN. .
Dr. Darrin to Remain at Hotel
Revere, Albany, Until -October
1.
The following outspoken recom
mendation from a man so well
known as L. Wl Moench is oua-of
the strongest reasons whv neonle
? 0
should look into the merits of Dr.
Darrin'a cures by electricity and
skilful medical treatment. The
doctor has been prevailed' on to re
main in Albany until October 1st
and is visited by scores of sufferers
at Revere Hotel daily andwhy any
one with good judgment can Bee
their friends and neighbors cured
and not grasp the oportunity to try
Dr. Darrin'a new system of cure is
beyond our comprehension.
- . Mr. Moench's Card.. -.-s
To the Editor; For years I
have been troubled with Sciatic
rheumatism, liver and kidney com
plaint and dyspepsia. One month
ago l was unaoie to worK, or 'even
to put on my shoeswithout great
suffering. Dr. Darrin has ' so far
restored me that I am able to work
every day: My' troubles are gone
and I feel like a new person and I
gladly subscribe my name in Dr.
Dirrin's behalf and recommend him
to the public. I reside on corner
of 4th and Main streets, Albany,
and. will answer all ' questions by
letter or in person. L
L. W. Moench.
- i A Remarkable Care. .
- Herald, July "Z J. L. Oxford, a
prominent citizen of Linn county,
who resides three miles from Browns
ville, was in the city yesterday,
He called at the Herald office and
told a remarkable story of a cure
effected by Dr. Darrin, ' the, well
known specialist, v; Mr. Oxford had
been totally deaf in his left ear for
more than three years and the right
ear was affected to such an extent
that hearing was almoBtimpossible.
On Jane 27 he visited Albany.and
consulted Dr. DarrinJ The latter af
ter a treatment of only 20 minntes,
restored tbe hearing in both , ears
and Mr. Oxford can now bear as
well as he could at any previous
time in his life prior to the time be
was attacked. "He is delighted with
the permanent cure effected and is
loud in his praise of the quick and
practical work of the eminent spe
cialist. '
DR. DARBIN S PJ.ACE OF BUSINESS.
Dr. Darrin can be consulted free
at the Hotel Revere, Albany, from
10 to 5 o'clock daily: eyemng 7 to
8; Sunday 10 to 3, at Revere Hotel
until Cctober 1st.
The doctor makes a specialty of
all diseases. of the eye, ear, nose and
throat, catarrh, deafness, ) bronchi
tis, la grippe, heart, liver, bladder
and Kidney diseases or 'those wbo
suffer from apathy and indifference;
also- consumption, ' genito urinary
and skin diseases in either sex,
such as blood taints, seminal weak
ness and lost vigor? varicoceles and
stricture. -. , '..y .'
All curable chronic diseases treat
ed at $5 a week or in that propor
tion of time as the case may require.
No case published except by the
nermission of the natientv All bus
iness relations , with Dr. ..Darrial
strictly confidential. Electrical
appliances furnished. One visit is
desirable, though many cases can
be treated by home treatment by
writing symptoms, r ,' r fy I
What is worth doing, is woitb. deingJ
well, and so in selling coffees, we sell
only the best Chase & Sanborns
importations' P. M. Zierolf. -
SHOT EACH OTHER.
EACH BURGLAR j MISTOOK
THE OTHER FOR PROPRIET
OR OF THE HOUSE.
And Emptied tTheir Revolvers
Both Survived and met After
ward to Explain Things- s
Morgan's Art Gal
"; ; ' - lery.
St Joseph, Mo., July, n. Tbe
mystery of the shooting in the
bouse ot Vinous ecragee a weet ago
has been cleared up by a letter re
ceived by Chief of Police - Frans.
The letter is from a man who ad
mits that he is a . burglar, and that
he entered the Scsragge house for the
purpose of robbery.
"While coming down the stair
way, tne roDDer wrote, "i met a
mau starting up. I could see that
he had a revolver in his band and
was ready to use it. I fired at him
and at almost the same instant he
fit ed at me. Several shots were
fired, and I was hit in, the shoul
der;- The other man was hit in the
side. y x ' ' ;"- ; '
'.'By that time the occupants of
the house had been aroused and I
made my escape. The other man
disappeared and I did not see him
again at that time. - The wound I
received was not serious enough to
have a , physician called and I
learned later that the other man's
injuries were slight. Two or three
days later I learned tbat a friend
ot mine whom I had not seen for
some time, had been shot In f
house on Tenth street. " I made in
quiries about it, and learned that it
was in the bcragge house. 1 had
read the newspaper accounts of the
mysterious shooting, and the facts
dawned on me. V i
"The facts are that the other
man was also in the house for the
purpose of burglarizing it. I have
seen him since and we , have com
pared experiences. : He did not
know I was in the house and I had
no knowledge of his identity at that
time. He thought ,1 belonged to
the place and I believed the same
of him. Very naturally, when we
met in that dim light we did not
recognize each other. )" ':"' ; .
I entered the house through,
window in the second 6tory, after
climbing the porch'- The other
man entered at the rear. After
searching some-of the -unoccupied
rooms upstairs I decided to go to
the lower flower. About the same
time he decided to go up stairs."
1 he mysterious shooting J in
Sci agge!s house was- unexplained
until the Chief of Police received
the letter. The members' of the
family were frightened almost to
death a week ago, by hearing shots
in the hallway. They found noth
ing when the lights were turned on.
Washington' July i2 The neix
Congress will ba asked for an ap
propriation sufficient to establish ; a
national gallery of "art " embracing
all branches, but with particular
reference to ceramics and the wo k
of North American Indians.
If a national gallery is provided
by Congress J, Pierpont Morgan
has promised to pay for the erection
of at least on wing of the building,
to which he will transfer bis entire
collection of ' pictures and ' other
art works, which recently was ap
praised at $6,000,000. - It is also
said that Mr. Morgan will ' contri
bute the collection of art- works he
recently purchased in Europe and
which he has not brought to the
united btates on account of the .du
ties he would have to pay. The
World some time ago printed the
fact that Mr. Morgan had the na
tional art galfery idea in mind.
In a long conference with secre
tary Shaw a few months ago Mr, j
Morgan found that he would have
to pay more than $2,ooo,ooo or at a
rate of from 30 to 50 per cent of the
cost. This indicates that the cost
of the collection was close to$5,ooo
000. If Mr. Morgan were to pre
sent his foreign art treasures to a
public collection M. Shaw told him
they would come in duty freer The
practical idea of a national art gal
lery may have resulted from that
suggestion. .' J:-' - - ; - . : :
The movement tof a national gal
lery, of art .has been quietly and
carefully planned by the trustees
of the Corcoran'Gallery of art, and
art paterns andrt lovers in New
Yorfc and in other cities. Mr, Mor
gan is one of theetanchest suppor
ters of the plan. Mr Roosevelt is
said to have promised to lend all of
his influence. -
The bill for the- creation
of a national gallery: and
and for an appropriation for its es
tablishment will be introduced by a
New York representative, who will
at the same time make an individ
ual offer of more than $1, 000,000
for the maintenance of tbe gallery.
A relative of this member of Con
gress, in the event of the passage of
the bill, will donate a valuable
art collection and also a large sum
of money for the purchase of Phil
ipino.Mexican, Cuban and Porto
Rican examples of handicraft, in
cluding weapons, pottery and
needlework. This collection will
be exhibited alterna'ely at the na
tional gallery in this city in com
mercial museums in Philadelphia,
and at expositions in other parts of
the country. - :
St. Louis, July 19. The jail at
Brooklyn, a suburb of East St.
Louis, across the river from here,
was broken open tonight by a mob
of negroes, whose desire it was to
lynch one ot their own color for an
attempted assault on a negro wo
man earlier in the day.
William Carter, the negro pris
oner, was hurried from the jail by
Village Marshal Speed, who took
him in a roundabout way to bt.
Louis for safekeeping, after the mob
bad broken open the doors with a
railroad tie. There was no other
prisoner in the jail at the time.
' Philomath Items.
Mr. Clark has his
store com-
pleted, doubling the
store.
siza of his
Miss Sadie Weed who has been
teaching in Spokane has returned
for her yacation.
Mr. Burnapia building a new
addition and has put up a new
sign at the Centfal Hotel. -
1 The hay crop is good this year
and demands & good price, six dol
lars per ton. delivered in the barn:
Judaen Weed, mayor of Philo-
math, has been on a business trip
to his former home in Washington
county- '
A. Newton has been working in
the blacksmith shop for a few days
on account of Mr. Brock having a
lame 3houlder.
Mr. Ceaton, a new arrival, has
brought the livery barn and will
continue to keep a- first class es
tablishment.
Hill & Son have completed the
addition to their store building
which before was in too crowded a
condition to accommodate his
business;
J. E. Henkle is putting up a-
new building for the postoffice, and
as soon as, the building is com
pleted the postoffice will be moved
and Mr. Henkle will put a large
stock of general merchandise in the
old building. " '
No Pity Shown .
"For years fate was after mecon
tinuously," writes F, Al-Gulled ge
Verbena, Ala. "I haq. a trnble
case of piles causing 24 tumors,
When all failed Bucklm's Arnica
Salve cured me," - Equally ; good
for cuts and burns.- Only 25 cents
at Allen's pharmacy. :
Fast Train Service.
. Commencing Monday, July "6th, the
Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
CompaDy will resume its summer spe
cial seaside schedule, and train leaving
Union depot at 8 a. to, daily will run
through direct without transfer at .As
toria to all Clatsop beach points, arriving,
at Astoria at 11-30 a m, Gearhert Park at
12-20 p m, and Seaside at 12-30 m",
making direct connection at ' Warrentoa
for Flavel. . ... j :"v .
Beginning Saturday July n, and ev
ery Saturday thereafter the popular
Portland-Seaside Flyer will laave the
Union Depot at 2-30 p m, arriving at
Astoria at 5-4o p m, Gerheart Park at
6-4o p m, and Seaside at 6 5o p m,
making direct connection at Warrenton
for Flavel. " -,
In connection with' this improved
service, round trip season excursion
tickets between Portland and all Clat
sop and North Beach, points are sold at
$4. for round trip and Saturday special
round trjg tickets between same points
good for . return passage Sunday at 2.50
for the rond trip. -
Special Season commutation ' (tickets
good for five round- tripst from Port
land to all Clatsop and-' .North Beach
points sold for $15, ' Beach excursion
tickets issued by O. R, & N and Van
couver Transportation Co will be honor
ed on trains of this company ; in either
direction between Portland and Astoi ia.
Additional information will be . gladly
furnished on application to J. C. Mayo,
GP4PA, Astoria, Ore, or B h Lewis,
Coram! auditor 248 Alder Bt. Portland.
Ore. ' V- :- ' rA'.:-- v.
Write for the novel and catchy Seaside
pamphlet just issued telling about .' sum
mer girls, seaserpents and , sunsets at
Seaside.
For Sale
Nice ripe cherries; come and pick for
yourselves or send in orders. - : y : ,
1,. L, Brooks.
ARGENTINE CATTLE.
RT Be IjaiYely Porchutt by Grmt
BatLtalm to Revtoek the Piarture .
- ot South Africa. '
It may be said th at G reat Britain, will
naturally favor her own colonies in,
making such purchases of cattl to re-,
stock the South African pasture lands,
and, other things being equal, this,
would be natural, says the Buenos
'Ay res Herald. -But Canadian a'Sd New
Zealand beef brings a better price in
the . British" market than Argentine,
.and this because in those colonies, more
attention, has been given to the breed
ing of cattle for prime beef, and in con
sequence both Canada and New Zea
land, and the United States as a prob
able bidder, are not likely to offer
their stock as cheaply as.'Will the Ar
gentine estanciero, and this difference
in price is likely to secure for this
country a "generous slice, at least, of
the business,' Where else in the
world can the1 requisite number of-at-tle
be found at such prices as can be
made here? We believe it safe to state
that Argentina, stands alone and in a
commanding position in this respect;
at least, we have good reason for 'the
hope that is in us that in, this direction
lies a prompt, large and profitable busi
ness for us. Great Britain will be
come a buyer of hundreds of thousands
of cattle for the South African-plains
in making purchases of such -magnitude.
That Argentine. cattle at Argen
tine prices and Argentine proximity
to the ports of discharge will be favor
ably looked upon seems to be reason
able, hence our belief and that of the
market in general that the signing of
peace means an especial good of great
magnitude to" this country.
Have purchased the Studio of Mr. Philips, On Main
Street, and will be pleased to show samples of
work and quote prices to all. ! .
Fancy Portraiture and Genre Work a Specialty.
- Also Developing and Finishing for the Trade.
If You are Having Trouble with your Eyes
Or if you are having trouble with your glasses, and have tried all the so-called
traveling opticians without success, come and see me, get a fit that's guaranteed
andby one who will always be on hand to make good hia guarantee. ' ' '
w ; E. W. ; PRATT
- The Ji5vel.er axd Optician.
(fHEALTfl
"I don't think we eoold keep
house without Thedford'a Black-
' Draught. We have used it in the
family tor over two years with the
best of results. I have not had a
" doctor in. the house for that length
of time. It is a doctor in itself and
always ready to make a person weU
and happy." JAME3 Jack
sonville, 111.
Because this great medicine ;
; relieves stomach pains, frees the ' ,
"constipated bowels and invigor- .
- ates the torpid liver and weak-..';
. ened kidneys
No Doctor
. is "necessary in the home where -Thedford's
Black-Draught is
kept.'. Families living m the ,
country, miles from any physi- :
cian, have been kept in neaith
for years with this medicine as
their only doctor. -Thedford's
Black r Draught cures bilious- '
ness, dyspepsia, colds, chills and
fever, bad . blood, headaches, ,
diarrhoea, constipation, colic
. ' and almost every other ailment
because th stomach, bowels
liver and kidneys so nearly con
trol the health.
E. R. Bryson,
, Attorney-At-Law, '
-POSTOFFICB BUILDING
1 "1 11 1 1 11 iiifinw Hani Vi nhaii.WliWy
- k 1 1 1 - - ' 1 . iii
SHOULD GO TO COLLEGE.
Why a GJrl Should Hire tfcePrtvfl
Ot Attemdlnff a. School ot Hltrfce
. : ' Learaiaa.
The best answer that can tx gfvert
to the question: "Why should the
girl go to (colleger j the eflee
girl herself as she goe forth
equipped in body, mind and gtsl lor
her life work. Indeed, to those wfc
know her best, no other antwr
seems necessary. But nntil the and
time shall have convinced the ques
tioners, another answer the mosi
obvious one, perhaps is to be found
in the declared purpose of the col
lege; that is the intellectual. In a
broad sense it comprehends not only"1
that which disciplines and enlightens
the understanding, but also whatever
corrects, the temper, cultivates the
taste and "forms the manners and
habits. What girl able to secure it
will not be the stronger, nobler wom
an for the development and training
afforded by the many-sided life of
the woman's college of to-day?
Surely not she who has her own way
to make in the worla, says Woman's
Home Companion. Whatever the dif
ficulties and problems of her field
of labor, she' will meet them with
- the power and confidence she has
gained by meeting similar ones in
the college w,orld. She has served an
apprenticeship to' the business of
life has come to know others and,
more important stilly to know her
self. , '." ': , ': ! ' .
.i
While .searching through ' old ree-.
ords the' other day the mayor of San ;
Remo discovered some documents
which show that a system of wireless
telegraphy was invented as far back
as 1869. 1 1
-REDUCED RATES.
To the Seaside and Mountain " Re
' sorts for the Summer. .
On and after Jane 1st, 1903, the South,
em Pacific in connection with the Cor
vallis & Eastern railroad will . have on
sale round trip tickets from points on
their lines to Newport, Yaquina and De
troit, at very low rates, good for return .
until October lo, 1903. ..
Three day tickets to Newport and
Yaquina, good going Saturdays and re
turning Mondays, are also on sale from
all Eastside points Portland to Eugene
inclusive, and from all Westside points
enabling people, to- visit their families,
and spend Sunday at the seaside.
Season tickets from all Eastside
points Portland to Eugene inclusive, and
from all Westside points are also on sale
to Detroit at very low rates with stop- ',
over privileges at Mill City or at any
point east'enabling tourists to visit the
Santiam and Breitenbush as well as the
famous Breitenbush Hot Springs iu the.
Cascade mountains which can be reach
ed in one day .
Season tickets will be good for return
from all points until October 10th. Three
day tickets will be good going on Satur
days and returning Moudays ' only.
Tickets from Portland and vicinity will
be good ior return via the East or West
side at option of passenger. Tickets
from Eugene and vicinity will be- good
going via the Lebanon Springfield
branch, if desired. Baggage on New
port tickets checked through to New
port; on Yaquina tickets to Yaquina "
only. ' . ' . " j. . 4 ' ' ' '
. S, P. trains connect with the C. . & E.
at Albany and Corvallls, for - Yaquina
and Newport. Train on the C. & .
for Detroit leave Albany .at 7 a,; m. en-'
abling tourists to' tlie Hot Springs to
reach there the same day.
Full information as to 'rates, time
tables, etc can be obtained on applica
tion to Edwin Stone, manager C. & E
R R at Albany; W. E. Com.an, G. P. A.
SPCo Portland or to any S P or, C E
agent..? . .'... -: ..... . - ; ; .
1 Bate from Corvallis to Newport 13,75.
. Bate from Corvallis to Yaquina $3,25. .
' Rate from Corvallis to Detroit,- $3,25.
Three days rate from Corvallis to Ya
quina or Newport, i.ps,
riff v-j-
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