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THE MORNING OREGONIA'N, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1900. 5 THE STATE UNIVERSITY JLBTXXMKa report of STZiEi wri'M gove&rob. Tear Jsrc Clascal & Freaperotue Oae Preaeat Attendance Much. Great er Than Xt&st Term. SAiTST, Oct. 5. President R. S. Bean, of the Board of Hegents of tho University cf Oregon, today filed in tho office of Gov ernor Geer the annual report of that in stitution for the year 1S99-1900. Under the bead of "General Information," Judge Bean gives the following: "I am gratified at the outset to be able to report that the year Just closed has been one of the most prosperous and sat isfactory in the history of the university. The unfortunate dissensions -which so much impaired Its usefulness a few years ago have been entirely removed, and the president and faculty, as now constituted, are -working harmoniously and zealously for the education and advancement of the young men and women under their charge. Dr. Strong, who was called to the presidency about a year ago, has taken, hold of the work with an enthusiasm and intelligent grasp of affairs which promise well for the future, and the effect of which is already apparent. In the reor ganisation of the university he has laid broad foundations for future development and progress, ao that, no matter whether the growth be fast or slow, no matter what courses or departments may have to be added or subtracted, the general plan of reorganization" will not have to be altered for many years. The discontin uance of the lower preparatory grades has made the Associated Students a body of earnest young men and women. "With an able president, a. learned faculty, and such a class of students, the university is be ginning to fulfill the purposes of its or ganization." Other extracts from the report show the following: "The doors of the institution were opened for the reception of students Sep tember 18, 1899, and closed June 14, 190X The whole number of students enrolled In all departments was 325. Of these 00 were In the academic colleges and Industrial schools; 68 in the school of medicine, 22 in thcschool of law, and 25 in the school of music. There were 37 graduated from the tinlverslty in, June, 1900 from the aca demlo colleges and industrial schools, 11; from the school of law, 15; from the school ef medicine, U. Kerr Building?. The building authorized by Senate Joint resolution No. 17 of the legislative session of 1B99, and for the construction of which contracts were entered into by the board, last year, as stated in my re port, has been completed according to plans and specifications and accepted by the board. It Is designed for a laboratory building, but, before it can be used for such purpose, a considerable outlay must be made for Seating, fixtures and appa ratus, which the present funds of the uni versity will not Justify. A special appro priation of the Legislature will therefore le necessary for this purpose before the building can be so used. Its entire cost is as follows: Pugn & Gray, contract price..:. ..513,416 00 Pugh & Gray, extra work 133 00 Brady & Sherrett, plumbing con tract .-. 775 00 Brady & Sharrett, extra work.... 1210 Honeyman. DeHart & Co., hard ware IKS 10 P. L. Chambers, rent of stoves for drying building 24 00 Ralph H. Miller, architect's fees.. 772 85 P. J. "Vandemarr, superintending construction.., 595 00 Total $15,930 03 "The excess of $10 ft. in the cost of the building over the appropriation, together with $300 for putting in concealed pipes for fixtures hereafter to be placed in the new building and which was properly Jhargeable to equipment rather than to construction, -was paid out of the general fund of the university. Statement of tmiverHity Iand Fund. The condition of the fund arising from 'the sale of university lands, as appears from the statement furnished by the State Treasurer, was, on June 30, 1900, as follows: lioan notes in the Treasurer's de partment ?S2,1C0 22 Xjoan notes out for collection 1,000 00 Cash on hand 3,715 39 Land notes and certificates' In land department 3,644 40 Total S90.4S0 01 -'Mortgages to the amount of ?9900 have 3een foreclosed and the property bid in by the Board of School Land Commissioners, making a grand total of $100,360 0L Amount of fund June 30, 1899, $98,204 51. Increase during the year, $2175 50. Thls shows an apparent Increase In the fund during the year, although, as a mat ter of fact, the interest-bearing portion of it has been decreased on account of the .foreclosure of the mortgages above re ferred to and the purchase by the board of the land covered thereby. It is proba jble, I understand, that some of the land bo purchased may soon be disposed of, and thus converted into interest-bearing Cunds. Receipts. ffialance in Treasurer's hands June 10, 1899 $ 925 63 interest on Vlllard fund S.150 00 (Incidental fees .sv. 1,910 00 JDIploma fees 240 00 Oregon Historical Society ........ 40 54 debate on insurance 41 70 Bnt of Collier grounds. 8 00 Ftaillng and Beekman prize ora tion fund ;.. 250 00 State appropriation .........i 26,953 60 -Interest on land fund - 8,256 53 Total $41,776 05 Disbursements. Salaries Miscellaneous ......... $32,697 43 8,634 80 Total dlsbursementa ......... .....$flL,332 29 Cash on hand 443 76 Wonti of "the Unlverity. The largely increased attendance at tho present time October, 1900 being about 50 per cent over that of last year, and the consequent demands upon the teaching force and for greatly increased library and laboratory facilities, make the pres ent income of the university very inaae quate. If Its standing and -usefulness are to be maintained, and it is to keep pace with the general educatlonad progress of the state, additional legislative aid in Its support is Imperative. A central heat ing, light and water station is very much needed, loth as a matter of convenience and economy. At present, the six build ings on the university campus are each heated separately; some by ordinary heating stoves, other by hot air furnaces, end others again by steam or hot water. As a result, danger from fire is very Srach increased, the expense for fuel and service largely in excess of what It would "be if the buildings -were all heated from one central station, and much space Is used for the storage of fuel which could C?e advantageously utilized for other pur poses. In addition, tho present light and water plant, and the machinery in the mechanical and physical department could be moved to the same building and all operated together without any substantial additional expense for fuel, or otherwise. Penalty for Delinquent Taxes. The Marlon County Court today made -an order directing that a penalty of 3 per cent be added to all taxes that shall Te delinquent after Saturday, October 13. Sheriff Durbln reports that taxes are coming in rapidly, especially by mall, and that at the present rate there will not be over $10,003 delinquent when the order made today takes effect. There will be a smaller delinquency this year tnan there has been before in many years. This condition has many probable causes. Money is more plentiful this year than it has been before since 1S93. The prop erty descriptions were this year made more nearly correct than ever before, o that it is generally understood that sales for taxes will convey good title. . But probably the principal agent in hastening the ' payment of taxes is the present County Administration. In years past the county officials have humored the taxpayers in being dilatory. This year there has been an assurance that the County Court and Sheriff would look after the county's Interest In the collection of taxes and that prompt payment would be exacted. Nearly all have compiled with the requirements and it does not appear that It has been any more burdensome to the people than the payment of taxes three months hence. For Pardon, of George Morey. Judge Alfred P. Sears, of Portland, to day submitted to Governor Geer a. state ments of facts in reference to the peti tion for the pardon of George Moroy, who is serving a life sentence in the peniten tiary for the killing of Gus Barry, at Portland, In January, 1893. Morey was, sentenced to be hanged but this sen tence was afterward commuted by Gov ernor Pennoyer to life Imprisonment. It appears that Barry was ln.the habtt of abusing his wife and that at the request of Mrs. Barry, Morey stayed at the Barry house to protect her. One night an altercation was precipitated between Morey and Barry, with the result that L. B. COX IN Sound-Money Platform Reported by Hfm to the Gold Democrats Four Years Ago. Hon. I. B. Cox was well known in 1896 as one of the ablest advo cates of the gold standard In the Democratic part' of Oregon. He was an organizer of the Gold Democratic party, and was chairman" of the committee on platform at the state convention of the new party, held in Portland, August 22, 1896. Yesterday The Oregonian reprinted part of a speech Mr. Cox made, in submitting ,the platform, and he was quoted as having said: "We cannot have the freehand unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 without throwing our country into the utmost confusion." Following are the financial resolutions of Mr. Cox's platform. They are full of courage, and show that a mas ter hand drafted them: That -when our fiscal system was devised by those master minds, Thomas Jef ferson and Alexander Hamilton, and gold and silver were selected as metals of higher coinage, they acted upon tho self-evident and Immutable assumption that the ratio of coinage value and that of commercial vrorth ihnst fce.the same, In order that the dollar of cncli metal mlgrlit com mand eqnul favor in commercial tranHactioni. We hold tthls to be as sound an axiom now as when It was first proclaimed, and that any radical departure from It must be attended vrlth disorder. Ours Is essentially a producing country, and we must look to the marts of the world to dispose of the fruits of our Industry. An expansion of trade .relations has ever been eno of the tenets of the Iemocratlc party, and in order that commerce may flourish. It In indispensable that It should, rent upon a. monetary b-.! ccceptnble to all parties encaged therein. "We are In favor of the use of both sold and silver ns money, upon secure lines, but not otherwise. The ratio of commercial value between gold and silver Is now about 32 to 1; the Chicago convention has declared for the free and un limited coinage of sllvor at tho ratio of 10 to 1. We believe that the ad mission of silver to unrestricted coinage at the ratio of 10 to 1 by the United States, particularly vrithout lilce action on the part of the other grreat nations, must impair our forelgrn trade, result in a debased currency nt home and bring; the most disas trous consequences upon our -country. TVe oppose all forms of flat money, and consider its retirement from circula tion, as recommended by this present Administration, Indispensable to a stablo currency. , In 1896 the country demanded an unfluctuating money standard upon which to base Its trade expansion. Mr. Cox demanded such, a standard by his afflllation. with the Gold Democratic party. A Re publican Congress enacted a law putting thecountry on a gold-basis. Now comes Mr. Bryan with a positive pledge to repeal the gold standard law and put the country on the silver basis, "without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation." Mr. Cox bolted- 9 0 Bryan in 1896 because so radical a departure from sound financial principles "would be "attended with disorder." Nothing would ber surer than a financial panic if Bryan 'should be elected, yet Mr. Cox is found this year in. the .Bryan ranks. ," ' ff Barry was shot and killed. The letter from Judge Sears says In part: "The evidence as It has Blnce been, view ed by those who signed the petition, taken in connection with certain facts not disclosed at the trial, showed that what ever "fault may have been exhibited by Morey, he had every reason at the time to believe his life to be in danger. Even the Supreme Court Judges, while they affirmed the judgment of the lower court, requested Governor Pennoyer to com mute the sentence to Imprisonment. 1 do not know of the existence of a single person who would object to a pardon at this time, who has made any study of tho facts of tlie case. Tho newly-discovered evidence could not be legally availed of by the Supreme Court, but I have been informed by these gentlemen that.lt aitt Influence them in asking for a commuta tion of sentence. It Is said that the Morey petition Is the strongest that has ever been filed in the executive office, so far as the prominence of the petitioners is concerned. Addition to Salem Postofflce. The Postofflce Department has shipped to the Salem office on electric stamp can celling and dating machine similar to the machines used in all large offices. The machine will arrive tomorrow and will be Installed Sunday. With this new ap paratus, the work of the office will be greatly aided and mail can be distributed in much less time. Trial of Supreme Court Cases. The Supreme Court today set cases for trial as follows: October 15 Skinner vs. Lewis, West vs. West, 12 o'clock. October 16 German Savings & Loan So ciety vs. Kern, 9:30 A. M.; Barrett vs. Schlelch. 1 P. M. October 17 Itosteln vs. Park, 9:30 A. M.; Frailer vs. New Zealand Insurance Com pany, IP. E October 18 State vs. Huffman, 9:30 A. M.; Saylor vs. Commonwealth Invest ment and Banking Company, 12 M. At Asylum and Penitentiary. Jesse James, a native and resident of Missouri, about 24 years of age, wasi re ceived at the asylum today on a com mitment from TJmatlla County. The pa tient is a stranger In Umatilla County and claims to be the original Jesse James. He is not violent. Joseph Strohlberg was brought to ttie penitentiary today from Josephine Coun ty, to serve a five-year sentence on the charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. To Collect Telephone Tax. City officials have employed Attorney W. H. Holmes to bring proceedings against the Oregon Telephone & Tele graph Company to enforce the payment of the city llcnese. Fruits the Making- of California. Alraslee's Magazine. The exploiting of the fruit industry com pleted the determination of the general possibilities of California. It fixed its local characteristics, gave towns and counties a Tasis to work upon, and round ed out the maturity of the community. The interior took on permanent strength. San Jose, in the midst of the prune belt, became rich and lovely with homes and roses. Sacramento, the state capital, ly ing almost at the junction or the two bTg rivers draining the' Sacramento ana San Joaquin Valleys, became the fruit-shipping center as well as the railroad cen ter. Stockton became the center of the grain and melon district, and one of the principal points of trade with the moun tains Xios Anreles grew into a sec tional metropolis, with a dozen or more thrifty cities surrounding, it. Kate War on Pugret Sound. TACOMA, Oct. 5. Dodwell & Co. placed the Utopia on the Seattle-Victoria 'run today, and have announced a rate or BO cents as against the $2 50 rate of the Rosalie, of tho Alaska Steamship Company. GREAT EXHIBIT OF FRUIT HOOD KJCVBR HORTICUIrnHAIi PAIR IN FDIIi SWING. Display Consists Principally of Fine " Apples, Peculiar to That Section. HOOD RTVER,.Oct. 5. The horticul tural fair opened this morning under per fect conditions. The weather was fine, the attendance large, the exhibits mag nificent, and seemingly without end. Perhaps no place In the world has a wider reputation, and a Justly merited one, 'too, for perfect apples than Hood River enormous In size, and of such rich color that no artist's brush can paint them. All sizes, a.11 sorts, all colors, ar tistically arranged on plates, In skele ton barrels, In boxes of different sizes and shapes, others half box, half hoop, as though about to burst their bands, and labeled, "We believe In expansion," are on exhilbtlon. The man with his ranch down In the iifettt99 ee 9 9 9 9 9 9 ': 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 e 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 e 9 9 9 9 9 e 9 O 9 e 9 9 9 O O 9 9 9 9 9 e 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 e 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 1896 AND 1900. 9 9 9 Valley Is sure that his lapd Is ., best for fruit, while the man with his-fruit farni far up towards the perpetual' snow line of Mount Hood Is confident that his local ity Is preferable, and there-you, are. ,The secret to the whole business is that al m6st every square foot of land in Hood River Valley is well adapted to frultrais lng. In the exhibit one box that attracts spe cial attention contains just 36 apples. The box required was 1ST cubic Inches more than the standard. The pavilion Is cov ered with canvas, "with a substantial framework of wood, and is very neatly decorated with evergreen; aria" bunting. To say that the shqw represents In quantity all the "best fruit of the Valley Is a misrepresentation, for there Is enough fruit that coul'd be brought in to fill the display stands of a dozen pavil ions. There is no Midway to serve as a draw ing caTd, but you can see material that makes wealth for the country and shows you that a. small fruit farm Is better than seeking It In Alaskan gold fields. Hood River's reputation as a fruit cen ter is already established, but -this ex hibit adds new luster to her record. A DAY WITHOUT RAIN. Yesterday at "Walla Walla- air Some of the Novelties. WACLIA WALLA, Wash. Oct. 6. Some things not generally kndwn, but to be seen through the .exhibits at the Walla Walla fair, are of Iriterest not only to Walla Walla, but the entire Northwest. It has been supposed that'. Calif ornla Is the great sweet potato patch for all the Pacific Coast and Inter-Mountain States. This 'Is proven to be a fallacy by recent results In this valley. In the vegetable department is an exhibit of sweet pota toes that are fully up to the standard of the California product, and in flavor very closely approaching those grown In the Southern Atlantic and Gulf States. They are of good size and regular .in form, because the soil is mellowand prac tically free from stones. Year after year the variety of vegetables, grains ana grasses adapted to this soil and cllmato Increases, till It seems even semi-tropical vegetation, when properly handled, taKes on new vigor under the conditions 'fur nished here by sun and soil. The yearly harvest ot cereals now in cludes wheat, oats, barley, rye, millet, hemp, flax and corn and hops, broom corn and sugar cane yield well. The question of grasses Is one absorbing much atten tion In this section, and the O. -R. &'JS. Co. Is conducting experiments along that line. The Turkensfan alfalfa lias been found to. do well without Irrigation, pro ducing four tons to the acre. This va riety has numerous. roots Instead of one, as in the case of common alfalfa. Ex periments are now to be made with a view of finding a variety that will flourish on alkali land. These, experiments will lead "to a variety of products and a" sys tem of farming that wlH'overcome all the seeming obs'tacles In the way ofthe ag riculturist arid enable him to utilize fully the astounding provisions of Nature here found. i Inquiry ab6ut another exhibit developed another interesting feature. The,' best grade of granite has for a long time been found at Barre, Vt., and Is shipped to the Pacific Coast for use ' in . monu ments. At a quarry on the Snalce Klver 1S00 feet wide and three miles long, gran ite Is found that Is equal'to the Vermont. The only difference In analysis and color Is because of the presence of hornblende Instead of mica. The analysis shows quartz, feldspar and mica in thevone, and quartz, feldspar and hornblende in tne other in, about the same, relative propor tions! The hornblende gives "to the Snake River granite a darker finish .that win find preference xwlth many .people. This granite is found near 'the corner of Ore gon. Washington and Idaho 35 miles, from Lew'lston, and 115 miles from JVaiia Walla. Through present transportation facilities not enough can be gotten out to supply the trade. J Today was the first since Monday with out rain. Saturday and Sunday are the last days of the fair, .and ."the Indications 'are for fair weather and a' very largest-tendance. NOME BEACH WORKED OUT. Report of Expert sSpeTplal Agent of Mine ,Burean in 'Alaska. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.rCabell White head, ass"ayer of the mint,, and at pres ent acting as expert special agent or the mint bureau at Nome City, Alaska, In a report dated September 3, to George E. Roberts, Director of the Mint, says that the Nome beach has been worKed out practically, and that; some of tno sluices have not paid expenses. The en tire' beach product for the year Is esti mated at from 5250,000 'to f30O,0OO. Much of the gold dust In circulation In Nome, Mr. Whitehead says, comes from Dawson. Anvil Creek, which has been the great est producer up to this iae, and which gives promise of yielding, gob'd returns for some' time to come, has produced tnis year about $750,009. , , On Dexter Creek there are a numbor of rich claims, and Snojr Creek, whlcii already has produced ?300,000 this year, l regarded as an exceptionally rich aia trlct ' Local complications, .however, Mr. Whitehead says, are rapidly involving all of the claims ot value in the Nome region, and many of them are In the. hands of receivers, who are operating them under the direction of the court. As a conse quence, Investments In mines are at a standstill. ANOTHER BOUNDARY MARKING. Disputed Mount Baker District Found to Be In Washington. NEW WHATCOM, Wash?., Oct. 5. It i. reported that a new boundary marking has Just been discovered 'In the disputed portion of the Mount Baker district, oy members of a railroad surveying party. They found the monument In. .the vicin ity of Chilllwack Lake, In the middle or a wide swath which years ago was cut through the timber. If the boundary fo1 lows the line of this swath, Red Mountain and all the disputed strip Is on tne American side. It Is expected the report of the Dominion surveyors will be mada In a few days. If the Canadians claim the line Is south of the present location, the Washington authorities will be asked to make a survey. A question has also risen as to whether the 49th parallel was correctly fixed by 'the Boundary Commission, and the set tlement may become an International ar falr. Mriny mines are located In the dis puted territory. Nome. Demands More Supplies. SEATTLE, Oct. 5 The, steamship Cen tennial arrived In port ..today with .U1) passengers and ?1SO,O0O of treasure, from Nome. She left Nome Sap'tember Zl Nome Is demanding more supplies, anrt from a business stindpolnt It Is, said could scarcely be better. BAKER CITY RACE MEET ENDED. Wus One of the Best Ever Held in Eastern Orcffon. BAKER CITY, Oct. 5. Today's races concluded the programme of 'the race meeting In this city. Like the preceeding days, the weather continued showery and the atmosphere was very chilly. The track, however, was not In -bad condi tion, and the last day's meeting ended to the satisfaction of all. The' first race was a mile heat, trot, best two In three; Senator Crisp won, Vlnont second; time, 2:55 and 3:06. Second race, quarter-mile dash Chub won, Pat Tucker second, McGInty third; time, 0:22$. The last race was a mile' and one-halt furlong dash -Baby Ruth w(on, Jim Brownell second, Richmond third. Thus ended rone of the best, racing meets ever'held in Eastern Oreori,-Jand. outside of the "small attendance at the track, which is "accounted' for by the in clement weather,1 the'races were' the most successful and satlsfa6tory ever held m this part of the state. New Sumpter'niiningr Company. BAJCER" CITY, Oct.- 5. The. California Consolidated Gold -Mining & Milling Com pany filed articles of Incorporation with the County Clerk today, with E. F. War ren, W. H. Jackson and Seymour H. Bell as incorporators. Capital stock, ?10dOOO, divided into shares of ?1 each. The prin cipal office will be at Sumpter. Boy Killed by Cars 'at TacomaT TACOMA, Oct 5. Gordon Keys, a.boy 12 years old, was killed by the cars near Twenty-41rst and Dock streets this after noon. -The head was severed from the trunk and the body -was badly mangled. It Is supposed the boy was trying to ride on a . truss rod of a carl ' Seattle's Postmaster .at the Capital. WASHINGTON; Oct. 5. W. S. Stewart, Postmaster atSeattle, is in Washington, having attended the Postmasters' conven tion at Peoria, CONSIDERING NEW RATES. Western Passenger Association Has Taken Up Great Northern Cut. There were no further developments In the transcontinental rate situation yester day. The Western Passenger" Associa tion was .In session In Chlcago and It had under consideration the new rates quoted Dy the Great Northern, but no definite conclusion was glveri out. ' Inasmuch, as the Great Northern is not to put the new rate into effect until a week from next Tuesday, on October 16, it is not deemed necessary to hurry the matter. It is un derstood that If the association shall fall to acf the various roads will Individ ually take steps to meet the Great North ern rate. The following figures show Just how, deep the cut made by the Great Northern is, it being understood that the new set tlers' rate carries limitations as to days of sale and life of ticket that the other rate does not: Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago St Paul St Paul SttPaul Staul to Great Falls.. to Kalispell to Spokane to Seattle to Great Falls. to Kalispell.... to Spokane to Seattle 3 M0 40 50 50 35 35 40 40 This la the regular second-class fare. No round, trip rate is quoted, except from fit Paul and Missouri River points to the Pacific Coast on 'all the 'lines the price being $52 on certain days, which, so far as aet are October 16, November 6 and 20; and December i and 18. Map of New Lines. Assistant-General Passenger Agent Charlton, df the Northern Pacific, yes terday ' received a supply of new .wall maps of all the company's lines. This is the first large map that has been' Issued since the completion of the branches in the Clearwater country, all of which ap pear prominently upon It. The projected line up the Snake River to Lewiston is also' shown, together with proposed ex tensions still further into the Clearwater valley. All Western Lines Will Meet Cut. CHICAGO. Oct. 5. All the Western rall ro'ads liave decided to meet the excursion fates made by the Great .Northern Rail way from Chicago, Minneapolis" and St. Paul to all points in Washington," Idaho ands Montana. A strong effort was made to induce the Great Northern to make' the rates only from St Paul and Minneapolis but it declined to change its original announcement. $32 60 2S (SBO 25 46 60 SO 5150 30 23 00 20 3500 20 35 00 25 4000 26 QUESTIONS FOR lIf you were offered sure aid in time "of trouble, would you frat it aside and accept something of doubtful efficiency? If you saw before you a strong and safe bridge leading to your goal, would you ignore it to try some insecure and tottering structure? The answers to these questions are plain. You would, of course, choose without hesitation what all evidence showed to be the safe thing, and you would risk nothing in useless experiments. Why then do some women risk one of their most precious possessions their health in trying medicines of unknown value, which may even prove hurtful to them 9 Lydla Em Pinkhsuns Vegetable Compound has stood the test of years It has the largest sale of any remedy for female Ills In the world, and nothing could 'have given it this sale except Its own meritm Do not try experiments, buy what is known to be reliable. Mrs. Pink ham's Compound can do all that is claimed for it, and all statements in regard to it can be easily verified. For instance Here are sbc letters which prove our claims. Backache and Womb Troubles Succumb to Lydla E PInkham's Vege table Gompoundm " I have been for ten years an in valid with female weakness, and the torture and pain I suffered no tongue can tell. I never spent one week in the ten years that I. was free from pain. My trouble was inflammation and congestion of the womb. When I commenced to take your remedy I had been bedfast for some time under the treatment of two of the best physi cians in Illinois without receiving any benefit. You can imagine the benefit I Herivedf romLydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound when I tell jrou that I have gained forty pounds and am well a thingl never dared to expect." Mrs. C. E. FoJand, Monett, Mo. "For a number of years I was troubled with backache and leucor rhcea. I became so weak and miser able that I could not attend to my work or studies. The least effort would, completely exhaust me. Physi cians failed to help me. I felt that my youth was blighted, and the life before me would be one of suffering and misery. Then a friend insisted on me taking your medicine. Before I had used one bottle I was greatly relieved. I had not known a well day for four years, but now I feel better than I have since a child, and it is all due to Lydia K. Pinkham's VegetableComponnd." Miss May B. Stevenson, Alliance, O. SITUATION IN COLORADO FUSIONISTS MUCH ALARMED AT RE PUBLICAN ENCROACHMENTS. Gold Standard Has Dronht Prosper- ity and Dlsplnced Detilre to Ex periment AVith Free Silver. .WASHINGTON, Oct. . 1. (Staff corre spondenco.) In spite of the great major ity by which Bryan carried Colorado four years ago, the fusion leaders of that state are' becoming alarmed at the large gains the Republicans are making there this year, and have appealed to tho National committee for more aid In the way of campaign funds and spellbinders. Rop resenta.tlvet Shafroth, the sllverite Rep resentative' from tho first district, has been Bast to confer with Democratic leaders at headquarters, and urge upon them the necessity for prompt action. While he says that Colorado can go Dem ocratic, he admits that the Republican gains are larger than had been expected, and toward the close, If the Republicans make a judicious campaign, they may be atfte to defeat the Democratic National ticket In the state. Mr. Shafroth does not make this admission openly, but It Is learned, throug-h confidential sources that. thls is the burden of his song. Both Mr. Shafroth and Mr. Bell, the Populist Representative from the Second Colorado district, are very apt to be re turned, no matter how the state may go on the National election. They are per sonally popular In their districts, and while their votes on many National Issues have not been universally approved, yet they have proven very valuable Repre sentatives for the state. As a matter of fact, many Colorado Republicans are of the belief that If McKlnley Is re-elected, the expansion policy will be safe, no mat ter how the Houso may go, and the same Is true of the currency, although the ques tion of -finance Is yet a delicate matter, even with many Colorado Republicans. Satisfied With the Gold Standard. Prosperity is the great issue that has made Republican votes in Colorado, as well as surrounding states, that were strongly Democratic four years ago. Tho people have come to realize that while they would like to have the experiment of free-coinage of sliver tried, it Is not es sential to prosperity, as evidenced by the last four years of the gold standard, and they prefer to stand by a policy that Is sure to maintain prosperous conditions, whbn they have confidence In that policy, than to launch forth on an Issue which they think may, but yet doubt, If It will Insure a period of prosperity as great as that of the McKlnley Administration. It is rather interesting to see Colorado calling for a larger campaign fund. Four years ago that state was so strongly Dem ocratic that It Is a hard matter now to make Democratic leaders believe there is any need of paying any attention to Its campaign. They have rather turned their attention to close states, leaving Colorado to take care of Itself, and this Is just where the harm Is being done. But when a state like Maryland, with eight votes In the electoral college, cannot secure more funds. It is hard to see how Colorado, with but four votes, will secure an In creased allowance. The Democrats are particularly anxious to carry Maryland, and are maldng every effort to defeat the Republicans In that state, but a recent appeal of Maryland Democratic leaders for more funds was met with the state ment that no more money Is now avail able. If this is the case and Colorado's fate depends upon a- larger campaign 'con tribution, there Is little hope for the Dem ocratic cause. Republicans Are Making Hard FJgrht . However, this Is drawing It rather strongly for the Republicans. The Dem ocratic majority Jn Colorado four years ago was enormous, and while It Is true the Republicans have made phenomenal gains, and have planned and are carrying out a strong campaign, the odds are strongly against them, although the gains this year will be so much to their credit four years hence. This is not saying that It i3 impossible for the Republicans to win, and, In fact, a leading banker of Denver,' who Is generally conservative in his' estimates, says that the sentiment In favor of McKlnley and McKlnley prosper ity is strong enough to carry the state ticket, If nothing more. Yet if the Re publicans should win, it -will be due largely to the energetic efforts of the par ty leaders In' the state, and the persistent and unwavering campaign they have in stituted and pursued. But aside from tha outcome, it is encouraging to know that Facts About Two Gases of Falling of the Womb Recovered by Lydla E Pinkham's Vegetable Gompoundm " I suffered for fifteen years without finding any relief. I tried doctors, but nothing seemed to do me any good. I had falling of the womb, lencorrhoea, pain in the baok and head, and those bearing-down pains. One bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound did me so much good that I sent for four more, also two boxes of Liver Pills and one package of Sanative Wash. After using these I felt like a new woman." Mrs. O. A. Winter, Glidden, la., Box aao. " I was suffering with falling of the womb, painful menstruation, head ache, backache, pain in groins, ex tending into the limbs; also a terrible pain at left womb. The pain in my back was dreadful during menstrua tion, and my head would ache until I would be nearly crazy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has given me great relief. I suffer no pain now, and I jrive your medicine all the praise." Mrs. J. P. McSpad den, Rosenberg, Tex. tho Republicans have made such great advances as to give the Democrats or fuslonists a great deal of concern. This In Itself Is gratifying. HILL AGAINST HIMSELF. Ills Speeches Thl Year and His Arti cle In 1800. New York Sun. The unfortunate David Bennett Hill has wrUten his own commentaries on the leading points of his speech at Blmira on Tuesday. He has written them so plainly and forcibly that we do not know how tho Sun can Improve upon his work. Det Hill therefore answer Hill. The ex-Senator said at Elmlra: Our opponents obtained power four years ago by unfair appeals to the patriotism and fears of the American people. But just after the election of four years ago, when the circumstances of Bryan's defeat were fresh In Mr. Hill's mind, he wrote In the Forum of February, 1807: There ousht to have been no difficulty In making- the platform, a.lde from the silver plank, entirely acceptable to every Democrat and to all conservative citizens; but Instead thereof passion, prejudice, selfishness, section alism and emotionalism seemed to rulo the hour, while so many undemocratic, crude and unsafe pro-visions were recklessly Incorporated therein that tho people became frightened and hundreds of thousands of electors who other wise would have supported the platform wero needlessly alienated. Mr. Hill said at Elmlra: They carried the election of 1800 on the is sue of sound money, so called, which they so ostentatiously championed. Mr. Hill said, after the election of four years ago, In the Forum: A radical chanse lrr the Nation's monetary standard, such as was proposed, was itself suulclent to alarm the country, without adding- any other offensive provisions, or provis ions of doubtful expediency, especially those of a revolutionary and unprecedented charac ter. Mr. Hill said at Elmlra: Their specious appeals were not without ef fect. Mr. Hill said, after the election of four years ago, In the Forum: "Whichever political party dl-ffusts, offends or frightens the class of voters who think .for themselves and act for themselves, greatly Im perils Its chances of success. It Is tho gen eral conviction that the course pursued by the Chicago convention not only offended thou sands of veteran Democrats who had grown gray In tho service of the party, but was es pecially obnoxious to this class of thoughtful and Intelligent citizens. Mr. Hill said at Elmlra: Taking advantage of the Ill-considered utter ances, of a very fow Indiscreet champions of the Democratic cause they (the Republicans) falsely charged the whole party with being in league with anarchists and repudlators. Mr. Hill said of the Chicago convention and platform, just after the election of four years ago: "While Democratic usages vere Ignored at tho outset, there soon followed the repudiation of old and well-established Domocratlc prin ciples, and the substitution of new and dan gerous Popullstlc doctrines In their stead. There naturally could be but ono result to such a suicidal course, which every man of Intelli gence could easily foresoe. Mr. Hill at Elmlra said of "government by injunction": The position of the Democratic party upon this subject la rlsht. A Democratic National victory will mean the enactment of the meas tlro mentioned, and "government by Injunc tion," as here explained, will no longer exist. Mr. Hill, In tho Forum of February, 1897, said on the same subject: No political party can afford to bo placed In a false position upon the questions of the en forcement of law and order, the suppression of violence, and the due maintenance of the proper authority of the General Government against domestic resistance. No pretext or ex cuse should have been afforded the Republic ans for maklnr against tho Democracy the cruel charge of countenancing anarchism and lawlessness. Is thl3 enough? Or shall we go on to JlC$nV. a bbww ggr iwm 1 m mi. tSSjSrfi'eKsjscft iarauu esc,""'! iSit' V? Bottle.. . .3fenifcGSZ- , v K&y !HiLrigKCgtg ttz HMaMamMai Ovarian Troubles Always Yield to Lydia Em PInk ham's Vegetable Com pound "I had been in poor health for twenty years, having inflammation of ovaries and womb trouble. Although treated by physicians, I could not gain strength nor do my work, and was so low-spirited and tired of. life. A friend advised me to take Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. The first bottle strengthened me, and I wrote to you. After taking six bottles can say that I am well and can even do washing." Mrs M. W. Miller, No. 1033 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. "For three years I suffered with ovarian trouble, having inflammation and an abscess on right ovary. Had such pain in my back and head, and at times was unable to walk. Had sev eral doctors, but they did not do me much good. One doetor said that I would have to have an operation and have the ovary removed. I became discouraged.and gave up all hopes of getting well. I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham, and followed her directions faithfully, and am bet ter than I have been for three years. I have taken ten bottles, and my friends are surprised at my rapid im provement," Mrs. W. H. Walters Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. N. Y. quote from Mr. Hill's Elmlra speech hia prediction as to tho result of tho present canvass? William J. Bryan is stronger with the masses than four years ago; he is stronger to day than yesterday, and will be stronger to morrow than today. He Is tho friend of tha people, the friend of honest government, tha friend of every good cause. Ho will bo elect ed to the Presidency ot tho United States. And shall we set under this tha careful ly considered passage In which Mr. Hill, In February of 1S07, declared that victory for the Democratic party would bo Impos sible In 1900 unless the principles of tha Chicago platform wero abandoned, and ho party wrenched from tho grip of Populism? It has been fairly demonstrated (by Mr. Hill In his preceding1 remarks) that, even asldo from the sliver Issue, victory waa well-nigh, Impossible on the lines marked out by the Chicago platform. The evidences are numer ous that hundreds of thousands of Democrats to whom that platform waa distasteful, never theless supported tho ticket upon grounds of regularity, expediency or other tenable grounds satisfactory to themselves and their con sciences. They were wllllns to pardon or ex cuse tho errors of their party In ono cam palcn, but they will not tolerato them In an other. The mistakes of the recent contest must not be repeated. ... Unholy alliances with Populists must bo avoided: and, above all, there must bo a return to tho fundamental principles of the party from which temporarily it has so materially departed; these are the es sential requirement by which success becomes possible In the future. W bellovo we have nothing to add. to the Hon. David Bennett Hill's own cora ments upon his Elmlra speech of Tuesday night, unless It bo the expression of otur sincere and profound contempt, Great Britain Tnxe Bralnfl. London Express. Few people have any Idea of what a flourishing institution Is that miracle ot dlnglftess the British Patent Office and what a valuable source of revenuo It con EUtutes to the Government. Conducted with the strictest regard to economy, with almost total neglect of every con sideration other than that associated with the collection of Xees It furnishes a royal profit of 100.005 yearly, extracted from its mostly impecunious clientele (the nat ural element of the lnventer Is adversity), or at the rate as nearly as posslblo of 100 per cent on Its turnover. One Warship In Morocco's Worry Philadelphia Record. Morocco has the smallest navy in tha world. It consists of just one vessel tha Hassanl. Until recently the peculiar feature of this warship was that It had no guns; but the Sultan. Abdul Aziz, has now purchased at Dadlz four of tho lightest pieces ot ordnance left to Spain by the United States at the close of tha war, and has had them mounted. 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