THE 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.
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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
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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
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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. Falling Hair
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lytic ifiiftt, you are 1oe
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Yoo are bound to iavc tain Iiair
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tab rate, aren't yon? Better
stop tkb falling at once By vsing
Ayer's Hair Vigor, ft will
Mate your lair grow, too, groir
tlkk tad long.
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about It. Be -win toll jTOjirt tas xlghi
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