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Newspaper Page TextsFvipP ! mwf'mm pTwysnrr-f-v THE MOKNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1900. THE TABLES TURNED Republicans Elected the Entire Ticket at Cincinnati. FUSION WAS THROWN DOWN HARD Colonel Jcllos Flelachmann, for May or, Una a FInralltr of More Than Eight Thousand. CINCINNATI. April 2. The Republican elected their entire city ticket today. They also have the member of the new Board of Public Service for three years, which controls everything except the police and Are departments. The Board of Legisla tion stands 24 Republicans and seven Dem ocrats, and the Board of Education 21 Re publicans and seven Democrats. Three years ago the fusion ticket was elected by a plurality of "MS on a total vote of 66,000. The total vote was about tht same today, and the plurality much larger on the other side. Then, as now, the fusion ticket was equally divided be tween the Democrats and what are known locally as "Republicans who are opposed to George B. Cox." The fuslonlsts have carried this city and county repeatedly. Last November they elected roost of their ticket, the Republicans securing only one Senator and two Representatives out of a delegation of H Assemblymen. The old fight against George B. Cox opened last month as vigorously as ever, but the Independent Republicans charged that the Democrats did not make the nom inations which the conference committee had agreed upon. This rupture was fol lowed by tho Republicans nominating Col onel Julius Flelschmann. a millionaire Hebrew, for Mayor. He Is Only 28 years of age. but very popular. For years he haa successfully managed large interests. He was Colonel on the staff of Governor McKinley from 1S92 to 1S96. and. Is a very close friend of Senator Hanna. who is said to have requested the young man to mako the race. He was elected by more than 8000 plurality over Senator Alfred M. Cohen, the candidate of tho fuslonlsts. An attempt to destroy the residence of George B. Cox, the Republican leader, was made today by some unknown person plac lng on the veranda a package of dynamite nddressed to Mrs. George B. Cox. Mr. Cox suspected danger and turned the pack age over to the police. It was found to contain a largo charge of dynamite. A match and powder wero so arranged that in drawing out the lid the machine would have exploded. Mr. Cox reported to the police that he was warned last night that on attempt on his life would be made. In Other Ohio Cities. CINCINNATI. April 2. A summary of the results of the municipal and town ship elections in Ohio today indicate more Republican than Democratic gains, but no special cause for it is assigned, except that the Republican factions that have been fighting for years have evidently been getting together, and that the Dem ocrats have shown" more Indifference than usual. In Cleveland, where the factions have been most Intense, the result is also de cisive. The returns indicate that Thomas P. Bell. Republican, for School Director. Is elected over Samuel Briggs, Democrat, and Arthur F. May. nonpartisan Joncstte, by a plurality that will reach 8000. A feature of the day has been tho elec tion of Dr. "Washington Gladden, as a Councilman, at Columbus, where the ques tion of municipal franchises was a special Issue. The Republicans elected their tick et at Toledo, where Mayor Samuel Jones has held sway as an independent factor for years. At Dayton, the Democrats re elected Mayor Llndmuth. At some Inte .Ti&r" points the Republicans elected officers where they had never elected them before, while there have been no phenomenal gains by the Democrats. As local Issues n ere paramount at almost all places, it is difficult to indicate any cause for the drift of public preferences. At Canton, the Republicans elected their city tickets by majorities of SCO to 1200. IX MICHIGAX CITIES. The Democrat Made Several Striking Gains. DETROIT, April 2. The Democrats made several striking gains In the muni cipal and township elections held in all Michigan cities today, except Detroit and Port Huron. At Lansing. J. F. Hemmcl was elected by 316 majority, the first Democratic Mayor in 10 years. Mayor George R. Perry, Democrat, was re-elected at Grand Rapids, by 13SS majority. At Petoskey. which has been Republi can, the Democrats carried two of the wards, and elected P. B. "Wachtel Mayor. Hudson and Ann Arbor both show Dem ocratic gains. At Big Rapids, the Demo crats reduced tho Republican majorities of last year by half. Democratic Mayor "W. B. Baum was re-elected at Saginaw. Ludlngton. Lapere, Alpena, and other towns went Democratic At Manistee, two Democratic tickets were in the field, and the Republicans elected their entire city ticket Jackson Republicans elected their candidate for Mayor, the Democrats electing the rest of the ticket. At Eaton Rapids the Re publican ticket was elected. At Hastings the Republicans were successful for the first time in the city's history. St. Jo seph and Grand Haven also went Repub lican. ElfECTIOX IX CTAH. Kins Will Take the Seat Denied to Roberts. SALT LAKE. Utah. April 2. King (Dem.) for Congress, Is elected over Ham mond (Rep.). His majority in Salt Lake was 754. Returns from nine-tenths of the precincts In the state Indicate that his majority will be about 4000. City Election In Montnna. HELENA. Mont.. April 2. In the mu nicipal election here today the Republican ticket, headed by Edwards, for Mayor, was elected by a large majority. The Repub licans also elected six of the seven Alder men. BUTTE. Mont., April 2. The DcmocraU elected five out of the eight Aldermen today. This is a loss of two for the Dem ocrats and makes the City Council a tie, with a Democratic Mayor. ANACONDA, Mont., April 2. Three Democratic and three Republican Alder men were elected today. Little Interest was taken. GOEDEL ASSASSINATION. Jadsc Cantrlil'a Brief Charge to the Grand Jury. FRANKFORT. Ky.. April i-The April term of the Franklin Circuit Court and the grand Jury working under It. which will investigate the assassination of Governor Gocbcl. began work this afternoon. Judgo CantrM's charge to tr grand Jury was surprisingly brief. He said: "You know the horrible situation in this county better than I can depict It. I hope and believe this grand Jury, realizing the responsibilities resting upon It. will dis charge its entire duty fearlessly, fairly end impartially and It it docs, no man or set of men can lay complaint at your door when your labors terminate." While nothing was said by Judge Can trlll in hlo charge concerning It, It Is un derstood that Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin will recommeud the bringing in of Indictments against Republican Govern or Taylor and all of the Republican state officers on the charge of usurpation of of. flees they are claiming to hold. The military authorities today notified Sheriff Suter that he or his deputies may enter the Capitol grounds for the purpoM of serving processes of a civil nature, but that they will not be permitted to serve any papers of-a criminal nature. Art-amenta In Contest Caae. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 2. ArgumenU In the Gubernatorial contest cases were begun before the Court of Appeals, sit ting In the chancery division of the Cir cuit Court, this city, today. Justice Ha zeel having announced that all argaumenu would be heard today, with two speeches on each side, the speakers to be limited to an hour and a half each, and that a decision would be reached by the latter part of the week. Ex-Governor Bradley and Helm Bruce represented Governor Taylor; Lewis McQuown. of Bowling Green, and Judge "William S. Pryor, Gov ernor Beckham. DEMOCRACY'S CHA.1CE. Perry Belmont Says the Party Can Elect a President. NEW TORK, April 2. Perry Belmont, who supported Palmer and Buckner in 1SS6, thinks that the Democrats have a great opportunity to elect a President. He said last night: The Republican party Is assailing and the Democrats are defending the Consti tution and the Supreme Court. On that Issue the Democratic party can win. pro viding it selects candidates in whom the country can have confidence. Those who have themselves attacked the integrity of the Supreme Court, standing on the Chi cago platform, are disqualified from lead ing in such an issue. The most violent criticism of the Administration that Is be ing made Is the assertion that even the unsuccessful candidate of 1S96 is preferable now. If that is the case, how assured is Democratic success upon new l:sues with a candidate representing them. "The Republican contention Is that Congress, when legislating for any part of the United States outside of the 43 states, is free to prescribe such laws as it pleases, and that the recent treaty with Spain has given sovereignty over Puerto Rico and the Philippines, unrestrained by the provisions of the Constitution. The Democratic party Is on firm ground. The treaty-making power, as well as Congress, must obey the Constitution. That la the decision of the Supreme Court and Is the law of the land until reversed by the court. "The treaty with Spain must be made to conform thereto. The Republican lead ers are repeating a party shibboleth that 'the Constitution was made for the people, not the people for the Constitution.' Tho Constitution was ordained for liberty and Justice both denied to the Puerto Rlcans by the McKinley party. They are entitled to immediate recognition whether creat ing a precedent for the Philippines or not. "Even under Spanish rule, the Puerto Rlcans had deputies in the Cortes at Madrid. Why should they not have terri torial representation at Washington. The prospects of the Democratic party are growing brighter dally on this great Con stitutional Issue." Want Instructed Delegates. CHICAGO, April 2. The Tribune says: The Democratic National Committee has issued a circular urging that all delegates to the Kansas City convention be "instructed for the reaffirmation of the Chicago platform and the selection of candidates loyal to it In 1896 and loyal to It now." HARD ON BORROWERS. The Encllah Money Market Is Hot In Flrat-CIaas Shape. NEW YORK. April 2. The Times Lon don financial correspondent cables: Last week was hard on borrowers, but the worst is now probably over for a short spell. The market, however, at tho end of tho quarter, is some 10.000,000 in debt to the Bank of England, so that it all depends on the liberality of government disbursements as to whether this money can be paid back or not. At present the government is pouring out money at the rate of 7,000,000 or 8,000,000 a week, and the quarterly divi dends will be paid this week both on the British and Indian debts. Also about 1.390.000 in treasury bills will be paid off. With these various helps, and with cur rency soon coming back from circulation, as well as the release of, say 5.000,000, in credits, accumulated by the Joint banks for their monthly balance sheets the market may shake itself free from control. This freedom, however, cannot be maintained, and I consequently as much as ever expect contrary money rates all the Spring. Up to last Thursday, discount kept hard at 4 per cent, but in anticipation of great er ease soon, the rate was yesterday about 3 per cent. In another direction also this hope Is revealing Its Influence. We had more bids for support by new enter prises and more money asked for existing corporations last week than in any week before during this year, and as a matter of course, another colony. South Australia this time, has come for the regulation million. But credit is still shy and sub scriptions by no means enthusiastic, as the fact that :i good electric-lighting company has to offer 4 per cent commission for underwriting a small issue of debentures sufficiently proves. Even colonial loans ore now all underwritten. The Dclagoa Bay Railway award has been a regular floorer, and the language addressed in the direction of the arbitra tors is quite unfit for publication. No wonder, for the holders of the company's securities expect on award of 1000.000 as a sort of minimum, and behold, the court says: "You are only entitled to about 532.000, including accumulated in terest." "No more Swiss arbitration courts fori me." the angry stockholders cry, and promise themselves fun. If not revenge, when your people begin to speak. The award is undoubtedly Inadequate, in that no damages are given against the Portuguese, or may be both the Portu guese and Transvaal Governments, for a shameless confiscation, without a shadow even of decent pretext. Before, however, condemning the court, it is necessary to know the exact terms of reference. If limited to finding out the amounts spent on the line, then award is ample, since it works out at over 12,000 a mile, and the blame of Inadequacy must lie at the door of those who settled the terms of reference. Portugal is reported to be pleased, and alleged to have the money ready to pay. If so, political complications may not arise, which is so far good. Half-Million Dollar Fire. LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. April 2. A half million dollar fire occurred at Newport this morning. The plant of the Union Com press Company, valued at $100,000 and con taining S000 bales of cotton, owned by the Lesser Cotton Company and the Wolf Goldman Mercantile Company, valued at $350,000, was destroyed. Smaller losses bring the total up to J500.000. a Senate Poll on the .BUI. WASHINGTON. April 2. Members of the Senate committee on Puerto Rico today made a poll of the Senate on the Puerto Rlcan bill. They estimate a ma jority of seven for the bill, believing that it will receive 47 votes. in Transport Commander la III, SAN FRANCISCO. April 1-Captaln Hart, commander of the transport War ren, Is 111 at St. Luke's Hospital, Sev eral years ago he met with an accident in which two of his ribs were broken. The old injury has caused the present illness. i The Ideal Man. There Is much rivalry between the vari ous colleges as to which will produce the ideal man. By this they mean a vig orous, honest, intellectual man. who will make the world better for having lived. Health will demand first consideration, for upon that depends brain and achievement, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will keep the bowels regular and the stomach healthy by curing nil stomach disorders. It also prevents malaria, fever and ague. Try It. THE BOER AMBUSCADE LORD ROBERTS REPORT OP THE AFFAIR. British Walked Blindly Into the Trap Effort Belnc Made to Recap tare the Guns. LONDON. April 2. 2 P. M. The War Office has received the following dispatch from Roberts, dated Bloemfonteln, Sun day: "I received news late yesterday even ing from Colonel Broadwood. at Thaban chu. 33 miles east of here, that informa tion has reached htm that the enemy was approaching in two forces from the north and east. He stated that if the report proved true, be would retire toward tho water works, 17 miles nearer Bloemfon teln. where we have a detachment of mounted Infantry for the protection of the works. "Broadwood was told In reply that tho Ninth Division, with Martyr's Mounted Infantry, would march at daylight to support him. and that if he considered It necessary he should retire to .the water works. He moved there during the night and bivouacked. At dawn today he was shelled by the enemy, who attacked him on three sides. He Immediately dis patched two horse-artillery batteries and his baggage toward Bloemfonteln. cover ing some of them with his cavalry. "Some two miles from the water works the road crosses a deep nullah or spruit. in which during the night a force of Boers had concealed themselves. So well were they hidden that our leading scouts passed over the drift without discover ing them, and it was not until the wagons and guns were entering the drift that the Boers showed themselves and opened fire. Many of the drivers of the artillery horses were immediately shot down at short range and several guns captured. The remainder galloped away, ,covered by Roberts' Horse, which suffered heavily. "Meanwhile Lieutenant Chester Mas ters, of the Remington Scouts, found a passage across the spruit unoccupied by the enemy, by which the remainder of Broadwood's force crossed. They re formed with great steadiness, notwith standing what had previously occurred. Broadwood's report, which has Just reached me. contains no details, but states that he has lost seven guns and all his baggage. He estimates all his casualties at about 350. Including 200 missing. "On hearing this morning that Broad wood was hard pressed, I immediately or dered General French, with the two re maining cavalry brigades, to follow In support of the Ninth Division. The lat ter, after a magnificent march, arrived on the scene of action shortly after 2 P. M. Broadwood's force consisted of the Royal Household Cavalry, the Tenth Hus sars, the Q and U Batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery and Pitcher's Battalion of Mounted Infantry. The strength of the enemy is estimated from $000 to 10. 000. with guns, the number of which is not yet reported." The War Office has received another dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfonteln. Sunday, 8:15 P. M.. in which, after referring to his previous tele gram, he gives a partial list of missing British officers. Of Q Battery, four officers were wound ed, two of whom are missing. One gunner was killed and 40 noncommissioned officers and men are wounded or missing. Roberts then continues: "In U Battery, all are missing except Major Taylor and the Sergeant-Major. The two cavalry regiments did not suffer so much, A report has Just come in that the enemy has retired towards Ladybrand. leaving 12 wounded officers and some 70 men at the water works. "We an now sending an ambulance, for them." It will be noticed that in the foreicolns advices Lord Roberts says nothing in re gard to the British guns being recaptured. A rumor of the recapture by the Brit ish of seven guns taken from Colotfel Broadwood's force, based on a dis patch to the Chronicle from Bloem fonteln, which Is in all probability correct, falls to compensate London for the severe shock experienced by a humiliating defeat sustained within a few miles of the head quarters of the British army of occupation. The public is painfully surprised to learn after all that British officers of high po sition can still neglect precautions which the veriest tyro might be expected to ob serve, and blunder Into traps which ob servance of elementary military rules would have revealed. There Is no attempt hero to minimise the dlscredltableness of the whole affair, so far as the British ore concerned, or detract from tho dexterity of the Boers, who were apparently com manded by General Dewet. The tactics of the burghers were evidently excellently conceived, and boldly carried out. and unless the reinforcements sent by Roberts have turned the tide, and recaptured the prisoners. 200 men from two crack corps of the Household Cavalry and the Tenth Hussars are now on their way to swell the growing deposit of British prisoners at Pretoria. President Kruger is said to have prom ised to reoccupy Bloemfonteln this week, and the stubborn burghers seem to bo closing around the place in such force as promises to be troublesome, especially when it is realized that the activity of a strongBoer force in the vicinity of Paarde berg has already Interrupted direct com munication between Roberts and Klmber lcy. But for the overwhelming numbers at the disposal of Roberts, the situation would Justly cause Great Britain anxiety. As it Is. the nation Is beginning to realize, from the nature of the guerrilla warfare, that It is liable to embarrass the future movement of British troops, A special dispatch from Bloemfonteln this morning says that the water supply o( the place has been cut off. This is a natural sequence of the Boer success at the water works. But the authorities are hopeful that the strong reinforcements sent by the Commander-in-Chief will promptly remedy this. It is evident from Roberts' dispatch that a big engagement is In progress. Although It Is difficult to estimate the number of British engaged, they probably exceed even the SOCK) or 10, 000 men which the Boers are estimated to number. The scene of the British dis aster appears to be Mealle Spnllt,. where the Bloemfonteln -road crosses a tributary of the Modder River. A dispatch from Lourenco Marques, dated today, announced the arrival there of Captain Hal Jane, of the Gordon High landers, and Lieutenant Lemesleurler. of the Dublin Fusiliers, who escaped from Pretoria, after perilous adventures. BOERS ARE ENCOURAGED. The Moral ESect of Their Latest Vic tory. NEW TORK. April 2. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The wonderful run of success which so long attended the move ments of the British army in South Africa was broken on Saturday, when Colonel Broadwood's troops walked Into a Boer ambush east of Bloemfonteln. The loss of guns Is not In Itself a very serious matter, and. Indeed, the mishap Is not of Intrinsic military Importance, but its moral effect may be considerable. Many Boers who had been disheartened by suc cessive defeats will now recover their spirits and fight with renewed vigor. It is not by any means clear how the affair happened, but probably when Com mandant oTlvIers force retreated through Ladybrand, a strong detachment was left there to watch the British flank, end this detachment has scored & success. Of course, the Boers may yet be prevented from carrying off the captured guns and wagons, but unless General Colvllle can de lay them, they will make good their re treat. Owing, no doubt, to the fact that the action at Karee Kloof, north of Glen. last Thursday, was not of great impor tance, the military censor has dealt light ly with the copy of the various war corre spondents in telegraphing It. General Roberts evidently desired to bring about the surrender of the whole force of Boers, but they succeeded In get ting away over the flat country with all their guns and wagons. The escape of the Boers is attributed by the Standard's cor respondent to the delay of the cavalry in completing the encircling movement. Gen eral French being under the Impression that the Boers had already gone. On the whole. It is doubtful whether tho re sults of the operation were commensurate with the loss of life It entailed. Although the opinion Is freely expressed In official circles that Mafeklng Is quite safe, tho uncertainty as to the state of the food supply In the beleaguered town causes great anxiety here. The impression prevails in many quarters that a column has crossed the Vaal and Is marching northward to the relief of tho garrison, but no official information has been re ceived to that effect. The most northerly point that any British force is known lo have reached from the south is Warren ton, and even the War Office seems to be unaware of the whereabouts of Colonel Plumer. In reply to a telegram from the Mayor of East London. General Roberts has stated that the relief of Mafeklng is engaging hlfl earnest attention. Orders have been cabled to tho Govern or of Belra to allow British soldiers, stores and ammunition to pass through Rhodesia. This news Is telegraphed by a Mall cor respondent in Lisbon, and it Is likely to cause considerable excitement in France. It it Is not contradicted. A DEAD cmr. Description of Johannesburg in the Midst of the "War. NEW YORK. April 2. The Herald today publishes the following correspondence from Pretoria under date of February 9: Johannesburg, of which It has been said that she supports all South Africa, is a fearfully dead city at present. The bulk of its white population has deserted the Rand and also many of the Kaffirs. The streets are deserted, the tram cars do not run and the hundreds of rickshaws have dwindled to half a dozen. A few decrepit-looking cabs stand idly about the squares. Most of the shops are closed and the windows boarded. The countless chimneys which tower above the mines are cold, except the few being worked by the Government. The enormous gold output has stopped. This vast mint, which before the war was grinding out money at the rate of tl.000.000 a day, has closed down In definitely. But one hotel and a few small restaurants are open. Millionaires no longer loaf In the luxurious rooms of the Rona Club. Thanks to the special police, principally composed of Americans, per fect order Is maintained and ample pro tection afforded. No saloons are per mitted to keep open. The same wise pre. caution is enforced In Pretoria. A striking feature of Johannesburg at present Is the largo number of United States flags displayed. The Stars and Stripes wave everywhere, even above many Kaffir kraals in the suburbs. App parently Uncle Sam has a few black citi zens In South Africa he has never heard of. More than 3000 British prisoners are now In Pretoria. They are well and humanely treated, as they themselves gladly testify. The officers, of whom over a hundred have been captured, are quartered In tho Staat Model School, a fine, new, well-ven tilated building. People In England who have friends Imprisoned by the Boers need have no uneasiness on their account. The problem of what to do with the prisoners of war is becoming a serious one. Although there is at present no scarcity of food, the Government fecis that It con 111 afford to feed so many hun gry mouths for an Indefinite period. A scene incidental to the perpetual skir mishing about the Tugela and Lndysmlth Illustrates the seeming haphazard fighting methods of the Boers. Just as dawn was breaking one morning a .patrol of about two hundred. British cavalry crossed Klein Tugela, near the Pont Drift, and rode rap Idly toward where a email herd of cattle, which had strayed from the Boer lines during the night, was grazing. The Brit ish had advanced some distance before they were observed by a Boer picket sta tioned on on isolated Roolkopje. Four burghers composed the picket. They mounted Instantly and rode to Intercept the British, first firing several shots to give the alarm. It was a eight to stir th blood to see those Boers dashing at a swinging gallop over the rocks and gullies, which roughened the plain. The pale blue mist rising from the nver and veiling the hills beyond mode a pretty background to the spirited fight which followed. The four Boers reached a Rootkopje in the path of the British, sprang from their horses, sought cover and began peppering away. By this time a dozen other burgh ers, drawn from neighboring pickets by the first shots fired, were galloping across the flats to aid the original four, making a total force of 16. Then ensued a pretty skirmish. The British dismounted and pushed ahead to dislodge the Boers and secure the cattle. For half an hour there was a splatter of rifle firing, then the British concluded the game was not worth the candle and retired. They left 16 dead on the ground and carried away n number of wounded. The Boers did not have a roan scratched. By the time tho fight was over fully 200 Boers were hurry ing to get Into it. No orders had been given to a single man. The standing or der for the Boers is to hasten to where there is fighting. It Is Moltke's principle, "march to the sounds of the firing," on a reduced scale. The Boer Generals determinedly adhere, wherever passible, to their defensive tac tics. This policy accounts for their small losses, which have not yet reached a total disability of S00 for the entire war. They have no reserves. Tho army consists of the male population of the two Republics between the ages of 12 and SO. Everyman or boy put out of action Is permanently lost. Men are precious, particularly the burghers, for even If the Transvaal had Europe for a recruiting ground, such men, once lost, could pot be replaced. A Boer rillemon is equal to half a dozen ordinary soldiers. Then the Boer Government re gards the lives of Its citizens as too precious to be thrown away. It, is not lack of courage that Induces a Boer' to seek cover. Let no erroneous impression get abroad about this. At night the scenes about the laagers are Intensely picturesque. The burghers sit about smoking and chatting Jovially, gen erally about matters of the home and farm. Nine o'clock Is the hour for re tiring. There Is no bugle to sound "taps," but here and there a cow horn Is blown as a signal of the hour. The chatter ceases, and within five minutes the moon (If It Is shining) will reveal scat tered groups of burghers on their knees offering up the evening prayer. Boera Active on Vaal River. KIMBERLET, Sunday. There is great Boer activity along the Vaal River. About COOO burghers have assembled at various points between Fourteen Streams and Christianla, about 700 men are occupying Wirand, north of Kllpdam. and 400 men arc laagered at Bootsap. t Promoter Miller on Trial. NEW YORK. April 2. William F. Miller, of S3) per cent Franklin Syndicate fame. was placed on trial In Brooklyn today. Of the 21 Indictments pending against him he was tried on the one charging him with grand larceny in the first and second de gree. It 'alleged that he committed theft In taking money from investors In tha Franklin Syndicate. e i Released From Quarantine. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2. The steam ship China has been released from quar antine, and her passengers have been landed. The transport .Sheridan will be detained at Angel Island for several days, but her passengers will be released tomorrow. PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT SHOWS A DECREASE OF SEC MIL LION DOLLARS IX MARCH. Government Receipts "Were Sixteen Million Dollars in Excess of Ex penditures In the Month. WASHINGTON, April 2. The monthly statement of the public debt, issued. to day, shows that at the close of business March 3L 1000. the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to tl.112.2o6.3SS, a de crease for the month of J6.e29.70L This decrease Is accounted for by a correspond ing Increase In the cosh on hand. The debt Is recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt 1,026,862,143 Debt on which Interest has ceased since maturity U07.600 Debt bearing no Interest 390.S79.6U Total Jt419.0J9,S33 This amount, however, does not include $720,500,779 In certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash on hand. The cash in the treasury Is classified as follows: Reserve fund in cash and bul lion $150,000,000 Trust funds 720.500.779 General funds 257,23S,ES3 In national bonk depositories To credit of Treasurer of the United States $104,566,703 To credit of disbursing officers of the United States C07S.455 Total $UCS,3T9.TEJ Demand liabilities outstanding. . S01.5S6.7S7 Net cosh balance, including reserve $ 306,792,991 Receipts nnd Expenditure. The monthly statement of the Govern ment receipts and expenditures daring the month of March shows the total receipts to have been $4S,726,S37. and the expendi tures, $32,1SS,271, which leaves a surplus for the month of $16,53S,ECG. The receipts from the several sources of revenue are given as follows: Customs. $22,090,651. an Increase as compared with March of last year of about 11,000. 000: Internal revenue, $24,237,963, Increase, $1,566,000; miscellaneous, $2.SS9.132. The disbursements for the month charged to the War Department amounted to $S.329,C3. a decrease as compared with March. 1S99. of $3,300,000: Navy Depart ment, $4,413,637. a decrease of $430,000; civil and miscellaneous, $6,S39,S36, a 'decrease of $2,203,000. For nine months of the present fiscal year, the receipts exceeded the dlsburs ments by $54,302,000. Coinage in March. The montly statement of tho Director of the Mint shows the total coinage at the mints of the United States during March to have been J17.0T3.CSS, as follows: Gold $12.59 Silver 4.341.373 Minor coins 133,072 Circulation Statement. The monthly statement of the Controller of the Currency shows that at the closi of business March 31. 1900, the total dr. culatlon of National bank notes was t270.953.0C3, an Increase for the year of $27,900,752. nnd an Increase for the month of J31.51S.150. The circulation based on United States bonds was $263,2S4,230. an Increase for the year of $23,353,241 and an increase for the month of $19,671,201. The circulation secured by lawful money was JC7.CCS.S3S, an increase for the year of $1,542,510, an increase for the month of $1,843,900. The amount of United States registered bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $256,001,490, of which those of the new two per cents amounted to $97,797,690. nnd to secure public deposits $39,631,090. of which $19,992,900 were the 2 per cents. THE LABOR WORLD. Building Trades' Strike in New York nnd Vicinity. NEW YORK. April 2. The strike of the building trades and a few other trades went into effect in New York and vicin ity today. It has not as yet assumed great proportions, and tho men out are perfectly orderly. About 1600 men went on a strike in the borough of Bronx and is sued a circular to the bosses. The circu lar recites tho demands of the men as follows: "$3 50 shall be paid for eight hours' work In the Bronx and $3 25 for the same length of time In Mount Ver non." The men also demand that Sat urday afternoon shall be considered a half holiday, and that no work shall be done then. Fifty-one "bosses signed on agree ment, agreeing to pay the men what they demanded and aIo give them the halt holiday. About COO strikers returned to work. At Orange. N. J.. 1000 mechanics, about equally divided among the painters, ma trons and carpenters, struck today. The masons and painters already have an eight-hour day, but they demand an In crease In wages. The pointers now re ceive $2 50 a day. They ask $2 S3. The masons demand 45 cents an hour. They are now getting 40 cents. The carpenters demand $2.75 for an eight-hour day. Their present rates are $1 50 to $2 50 for a work ing day of nine hours. Chicago Machinists at Work, CHICAGO. April 2. About half of tho 5500 striking machinists resumed work this morning. Manufacturers said the differ ences had been settled or put on a basis to be arbitrated, and that the remainder of tho strikers would undoubtedly return to work In the next day or two. The men have been granted a nine-hour day, with 10 hours' pay. The strike has coat the men $300,000 in salary. Strike at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, April 2. Two thousand Jour neymen painters and 1500 carpenters re fused to go to work today, pending ad justment of their demand for higher wages. Tho carpenters asked for an Increase from 35 to 45 cents per hour, and the painters demand an increase from $2 50 to $3 per day. Alr-Brnke Employes Out. WATERTOWN, N. Y.. April 2. A strike was Inaugurated at the works of the New York Air-Brake Company this morning. Four hundred men are out. A Plumbers' Strike. CLEVELAND. April 2. Three hundred Journeymen plumbers and 123 laborers struck In this city today for higher wages. in Thieves in Bryan's Wake. SEATTLE. April 2. Three alleged pick pockets were arrested In Seattle tonight by the local police. They are named Joe McDonald. George Lewis and Charles Ev ans, alias Buck Gagus. They had been working the street-cars during the time the crowds were going to hear Colonel Bryan speak. All tho men had Jewelry and money when arrested. It is said that the men have been following the Bryan party since its entry into the state. VIN MARIANI Marianl Wine World Famous Tonic Written endorsements from more than SOOO physicians. Never has anything re ceived such high recognition from the medical profession; therefore Vln Marianl can be taken with perfect safety. Sold by all druggists. Refuse substitutes. The Peopje Know And Believe Them The Splendid Record of Doctors Copland and Montgomery For ' Years in This Community Gives Confidence and Faith to the People as They Read the Wonderful Results of Their Treatment For seven years Drs. Copeland and Montgomery have conducted In this city the largest practice ever known in the history of Portland. The people know them. Their fame has grown in the strong light of Intimacy and permanency. Medical pretenders and bogus healers of every variety have come and gone: passed In the night, unable to endure the day time of acquaintance. But with time and Intimacy the fame of Drs. Copeland and Montgomery has grown stronger. The testimony supporting their prac tice has come from reputable citizens, neighbors, dwellers In this city and resi dents In this vicinity, nnd whose reputa tion nnd movements are well known or may be known to all who care to inquire. Such testimony Is enduring proof that Drs. Copeland and Montgomery are really curing, not merely helping or relieving, not merely Improving and benefiting alone, but curing the disease. Read In these cores that are given here A part of the record of that kill. It enn cure disease. It is doing- It every day. It is making the Ick well and strong". It Is carina the cough that racks the chest with distress. It ia relieving; that cramp In ir. shooting pain of body nnd limb. It is, driving out poisons in the blood. It is stopping that nervous fear and trembling. It Is restoring the sense of hearing to ears that are deaf. THE RADICAL CURE OF CHRONIC DISEASE IN MANY FORM! Mr. J. H. Otto, 2T4 Fonrth street. Portland: Several years ago I took a course of treatment at the Copeland In stitute for a catarrhal trouble affecting my head, stomach and bowels, the result of an attack of Panama fever 20 years before. At that time I was In my 63d year, and thought this would bo against a cure, but under the treatment given mo. my catarrh got well and my stomach and bowels healed. I am now as well as any man of my age. due to the excellent treatment I received at the Copeland In stitute, Mr. John Redmond, McMInnville, Or.: I had suffered with catarrh and stomach trouble for years. I took a course of treatment with Drs. Copeland and Montgomery, and they cured me. I have been enjoying good health ever since. Mrs. L. n. Clarke, vrell-kno-fvn in Portland, living at Gresham: The Cope land physicians cured me of rheumatism and deafness from which I had suffered for many years. I am C9 years of ago. and consider my cure little short of a miracle, and never fall to give the Cope land physicians the praise they so richly deserve. Mr. E. A- Rntb, Brewster Hotel, Portland, a well-known steamboat man: I would have long since been In my grave but for the treatment of Drs. Copeland and Montgomery. They saved my life. I suffered from a bronchial trouble, which was thought to be consumption. My fam ily physician could do nothing for me. I had night sweats and a terrible cough. At times I coughed until I raised bright, red blood. My chest was sore, with sharp. cutting pains through the lungs. I lost flesh until I was nothing but skin and bone. When I finished my treatment two years ago I was a perfectly well man. and have been so ever since. I shall be ever grate ful to the doctors who cured me. Mr. J. P. West, Scappoose, Or.t When our son Wilfred began treatment at the Copeland Institute his condition was very serious. He had a terrible, racking cough. He had no appetite, and had lost flesh and strength. He took bottle after bottle of medicine, but got no better, and we had grave fears his lungs were affect ed. Now he Is well and strong. Mr. Ernest Kroner, 107 Monroe street, Portland: Our little boy Leo was a great sufferer from catarrh, compli cated with frequent attacks of tonsllltls. His condition caused us grave alarm: for. In spite of all treatment, he grew steadily worse, and his general health became greatly Impaired. The Copeland physi cians cured him perfectly. vnirvn Vum .n.,M Mh nisht llr fulness, aversion to society, which deprive you of your manhood. UNFITS YOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. ,....,,-,,. MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from excesses and strains have lost their MANLY. ?0VER. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. Gleet. Stricture, enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility. Varicocele. Hydrocele. Kidney and Liver troubles, cured WITHOUT MERCURY AND OTHER POISONOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. He uses no patent nostrums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical tresrrneat. HIs New Pamphlet on Prlvato Diseases sent Free to ail men who describe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered Sa plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Doctor Walker. 132 First St., Corner Alder, Portland, Or. Mormon BlStlOpa Pill teem U u otr 50 Jim tr tie leideri o( tie Mormoa Qusch aaa tuu lolu.cn. 7eeai'eiy cues Ut went cua to old sad Joint Iritis; from effect of Mlf-abua, dlnlptrton. txeeuef, or dcmrmiiniliig. Ourea Lost Manhood. Im- potanpy.fcoST rower, mrm-i-ofsese, nparmatormoea insomnia, pains In. Back, fall ) res, mlnal Emissions. Lama aacn, Nervous De- Diurr, Meaaacna.unntneeji to Marty, low or nn semen, vnrico 91. !irfa?iPAyP"-".9ul?JSS!i .eG?'1 Kill FAaIl?J Stops Haadacha.Unfltnee to Ma toffl-oTfe8f,HBr naciaon. DoaT ret dpoodcikt. cw vous T WfltChlnK Of Cy6llda errrv faocuoa. DoaT ret dDorodcat. Cfgias. SdimJitCT tint brila && fterra ccnten. cac & bo. m BMr ftfoaded. i& 6rues. Orcoim free. Address, For sale fay Aldrlch Fh&rmacr. Sixth SAPOLIO 13 UKE A GOOD TEMPER, "IT SHEDS A BRIGHT NESS EVERYWHERE." Mr. L. It- Cheadle, proprietor of the Cascade dairy, Lebanon, Or., well known in Portland: Several years ago I took a course of treatment at the Copeland Institute for catarrh and deafness, tho result of scarlet fever In childhood. I had a nasty discharge from both ears. My hearing was very dull, and I was under a constant strain to understand what was said. I had doctored for years without benefit, I then decided to take up the Copeland treatment, and from my own personal ex perience I can and do say that this treat ment is all that is claimed for It, for It brought me a permanent and radical cure. Mr. J. Martin, Oregon City, Or.t When I began treatment at the Copeland Institute I had little hopes of a cure. My stomach and bowels were In a terrible condition. I had diarrhoea, with awful, cramp-like pains. Food did not digest, but caused bloating and great distress. I had lost 35 pounds. I had been treated by no less than 10 physicians, but they could do nothing for me. Upon the advice of friends I placed myself under treatment with Drs. Cope land and Montgomery. I am always pleased to praleo these physicians for their excellent and successful treatment of my case. They cured me. HOME TREATMENT. To Tetoata of snfferers everywhere Doctor Copeland addresses to one nnd all the following list of qnestlona to enable those who live at a distance to understand the nature of their affliction. "Is your nose stopped upT" "Do you sleep with mouth wide open?" "Is there pain in front of head?" "Is your throat dry or sore?" "Have you a bad taste in the morning?" "Do you coughf "Do you cough worse at night? "Is your tongue coated? "Is your appetite falling? "Is there pain after eating?" "Are you light-headed?" "When you get up suddenly are you dizzy?" "Do you have hot flashes V "Do you have liver marks?" "Do your kidneys trouble your "Do you have pain in back or under shoulder-blades?" "Do you wake up tired and out of sorts7" "Are yon losing flesh? Is your strength falling?" INFORMATION OF XEW HOHB TREATMENT SENT FREE O.N APPLICATION. The coat of treatment at the Copeland Medical Institute for any chronic ailment or malady Is at the rate of $5 Per Month. This fee- includes all medt- m clnea and the constant and 9 watchful care ol all patients to m. final cure. CONSULTATION FREE. DR. COPELAND'S BOOK FREE TO ALL The Copeland Medical Institute IKE KKUM THIRD AND VASH!iNGTOM W. H. COPELAND, M. S. J. H. MONTGOMERY, 31. D, OFFICE HOURS From O A. M. to 13 M.j from 1 to ' F. M. EVENINGS Tuesdays and. -Fridays. SUNDAYS From 10 A. M. to 13 M. TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver. kldn6y and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings. Brlght's disease, etc KIDNEY AND URINARY Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky et bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Such as piles, fistula. Assure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement. DISEASES OP MEN Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, lm potency, thoroughly cured. No failures. Cures guar- emissions, dreams, exhaustinr drains, bosh- VarlcocQltt. chares, stons Ner Jltesu lauBodute. mAM Impart igor ud potency to a cure Is it hud. f37TT9 Restore -unilL mrrekmed ft Ja-joby mail. A written ruarnte. to euro Bishop Remedy Co., San Pranclacoi CaL and TCai hlngton streets. Portland. Or. v 54ifSkV'-- :-fe&vcsv-. ,,..'!. . J . Q...t'tr iJt.iy .fe' - -. SW.,t, -S. -tt2sJB. 4iiitojfJ5. Aitafa..B.