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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FTttDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 190C. GETS HIS OLD PLACE Yerkes, of Kentucky, Reap pointed Collector. REFUSES TO CONTEST ELECTION Campaign Hnnagrer Combs "Will Also Be Put Back In His Former Position, Pension Agent "WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-Jobn W. Yerkes, late Republican candidate for Governor of Kentucky, today was ap pointed Collector of Internal Revenue for the Eighth district. He will assume his duties November 20. Mr. Yerkes, who re signed the office to which he has been reappointed to make his campaign In Kentucky for the Governorship, called on the Commissioner of Internal Revenue today. He said he bad abandoned all idea of contesting Governor Beckham's elec tion. Leslie Combs. Chairman of the Repub- llcan Committee of Kentucky, accompan led Mr. Yerkes. He resigned his position a Pension Ant t Lntikrrille to eon- as Pension Agent at Louisville to con duct the state campaign. It is under stood he, too, will be appointed to the office be formerly held. NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE. Republicans Will Hare a Majority of Five on Joint Ballot. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-Assistant Secretary of War MelkleJohn tonight Wired, to the Associated Press as follows: "Omaha, Neb., Nov. 15, 1900. Official count of Omaha and Douglas County just closed, showing one Republican Senator and seven Representatives elected. This gives ns the organization of the House and Senate, 72 votes on joint ballot, a constitutional majority of five." The Vote In Oklahoma. GUTHRIE, O. T., Nov. 15. The official returns from all the counties have been received and the vote on delegate to Congress stands as follows: Flynn, rop 38.253 Noff, fus 33,536 Tucker, soc 7S0 Allen. Mlddle-of-tho-Road pop 780 Flynn's plurality is 471; majority, 3164. The total vote polled was 73.362; the totil vote In 1S98. 45.SSL Senator Morgan Re-Electcal. MONTGOMERY. Ala., Nov. 15. A Joint caucus of Democrats of both houses of the Alabama Legislature tonight unani mously elected J. T. Morgan as United States Senator. No other name was iire sonted. Senator Morgan was called be fore the meeting and thanked -the mem bers for his re-election. The ten opposi tion members of the Legislature in sep arate caucus pledged their votes to Mor gan. Reopening? of Hendqanrtcrs. WASHINGTON. Nov. IS. Within two weeks. Republican National headquarters will be opened In this city, apartments having been selected today at the north east corner of Vermont aenue and H street. All of the furniture of the Eastern headquarters at New York and part of that at Chicago headquarters have beon shipped to Washington for the use of the National Committee. Vest Snys Bryan Is Ont of It. WASHINGTON. NrnvlS-Senitor Vesti Js xne'rst"T33mc)crarnfrcmlceo('dDl dire, that Bryan oannot be considered a possibility as a leader of the Democratic party In the future. Harris of Kansas. Populist, says that although Bryan may not be the man, that Bryanlsm and what Bryan repre sents must be the cardinal principles of the Democratic party. . Count Delayed In Kentucky. LEXINGTON. Ky., Nov. IE. One mat ter which will delay the official count in Kentucky some days Is the imprisonment of precinct certificates In ballot boxes in Lexington and Fayette County. The County Commissioners today adjourned until November to allow the election officials to comply with the court's order to open the boxes and produce the re turns. An Offer to Bryan. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The Martin En gel Association, the Tammany Hall or ganization of the Eight Assombly Dis trict, has formally Toted to offer Wll llim J. Bo an a handsome fee to come to New York and take charge of the legal defense of the district captains of the Eight Assembly District, Indicted for al leged violations of the election laws. Official Vote In Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 16. The official vote on the state officers has been received at tho office of the Secretary of State, the missing counties hiving re ported today, The official vote gives Dur bln. Republican, for Governor, over Kern, Democrat. jye, plurality. -r-1 ' ' PIGEONS AS MESSENGERS. Worth. In "War Rccojrnlxcd by Mili tary Experts. The usefulness, of pigeons as messen gers In time of war is more and more attracting the attention of European mil itary expert, and impels them to take a very keen Interest in the attempts which are now being made tp perfect the birds in the novel work. Hitherto messages have been conveyed from one army corps or from one regiment to another by means of horsemen, bicyclists or the tel egraph, but now it Is claimed that pig eons are better messengers than any of these They can reach a given point more quickly than any horseman or bicyclist, and they are more likely to carry mes sages safely and expeditiously than the telegraph, since there is always the dan cer that the latter may be cut. f pigeons were inert machines they would doubtless have been used as mili tary messengers long ago. but. being llely and sensitive creatures, they speed. lly demonstrated when the first experi ments were made, that they could not un der existing conditions long endure such work Pigeons, when taken from their own cote, will readily fly back to it, but a military messenger servlco requires birds to do much more than this. The first ex periments wore made with movable p g eon houses, which were placed on wheels and accompanied the army. In this way it was possible to send messages to the stationary cotes whenco the birds had been taken. These homes on wheels, however, ceuld only accom pany large bodlea of cavalry, whereas It was far more desirable that some means should be discovered of safely transmit, ting messages from small bodies of sol diers who might be reconaottering or oth erwise employed at a good distance ahead of the main army It rras clear that the only way of achieving this ob ject was by training pigeons to accom pany soldiers on horseback, and that this could only be done by constructing cages In which the birds would not feel fat .lgued after a long ride. Many styles of cages some of wicker, others of canvas and wood were tried, and soon answered the purpose admirably, the result being that the birds were soon taught to fly from their temporary homes on the horses's backs to the movable dove cote which was with the main army mfies .way. The tansmlsilon of messages from outlying posts to the main army was thus greatlv facilitated. No matter whero the movable bouse Is, the pigeons, who have ben, fed even for a few days in It will And It out. and thus communication can readily be established between two bodies of troops in motion. Heretofore, pigeons have only carried messages from one stationary cote to an other, now they will Just as readily per form the same service between movable houses. HotT Birds Accompany Armies. The distinction Is a notable one from a military point of view, and much labor has beon, necessary in order to achieve such a remarkable result. It was easy to construct a comfortable movable dove cote, but it was very difficult to fashion a c$ge in which a couple of pigeons-would feel entirely at home while on the back of a galloping horse. Delicate birds like these cannot bear to be jolted, and at first after a long ride they either refused to fly home or they flew a short dis tance and then settled down for a much needed rest. Especially were they dis tressed by the motion of'the horse if the weather was cold, and, when released from the cages, they seldom found their way to the movable cote. Gradually, however, these difficulties have been overcome in a largo measure, and as a result, It seems safe to say that pigeons j will in future form part of the Indispen sable paraphernalia of .the cavalry In at least three European armies. In Russia they are now carried in cages which are strapped to the shoulders of the horsemen. Experiments have shown i """ IV ""' aacu; "c ." "' "T" . to 50 kilometers in frpm 18 to 23 min. that when released, they can fly from utes, and thus In a very short time commander-in-chief can obtain exact In formation about the movements of an enemy who Is a day's march ahead of him. Those cages are of wood and, though plentifully supplied with hay, are rather unwleldly and uncomfortable, the result being that the birds are always very tired after they have' taken even a short Journey. Still, In an emergency, even these cages are bound to prove of vast service. In the German Army the birds are carried either In canvas bags, which are strapped In front of the horse men, or In double bags, shaped like wal lets, which are carried on the horse men's shoulders. Each of these double bags contains two birds. In France, the military authorities, on the suggestion of General Paul de Ben olst, have recently pronounced In favor of an osier cage, which Is shaped like a foot soldier's knapsack and which is carried in the same manner. It has thrw stories, the floor of each being of wicker work, and there are side doors through which the birds can pass from one story to the other, walls and doors' are 'padded, so that the blrd3 are, as it were, sheathed in scabbards, their bod ies being fully protected against all Jars and Jolts, while at the same time their hoads and talis are entirely free. Con nected with the cage Is a small movabla bracket. In which the b'lrds can eat, drink and walk about. The entire apparatus weighs only three or four pounds, and Is therefore no Incumbrance to tlhe horseman. Recent examinations have shown that pigeons do not suffer from fatigue while they are being carried in these cages, and hence there is reason to believe that cages of this type will gen erally be adopted throughout Eurlpe. It Is claimed In time of war messages can be carried by pigeons into besieged towns, and the question is now being asked. "Can they be trained to return to their dove cotes In spite of the can nonading around such towns?" CARNEGIE'S LATEST OFFER Will Bnlld and Endow a Technical School in Plttsbarer. PITTSBURG. Nov. 15. At a dinner given tonight by W. N. Frew, President of the Board of Ddrectpra of the Carnegie Institute, to Andrew Carnegie, Mayor W. Diehl and other prominent citizens, 'Mr.' Carnegie 'made an offer to' the City of Pittsburg to build a technical school In connection with the Carnegie Institute and endow It with Jl.OOO.COO. The tone of Mr. Carnegie's address would Indicate that, as In the case of the Institute, his contribution would be increased later to meet the needs of the proposed school. After speaking of the value of technical education, Mr. Carnegie said: "If the City of Pittsburg will furnish a site, which I hope will be of ample size fur future extensions, I shall be delighted to provide the money for such a school, taking care to provide room for additions to the buUdinss to -meet the certain growthIjjl$IttEburg. I would endow It with $l;$gp6o 5 percent gold bonds, yield ing a reveriuc of $50,000 a year. The groat ability with which the trustees of Car negie Institute have managed, and the re sults which surprised and gratified me, naturally lead me to beg these gentle men to take charge of the technical In stitute and Its endowment. I propose, therefore, Mr. Mayor, to Include the tech nical school with the Institute and have, thorefore. made its endowment equal to the latter." ShoOtlnc Deer With S mall-Bore Rifle London Field. The following Incident may be of ln terest to those who, like myself, use a .303 rifle for deer. On October 2 I got to about two hundred yards of a stag, but could approach no nearer owing to the bare nature of the ground. On my first shot, when he was broadside to me and roaring, he moved about 10 yards and then stood. I shot at him again, when he fell on his back, and lay kicking con vulsively while we waited for the hinds to olear off. Just as we started to go down to him, however, to our amaze ment we saw him get on his legs, gal lop off, overtake the hinds, and go away with them as though he had been touched. Four days later we found a stag running a number of hinds and roar ing loudly and persistently; In every sense a strong stag. After an easy stalk he fell to a single shot, which grazed his heart. On being skinned he proved to be the stag I had shot at four days previ ously. My first bullet had passed through his mouth, hitting the lower jaw; the second had gone right through the neck, falling, however, to hit any vital part. I use bullets which are specially formed to "set up." but the hole of exit In the skin was not much larger than that of entrance, and both had begun to heal. A doctor, who examined the neck and 6kin, said that their appearance was consistent with their having been Inflicted four days previously. The marvelous recoveries that take place from wounds caused by .303 bullets are well known, but I think It extraordinary for a stag to be roar ing and herding his hinds as vigorously as this one was doing four days after receiving such a shot. C. W. DYSON PERRINS. Ardross Castle, by Alnesa, N. B. Vnlue of Carnegie Company Stock. PITTSBURG, Nov. 15. The Initial quo tation on Cargenle Company stock was made at the Pittsburg Stock Exchange today, when one share was sold for $1300, $5u) above par value. At this figure, the total capitalization of the Carnegie Com pany would be valued at $4OS.C0O,O00. of which Andrew Carnegie owns 53 per cent. Edwin F. Uhl Sick. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Nov. 15. Ed win F. Uhl, United States Ambassador to Germany In Cleveland's second admin istration, who has been 111 at his home iiere for the past 10 days, suffcred-a re lapse today, and It Is feared that his con dition Is serious. Mr. Uhl Is suffering from pulmonary affection. m The Empress of Germany is ardently devoted to her home and family of six sons and one daughter The court chap lain was once impressing one of the boys with the doctrine that all mortals are sinners. "Well." exclaimed the Prince, wlth fire, "father may be a sinner, but I Icnow mother isn't? ,- The number of Confucians In the world Is estimated at 256,000000, being 25.000.009 In excess of the Roman Catholics. THE ILLNESS OF THE CZAR BELIEVED TO BE MORE SERIOUS THAN REPORTED. Attributed to Overwork In Connec tion With the Chinese Crisis Other Foreign News. LONDON, Nov. 15. The Impression ex ists In most European capitals that the illness of Emperor Nicholas Is more seri ous than It is reported to be, but this lb probably based upon knowledge that the Czar's constitution is not strong, and Is little able to resist a serious attack. In Copenhagen the illness Is attributed to overwork In connection with the Chi nese crisis, and there is also a suspicion that the hygienic conditions and water supply at Livldla may be faulty. The Dowager Czarina receives a courier twice a day. Her departure from Fredcnsburg had been officially fixed for November ,25. Preparations have since been made for her to leave at any moment, and the fact that she has not started Indicates that there Is no immediate danger. It is feared, however, that, even If no compli cations ensue, the attack may be of long duration. There is no news from St. Petersburg on the subject beyond the official bulle tins, which indicate that the attack is only slight, no high temperature having yet been reached. The serious apprehension with which the announcement filled Europe empha sizes how much the peace of the world is believed to be dependent upon him. But for the statement contained in the official bulletin that His Majesty's malady Is taking a thoroughly favorable course, the .news of his illness would have created nothing less than consternation. It Is generally felt at the present critical state of International affairs that even a tem porary weakening of the Influence of so favorable a factor lh the maintenance 'of the world's peace justifies grave anxiety, especially as the Czar Is regarded in Eu rope as a kind of counterpoise to Em peror William. Public anxiety will, there fore, remain strained until the none too robust monaich recovers. In political cir cles any other Issue of His Majesty's malady is regarded as a nightmare. The . London newspapers comment on the Czar's Illness with peculiar sympa thy. The Times remarks that it has al ways been believed In England that the Czar "reciprocated the national sentiment toward hlra, and cherished real regard CW1V AG t VlAVtfQ JUl WA V .U (UWWAB The Times also says: "The Czar has ex hibited consistent attachment to the cause of peace. It if hardly necessary to say that any event which will lead to a change In the occupant of the Russian throne, at the present anxious state in .the far East, might very gravely preju dice the situation." Comment In Germany. BERLIN, Nov. 15. The Illness of Em peror Nicholas Is commnented upon by the press as an extremely serious matter. The Vosslsche Zoitung points out that If the Czar dies there will be a long re gency, while nothing definite Is known re garding the Czar's brother, Grand Duke Michael. The Czar's illness acted un favorably upon tho Bourse today, but there was a recovery later from the re ceipt of good news from the American markets and better tidings from China. Rumors of Poisoning:. ROME, N6v. 15. A rumor Is curront In Rome that the illness of the Czar is due to poisoning, and It Is asserted that tele grams have been received at the Vatican saying that an attempt was made to poison both -the. Emperor .and Empress, but that tho latter was riot affected. This story, however. Is not believed. King Vic tor Emmanuel telegraphed for definite In formation, and got a quick reply that the Czar was as well as could be ex pected. Condition Not Critical. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Ambassador Tower, at St. Petersburg, has informed the State Department that the Czar Is 111 from typhoid fever, but that his condition Is not regarded as critical. SENSATION IN FRANCE. Leaknge of War Secrets Stirs TJp the National Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. A special to the Tribune from Paris says: Tne close of the exposition, the reas sembling of Parliament, and the welcome in preparation for ex-President Kruger, cause a certain popular effverescence in, Paris with the Nationalist press, and not ably Ernest Judet, In the Petit Journal, and Luclen Mlllevoye, In La Patrie, are working for all they arc worth to dis credit the present administration. This accounts for the storm of indig nation in the boulevard press about the sensational stories, according to which the United States War Department ob tained, through Its agent in France, com plete knowledge of the secret mechanism of the 75-mllllmeter field gun with which the entire French field artillery is equipped. There is a fresh outburst of the periodical "spy mania," and the sen sational accusations against the United States War Department are accepted by the boulevard papers as gospel truth. On the other hand there Is the best authority for stating that neither at the Ministry of War or the Ministry of For eign Affairs is the slightest importance attached to the reports In question. It is known that during the Summer and Autumn, four United States ordnance offi cers, besides Lieutenant Mott, of the United States Artillery Service, our mili tary attache here, were, at the request of General Horace Porter, the United States Ambassador, given every reason able facility by the French military au thorities to obtain professional informa tion, although, as may readily be under stood, several demands, such for instance as a request to Inspect the French smoke less powder factory, were politely refused. , Six field batteries supplied with the new 75-mhnmeter gun took part In the maneu vers at Chartres, In September, and all the foreign offlcors present, including Lieu tenant Mott, were allowed to see the guns, but not to inspect their mechan ism. Of course, full reports were made by the foreign officers, including ours, to their respective governments. It must be noted, however, that the standing in structions to the United States military attaches here from the War Department are to restrict the quest for information to honest, above-board methods. The Petit Journal alludes to the case of Lieutenant Borup, United States mili tary attache here in 1S31, who was re called after being accused of combining with the military attaches of Germany and Italy to secure French military se crets. The Petit Journal states thatno one will be duped by explanations offered by tho United States authorities. The article shows no animosity toward the United States, although It is fero ciously bitter against M. Waldeck-Rous-seau. General de Gallifet and General Andre, the present Minister of War, for destroying the efficiency of the secret service branch of the general staff, the famous second bureau, which it consid ers the best safeguard for preventing for eign governments from obtaining pos session of French military secrets. M. Mlllevoye, In La Patrie, says: The United States Government, to. which this important secret of the French field gun has been revealed, will no doubt defend Itself from charges of complicity with the spies or secret agents who pro cured the information, but the evil never theless Is accomplished." La Patrie then asks: "Who is the second Dreyfus? Where s he? Where does he hide? Who knows him? Who will denounce hlmT Ambassador Chontc's Speech. LONDON, Nov. 15. Mr. Choate. the United States Ambassador, this evening distributed prizes to students of tho Me chanics' Institution at Burnley. Replying to an address from the Mayor and Cor poration of Burnley, he reciprocated the wish that Anglo-American friendship might never be disturbed. "I Venture to express the belief," he said, "that future national conflicts will be in the fields of industry and com merce rather than the Held of battle, and that any nation that overindulges In the destructive luxury of war will fall sadly behind in the peaceful arts." Mr. Choate asserted that It would not do to rely too much upon Anglo-Saxon supremacy, as Germany was making a bold bid. Tho United States, however, has no intention, he declared, of being left behlpd. . Theatrical Reforms In Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 15. It Is re ported that the police of Kleff have taken the theaters of that city in hand. They have not found It necessary to measure the length of the skirts of the members of the ballet. The evils which they de sire to correct, and no doubt have al ready satisfactorily corrected, are of an other character. There was some com plaint that the pauses between, the acts were too long, and'the police decided that these waits must not last over 15 min utes. The police also discovered that certain actors were being applauded far beyond their real merits. They therefore decided that In future no actor may be applauded .more than three times during the same performance. Fatal Train Wreck in France. BAYONNE, France, Nov. 15. Tho southern express was derailed at noon today between St. Georges and Saubusse, near Dlx. about 33 miles northeast of Ba yonne. The restaurant car was precipi tated over an embankment. Thirteen per sons were killed and 20 injured, several seriously. Five passengers are missing. The list of killed Includes J. F Canovera, Peruvian Minister to France, and an at tache of the Peruvian Legation at Mad rid. The section of the line, where the accident occurred is undergoing repairs and the derailment is attributed to the great dpeed of the express. Th'e Italian Envoy to the Spanish Court to announce the accession of King Victor Emmanuel is believed to be among the missing. Flood. In Calcutta, VANCOUVER, B. C. Nov. 15. As a re sult of the floods In Calcutta, caused by the unprecedented heavy rains, the streets In the native quarter have been under four feet of water, and even in the European quarters, communication was possible only by boat. Large fish have been caught In the Calcutta streeta Five hundred and ninety-one houses col lapsed, 23 people wore killed and 47 in jured. The launch Kong Hoi, of Hong Kong, was recently held up by pirates on the WeBt River and all, the passengers looted of money, clothing and Jewelry. The pi rates also secured 14 boxes of specie of the value of $32,000. Cost of German Expedition. BERLIN, Nov. 15. The Reichstag bill providing for a third supplementary cred it on account of the China expedition Axes the salary of Field Marshal Count von Waldersee at 150,000 marks annually, with large extras. The division command ers will receive 65,000 marks and extras, and the lower officers will be paid pro portionately. The above are five times the rates of the salaries paid at home. The Reichstag today re-electod Count von Ballestrem president of that body by 263 out of 294 votes cast. Germany's New Field Gnn. BERLIN, Nor. 15. The Frelsslnnige Zeitung Bays the German Army will be equipped with a new field gun of Im proved pattern, allowing the weapon to be pointed in any direction, which Heir Krupp Is now making. Herr Krupp, the paper asserts, offered the same gun to Russia, which Is now extensively experi menting with It. It Is also said that he offered It to the United States, but met with refusal. Said a Good Word for Rosebery. LONDON, Nov. 15. Sir Henry Camp bell Bannermaiv Liberal leader in tho last House of Commons, speaking at Dundee today, said he hoped Lord Rosebery would return to the leadership of the Liberals, adding that if he did ho must be chief of tho whole party. Ho had never understood why Lord Rose bery retired in 1S96. The Liberals, he said, will welcome him back again. Dishonest Toklo Officials. YOKOHAMA, Nov. 2, via Victoria, B. C, Nov. 15. Several members of the To kio City Council, having been accused of accepting a bribe from the Mitsui Lead Pipe Factory, al the members resigned en bloc, but were subsequently re-elected with the exception of the Incriminated members, warrants for whose arrest have been issued. Glasgow Free of Plague WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Surgeon-General Wymon, of the Marine Hospital Service, this morning received the follow ing cablegram from Surgeon Thomas, at Glasgow: "Glasgow, Nov. 15. Wyman, Washing ton: Port declared free from plague, No vember 14." Klnsr Oscar Dangerously 111. PARIS, Nov. 15. Private but moBt trustworthy Information has been re ceived here 'that King Oscar, of Sweden, Is In a very low state of health. His re cent brain attack, it Is added, deprived him of his memory, and he seems unable to recuperate. The facts are being sup pressed. Another North. Sea Cable. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Consul Lels toe, at Rotterdam, In a report to the State Department, says that a third tel egraphic cable has been constructed re cently between The Netherlands and England and will expedite the delivery of American cablegrams via London. Krncer'a Destination Unknown. PORT SAID, Nov. 15. The Dutch cruis er Gelderland, with ex-President Kruger, of the Transvaal on board, -will leave this afternoon. The destination of the cruiser Is unknown. Ex-President Kruger refuses to be interviewed. The Plng-ac in South Africa. CAPE TOWN. Nov. 15. An outbreak of bubonic plague Is reported among tho natives of Szlnyoka near King Williams town. Precautions aro being taken to prevent the spread of tho disease among the whites. To Explore Central Asia. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov 2, Friday. An international association for the fur therance of the exploration of Central Asia is being formed. The principal seat will be at St. Petersburg. Wire Export Bounty. BERLIN, Nov. 15. The wire syndicate has voted to give a bounty of 20 marks a ton, on exported wire. The Coloeme Loan. BERLIN. Nov. 15. The subscription price of the Cologne loan, to be issued November 20, Is 99. Sold to a University. CHICAGO, Nov. 15. The 14-story Secu rity building at the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and Madison streftl has been sold to the University of Chicago. The price paid was $360,000. m m Return of the Logan. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. The trans port Logan arrived, from Manila tonight and went into quarantine. The Logan brings 27$ sick soldiers, 39 prisoners and eight insane. Test for Yourself the Wonderful Curative Properties of Swamp-Root To Prove What the Great Kidney and Bladder Remedy, Swamp-Root, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of "The Oregonlan" May Have a Sample Bottle Free. Reporters Have Convincing Interviews With Prominent People Regarding SKCTY-FIFTH POLICE PRECINCT, GREATER NEW YORK, Oct. 11. 1900. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y.: Gentlemen In Justice to you, I feel It Is my duty to send you an acknowledg ment of the receipt of the sample bottle of Swamp-Root you so kindly sent mo. I had been out of health for the past five years with kidney and bladder trouble. Had our best physicians prescribe for me. They would relieve me for the time be ing, but the old complaint would In a short time return again. I sent for a sample bottle of Swamp-Root, and I found it did me a world of good. . Since then I have taken eight small bottles bought at my drug store, and I consider myself perfectly cured. It seemed as though my back would break in two after stooping. I do not have to get up during the night to urinate, as I formerly did three or four times a night, but now sleep the sleep of peace. My back Is all right again, and In every way I am a new man. 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Also a book telling all about kidney and bladder troubles and containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured by Swamp-Root. Be sure and mention reading this generous offer in The Portland Dally Oregonlan when sending your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y. CIGARMAKERS RIOTING TROUBLE BETWEEN RIVAL UNIONS A!' l'AJUri In a General Fight Bulldlnn-a Were Riddled With Bullets, but No One ) Killed. V TAMPA, Fla., ljy 15.-JRIotlng between International and Ueslstlanda Unions of clgarmakers began here today at the factory of Gonzales, Mora & Co., of Tam pa and Chicago. This firm was working a full force of Reslstlancia men, numbering about 500. The Internationals marched to the factory and demanded that these men come out. This was refused and the In ternationals declared they would put them out The premises are enclosed, and as an International man started to enter the gate the Italian dooorkeeper fired upon him. This was qu!ckly followed by an exchange of several hundred shots. The front and side of the buildings were riddled with bullets, but no one has been reported injured. Police officers dispersed the mob. Every factory closed at noon for the day. The 'Mayor has sworn In 100 extra policemen, and the Sheriff has added nu merous deputies to his force. The Mayor Issued a proclamation forbidding torch light processions and demonstrations of the rival trades unions, planned for to night The Internationals have about S00 mem bers here, while the Reslstlancia members number over 3000. Since the rioting, the city has present ed a wildly excited condition, and the streets in the neighborhood of the cigar factories have been thronged with people. This afternoon, a mass meeting of busi ness men passed a resolution authorizing the chairman to appoint a commltteo of six to ask the two unions to appoint com mittees, which the unions did. These com mittees met and agreed that all the men should go to work tomorrow morning. The Internationals have agreed to this proposition practically, but the Reslstlancia Union is still considering the matter. It Is thought It will be adopted before morning. All the factories are now heavily guarded by deputies. KNIGHTS OF LABOR CONVENTIONS. Parson Faction Adjourned, Hayes Wins Still In Session. BIRMINGHAM, Ala,, Nov. 15. At to day's session of the Knights of Labor, the Parsons wing, the following officers were elected: Master workman, John H. Parsons, of New York; worthy foreman, J. J. Donnelly, Boston; secretary and treasurer, Emily Burley, of Wellston, O.; members of executive board, A J. O'Keefe, Birmingham, Ala.; J. A. Connor, Pittsburg; W. R. Carr, Washington. All these are the old officers, with the ex. ceptlon of Mr. Carr. who takes the place of Mr Bostlck, of Muncle, Ind. A. J. O'Keefe was elected editor of the Na tion Journal, published at Washington, D. C. The Hayes faction spent the morning In the discussion of the Chinese exclusion act. The general sentiment was that the act should be continued in strenuous force, and that precautions should be ex ercised regarding pauper Immigration, with more care taken, owing to the new possessions of the United States. The Parsons faction adjourned this aft ernoon to meet In Washington at the call of the General Master Workman. The Hayes faction, at the afternoon session, authorized a letter to be ad dressed to the public setting forth Its claims and denouncing the Parsons fac- i tlon In severe terms. The letter is signed yours very truly, JAMES COOK, HUGH E. BOYLE, JOHN J. BODKIN. Made Miserable by Kidney Troubles. Root from every standpoint. There Is such a pleasant taste to Swamp-Root, and It goes right to the weak spots and drives them out of the system." MRS. MARY BNGLEHARDT. by every delegate present, but does not go into the merits of the trouble which caused the split. It is believed that the Hayes people will adjourn tomorrow. In view "of the fact that Parsons has re turned to Washington, jWhere the books are said to be. THE HOISTING ENGINEERS' STRIKE Miners- Incensed at the Arbitrary Action of the Brotherhood. TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 15.-A con ference was held In this city tonight be tween the block and bituminous coal op erators and officers of the United Mine workers of America. The question of em ploying licensed engineers to take the place of the striking engineers was con sidered, and in all probability between 4000 and 5000 of the miners who are now Idle will return to work within a few days. The operators insist upon the min ers carrying out their contract, which does not expire until April 1, 1901. Much dissatisfaction exists among the miners who have been thrown out of wotk by the arbitrary action of the Hoisting En gineers' Brotherhood. State Labor Com mlssloner Schmitt and National donimlt teeman Purcell, who represents tho United Mlneworkers, were present at the meeting tonight with the operators. It is known the miners have urged the en gineers to return to jrork, pending an adjustment of the wage scale at the con vention in January at Indianapolis. Chief Taylor, of the Brotherhood, still ex presses much confidence In the outlook, and believes that the engineers will win. Another Strike at Hasleton. HAZLETON, Pa., Nov. 15. The miners employed at the Beaver Meadow colliery of CoxeBros. & Co. went on strike to day because it Is alleged they were cut from 10 to 9 cent9 a car, which they claim Is in violation of the agreement of the company to pay them the 24-cent increase promised when the last strike was de clared off. HANffA AND H'KINLEY. Account of Birth and Grovrth of the Friendship Betrrecn Them. World's Work. A friend of President McKlnley and Senator Hanna gives an interesting ac count of the birth and growth of the friendship between them. The two men, who had met only once before, found themselves lodged in the same room when they were delegates to the convention which finally nominated Garfield for Pres ident. Mr. Hanna favored Blaine, Mr. McKlnley was a thick-and-thln supporter of Sherman. At one point a scheme was batched whereby tho convention was to be stampeded for Blaine. Its authors felt the need of telling Mr. Hanna at a very unusual hour, In order that he might be ready to aid at the critical moment. They entered his room quietly, using the key of one of them who had a cot in the room occupied by both Mr. McKlnley and Mr. Hanna. In the darkness they mistook McKlnley for Hanna, and, gently rousing "him, poured Into his ears the scope and purpose of their plot. They told him, with a wealth of detail, how Sherman was to be routed, and how, as a climax, the nom ination was to go to Blaine "on a land slide." "Its all very Interesting, gentlemen," said Mr, McKlnley, when they had fin ished, "but you have made a mistake. I am a Sherman delegate. The Blaine dele gate." pointing to the sleeping Hanna, "is over there." But McKlnley made no use of the Blaine story thus disclosed to him,' and Hanna took careful note of his forbearing hon esty. The Republican convention of 188S found McKlnley again supporting Sherman. Sherman, however, was frqta tUe. first Sym&i Wondcrfsl Cures by Swamp-Root How t Find Out If You Need Swamp-Root. It used to be considered that only urin ary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning In the disorder of these most important organs. The kidneys filter and purify the blood that Is their work. So when your kidneys are weak or out of order you can understand how quickly your entire body Is affected, and how every organ 'seems to fall to do Its duty. If yeu are sick or "feel badly," begin taking the famous now discovery. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health. A trial will convince anyone. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re sponsible for more sickness and suffering than any other disease, and if permitted to continue fatal results are sure to fol low. Kidney trouble Irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy, restless, sleepless and Irritable. Makes you pass water ofen during the day, and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Causes puffy or dark circles under tho eyes, rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the blad der, pain or dull ache In the back. Joints and muscles, makes your head ache and back ache, causes indigestion, stomach nnd liver trouble; you get a sallow, yel low complexion.; makes you feel as though you had heart trouble; you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength; get weak and waste away. The euro for these troubles Is Dr. Kilmer's 8wamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy. In taking- Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medical science. If there Is any doubt in your mind as to your condition, take from your urine on rising about four ounces, place It in a glass or bottle and let It stand 24 hours If on examination It Is milky or cloudy. If there 1b a brick-dust settling, or If small particles float about In It, your kidneys are In need of Immediate atten tion. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and la used in the leading hospitals, recom mended by physicians In their private practice, and Is taken by doctors them selves who have kidney ailments, because they recognize In It the greatest and most successful remedy for kidney, liver and bladder troubles. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root Is what you need, you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one dollar size bottles at the drug stores everywhere. doomed to defeat, and as the balloting progressed talk sprang up of nominating McKlnley himself. Then the New Jersey delegation went Into caucus and decided to cast its vote for him. Ohio, It was given out, stood ready to substitute Mc Klnley for Sherman, Just as, four years before, she had switched from Sherman to Garfield. But at this point McKlnley interposed with emphasis and vigor. He went to the New Jersey and Ohio dele gates and forbade them to present his name. "I came here for John Sherman." he said. "He is the choice of my state, whose people have commanded me to work and vote for him. It would be dis honorable to ignore this command. No delegate who would not wish to cast a reflection upon me shall cast a ballot for me. And if I am nominated, I will decline to run." This conduct gave Mr. Hanna convinc ing proof of Mr. McKnlley's honor, and from then their friendship grew. PAPER FROM COTTON SEEDS Aa Atlanta aian'a Discovery W11L Revolutionise the Paper Trade. Atlanta Constitution. To an Atlanta man belongs the distinc tion of having discovered a process by which tho common cotton-seed hulls can be made Into paper at about one-half the cost of its manufacture from wood pulp. The Inventor Is Robert Thomas, former ly superintendent of the Glendale paper mills-. It is expected that Mr., Thomas' discovery will cut tho present price of paper in half. According to the inventor himself, this latest consummation of the cotton-seed hull about exhausts the use of the cotton plant. The cotton itself is used in making cloth, a fine oil is ex tracted from the seed, which is used in Europe in the place of olive oil, the hulls have bean used for stock feed, and even the stalks of the plant have been utilized. Mr. Thomas was for many years in the paper-making business in the South, and a few months ago, while operating a small mill in Florida, he learned tho chemical action which will reduce the cotton seed hulls to pulp. Realizing at once that he had made an Important dis covery, he disposed of his plant and de voted the entire proceeds of the sale in purchasing machinery with which to prosecute his experiments. For years many attempts have been made to put the hulls of the cotton seed to some practical use, but all had proved unsuccessful up to the time of the Thomas discovery. Thousands of tons of cotton seed hulls are thrown away annually- as being of no use, but these may now be utilized for paper-making. The cost of producing the new pulp will be about half the cost of manufacturing the wood pulp. Its tensile strength Is said to be very much greater than wood fiber, which will make it invaluable for bags pud wrapping paper. Milk Dorra to Three Cents Is Boston. Boston Traveler. Never in the history of Boston has fresh, pure, good milk been sold at such low prices as at the present. This is the result of the attempt on the part of the milk trust to force the price up and the arousing of public sen timent by the press against the extortion of uie milk trust The finest milk Is on sale this morning at 3 cents a quart, 4 cents lower than the price stipulated In the order of the milk trust. While the trust is practically broken the firms composing the trust are still keeping up a running fight and are now attempting to saddle the battle upon the shoulders of the Independent dealers br forcing them into comoetitlon viti, -. lQ& ...,., w GS loao