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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 190P. ;, AFTER AOUINALDO Ex-Rebels Will Join' Ameri cans in the Pursuit HACABOLOS WILL LEAD THE PARTY He "Will Hare Oae Hundred Picked Xatives And "Will Be Supported hy United "States Soldiers. MANILA, Nor. 20. General Macabolos., the ex-Flllpino chief. Is prepared to staft In pursuit of Agulnaldo with 100 picked natives, supported by American troops. Other ex-rebel Filipinos will be used In campaigning In the country. Their offers have not been formally made yet, but they are ready If the authorities will ac cept their services. Agulnaldo, It Is sup posed, is In Northern Luzon, according to statements made by ex-rebel leaders now In Manila, confirmed from other sources. Aglipay, a renegade native priest, not Ions ago an Insurgent leader in Northern Luzon, has written to friends In Manila asking for election news and requesting to be Informed whether a decision has been reached concerning the relations be tween church and state, and the disposi tion of church properties. The replies sent him contain the information that church and state will be separate, and that entire religious freedom will be al lowed. Transport Indiana Aground. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Quartermaster-General Ludlngton received a cable dispatch today from Colonel Miller, Chief Quartermaster at Manila, confirming the press report of the grounding of the t transport Indiana on the east side of Isla de Polilo, one of the smaller islands of the Philippine group, east of Luzon. Colonel Miller's dispatch follows: "Indiana aground November 7. She Is reported ar not damaged. Palmer (Quar termaster), with transport Pennsylvania and a lighter draught vessel, left Manila Sunday in order to relieve her. Nothing more necessary." When the Indiana ran aground she was loaded with supplies and a company of the Twenty-second Infantry, detailed to act as a garrison at BaloL AN OVERWORKED MINE. Trouble With Stratton's Independ enceHammond's Investigation. DENVER, Nov. 20. WInfleld S. Sfrat ton, when questioned regarding the pres ent condition of the Independence mine, which he sold in London, said: "I do not care to discuss the matter. I am not In the company, and have not been for months. It Is my opinion, how ever, that the property has been worked too hard. The management has simply made a mistake in what it thought the property could do. I am satisfied that the Venture Corporation Is absolutely honest In the handling of the stock company." The opinion of Crlppie Creek mining men generally is that the London com pany has simply neglected to do the necessary development work, and has drawn too heavily upon -the ore reserves for the purpose of paying large dividends. VICTOR, Colo., Nov. 20. John Hays Hammond arrived In the city this morn ing, and Immediately began his examina tion of Stratton's Independence. He re.- $mmZjtfL'2Z:z3l unci) u .iiRiauuuiicu muruic uuue. uiw been gutted, he replied; "I do. It Is too early yet to make an estimate of the ore In sight, but I will have a report ready in a few days which I shall not withhold from the public. It Is necessary to restore confidence, and this can be easily done. This Independence matter will have a great effect on the future disposal of European capital, and will decide whether any further Cripple Creek enterprise Is to be undertaken from the other sld of the water." FOREIGNERS IN CHINA. Minister Wu Tells Why They Are Unpopular. PHILADELPHIA7Nov. 20. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister, delivered an eddross tonight before the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Mr. Wu's subject was "The Causes of "Unpopularity of Foreigners In China." He said the antl -foreign feeling In China Is commonly supposed to be due entirely to missionaries This charge, he said, Is un. fair, for the missionaries, while In cases they have ben Indiscreet, have done much good la China. The general atti tude of foreigners, he said, has had much to do with their unpopularity. They fre quently treat the customs, traditions and institutions of the country with contempt, and In this way excite HI feeling. While some foreigners treat the Chinese with every consideration, unfortunately the mischief done by others counterbalances the favcrable Impression. The remedies, Mr. Wu said, are that foreigners show more consideration-' and politeness, and the foreign press In China should assume a more conciliatory tone. It would, he Bald, be a good thing to send only medi cal missionaries to China. "Let us." said Mr. Wu, In conclusion, ''profit by our great experience, and avoid similar mistakes In the future." Two Fatal Wrecks. DENVER, Nov. 20. Two fatal wrecks occurred on the Denver & Rio Grande Railway this morning. Freight train No. T9. eastbouad, on the narrow gauge, be came unmanageable on a steep grade, and near Gray's Station the engine jumped tha track, and 12 cars piled on top of It. Brakcman Charles Shaw was Instantly killed Fireman Albert israsswell Is still under the wreckage, and Is supposed to be dead. Enclneer Pat Ryan and Brake man J. D. Dow and Louis Read are .seri ously injured. The other wreck occurred a short dis tance east of Belden, on the standard gauge. Freight train No. 67, westbound, broke in two. and the rear portion ran Into the forward part, derailing two cars. Two tramps were riding in one of the cars, and one of them was killed. The other, giving the name of R.J. Weaver, was badly hurt. The Ice Trust Investigation. ALBANY. N. Y.. Nov. 20. The appellate division of the Supreme Court today de cided to allow the alternate writs of pro hibition asked by Charles W. Morse, pres ident of the American Ice Company, to restrain the Attorney-General from com pelling the company's directors and offi cers to appear before the referee ap pointed to take testimony as to the alle gation that the company cons'tltuted a trust in violation of the state laws. Alvord'a Case. NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Cornellus L Al vord. formerly note teller in the First National Bank, who Is accused of em bezzling 5160,000 from that institution, was held today to await the action of the Grand Jury. It Is understood that Al Tord will be indicted immediately, and that his case will be put on the calendar lor the term beginning the second Wednesday in December. Class Rnsltes Forbidden. CHICAGO. Now 20. Alarmed by the death of a student at the Massachusetts Ecfcool of Technology last week, while en gaged In a class rush, the faculty of the University ef Chicago warned the stu- dents of that institution that no class rushes would be permitted hereafter at the university, and intimated that those found participating in an outbreak of that kind would be expelled. This action was the result of a resolution passed by the University Council, condemning rushes I and declaring that they should be stopped. The resolution was read to tne junior college students, consisting of the two great rival classes, the freshmen and the sophomores, at chapel, by Deaa George E. Vincent. The action of the faculty at this time Is due to the fact that a rush was being planned in a quiet way by the students for next Friday night. SWOONED ON THE TRACKS. Contestants Dropping Out of the "Woman's Six-Day Bace. NEW YORK, Nor. 20 The woman's six day bicycle race at the Clermont-avenue rink in Brooklyn has resolved itself into a duel between Miss Marguerite Gast and Miss Lottie Brandon, of Canada, for first place. Miss Brandon, at the end of the afternoon, swooned on the track and lost a great deal of time. Miss Pethard begm to show the effects of the strain she was laboring under and had to withdraw from the race permanently shortly after the beginning of tonight's trick. The final score for the day was: Miles. Laps. Miss Gast , 163 Miss Brandon ... 165 Miss Lindsey 162 Miss Davis 160 Mrs. Bayho ,. 153 THE DAY'S RACES. Races at Tanforan. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. Weather showery today, track sloppy. Results: Five and a half furlongs, selling Plohn won, Ting-a-llng second, Eight Dollars third; time, 1:10. Five furlongs, 2-year-olds David S. won, Bab second, Argot third; time, 1:03. One mlle-The Lady won, Gonfalon sec ond, Herculean third; time, 1:44. Six and a half furlongs, selling Her moso won, Horton second, MacLaren third; "time, 1:23. Mile and a sixteenth The Fretter won, Rio Chico second. Acrobat third; time, 1:53. Six furlongs, selling Dangerfleld won. Sad Sam second, Nellie Forest third; time, 1:16 Results at Newport. CINCINNATI, Nov. 20. The race sum mary at Newport: i Six furlongs Angea won. Empress of Beauty second, Glass Slipper third; 'time, 1:20. Mile and an eighth Winter won, Gov ernor Boyd second, Isaac third; time, 1:55. Seven furlongs, selling Pauline J. won, Douster Swivel second, Lake Fonso third; time, 1:32. One mile Ben Battle won, Etta second, Ben Boy third; time,-l:45. Five furlongs, selling The Covenanter won, Miss Aubray second, Juniper third; time, 1:04. One mile, selling Cllpsetta won, Will iam G. Welsh second, Zaza third; time, 1:49. American Leairue Affairs. CHICAGO. Nov. 20. President Ban Johnson, of the American 'Baseball League, stated today that he had received telegrams from all the clubs in the league extending for 30 days the present five years' agreement, which expires tonight. This will give 30 days In which to meet and perfect the organization with the new circuit, which Is to include Washington and Baltimore. President Johnson also emphatically denied that the American Leaguehadagrcedyto, back anew West "era baseSSuffcirculC to be known, as the1 western Association, and to include Kan sas City. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rockford or Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Louisville, Dayton and Toledo. For a Corbett-Jeffries Match. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. According to James J. Corbett, a Western promoter will arrive In town in a few days with a proposition that he believes Jeffries will certainly accept. Corbett says the West erner, whose name he does not care to mention, will offer a purse of $15,000 for a 20-round bout between himself and Jeff ries, to take place east of the Mississippi, As an Inducement, Corbett says Ire will add $5000 to the purse, making the total 20,000, and agree to have the winner take all. Indlctment Ignored. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 20. The United States grand jury Ignored the bills of In dictment against Isaac A. Swlegard. ex superintendent of the Philadelphia & Reading Company, who was charged by the .Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen with having discharged employes of the Reading Company because they were members of the brotherhood. The offense alleged constituted a violation of the act of Congress of June 1, 1S98, and the charge was by the president of the brotherhood, Valentine Fltzpatrick, whose headquarters are at Cleveland. Tried to Lynch a Chicago Negro. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. A mob composed of men and women defied drawn revolvers and fought with 20 policemen tonight In an effort to lynch Harry Evans, a colored man, arrested on a charge of assaulting 7-year-old Freda Gundal. The hundreds of persons who had gathered around the home of the little" girl were greatly excit ed when Evans, who had Deen captured an hour before, was brought before his victim f&r identification. After a fierce struggle, In which a score were more or less Injured, the police succeeded In dis persing the mob, and landed Evans safely In jaiL Walsh's Mine Not Sold. DENVER, Nov. 26. The sale of the great Camp Bird mine at Ouray to an English syndicate Is off. "The property will not be sold," said the owner, Thomas F. Walsh, who has Just arrived from. Paris. "Had the pros pective buyers "been ready to pay over $7,000,000 cash when the deal was first talked of, It is probable the mine would have passed Into their possession. Now I have decided to retain possession of the mine." Goes to White Pass Railroad. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. J. Francis Lee, general agent for the Canadian Pacific In Chicago, has been appointed by President Graves to the position of traffic manager of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad, now in course of construction. The road Is operating from Skagway to White Horse Rapids. Daily Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,030,000 gold reserve In the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balances $137,100,565 Gold 93.234.63S An Armenian Released. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 20. The re peated representations of the United States Legation here have resulted in the release from prison of the Armenian, Arzyouan, who was arrested while travel ing on an American passport. Arzyouan was ordered to leave the country. Strike Declared OS. CHARLOTTE. If. C Nov. 20, The his I cotton mill operatives strike in Alamanle county. North Carolina, Has been de clared off. The strike has been in force about three months, and several thousand hands were involved. TORNADO IN THE SOUTH MUCH LOSS OF LIFE DT TEJCKESSEK .AND MISSISSIPPI. Storm Swept Everything; la Its Path Variety of Weather ia the East. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nor, 20. A tornado bounding through a narrow stretch of territory stretching from a point three miles north of Lulu, Miss., to Lagrange, Tenn., caused a heavy loss of life and property tins afternoon. The storm so completely interrupted telegraphic and telephonic communication that neither ROBERT W. DELEGATE TO CONGRESS FROM HAWAII. Robert W. Wilcox, the man who has been elected to represent Hawaii at th National Capital, ia very well known to all people who are familiar with Hawaiian history. He was a conspicuous character In several revolutions, and has been a political worker since he was sent to the Legislature 'in 1880. Wilcox was married la Italy to the Princess Victoria Colonna dl Stigllanna, daughter of Baron Lorenzo Sobrero. In the latter part of 1887 he went to San Francisco. In the Spring of 1889 he returned to Honolulu alone, his wife going hack to Italy. In the revolution of July, 18S9, when the new constitution under Kalakaua was promul gated, Wilcox took a leading port, and he Is also credited with having been a leader In the abortive revolution which was for the purpose of placing Lllluokalanl on the throne before the death of Kalakaua. A native Jury acquitted him after the failure of this plot. The revolution of 1833 found him acting, with the royalist element After the overthrow of the Queen he was In command of the natives that for a time seemed likely to give battle to. the revolutionists. They did not do so, 'however, "in "the revolution of 1895, when an &t 'temptw4sTnade!?to' IfJstBrjeJeIJfiiuSkalaal-he waij,derrtThi.tpn4Jh"waa ' . arrested anilmprlspned for atJout a yearafter WKlcfiT he was pardoned bythe President, now Governor Dole. The present Mrs. "Wilcox was TheresA Owana Kaohelelanl, descended from Keoua, the father of Xing Kamehomeha the Great. i the origin nor the ending of it can be determined, tonight, nor can the extent of the disaster be learned. From meager details obtainable, covering only three points, It appears that 19 lives were lost and the destruction of property was also heavy. It Is believed that between the towns heard from numerous farm houses and Interior communities of mors or less considerable population were struck. Accompanying the tornado was a rain storm of terrific proportions. The tornado struck the tr n of La grange, 49 miles east of Memphis, on the Southern Railway, In Fayette- County, this afternoon. Only one church Is left standing In the town. The streets are lit tered with the debris of destroyed build ings, merchandise, telegraph and tele phone wires and poles. Several persons are dead and wounded. The dead recov ered up to the time the correspondent left on the evening train to bring the report to Memphis are: Walter I. Moody, assistant manager of the Panky & Galther Plow Manufactur ing Company. Wife of Brown May, colored. Negro woman, unknown. Six persons were injured more or less seriously, and 10 business places were to tally destroyed. The Methodist. Baptist and Presbyterian churches were demol ished. The residence portion of the town also suffered heavy loss, several build ings being completely demolished and a large number damaged. A perfect deluge of rain was falling when the cyclone came, but Its advance was foretold by a roaring, rushing sound, followed by quick, heavy reports which gave the Inhabitants warning, and they rushed out from the falling buildings. Swept Everything: in Its Path. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 20. Meager re ports from towns along the line of the Illinois Central Railroad In North Mis sissippi state that the tornado wrought much havoc Thirteen .persons are re ported killed between Love Station and Coldwater. The tornado made Its ap pearance at about 3:30 o'clock this after noon and swept everything In Its path. Trees were uprooted and fences and out houses were leveled to the ground. Tele graph and telephone wires are down and details are lacking. At Coldwater several houses were de stroyed and the daughters of John Guy and John Daney were seriously Injured. A negro child was killed three miles north or the town. The cyclone passed from southwest to northeast and struck Balesvllle about 4 o'clock. Several houses were demolished and seven persons were more or . less Injured. The Methodist Church was unroofed. Railroad Station Wrecked. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Nov. 20. Nash ville & Chattanooga station and 18 other houses were demolished by a tornado to night at Lavergne, 93 miles south of here. More than a mile of telephone and tele graph wires were destroyed. Details are meager, but It Is known that a man named Robertson and his child were in stantly killed and a section boss injured. There Is another break In the wires at West Harpeth. a station 2$ miles south on the Louisville & Nashville road, but no particulars can be learned. Damage at Columbia. BIRMINGHAM. JUa., Nov. 2Lt-A tele phone message from -Columbia, Tenn., at J 1:30 tnls morning. Bays a namoer ot per sons were killed and great property, dam age done. OTHER KINDS OF WEATHER. "Excessive Heat Caused a Prostration at Pittshurer. ETTSBURG Pa., Nov. 20. The heat of the past three days caused much suffer ing among the mill men, and one case of prostration la reported Alex Jacobson was overcome while at work yesterday In the National Rolling Mill. McKees- i port. His condition Ip serious, ana he is not expected to live. Itjs raining tPday, and 4 cold wave is predicted. Thunder Storm at Chicago. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Glaring flashes of light and loud peals of thunder, sights and sounds generally peculiar to mid summer in Chicago, accompanied the storm that burst upon the city shortly be fore midnight last night. Rain fell Jn deluging quantities, and the elements dis played all the characteristics of a Sum mer thunder storm. Telephone and tele graph wires were affected by the elee 'triclty in the atmosphere. The streets of the city ran like rivers. There was enough wind on the lake to endanger the eafety of light craft. Bllxxard In Worth Dakota GRAND FORKS, N. D.. Nov. 20.-The first blizzard of the season occurred last night. The storm was general through out the state and roads are badly drifted. WILCOX Several inches of snow has fallen the storm is still raging. and WOODEN TOOTHPICK TRAD. This Country Uses 6000 Cords of Wood for Industry Each Year. New York Herald. New York City consumes 700,000,000 wooden toothpicks annually. Nearly all Qf these come from Japan, Portugal and Maine. Five thousand cords of wood are used for this Industry In the United States each year, and 95 per cent of It cornea from Maine. The timber used Is mostly white birch, with some maple, and most of It comes from Franklin Coun ty. Outside of the Pine Tree State, the Industry Is confined to Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York. When the lumberman in their Winter camps find a fine white birch tree, Its choice portions are laid aside for tooth picks. The logs, after being" seasoned In the open air, are taken to the factories, stripped of their bark; automatically cut into veneers about as thick as toothpicks and as wide as toothpicks are long. An other operation cuts these veneers into finished toothpicks at the rate of a thou sand a minute. As the manufacture is so rapid the factories run only a few weeks to prepare the supply for a year. The very best toothpicks come from Portugal, where they are whittled, by hand from orange wood splints by girls, who receive 10 cents a day for their labor. These toothpicks are remarkably smooth and do not splinter. They are found In first-class restaurants, and In the homes of men who are very particular about such conveniences. Japan comes next to Portugal in the number of toothpicks exported to the "United States. They are cut by hand from reeds and are sold In close competition with the American product, notwith standing a duty of 35 per cent, owing to the very cheap labor In Japan. PAN-AMERICAN NEWS. Why Colombia Seized It. PANAMA, Republic of Colombia, Nov. 20. The seizure of the British steamer Taboga, by the. Colombian Government, was due to the fact that the agent of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, to which she belonged, refused to sell or charter the vessel for the- purpose of con-. veyjng government troops to nuena Ven tura, which was besieged by the Liberals. Therefore the Government decreed the seizure of the steamer, and proceeded to the relief of Buena Ventura with troops, ammunition and provisions. The British Consul here, C. Mallet, en tered a strong protest against the seizure of the steamer, but it was of no avail. He then communicated with his govern ment on ,the subject. No reply has yet been received from. London. The Taboga, with tho government troops, etc. on board, arrived at Buena "Ventura yester day, whereupon the Liberals retired. Venezuela Buys Gould's Yacht. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. George J. Gould's yacht, the Atalanta, with the war equip ment with which she was armed for Co lombia, which was to have bought her, is to go to Venezuela. Mr. Gould has com pleted arrangements for her sale to the latter country for 9125,000. General Nlca nor Bolet-Peraza, confidential agent of the Venezuelan Government, who belongs to the-Castror or Liberal party, conducted the negotiations with Mr. Gould person ally, and has paid him the first install ment of $30,000. Strikers' Demands Granted. SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 2a The strike of the 700 employes of the Forest mine, at Archbald, which has continued since last March, has been satisfactorily set tled. The strikers got nearly all the con cessions demanded. , -.4 CRANSTON IN' THE CHAIR PORTLAND BISHOP PRESIDED MISSIONARY MEETING.- AT Final Sessions Given Up to MalcIngT Appropriations The Good, Roads Convention. JlJEW YORK, Nor. 20i Tha general missionary committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church met again today in St. Paul's. Bishop Cranston, of Portland. Or., presided. The order of the day called for a discussion and adoption of resolu tions on China, but the committee took up the question of appropriation of mon ey for ths several missions. Some of the appropriations made are: Porto Rico, $10, 090; Spanish missions in Now Mexico and Southern California, 112,000, and $1950 for the Spanish schools in those places; Jap anese missions on the Pacific Coast and .Hawaiian Islands, $S020; Italian missions in Louisiana, $1200; same in New Eng land, $1642; same in New York City, $4000! same in Philadelphia, $2668; same in Chi cago, $1009. Thewhol afternoon session was occu pied in making appropriations to home missions in the West and Southwest. An absolute appropriation of $4000 was grant ed to Alaska, which territory also re .celved & conditional grant of $1000. It was also decided that the next conference-would be held in Pittsburg. During the night session. Bishop Mer rill occupied the chair. This was the final session of the conference. A final appropriation of $2500 was made to the Philippines. Later, conditional appro priations of $10,000 each for ths Philip pines and Porto Rico were made. A special committee has decided to raise a $2,000,000 thank offering for for eign missionary work and the spread of the gospel to heathen nations. The only dissenting voice was that of Bishop Mer rill, of Chicago. He said he was opposed to the project on the ground that he re garded it as one of the most stupendous blunders ever 'undertaken in the history of the church. GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. Standing Committees Appointed hy the Chairman. CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Committees on permanent reorganization and on Na tional and state legislation were an nounced by Chairman Moore at the open ing, of today's session of the National good roads convention. The work mapped out for these committees Is con sidered the most Important feature of the convention. The committee on perma nent organisation is expected to outline a plan whereby the work in all sections of the country can be unified and directed by the central body. The committee on National and state legislation will draft bills petitioning for appropriations from S6 state legislatures to carry .on the work of building good roads. A measure pro viding for the utilization of convict la bor in the work of Improving the high ways of the Nation, under the" system al ready in use' In Missouri and in Tennes see, will be among those drawn up by the legislative committee for presentation to the various state legislatures. H. R. Whltmore, of Missouri, was appointed chairman of the pernianent organization committee, and Robert Stone, of Kansas, chairman of the legislative committee. Following the appointment of these committees, W. R. Golt, of Kansas, talked on drainage and culverts, llhw tratlng his remarks with drawings. The National Grantee. WASHINGTON,' Nov." ' 20, Portland, JMe., was' selected bythe National Gfange, Tatrons' of HUsbandryTtodajTtor holding the next annual convention. The Grange adopted a resolution setting apart the third Sunday In June to be observed by. members of the organization throughout the country as a grange memorial day. The extension of the rural free delivery of malls, establishment of postal savings banks, and tbe popular election of Sen ators were unanimously Indorsed. Reso lutions were adopted favoring the creation by the Agricultural Department of a tele graphic crop system. Secretary Wilson will address the convention tomorrow. At the night session, the report of the legislative committee was submitted. The committee urged the necessity of vigor ous action In Influencing legislation by the subordinate granges and by the Indi vidual members of such bodies. 'The com mittee on transportation made a report indorsing the Cullom bill for the amend ment of the Interstate commerce law, and also Indorsed the recommendation of a waterway from the Great Lakes to the ocean. The committee on foreign rela tions recommended Government inspec tion of dairy products for export, and deplored the warlike feeling among th nations. October 1 was designated as Na tional Grange day. Cottonerrowers' Association. MACON. Ga.. Nov. 20. The Interstate Cottongrowers' Association convened here today. President Jordan, of tho Georgia Association, presided. The prin cipal event of the afternoon session was the address of Hon. Hoke Smith, of At lanta, on "The Cotton Product." Mr. Smith stated that wthln 25 years he ex pected to see the world's consumption of cotton raised to 20.000.000 bales. Grain Dealers' Association. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2a The Grain Dealers'- National Association opened Its annual convention In this city today. The annual address of the president, W. T, McCary, and reports of officers and other routine matters occupied today's session. Dairy and Food Departments. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 20. The-fourth an neal convention of the National Associa tion of State and Dairy Food Depart ments of the United States began here today. Various subjects pertaining to dairy and food products will be treated during the convention. SWEET THINGS FOR SOLDIERS Fighters In the Philippines Toned Up "With Confectionery. Baltimore American. The enormous amount of sickness among our soldiers in the tropics, partic ularly In the Philippines, must have been a cause of wonderment to many. That the untrained volunteer, transferred from all the comforts of home to the primitive and unaccustomed surroundings of an un civilized tropic country, should have found It difficult to adapt himself to- the change is not altogether a matter of sur prise, but the regular soldier has fared little better. Experience and Investiga tion has shown that much of the sickness in the Philippines is attributable to the matter of diet. Like the British, we are essentially a nation 6f beefeaters. In our own climate this may be well enough, but in the baking heat of the equstori& regions it will not do. The soldier ough to be as ready to feed his "Inner man"' with a proper regard for the conditions that surround him as he is to lighten his raiment to suit the temperature. This is the plain logic of it, yet it seems that the lesson has been learned only nt the cost of dire experience. It has been shown, for instance, that sugar in its various forms Is an admira ble food product for the tropics. Not withstanding the soldier's ration Is fixed by law, and does not embrace this carbo hydrate, the War Department has found a means for its general introduction. Candy and chocolate of American manu facture are now to be had at all the commissaries In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. Soldiers buy It in large quantities, and already its good ARE YOUR ME Weak or Diseased Kidneys Poison the Blood, Break Down the Entire System and Bring on Bright's Disease. ;,. : To Rrovt What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-RoV Wil Do for YOU, All Our Readers May Have a Sample -Bottle Sent Absolutely Fret by Mail. - ; lafctratiry where SasBit, tbe YffttFtsm Bitty lotfj.U Prepare. You know what happens to sewer when it becomes clogged, don't you? Do you know what happens to the human system when the kdneys become clogged? They are unable to throw out the impurities from the blood and become Infected with poisons; thty decay, fall apart and pass out in the urine; the blood, unfiltered, carries the poison all through the system, and if not checked death follows. The kidneys are- the- sew ers of the human system. When your kidneys are not doing their work, some of the symptoms which prove it to you are pain or dull acha In the back, excess of uric aold. gravel, rheu matic pains, sediment in the urine, scanty supply, scalding Irritation in passing It, obliged to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night to empty the bladder; sleeplessness, nervous Irritability, dizziness, irregular heart; breathlessneos, sallow, unhealthy com plexion, puffy or dark circles under tha eyes; sometimes the feet, limbs or body bloat; loss of ambition, general weak ness and debility. When you are sick or "feel badly," the first thing you should do Is to afford aid to your kidneys by using Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natu ral help to Nature, for Swamp-Root Is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is known to medical science. Perhaps you are In doubt about your kidneys and want to find out. Here's a simple test. Take from your urine passed when you arise In the morning about four ounces; place it In a glass bottle and let effect as a restorer of lost energy, with a minimum tax upon the digestive sys tem, are apparent, In the language of a recently Yeturned Army Surgeon: "Na ture's prodigal supply of sugar cane and low heat-producing but nourishing fruits in the tropic lands would seem to indi cate their peculiar adaptability for the particular requirements of lnhabltantsof hot zones. The bee and the co&brl, whose marvelous endurance is the wonder of the physiologist and philosopher, derive their power almost exclusively from sugar." Astounding as It may seem, sugar has also come to be an admirable article of diet for the horses when simi larly placed. Quite by accident the dis covery was made, and now molasses Is fed to them with their hay. The sickness which has been prevalent among them thereupon "disappeared almost as if by magic." Four to five tons of candles and choco lates are being shipped per month to the Philippines alone. The other day one of the transports took over a consignment of 2000 pounds In 20 varieties of the tooth some appetizers, packed In such a way that the soldier on the other side of the hemisphere will have no cause to envy his brothers on this side at least, not In this particular. Step by step, as we study the great problem of supporting an army in the tropics, we shall solve it. FOOD DEARER Ilf ENGLAND. Biff Advance Over Last Year's Prices -Jam Alone Is Cheaper. London Daily Mail. It costs a good deal, more to live today than it did 12 months ago. Mr. William Alstrom of Klmberley road, Nunhead, the genera) secretary of the newly formed London Coffee and Eating-house Keepers' Association, estimates that 1 will pur chaseno more -food now than 15s would a year ago. "For Instance," he said to a Daily Mail representative, "meat has gone up IS per cent in price, flour 16 per cent, sugar 7 per cent, tea 12 per cent, eggs 15 per cent, bacon 20 per cent, currants as much as 220 per cent, raisins SO per cent, sul tanas 60 per cent, butter VA Per cent, lard 15 par cent, and even such accessories as mustard and vinegar have increased in price. "The coffee-house keepers have been obliged to raise their prices, for they saw insolvency looming up. A large number have banded themselves together and re solved to sell no more half-penny cups of tea, no more Half-penny boiled or fried eggs, no plate of hot meat under 5d, no plate of cold meat for less than 3d, and no puddings at less than 4d each. "Why, even our crockery has gone up 20 per cent," added the general secretary, "and ds for coal and gas, everybody knows what a huge Increase has taken place in the prices of these necessities. What has gone down? The only thing that Is cheap er is Jam. FRANCE TO TEACH COOKING Government Aids a Circuit System of Practical Instructions. Not satisfied with her reputation for good cooking, Paris is founding a new culinary league, which shall disseminate the knowledge of the saucepan far and wlder says a London newspaper. But al ready she has a famous society of the Cordon Bleu, or Blue Ribbon of the Kitchen. It Is this which Great Britain might imitate. For tho Cordon Bleu is a teaching uni versity, conducted by past masters of the art. It Is managed by a committee of great chefs, all of whom have borne the heat and burden of the day in many a savory kitchen. They have their head quarters in that famous rendezvous of gourmets, the Palais Royal, and here" they wield the most skilled basting spoons in France. The Cordon Bleu has been estab lished for five years, and during that time has turned out many efficient cooks. Its aim is to teach the art of cooking well and economically, for French housewives prefer a culslnlere who does not waste material. It frequently has English and sometimes American pupils. For SA a month a pupil may attend every day, learn to cook her own dejeuner, and have I it served uo as soon as It is ready. Her YS WEAK? It stand for Si hours. If upon exami nation yen find any settlings or sediment, if it is milky or cloudy, or If particle? float about In it, disease has gotten a foothold in your fcldnays and Nature Is calling for help. If you have the slightest symptom of kidney or bladder trouble, or If there is a trace of it in your family history, you would profit by taking Swamp-Root every now and then as & preventive, and thus absolutely forestall kidney and bladde: troubles. The famous new discovery; Swamp Root, has been tasted in so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to purchast relief, and has proved so successful In every case, that & special arrangement has been made with Tho Oregonlan by which all of our readers who have not already tried It may have a sample bottle sent absolutely frre by mall; also a book telling all about kidney and bladder dis eases, and containing somo of the thou sands of testimonial letters from men and women reclaimed to lives of happi ness and usefulness by the means of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and la so remarkably successful that our readers are advised to write for a free sample bottle, and to be sure and state that you read this generous offer in The Portland Dally Oregonlan, when sending your ad dress to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular 50c and $1 size bot tles at the drug stores everywhere. early martyrdom is a happy augury for married happiness. One of the professors of the school is decorated with the Legpbn of Honor, and all are at the head of- tnolr profession. Recently the Cordon Bleu has estab lished a circuit system for the provinces. Each chef in turn takes his tour, and "the French Government, which knows the value to the nation of good cooking, makes a grant In aid of these provincial lectures and demonstrations. Population of Three States. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2a The Census Bureau officially announced today that the population of Illinois was 4,821,550, as against 3,826,351 in 1590. an increase of 595,159, or 26 per cent. The population in 1SS0 was 3,077,571, showing an increase of 748.4S0 or 24.3 per cent from 1SS0 to 1S90. The population of Rhode Island- was announced to be 428,568, as against 345. 505 in 1SS0; Increase of 83,050, or 24 per cent. The population of Florida is 528,542, aa against 391,422 in 1S90. This is an increase of 137,120, or 35 per cent. Root on Cuban Battlefields. SANTIAGO DB CUBA, Nov. 20. Secre tary Root and General Wood, with the members of their party, took a train at 6 o'clock this afternoon for Daiquiri and returned to this city on horseback, fol lowing the direction of the Army in 1S$S. General Wood acted as guide and showed the points of interest on the various bat tlefields, explaining the strategy em ployed by the .American commanders. Mr. Root was intensely Interested in Guayslmas battlefield. Report of Admiral Bndicott. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The annual report of Rear-Admiral Endicott, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, submits estimates aggregating 312,456,300, of which 311,252,640 Is set down for public improve ments. The Admiral emphasizes the Im portance of having proper provision made at an early date for storing at conven ient points along our coasts the large number of torpedo-boats which are being completed and put afloat. Unusual Weather at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 20. Snow fell here last night to the depth of moro than an Inch. The ground is still white today, and the surrounding hills heavily coated. The thermometer was consider ably below freezing last night, and the same conditions prevail tonight. Such un usual weather at this time of year is unknown to the oldest Inhabitant here. Steel and Wire Men. Laid Oft. CLEVELAND, Nov. 2a AU the night men employed at the Newburg mill of tha American Steel & Wire Company in this city, about 500, have been laid off. The company officials refuse to make any ex- I planatlon. TTevr Idaho PostofSee. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. A postofflce has been established at Noble, Lemhi County, Idaho, Nannls D. Noble, Post master. 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