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Newspaper Page Text,r MOUSING OKEG02TLAN, TUESDAY, TOUTS 12, 1900. L ' GAVEUPTHHRARMS Fifteen Hundred Boers Sur- rendered to Brabant PROSPECTS OF A SECOND RAID Machadodorp the Kctt Capital of the Transvaal Report of a Flight Xer Xorval's Pont LONDON. June 12. 3:30 A- M. Fifty thousand British troops are within half a hundred miles of the marauding Boers north of Kroonstad. and they are ex pected, of course, to make short work of them. Nevertheless, outside of the "War Office telegrams, no one knows what Is going on. South of Kroonstad there is a wide gap. The railway is only partial ly defended, and. as General Kelly-Kenny has hurried all the available troops northward, the assumption is that there Is danger of a second raid. The. loss of ihe Derbyshlres is estimated at from 600 to 700 men. A Reuter dispatch from Maseru, dated June 1L 8:33 P. M.. says: "Fifteen hundred Boers surrendered to General Brabant today In the Ficksburg district." Machadodorp has been officially pro claimed the capital of the Transvaal. A Lourenco Marques dispatch says that the village has swelled Into a small city, the majority of the Inhabitants living in tents. An official Boer telegram asserts that the British have been defeated with con siderable loss at Donkerspoort. in the southern extremity of the Free State, or - Orange River Colony. 10 miles from Ner val's Pont. It was thought that this dis trict Jiad been cleared of Boers and rebels long ago. The Boers still cling to Laing's Nek. but General Buller's forces are still work ing far around In that direction. Lord Roberts has wired Cape Town that prior to Wednesday he liberated 151 offi cers and 3500 of the rank and file. The Boers, consequently, took off only 900. Mr. Schrelner. the Cape Premier, had eight supporters out of 40 at a caucus called to consider the Ministerial pro gramme. J. X. Merrlman. Treasurer, and J. "W. Fauer, Commissioner of Public "Works, have resigned from the Cabinet, and Mr. . Schrelner's own resignation is believed to be imminent, although he may reconstruct the Ministry with the aid of the opposition. The Cabinet situation is so Interesting that Sir Alfred Mllner will postpone his trip northward. Food Is scarce at Mafeklng, but the rail way Is nearly repaired. Seventy-two reb els have been arrested In the Vryburg and Mafeklng districts. Sixty-five men were marched Into Mafeklng by two of their late prisoners at Mostia. All of General Harrington's force land ed at Belra a week ago. The organiza tion to Invade the Transvaal from the north is already far advanced. A Boer deserter, who arrived at Mas eru yesterday, asserts that 7000 Boers participated in the Ruikrantz engage ment, that General Olivier wa6 killed and General de Vlllers mortally wounded. The American young women "who are nursing in the hospital at Ladybrand have been flighted by the Boer women who are nursing the Boer sick In the same hospi tal, and have been made the object of un pleasant remarks, because the Americans are nursing the English. Thirty thousand troops were engaged in the mimic field operations at Aldershot yesterday. "Will Retire to L dcnbnrjr. LONDON, June 12. The Lourenco Mar- , 4juca correspondent of the. Times says: "" 'At Machadodorp. Prestdent'Kruger has a body guard of 1000 burghers. Stores are being moved as quickly as possible from that point to Lydenburg. "The Portuguese authorities sent a fur ther body of troops to the border today." day." THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis Wan Sunt Out by Xevr York Team. NEW YORK. June 1L It was Mercer's good pitching, backed up by timely bat ting, that enabled the New Yorks to win from St. Louis today. Mercer had ex cellent control and the fielding behind him was first-class. The score: R H El R H E New York... 8 13 4St. Louis 0 5 3 Batteries Mercer and "Warner; Hughey snd Robinson. Umpire O' Day. Cincinnati Bent Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, June 11. Cincinnati developed a batting streak and hit two of Philadelphia's pitchers at will. They made 12 hits off Orth and a like number oft Fraser. The locals batted well, but not enough to offset the tremendous can nonading of the visitors. Attendance. 3424. The score: R H El R H E Clnclnnatl....l3 24 3Phlladelphla.. S 14 0 Ba'tterles Philips and Newton and "Wood; Orth, Fraser and Douglas, Mc Farland. Umpire Emslle. Brookiyn0:r)c'at Pittubur. BROOKLYN. June" 11. Phillppl lasted three Innings today, and "Waddell tried then to stop the hitting of Brooklyn. He was touched up for a single, a triple and a home run In the fifth, and two singles In the seventh, the latter two bringing In the winning run. Pittsburg bunched Its hits In three Innings on Kennedy, but could not win. O'Connor was injured In a collision and retired. Attendance, 1700. The score: RHE RHB Pittsburg. 7 9 3Brooklyn S 13 3 Batteries Philippl. "Waddell and O'Con nor. Zlmmer; Kennedy and FarrelL Um plrt Swartwood. Boiiton Beat Chi en pro. BOSTON. June 1L Long's magnificent work at short saved today's game for Boston. Time and again he killed seem ingly sure hits, and his backing up of Lowe and quick return of the ball to the plate In the eighth saved one. If not more. runs. Both pitchers were effective at critical times. Attendance, 1200. The score: RHE RHE Boston 4 7 4'Chlcago 3 8 3 Batteries Cuppy and Sullivan; Garvin and Chance. Umpire Hurst. The American Lpaprnc. At Chicago Chicago, 2; Detroit, 1. At Kansas City Kansas City. 2; Cleve land. 4. Minneapolis Minneapolis. 9; Buffalo, 3. At Milwaukee Milwaukee. 3: Indianap olis. 2. National Leaprue Standing. Won. Lost. Perct. Philadelphia 25 15 .625 Brooklyn 23 16 .590 Pittsburg 23 21 .523 St. Louis 20 21 -4SS Chicago 20 22 .476 Bpston IS 20 .474 New York 17 23 .425 Cincinnati 15 23 .395 THE 'DAY'S RACES. Yeterday "Winners at GraveBend and Other Track. NEW YORK. June 11. Two favorites 1 were .successful at Gravesend today. Mc Addlettind Holsteln, but the others went downn startling succession. The track was fast. The results were: ' Six furlongs, selling Prestidigitator won. Kamsa second. Buffoon third; time, 1:12.1-5. . , 2ile nd 70 yards Lord Baltimore won. At Nansen eecond, Cyrano third; t m 1:4 1-6 Five and a half furlongs lie Addle won. All Green second. Fair Rosamond third; time. 1:09. Mile and a sixteenth. Myrtle stakes. selling Hosper won. Sky Scraper second. Klnnlklnnlc third; time. 1:47 1-5. Five furlongs Holsteln won. Qrosson second. Lady Georglana third; time. 1:02 3-5. Mile and a sixteenth Blue Devil -won. Hammock second, Bangor third; time, 1:45 1-5. Races at Latonia CINCINNATI. June 1L The second week of the Latonla Jockey Club opened today with fine weather and a good crowd. The track was fast. Jockey Bcrgan. while going to the post on Lord Eberle In the first race, was thrown over the fence and his left leg broken. For the first time during the meeting the judges had occasion to take action for foul rid ing. In the fourth race Xanthos cut off Nitrate, and Problem was set back. Saka tuck did the same thing to Fair Deceiver in the last race, and was also disqualified. Jockey Michaels was the guilty man In both Instances, and was set down for the rest of the meeting. The results: I Six furlongs, selling Lake Fonso won, Brlghtle second. Castle third; time, 1C151. Flve furlongs Regina Lee won. Erema second. Great Star third; time. 1:02. One mile 'Nettie Regent won. Charlie O'Brien second. Miss Dede third; time. l:40Vi. Five furlongs Nitrate won, Problem second, Nels Morris third; time, 1:04. Xanthos finished second, hut was dis qualified for fouling. One mile, selling High Noon won. Lord ZenI second, Selmet third; time, 1:424. Six furlongs Mound City won. Oily Ga min second. George K. Ketchum third; time. 1:16. Sakatuck finished second, but was disqualified. Races at Denver. DENVER. June 1L Results at Overland Park today were: Pacing Connie won In three straight heats; time. 2:22, 2:20y, 2:24. Prosper. Blast, Arllne, Buena, Jojo and Penchant also started. Trotting Madge Jefferson won second, fourth and fifth heats and race: time, 2:254. 2:25, 2:25i. Red Cliff won third heat; time, 2:25U. HerDert C. won first heat; time, 2:24U. Gebbhart and Red Ed ha also started. Four .furlongs Ferdinand won, Bob H. second,, Horn third; time, 0:50. Six furlongs St. Germain won. Pilot second. Fly Lotta. third; time, 1:1& Six f UTlongs Alarla won. Melody second, Eva Wilson third; time, 1:17. Races at St. Louln. ST. LOUIS. June 1L Five favorite and one' well-played second choice scored at the Fair Grounds today. The results were: Mile and a half, selling School Girl won, Klondike Queen second, Jim Conway third; time, 2:39. Six furlongs, selling Ned Wicks won, Loiterer second, Lee King third; time, 1:15. Six furlongs, handicap HI Noc Ktr won, Theory second. Cotton Plant third; time, l:14Vi. Seven furlongs Tulla Fonso won. Guide Rock second, Hottentot third; time, 1:28. One mile, selling TIckful won, Moroni second. Laureate third; time. 1:42. Six furlongs Isabel won. Miss Zara sec ond, Leone third; time, 1:03. Races at Ilnrlem. CHICAGO, June 1L Harlem results to day were: Four and a half furlongs Possart won. The Butcher second, LaSance third; time, 0:574. Four and a half furlongs Woodstlck won, Galanthus second. Prince of Delight third; time, 0:55. Six fur.ongs Bermuda Prince won, Elsie Venner second. Insurrection third; time, 1:174. Six furlongs Clara Wooley won. Prince Plenty second. Wax third: time, 1:17. Five furlongs Lurano won. Kid Cox second, Invlctus third; time, 1:04. Mile and 70 yards, selling Land Reserve won, The Bobby second, Guess Me third; time, 1:49. Baseball Team Comlns North. BERKELEY. Cal.. June 1L A baseball nine, composed of some members of the teams from Stanford and the University of California, will depart tomorrow for the north, under guarantee by the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic Club. The team will be absent about five weeks, playing the Multnomah, Seattle and Vancouver teams. Feather-WeiRhts Fonjjht a Draw. PITTSBURG. June 11. Jack McClelland, of this city, and Jack Hamilton, of Troy, N. Y.. feather-weights, fought 20 rounds to a draw at the Mlllvale Opera-House. un der straight Queensbury rules, tonight. CHINESE WIN AGAIN. Another Victory Over the Snn Fran cisco Board of Health. SAN FRANCISCO, June 1L This after noon Judge Morrow, In the United States Circuit Court, enlarged the restraining or der now In force against the Board of Health by adding a prohibition against ex cluding physicians employed by the Chi nese from attending autopsies held after death on the bodies of their patients. At torneys representing various Chinese In terests applied to have the order enlarged. The motion Is In consequence of the act of Drs. Kellogg, Chalmers and Wilson, employes of the Health Board, who per formed an autopsy Saturday on the bodies of an adult and an Infant from which they excluded Drs. Pillsbury and Hodghead, who had attended the deceased during their last Illness. The case of the In fant had been diagnosed by Drs. Pillsbury and Hodghead a? peritonitis, and of the adult as heart disease. After cutting up the bodies In secret, tne doctors of the Health Board announced tht the cases were "suspicious." Attorney Shortrldge declared that the Health Board had com mitted contempt of court, and threatened to have them cited to show cause why they should not be punished. In order to prevent a recurrence, and to make no doubt of the extent of the restraining or der Issued last week, they applied to nave it enlarged. The Board of Health reports no new de velopments In the plague situation. Cases at Rio Janeiro. WASHINGTON. June 11. Surgeon-General Wyman has received a cablegram from Dr. Havelburg, at Rio Janeiro, say ing that there have been 106 cases there since May 6 and 31 deaths. Dr. Havelburg does not specify the epidemic to which he refers, but Dr. Wyman says he has no doubt that It !s plague. Belle Boyd Dead. KILBOURNE, Wis.. June 1L Belle Boyd, the famous spy of Confedsrateame. died suddenly of heart disease here to night, where she had come to lecture. She was 57 years of age. A Xew York Fire. NEW YORK. June 1L Two flve-story brick buildings owned by George E. Ketcham, on West Avenue, containing 125,003 bushels of grain, were destroyed by fire today. The lois Is about $140,000. ThroBgrh the Heart of the Rockies. In purchasing your tickets to the East from the O. R. & S. or Southern Pacific ticket offices, call for the Rio Grande Western Railway in connection with the Denver & Rio Grande or Colorado Mid land. The route takes you by way ot the quaint and picturesque Salt Lake City, and through the Heart of the Rocky Mountains. Stop-over allowed at Salt Lake City on all through tickets. Most magnificent scenery in the world. Fast trains. Through sleeping and dining-cars to Denver. Omaha and Chicago. Inquire at office. No. 253 Washington street. J. D. Mansfield, General Agent. CAPTURED BY THE BOERS ANOTHER BRITISH BATTALIOX DUTCH HAXDS. IX Disaster to the Derbyshire Reglaent in the Engagement at Roode- al Baller'ij Movements. LONDON. June 1L Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Forejtier-Walker, In com mand of the line: of communication In South Africa, reports that in the disas ter to the British troops on June 7, at Roodeval, where the Boers cut Roberts" line of communication, the Fourth Bat talion of the rank and file of the Derby shire Regiment were all killed, wounded or made prisoners, except six enlisted men. Two officers and 15 men were kll.ed and five officere and 72 men wounded, many of them severely, The Boers re turned the wounded to the British. Of- fleers killed were: Lieutenant-Colonel BalrdVDouglas and Lieutenant Hawley. The wounded ! ncludeed- ColonelWIlklnson and Lieutenant Blanch ard, of the Canad ian Infantry. Forestier-Walker's dispatch in full Is as follows. "Cape Town. June 10. The following telegram has been received from Colonel Knox: Kroons-tad The following casual ties are reported from Roodeval, under date of Rhenoster River. June S, received here by flag of truce on June 10: The Fourth Battalion of the Derbyshire Regi ment, the Sherwool Foresters; Killed, Lieutenant Balrd-Douglass and Lieuten ant Hawley and 15 of the rank and file; wounded, Colonel Wilkinson, Captain Bai ley. Lieutenants Hall, Lawder and Blanchard. and GO of the rank and file; the Shropshire Light Infantry, one; Cape Pioneer Railroad Regiment, seven; Am munition Park. Royal Marines and Impe rial Telegraphs one each; Postoffice Corps, one. "Stoneham reports that many were se verely wounded, and the remaining fourth of the Derbyshire and details are prison era, except six of the rank and file, who are In his camp. All the wounded are In his camp, lately occupied- by the Fourth Derbyshlres. Inquiries are being made as to the names." It Is inferred the Boers captured over 500 men, and at. late as June 10, held posi tions cutting off the British forces north of Kroonstad from reinforcements. A dispatch from General Forestler Walker says that General Methuen was fighting within 10 miles of Hellbron June S, as follows: "Cape Town, June 10. General Kelly Kenny reports from Bloemfonteln this morning that Methuen, with the greater part of his division, was fighting early in the morning of June 8. 10 miles south of Hellbron, where Colonel Ville was re ported to be with the Highland Brigade. Methuen left Llndley on June 5 with am ple supplies for himself and Colonel Ville, leaving Paget to hold Llndley with a suf ficient force. Kelly-Kenny has ordered Knox to press on the enemy's outpost, believing the enemy's strength to be exag gerated. "All Is quiet, and thre Is no anxiety as regards the district to the south. Com munications north of Kroonstad have bien cut since June 6." The news that the shutting off of Rob erts' communications with the outer world was accompa-iled by a serious loss, came like a thunderbolt In London, until the news came. It was thought the destruc tion of the railroad was accomplished by Free Staters who were avoiding rather than annihilating the British detachments stationed at the point attacked. Nor are Forestler-Walker's vague statements re garding Methuen and the situation at Hellbron looked upon as reassuring. The Boers appear to be In sufficient strength completely to separate all the British forces north and south of a line stretching some 50 miles between Roode val and HeI?bron. Methuen's march upon the latter place seems somewhat In the nature of a movement for the relief of Colonel Ville. All In all. today's dispatches reveal that the situation la far more seri ous than any one Imagined. A report from Maseru, Basutoland. June 9. says the Boers around Ficksburg re fuse to surrender, ard severe fighting Is expected, though a dispatch of June S from Hammonla. which Is only a few miles from Ficksburg-. says the situation In the southeast corner of the Orange River Colony, Is unchanged. General Rundle ha3 received the Boer delegates sent to negotiate peace terms, but the result of the negotiations Is not known. The following report from General Bul- ler has been issued by the War Office: "Headquarters in Natal. June 1L The force Is concentrated on the Klip River, at Its junction with the GansvIeL Last night we anticipated at that defile a force of the enemy about 3000 strong, who had, I think. Intended to occupy It, and they retired as soon as our heavy guns opened, which were very smartly brought Into action by Major May, of the Royal Artillery', and Captain Jones, of the Royal Navy. "The South African Light Horse and the Second Cavalry Brigade were smart ly engaged while covering our left front. Our casualties are about six killed and seven wounded." Situation in the Free State. NEW YORK. Jun 11. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: The Boer commandos In the Free State, commanded by Dewet and Olivier, probab ly muster about 5000 men. Opposed to them there are about six divisions, exclusive of the troops lining the railway. General Col vllle. with the Ninth Division, Is at Hell bron; General Methuen, with the First, at Llndley; General Chermslde, with the Third, at Kroonstad; General Rundle and General Brabant, with the Eighth and Colonial Divisions, at Ficksburg; General Clements, with the Twelfth Brigade, at Senekal, and General Kelly-Kenny, with another brigade of the Sixth and prob ably other forces, at Bloemfonteln. There must, be 30,000 British troops available for " operations against Dewet and Olivier, and each of these six col umns is too strong to be attacked. Only two of the six columns are supplied di rectly by the railway, and the remaining four are either dependent upon convoys or are endeavoring to live off the coun try. The difficulties of transport were serious enough to cripple these scattered forces, and when General Roberts was cut off from communication with Kroonstad, there were six Generals awaiting orders, and there was-nobody in supreme com mand In the Free State. There Is no of ficial news from any of these columns. Dewet could hardly hit upon cleverer tac tics for throwing the British plans Into confusion. Boers Sarrenderel. VEXTERSPOORT. June 1L Two hun dred and fifty Boers have surrendered to General Hunter, and the remainder !n this district have promised to give up their arms. MURDER ON A FARM. Foar Persons Killed and Their Home Darned. WEST NEWFIELD. Me.. June 1L George W. Goodwin and three members of his household were murdered last night, and the house In which they lived was set on Are by the murderer, whose motive was presumably robbery. The dead are: George W. Gocdwln. His mother, Mrs. Elsie R. Home, 76 years old. H5 adopted son, Scott Goodwin, 20 years old. A hired man. Fred 'Bertsch. The bodies of all four were recovered this afternoon from the ruins of the house. and thoi of Mrs. Home and Bcrtsch gave every Indication that they had been foully murdered. Suspicion rests upon a farm hand, earned Champion, who had been In the neighborhood. Goodwin sold a piece of woodland recently for $3500. Nelghbors say he did not put the money In the bank, and they think thla Induced the murder. I A Lynchinjj la Georgia. THOMASVILLE, Ga., June U- Senny Jefferson, a negro. 22 years of age. was lynched near Metcalf, about 10 miles from Thomasrllle. by unknown men this morn ing. Jefferson had been working for Emery Stringer, a white farmer, and Sat urday night attempted to assault one of Mr. Stringer's daughters. Sunday morn ing he was caught and confined In the jail at Metcalf. Soon aftor midnight he was taken to the outskirts of the village, hanged to a tree and riddled with bullets. COIN SWEATING. The Art of Stnaliner Gold With. Aclu Ilotr the Chinamen Do It. London Globe. Sweating a coin is merely robbing It of a portion of its legal weight, without In any manner altering Its appearance. Man ifestly glad coins alone would appeal to the sweater, for sliver would hardly pay for the trouble. In countries where pa per money Is employed sweating has taken no root. Also In countries like England, where the largest gold coin Js a eoverelgn. the practice would hardly become epi demic It is In the western portion of America that coin sweating has assumed the largest proportions. In the Eastern States paper currency Is universally cir culated, but west of the great Rocky Mountains the gold ?20 pieces, the ?10 and the $5 coin are used almost exclusively. Ten or 15 years ago the Government found It necessary to pass measures against coin sweating, but even then the manifest Injustice of arresting a per son for merely "passing" sruch a coin- such person being almost certainly quite Innocent appealed to Legislators to sucn an extent that the law was made only to affect the actual manipulator of the un lawful nrocess. The consequence of this has been that the authorities have had the sreatest difficulty In securing con victions against the malefactors, who have dobased no end of coins on the Pacaic Slope. The process of robbing a coin ot a par. of Its metal Is simple. The gold piece Is merely Immersed, or suspended. In aqua regis, a mixture of nitric and hydocholoric acids, which attacks the metals at once. The manipulator keepa the piece in his bottle only a short time, for a few minutes suffice for the mixture to absorb and hold In solution as much as 6 to 8 shillings' worth of the gold from a $20 piece. The coin Is then washed in water and pol ished with whiting, as otherwise Its sur face would betray the ordeal through which It had passed, showing "pock marks" In great variety. The process Is continued with, other coins until the acid Is "saturated," when It will absorb no more of the metal. The coins are ex changed for silver or other currency, as only an expert could detect the small subtraction in weight, and the silver Is then re-exchanged for more gold, upon which the operator performs his little game In due course. It !s only necessary for the villain to boil down his acid, to complete evaporation, when the residue In the kettle will be found In the shape of a gleaming button of pure gold, varying In size according to the amount of acid and the charge it carries In solution. In San Francisco the Government secret agents have waged a long and bitter war with sweaters. They have captured many, who were guilty enough In all conscience, but against whom no conviction could be obtained for lack of evidence, and they have placed others beyond all worldly temptation for various terms of years. One hof the lone kings of Vh!s nefarious busi ness, who finally was obliged to sojourn for a rest In the penitentiary at San Quentin. was named Goodrich. He was an exceedingly modest and retiring man. Ho occupied an ordinary dwelling and conducted his operations on the roof. After many long weeks of vigil on the part ot Government detectives he was taken Into custody, not red-handed, but at least black-fingered by the acid. His apparatus was found, most cleverly concealed be hind movable bricks In the chimney, on top of his house. At the time of It's capture a small bottle of greenish fluid was found, and this, upon being carefully reduced to fumes, yielded up a button worth fully 2 guineas. A few coins were discovered In the man's pockets and also In his residence. These, to all, appear ances, were honest coins of the realm. Under the micsroscope they were found to be fairly crosshatched with tiny lines. which had been produced by the process of polishing, to remove the traces where the add had eaten away the metal. Insidious as this acid thieving may ap pear. It might be regarded as crude by those who are acquainted with the "'tricks that are vain" exercised iby the "heathen Chinee." John Chinaman Is numerous In California. He gets his long hanJs on many a golden disk, and with great reluct ance does he ever relinquish his grip. He has never learned the "art" of sweating the coins with acfd, but he accomplishes his purpose In his characteristically pa tient manner. He simply places many coins" together In a buckskin bag" and then proceeds to shake and toss and otherwise agitate that receptacle by the hour, or by the week, until he has worn off by abra sion ten or twenty dollars' worth of fine dust of gold. The coins wear one another. They present the appearance, when at length they emerge from the sack, of hav ing been regularly abraded by pocket-to-pocket circulation, and therefore to all in tents and purposes nothing illegal has been done. As a matter of fact, no Chinese has ever been apprehended or put on tnai for this work. It Is doubtful If the author ities have ever taken cognizance of the practice. Only a few people ever realized what the sly Celestials were at when wit nessing the hourly agitation of the coins. It Is, of course, unlawful to bore a hole through a gold coin In America or to perform any other mutilation, but Mr. Chinaman cannot be said to mutilate the money he wears out so artfully, therefore he pursues his course serene and unmo lested. There have been clever rogues from time to time who employ a slender tool with which to "gut" -a coin. Their method Js to make a small incision In the edge of the coin and then patiently dig out the Inside, after which they refill the hollow space with baser metal. "High art" like this has become almost obsolete, for the acid business has frequently proven saf er and less difficult of performance. Laws will multiply and detectives wax more and more like Sherlock Holmes, but the mak ers and administrators of penal regula tions will be obliged to arise early in the morning to prevent for all time the effort of man to accumulate his "pile" for "nothing." THE PORTLAND UNIVERSITY A Letter From C. C. Strattoa on Its Affairs. CHICAGO. June S. (To the Editor.) Resepecting a recent article in The Tele gram on "The Passing of Portland Uni versity," the following statement seems called for: 1. Notwithstanding the large Ecale on which the enterprise was projected, the sale of property at University Park, with in lees than three years from the begin ning were sufficient to take up the bond? and pay all other Indebtedness, and leave a large amount unsold for permanent en dowment. Early In the enterprise one of the most successful real estate firms In Portland submitted a proposition to take the con tract, relieve the Guarantee Company of all responsibility, and pay a net sum of $300,003 to the institution, after dlscnarg lng Its Indebtedness in full. I now ques tion whether they could have met their engagement, and only mention this fact to show how our plan was regarded at the time by successful real estate men. But the general collapse of business and WHAT IT ME Timely Words by Dr. Copeland Upon the Opportunities of Summer to the Afflicted. .... - - ..... What Summer Means In the Cure of Catarrh . There -are contracted during the periods of Fall. Winter and Spring those catar rhal conditions of the head and throat and 1 other parts that arc engaged in carrying air to the lungs. The changeable weather, j the cold spells followed by warm periods J with thaws and dampness, together with a necessity during the cold weather of living Indoors with the house shut up and often overheated, the Impure air of closed buildings, a.l tend to the development ot i disease of those parts which carry air to I " the lungs and to the ears. Not only does 9 the Inclemency of Spring, Fall and Winter J o produce such diseases, but the same i causes that produce the disease also Inter fere with the efforts of the doctor to cure them. During the Summer months things are different. The-cllmate is warmer, the high winds loaded with dusty particles that Irritate the diseased parts that carry the air are absent: there Is plenty of fresh air. as the house is kept open, and this together with outdoor life, so Improves the general health that nature Is able to improve all those diseases that attack the breathing tracts and. cars. Thus, in the treatment of all catarrhal diseases, that which has been frequently urged Is true, namely, that one month of treat ment during the Summer, when the lia bility to catching cold Is reduced to the minimum and nature lends her aid to tho ' physician. Is worth two months of the 1 moit skillful and conscientious treatment during Winter. CATARRH SINCE CHILDHOOD Mr. Gcorse Sanm, Jr., Tualatin, Or. I had catarrh all my life. My head was stopped up, throat sore, and hearing Impaired. Food was not properly di gested, and I felt miserable. Drs. Cope land and Montgomery cured me. CONSULTATION THE COPELAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE THE DEKUM, THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS "W. H. COPELAND, M. D. J. H. MONTGOMERY, M. D. the decline of prices caused so many pur chasers of property to default in their paTnents, and so completely arrested fur ther sale that at the end of live years the Guarantee Company had to suspend payments. The rest is known to all. I still maintain that the enterprise was wisely conceived and skillfully planned, anu honestly conducteu. and that but for the business collapse Just at that time the full extent of which nobody antici pated and which swept away many for tunes, besides ours, the university would have emerged with an endowment of from $300,000 to 5500.000. 2. If I may be permitted to say a word regarding references to myself the follow ing shall suffice: The contracts for the university build ing were within $30,000, the subscriptions and pledgee toward It In cash and property were $23,000. These pledges were deemed reliable by intelligent business men. With, these In hand the building was begun. When the financial pinch rendered collec tions for the building fund difficult, and the contractor threatened a Hen in case of default In payments I began to draw on private funds to meet his demands, i had about J5000 In the Merchants Nation al bank to pay for my home then build ing at the Park. When that was exhaust ed I lent my credit for several thousand dollars. I fully believed that the pledges for the university building fund would be redeemed. Some were, but the failure pf the rest caused me to lose my home, and, subsequently, my little savings In the past. These are the facts. I do not give them to air a grievance, but to correct misapprehensions. I have devoted what Temalns of life and ability to the duty of meeting all honest obligations incurred by the university en terprise, and caring for my family. I ex pect to succeed. Should I be able to do more than this, the surplus would be de voted to Christian education. C. C. STRATTON. Dewey at Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 11. One ot the largest crowds of people ever assem bled In Grand Rapids greeted Admiral CAN Surgical operations and flesh destroying plasters are useless, painful and dangerous, and besides, never cure Cancer. No matter how often a cancerous sore is removed, another comes at or near the same point, and always in a worse form. Does not this prove conclusively thit Cancer is a blood disease, md that it is folly to attempt to cure this deep-seated, dangeious blood trouble by cutting or burning out the sore, which, after all, is only an outward sign of the disease a place of exit fo tne poison ? Cancer runs in families through many generations, and those whose ancestors have been afflicted with it are liable at any time to be stricken with the deadly malady. Only Blood Diseases can oe Transmitted from One Generation to Anetner further proof that Cancer is a disease of the blood. To cure a blood disease like this you must cure the entire blood system remove every trace of the poison. Nothing curea Cancer effectually and permanently but S. S. S. S. S. S. enters the circulation, searches ont and removes all taint, and stops the formation of cancerous cells. Nb mere tonic or ordinary blood medicine can do this. S. S. S. goes down to the very roots of. the disease, and forces out the deadly poison, allowing the sore to heal naturally and permanently. S. S. S. at the same time purifies the blood and builds uo the treneral health. . ?.... - t K? jf' J oc information wanted, Tare make no diajxe e UOfS t More Chronic Catarrh in all its forms, Asthma, Bronchitis, Incipient Consumption, dis eases of the stomach, the kidneys, the nervous system and blood treated at the Copeland Institute at 9 j j t I J j e 9 j I 5 A MONTH a Medicines included, until cured. Don't pay more. HOME TREATMENT. Doctor Coppland requests alt -who are ailing, ail who feel a gradual weakening or all who realize that their health Js being undermined bv some unknown complaint, to cut out this Blip, mark the question that apply to your caso and he will diagnose j our case for you. 3 "Is your nose, stopped up?" "Do you sleep with mouth wide open?" "Is there pain in front of head7" "Is your throat dry or sore?" "Have you a bad taste In tho moraine?" "Do you cough?" "Do you cough worse at night?" "Is your tongue coRtsd?' "Is your appetlta falling?" "Is there pain after eatlnr?" "Are you light-headed?" "When you get up nuddenly ara you dizzy?" "Do you have' hot flashes?" "Do you have liver marks?" "Do your kidneys trouble you?" "Do you have pain In back or under shoulder-blades?" "Do you wake up tired and out ot sorts?" "Are you losing flesh?" "Is your strength falling? For thl Doctor Copland's services are free' It means no charge will be made, not a pnny will be received. It means no promises to pay no future obligation Is implied or demanded. It means what it avs To one and all It Is un equivocally and absolutely free. FREE. DR. COPELAND'S BOOK OFFICE HOUIIS From O A. M. to IS EYEMXGS-Tncdny.i and Friday. and Mrs. Dewey as their special train rolled Into the Union Depot from Detroit thin afternoon. The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey later Went for a drive through the suburbs of the city, accompanied by Mayor Perry and Congressman Smith. In the evening they were the center of at traction at a public reception In the City HalL EXCITING SPORT. Experience of a Party "Wliich. An- nisted in Salmon Catch. SeveraL persons started for Pillar Rock Saturday evening to witness the seining of salmon on the sands near that place. The boat they todk passage on was delayed by taking freight and coal on board until about 3 o'clock Sunday morning, and so they did not reach Pillar Rock until 9 A. M., too late for the early morning hauls, which are usually the best. They reached the sands In time to par ticipate In three hauls of the seine, and managed to have lots of fun and to assist In the capture of nearly a ton of salmon. i beside a number of shad, which were al lowed to escape. One of the party was tripped up by the seine, and received a complete ducking, and another was knocked off his feet by a bis salmon, which had gone wild, and sat down In water two feet In depth. The big salmon, which caused this acci dent, on finding Itself surrounded by the seine, made a vicious plunge at It, and tho momentum he gave his 63 'pounds' weight carried him clear through the strong linen seine, but the shock of breaking the twine evidently affected his brain, for after swimming away some distance he "suddenly turned and came back at full speed ahead, and, leaping clear over the seine, which the men were holding about two feet above the water, landed Inside and was gathered up with his brethren. The party greatly enjoyed their experlen, as a ducking counts for nothing when one Is fishing for almon. . Northern Pacific Meeting:. NEW YORK, June 11. It is announced r .. . FBi IjljMFjM Gmm he S3m Out qp a. nixie pirapie, a nanniess looking wan or moie, a lump in tne Breast, a cut or bruise that refuses to heal under ordinary treatment, should all be looked upon with suspicion, as this is often the beginning of a bad form of cancer. Mrs. Sarah M. Kecalinff, 941 Windsor AvCj, Briftol. Tcnn., writes : "I am 41 years old, and for three years had suffered with a severe form of Cancer on my Jaw. which the doctors in this city said was incurable, and that I conld not live more thaa six atoatha. I accepted their tatemrnt as troe, and had given up all hope of ever heijjf well agata. when jay draj glst, knowiujr of my condition, recomraended fi.S.6. After takinjr a few bottle the sore beran to heat much to the surprise of the physicians, and in a ihort time made a complete cure. I have gained in flesh, my appetite b splendid, sleep is refreshing in fact, am enjoyfac perfect health.-' uur medical department is in charge of physicians of long experience, who are esneciallr skilled in treating Canrrr and wlwtever for this service. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA, fjL ANS. Opportunities of Summer to the Deaf It has been seen, even during the In clement and unfriendly Influences ot the severe Winter weather, and the change able weather of Spring and Fall, how this treatment, even against the Influ ences of the climate and weather, restores i the lost hearing: to those of all ages, and regardless of. the original cause. As is well known, in Southern climates deaf- ness Is not nearly as prevalent as In the North. The reason for this Is that In a mild climate the Inflammation which coses the Eustachian Tube, thus causing deafness, js subdued more easily. So. from now on. Doctor Copeland's treatment will have the wonderful benefits of nature's help. Instead of the trying Influences of her opposition, as It has had during the harsh Winter and Spring months. Dur ing the Winter and early Spring the in fluence of the wonderful medication finds constant opposition to Its vork In open' Ing up the Inflamed and exposed passages leading from the throat to the Inner ear. Hence one month of treatment during the Summer Is worth at least two months la tho Winter. CATARRH OF STOMACH. Mr. Emma Bentley, 330 Oak street Portland. I suffered terribly with my stomach for 15 years. I was In pain, and misery all the time. I could not eat or sleep. The Copeland Physicians cured mo. FREE TO ALU M.J from 1 to 5 P. M. SUNDATS From lO A. 31. to 12' 31. that the meeting of Northern Pacific di rectors, which was fixed for Wednesday next, has been postponed until Friday. The Safe Path for the President. New York Tribune. It must be evident to Pres'dent McKln ley by this time that he was led Into a serious error in acquiescing in the selec tion of John R. Hazel to be District Judge of the Western District of New York. The elevation of such a man under such a cloud would be a grave discredit to the Administration. The people who punished Maynard for playing a sharp trick on the voters of Dutchess County would not be tolerant of a Judge who played a sharp trick on the Treasury of his country. The President, who, with knowledge, persists In rewarding such a man, need not won-"" der If the incident brings to public atten tion what has long been an undercurrent of rumor about the wholesale way la which the Government was defrauded In, ship purchases by speculators with polit ical pull. Doubtless the President did not know what he now knows when he; con sented to send- Mr. Hazel's name to the Senate. He can recall It with credit to himself and benefit to the country, and nominate some man of undisputed fitness. TJnles3 he does this, whatever of public Indignation follows this degradation of the Bench will rest notr-yponjfMr. Piatt who, secure In possession of his machine, laughs at elections and public opinion but upon the President himself. A failure of confirmation in the Senate would save this state from an unfit Judge, but it would not save the Administration from, reproach, as would frank and manly ac knowledgment of the mistake and patri otic steps to rectify it. The Albany at Southampton. SOUTHAMPTON. June 11. The United I Statcs cruiser Albany, which was placed I In commission at Newcaetle-on-Tyne. May 20 and under orders to proceed to the Mediterranean, arrived at Southamp- I "" "?' . ... united atates tramtng-snip iJutiaio which sailed from New York, April V). for a cruise in the Mediterranean, has also arrived. .... ...?... nthcrHryyl ditmox Writ, -fill- anv ulmMi BPVflH alBHH nlK4