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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1901. DEATti DUETO DRINK Plea of the Defense in the Bosschieter Case, PRISONERS ON THE STAND Alleged Assailants of the Mill Girl Tell a Plausible Story Evidence Is All In, and Case May Go to the Jury Today PATERSON, N. J., Jan. 16. Interested crowds today filled the room In which the court of oyer j and terminer Is sitting for the trial of three of the alleged mur derers of Jennie Bosschieter, the mill girl. The state, having rested Its case last night, the day's proceedings began with the presentation by counsel of the case for the defense. Of the three men accused, Death showed most the effects of the strain through which they are pass ing, and dejection and extreme nervous ness were depicted In his countenance and movements. McAllster, on the other hand, was comparatively 6elf-possessed, but Campbell was evidently troubled and anxious. When Judge Dixon opened court, coun sel for the accused asked that Schulthorp the hackdrlver, be recalled, so that he might be confronted with the record ot his conviction of a crime of which he had previously been found guilty. Judge Dix on denied the request, on the ground that the point sought to be made against Schulthorp was Immaterial. Michael Dunn then delivered his ad dress, opening- the case for the defense. Counsel promised to prove that the death of Jennie Bosschieter was not caused In the commission of a criminal assault, and also that the charge of willful murder could not stand against the defendants. Mr. Dunn proceeded with a narrative of the evente preceding the death of Miss Bosschieter, the purpose of It being to show that the meeting of the four men McAllster, Campbell, Death and Kerr was not prearranged, and that the girl made the first advances that opened the way for the meeting at Saal's saloon. In the saloon, according to counsel, the girl drank freely, taking cocktails, ab sinthe and champagne until she became drowsy. Then she was escorted from the 6aloon to the hack, McAllster and Death walking on either side of her. She was not carried, the attorney said. The nar rative ot-counsel for the defense proceed ed with the ride In the hack to the place where the girl died. She had become un conscious, and the men lifted her from the hack to the ground, where they kneeled around her and made every effort to revive her. She was taken with nau sea, and the men used their pocket hand kerchiefs to wipe her face. The hack man, counsel said, was mistaken when he testified that the accused men assaulted the glrL Despairing of succeeding in re storing the girl to consciousness, the men put her back in the hack and drove for aid to the house of the nearest physician. The death of Jennie Bosschieter, counsel paid, was accidental, her drink was not drugged, and her person was not violated by the defendants. Death, or either of the others of the party. The misfortune that befell her might, counsel said, fall to any other girl under similar circumstances. David Vormullen, an undertaker, who burled the body of the girl, was the first witness called for the defense. He testi fied that he assisted in embalming the body and that two quarts of embalming fluid were used. The witness was not present at either autopsy. After the fu neral he was directed to reopen the grave, and a small box which he supposed con tained parts of the girl's remains was taken out and delivered to the authorities. "Walter C McAllster was called to the stand. He was arrested the Monday even ing following October 18, and had since been In Jail. The evening of October 18 he saw Jennie Bosschieter with Death and Campbell. He had known Campbell about a year, and Death about six months. He had known Jennie Boss chieter about 2& years, and had taken her riding when he first became acquainted with her. but had never been to any so cial affairs with her. He did not speak to her the evening of the ISth, when he first saw her, because he did not think Bho had seen him. The witness and Kerr walked to Saal's saloon. Death came out of the backroom and ordered drinks. Mc Allister asked Death whether he might Join the party in the backroom, and Death replied that he would ask the. girl. Afterward he called to McAllster to come In. Subsequently, the witness ordered a bottle of champagne. The girl drank two glasses of wine, and then appeared to be "pretty full." There was a hack outside of the saloon, and It was thought that a drive would revive her. Kerr and Camp bell went out and started down the street. The witness and Death got in the hack with the girl and overtook Kerr and Campbell, and. at the witness' Invitation, thev entered the hack. They then drove up to the Gofile road. Intending to stop at Lee's place, but when they reached there It was closed. Then they turned around t- drive home, and had entered the rock road, when the girl complained of feeling l'l and asked to be taken out of the car riage. Placing the hackmaVs blanket on th- ground they laid the girl upon It and tried to revive her. but without avail. Placing the girl In the hack, they drove to a brook In the vicinity, where they txk her out of the hack again and bathed her face. They put her back Into the hark and drove to Dr. Wiley's office, and as he was not at home, they hurried to Dr Townsend's house. Continuing, Mc Allster said: "It was our Intention to act on the sug gestion of the hackman at first, and drive Td the girl's home. We purposed to leave the dead body on the front steps of the Bosschieter home, but there were so many persons passing In the neighborhood that we decided to turn back, and finally left the body where It would be easily found near Alea's Icehouse." This concluded McAllster's direct testi mony, and he settled back In his chair and seemed to prepare for an ordeal when Prosecutor Emly began the cross-examination, "You had been leading a sporty life for fomo time," said the Prosecutor. This was promptly objected to by the defense, and the objection was sustained. In reply to another question, McAllster said he did not make any effort to go with Jennie Bosschieter for two years, al though' sho had not objected to his com pany. He saw her the night of October 16 going -up the street, but he did not speak to her then, as he had an engage, xnent with Kerr, to meet some girls on the Yard-street bridge. The girls are respect able, and: the witness declined to give their names. They expected to have a carriage ride. The girls and Kerr did not meet him, and he went to Saal's saloon to get a drink. Campbell came from a side room, and ordered some drinks. Camp bell asked him what he was doing there-, and he told him that he had a little mat ter en hand. Campbell told him that Jen nie Bossehelter was Inside. "Campbell ordered a cocktail, cider and a beer, and the drinks were taken inside. -Campbell, came out a little later and In vited me In. I went In, and In about 20 minutes told Kerr to go and get a rig. Death and Campbell were then having a second round of drinks with the girl, and I ordered a quart bottle of champagne. When I first entered the room Jennie stag, gered over toward mo and threw her arms around me and continued to hug me tor several minutes. She finally be came paralyzed drunk, and we proposed a carriage ride. It was thought, the fresh air would do her good. Jennie was able to walk out to the hack, but we had .to support her. She said as she got In, 'We are going out for a drive. Death and I assisted her In, and she sat between the two of us in the back seat." The witness denied that he or any one el3 put anything In the girl's drink. Ho also denied that he or any of the others had taken liberties with the glrL Death, followed McAllister on the wit ness stand. Death said he met Jennie on the street and took her to Saal's saloon. There she drank a cocktail, an absinthe frappe and several glasses of wine. Mc Allster poured out the wine. Jennie acted in a drunken way when McAllster came into the room and put her arms around McAllster's neck. The champagne made her worse. In the hack, Jennie became sleepy, and Campbell put his finger into her mouth in order to make her vomit. She vomited on. Campbell's and McAlls ter's handkerchiefs. She seemed to be in pain while she was vomiting. "You heard Detective Titus' testimony, and you heard him say that you spoke of Jennie and dope. You said that by dope you meant knock-out drops." "I said she got dopy after she had drunk absinthe." The witness said in answer to a ques tion that he did not assault Jennie the night of her death, nor did McAllster "nor Campbell. "Did you put anything in her drink, or did you know of any one else doing so?" "No, sir." On cross-examination Death said that he did not tell officers when arrested of the effect of the drink upon Jennie or the whole story as related in court. He said that he was so excited that he did not know what he was saying to the officers. He hod only told the whole story to his counsel and in court. Andrew J. Campbell, the third defend ant, was then placed on the stand. His account of the occurrences In the saloon and during the remainder of the night was practically the same as that given by McAllster and Death. In reply to a question by his counsel as to the drink ing in the saloon. Campbell said: "I saw nothing put Into any of the glasses, other than the drinks," On cross-examination, Campbell denied telling the detectives that the contents of a bottle he saw McAllster have would make the girl lively. The only bottle he saw In McAllster's hands that night was the champagne bottle. Campbell denied he ever said McAllster was the first to assault tho girl. No one asked the driver to participate in the assault. He did not see either Death or McAllster take any portion of her underclothing. Dr. Charles Lauffer, of New York City, testified that he had seen persons "knocked out" by absinthe. Much would depend upon whether a person was ac customed to take It, and upon an almost empty stomach the drink would cause ex citation and this would be followed by total collapse. Prosecutor Bmley then asked: "If a person hod died after having taken ab sinthe and chloral was found in the stom ach, what would you say she died of? "From chloral poison," replied the wit ness. Professor R. C. Vandorberg, a chemist, told how by mixing whisky cocktails, ab sinthe and champagne obtained at Saal's saloon with embalming fluid, he had pro cured a crystalline reaction. In reply to a question, ne said: "It cannot be told with accuracy by the finding of 10 grains of chloral In the stomach how much had been taken to produce them there." The case for the defense was then closed. Prosecutor Emley got Campbell to deny each Item In the alleged confes sion said to have been made by him tho night of his arrest. This alleged, confes sion was ruled out yesterday. Detectives Titus. Lord and Taylor were recalled, and each went over the same ground. Where Campbell had denied, they affirmed, and where he affirmed, they denied. The testimony of the detectives closed the rebuttal and the taking1 of testi mony. The Jury has the" facts as claimed by both sides to exist. The arguments of counsel will begin in the morning, and It Is probable the case will reach the Jury by tomorrow afternoon. KIOT IX A KENTUCKY TOWN. Explosion and Promiscuous Shoot ing: Cost Severnl Lives. COKBIN, Ky., Jan. lc A riot is In progress here tonight as a result of the shooting this afternoon of James Shotwell by Rollie White, and several persons have been killed or Injured. Shotwell Is In a precarious condition, and is not expected to recover. White had been paying at tention to Shotwell's daughter against the will of the latter. After the shooting White submitted to arrest, and was placed In his brother's grocery store, where a guard was placed over him, awaiting the arrival of the Sheriff. At 6:30 P. M. a terrific explosion took place under the grocery. So severe was the shock that It tore the building literally to pieces. There were about a dozen persons in the building at the time. Several escaped with slight injuries, while several remain In the debris dead. No one can at this time say how many are dead. Immediate ly after the explosion there was rapid firing in the neighborhood by unknown persons concealed. After the shooting Susan Cox was found dead near the wrecked building, having been struck by a stray ball. Citizens are afraid to visit the district tonight, and the number killed cannot be ascertained until morning. HILL FIGHTS THE CANADIAN Gets Crow's Nest Cool, and "Will Push New Railroads. ST. PAXIL. Minn., Jan. 16. Today J. J. Hill came Into possession of one-third of the capital stock of the Crow's Nest, British Columbia, coal mines, amounting to 52.500,000. He also entered Into an agreement with other railroad companies built and to be built to parallel the Can adian Pacific. Hill also agrees to build a spur line from the Great Northern to the Crow's Nest coal mines, and guar antees to purchase 6000 tons of coal per day. The whole scheme contemplates a gigantic struggle with the Canadian Pa cific, for which J. J. Hill receives valua ble government concessions. Trouble From Hleh Water. All Southern Pacific trains arrived and departed from Portland yesterday over the West Side tracks. Four blockaded trains got in the night before, and yes terday morning, when the outgoing San Francisco express got as far as the car shops it was turned back because of the water which covered the track on the Clackamas bottom. Just north of Oregon City. Four years ago the track there was raised some six feet, but the water yesterday rose a full foot over the track, and was so muddy that no reliable exam ination of the grade could bo made, and It was deemed unsafe to trust trains upon It. Passengers for points In the valley north of Albany were sent to Oregon City by the trolley line, and there took the Albany passenger, which, being un able to reach Portland, was turned back. Through trains passed over the West Side track by way of Corvallls and Al bany, making the connection between those places by means of the Corvallls & Eastern. There was no trouble south of Albany. Collision on the O. R. & X. A light engine going 'eastward collided with a double-headed freight train near Mosier at midnight Tuesday night. The head engine of the freight train was badly damaged, the others only slightly. The engineers were slightly bruised, but were able to handle their machines. The track was obstructed until 9 o'clock yester day morning. Responsibility for the ac cident lies between the night operator at Hood River and the engineer of the light locomotive, the engineer declaring there was no red signal at the Hood River station, and the operator saying it was displayed. DEWET CROSSED THEVAAL RUMOR THAT HE HAS JOINED THE TRANSVAAIi COMMANDOS. British Fear, However, That the Story Is Intended to Cover an At tempt to Break Southrrord. LONDON, Jan. 17. The Important re port received from Johannesburg that General Dewet has crossed the Vaal and Joined forces with the Transvaal com mandoes. If true, probably means the con centration of 7000 Boers with several guns for another big attack. There are rumors current In Cape Town that several Boer leaders are urging an attack upon the mines. It has been long understood that General Dewet has been anxious to Join the Invaders in Cape Colony, and this ru mor may be spread to cover an attempt to break southward. As an outcome of the fact that the Boers in several Instances have worn khaki, a government notice has been pro mulgated in Pretoria prohibiting civilians' from wearing khaki, and notifying all persons who wear this costume, which Is likely to be mistaken for the British uniform, that they will render themselves liable to arrest and Imprisonment.. The War Office Issued no fresh new3 yesterday. The response to the govern ment's call for volunteers Is said to be very brisk, in both London and the prov inces. Defensive measures in South Af rica proceed apace. Seven thousand men have Joined the city guard In Cape Town, and 3000 others have volunteered In the suburbs. An additional big gun has been mounted on Table Mountain. A small Boer commando entered Sutherland, cut the telegraph wires, looted the stores, and then proceeded northward. According to the Cape Town corre spondent of the Dally Mall, the Boers occupied Aberdeen, 15 miles south of Graaf Relnet, Tuesday. A unique feat ure of Kitchener's fighting scouts is the enrollment of 300 Mdtabele camp followers for riding and leading spare horses. This is likely to renew the color agitation. Krngrer Is Undecided. LONDON. Jan. 16. Mr. Kruger is un decided whether to visit America. He will do so If assured thaV President Mc Klnley will receive him officially as Pres ident of the Transvaal. The friends of Mr. Kruger do not desire the old man, in his present state of health, to under take any arduous and fruitless Journey in cold weather. John B. Mllholland, representing a group of American pro Boers, visited' Mr. Kruger a fortnight ago, and, with W. T. Stead, Invited him to visit America. Afterward, while 111. Mr. Kruger wrote saying his health forbade him to do so. He has since re covered, and has declared he Is willing to make the trip if he could be satisfied that his visit would tangibly help the Boers. He tells his friends that he has reason to hope for the Czar's moral sup port. The operation on Mr. Kruger's eyes, at Utrecht next week, although slight In itself, would necessitate abso lute quiet for some time. L&KSDOWNB OBJECTS. If He Has His Way, the Canal Treaty Will Not Be Accepted. LONDON, Jan. 16. Nicaragua Canal matters were brought forcibly before the public today by means of an editorial In the Dally Telegraph, and a long dispatch from the American correspondent of the London Times. Each takes exactly op posite views. The Associated Press is officially informed that neither can be taken to represent the government's views, for the excellent reason that these views are not yet concentrated into a de cision. The conferences so far held be tween United States Ambassador Choate and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs have occurred at the Instigation of the latter, and were for the purpose of enlightening Lord Lansdowne on various technicalities, so as to enable him to ex plain them to the Cabinet meeting Friday. Until that Is held. Great Britain's attitude will not be known. The United States Embassy officials appear to be hopeful of the acceptance of the amendments to the Hay-Pauncefot treaty. In spite of this impression, and taking full consideration of the opportunities of the embassy offi cials In determining which way the cat is likely to Jump, the Associated Press has excellent reason to believe that If Lord Lansdowne's voice predominates In the Cabinet, Great Britain will not accept the amendment. There Is no shadow of doubt that If the opinion of the Foreign Office Is followed, Great Britain "will either re gretfully express her Inability to comply with the amendments or fall to take any action whatever, in which case the treaty will lapse of Itself. Several of Lord Lans downe's advisers favor the latter course. Their feelings can well be Judged from a statement of one of the foremost of his advisers, who, replying to a remark that the canal was not worth a row, said: "Perhaps not But it does not do to ap ply that principle In every case." A DASH TO THE POLE. Plans of Captain Bernler, of Quebec, Canada. LONDON, Jan. 16. Captain J. Elzar Bernler, of Quebec, who has volunteered to make a voyage of discovery to the North Pole by a new route, and by aid of Inventions of his own for Ice traveling, has practically completed his arrange ments in England, and will sail for Can ada in a few days to submit his Ideas to Sir Wilfrid Laurler. "My plan," he said, Is to start via Beh Tlng Strait, follow the coast of Siberia and enter the Ice between 165 and 170 de gress east longitude, and then pass north as far as the Ice will permit. If the ship attains a better position than the Jean nette, I expect to reach the pole and re turn within three or four years. This will not be as difficult as the Jeanette found It because the polar basin has now more openings than formerly. My plans In clude not only reaching the pole, but sound scientific observation not heretofore completely achieved. The ship will be de livered at Vancouver In ample time. She Is an Improved Fram, and Includes all the best and latest devices of the Antarctic vessels now building. Twelve or 14 'men will accompany me. Many have offered themselves from the United States, Can ada and elsewhere. I attach the greatest value to the Marconi system of com munication with my base. Of course. I shall stick to the ship as long as possible, but I shall be prepared to leave her and make a dash for the pole." Wntchins for an Embezzler. LONDON, Jan. 16. The alleged forger for whose extradition the United States authorities are asking, Is said to be Slg mund Hertz, alias Emden. of New York City. He is supposed to be on board "the steamer Corinthian, which left Halifax Sunday, January 7, for Queenstown and Liverpool. The police of those cities are watching for him. NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Acting under in structions from Chief of Detectives George F. Titus, the Scotland Yard officials were cabled yesterday to arrest at Queenstown or Liverpool, as he steps off an Incoming steamer, the alleged defaulting confiden tial clerk of a large wholesale house on Walker street. New York City, who Is said to have embezzled $50,000 of the firm's funds at the time of his flight, and to .have embezzled nearly $200,000 before he was even suspected. Dimensions of the Shamrock. BOSTON, Jan. 16. According to the Herald, which claims to have reliable in formation. Sir Thomas Upton's new challenger will have a draft of 19 feet 8 Inches: beam. 23 feet 6 inches, and her length over all will be 136 feet. The lead weight Is to be S3 tons. Designer Watson believes that a beam such as he gave the Shamrock II Is better for all round performance than the 26 feet which he gave' the "Valkyrie HI. It Is a very noticeable fact, says the Herald, that the new challenger and the Brit annia, the Prince of Wales' boat, have exactly the same beam dimensions, thought the former has more than two feet more draft than tho Prince's old yacht. REPLY TO MR. TONGUE. Orejronton Correspondent on Sius law Discussion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. It is with some reluctance that The Oregonlan cor respondent Is forced to reopen the Slus law discussion, and to make a statement in his own defense. The Oregonlan of December 31 contained a letter written by Hon. Thomas H. Tongue to an Oregon friend, la.Tyhlch he makes the following assertion: "The Oregonlan correspondent, in some way, has been gojng outside of his ordi nary business and sending messages that he ought not to have sent. I note an Oregonlan containing a statement that the Siuslaw improvement had been 'turned down,' " etc. As a matter of fact, Mr. Tongue himself said to The Oregonlan correspondent, about two weeks before the river and harbor bill was reported, that the com mittee had "knocked out the Siuslaw ap propriation, but he hoped It would be re stored In the Senate." As It Is the aim of the correspondent to keep the people of the state advised of tho progress made In Oregon matters, It was his "plain duty" to convey this bit of Information to his paper. It Is difficult to see Just where he went "outside of his ordinary business" In so doing. In fact, there was nothing else to do. It was not gratifying to him personally to know that Siuslaw was knocked out; neither was It discouraging. It was a bit of news of Interest in Ore gon, and as such it should have been and was sent there. Furthermore, there has been some lit tle complaint from Mr. Tongue in person because this fact was printed. But If that item had not appeared In The Oregonlan, and the many protests been subsequently filed with Mr. Tongue, the river and har bor bill would In all probability have con tained little or no provision for the Sius law when It emerged from the commit tee. That very bit of advertising saved Siuslaw. And yet that fact does not seem to be appreciated. It Is, perhaps, natural that the people of Lane and Douglas Counties living along the Siuslaw River should clamor for a large appropriation for their river, but to an unprejudiced outsider, who looks merely upon the merits of the case, there is really little reason why the general Government should make further largo appropriations for improving this stream. As a matter of fact, the entrance to the river is at present a very dangerous lo cality in bad weather, owing to the vast bar and shallowness of the water. While there is a fairly good depth in the river proper, yet at Its mouth the channel de creases to a depth of seven feet or less. To overcome this shoaling and provide an adequate channel will require the exten sion of the present Jetty for a considera ble distance, at an estimated additional cost of $548,000. Tho engineers estimated that $51,000 could be expended during the coming fiscal year, but their recommenda tion Is not of the strongest. In fact. It Is seen from a close observation of their rec ommendation that they themselves be lieve the final cost of the improvement is very apt to exceed the figure now set down. After stating that with an appropriation of $51,000. In addition to the available bal ance of $23,4S3. they can extend the Jetty for 500 feet, they add: "This extension of GOO feet, and tho maintenance of the work as It will exist when the present contract has been com pleted, will also depend on damage which may be done the finished work by storms, and the extent to wiilch scour may occur at the end of the Jetty as the latter is built seaward." As a matter of fact, the river and har bor committee Is very much disposed to dispense with the appropriations for the Siuslaw, and believe it to be a project unworthy of improvement by the general Government. When the bill was originally drawn, however, and found to exceed by $20,000,000 the limit within which it was in tended to be confined, the whole consign ment of Oregon Improvements were turned over to Mr. Tongue, and he was directed to spread around the total allow ance In such manner as he deemed wisest, and In this way Siuslaw secured some recognition. The fact that the allowance was made Is not an evidence that the committee approves the project, for It decidedly does not, but merely that Mr. Tongue had It In his power to discrimi nate between this project and others which are universally recognized as meri torious and deserving of immediate at tention. It is not necessary to draw comparisons between the Siuslaw and any of the Co lumbia River Improvements, for every one will recognize the comparative Im portance of the two streams. There was the Columbia and Willamette below Port land, for which an appropriation of $625, 000 was recommended, and for which but $225,000 was allotted. For the canal at tho cascades, $150,000 was recommended, and but $30,000 allowed. And yet the reduc tion on these two projects would nearly threo times cover the estimated cost of the Improvements of the smaller streams like the Siuslaw and others In Mr. Tongue's district. It Is not the amounts appropriated In each case that Is criti cised, but the proportionate merits of the respective Improvements, and the amounts allowed In proportion to the amounts recommended. Perhaps, In further consideration of this general question, it might not be "over stepping his duty" for The Oregonlan cor respondent to call attention to the fol lowing table, which in Itself Is on inter esting study: Memorandum of recommendations of the Chief of Engineers for river and harbor improvements In Oregon, for the fiscal year ending June, 1902, as compared with the amounts Inserted In the river and harbor bill by the House committee. Engineer's Amt. recommen- appropri- Project. datlon. ated. Mouth of Columbia $2,531,141 $400,000 Willamette and Colum bia, below Portland... 625,000 225,000 Columbia, between Van couver and mouth of Willamette 8,000 8,000 Canal at Cascades 150,000 30,000 Upper Columbia and Snake 10,000 10,000 Willamette above Port land and Yamhill 50,000 32,500 Revetment below Inde pendence 25,000 Revetment opposite Cor vallls 12,500 Coqullle below Coqullle City 755,000 40,000 Tillamook Harbor 27,000 27.000 Siuslaw 61,000 26,000 Long Tom 1,500 1,000 Coos River 1,500 1,500 Clatskanle ... 1,500- 1,000 Lewis 10.SOO 500 Cowlitz 7,000 2,000 Gauging Columbia 1,000 1,000 Dalles boat railway, on hand 220,291 Repealed. $1,500,000 by contract ARTHUR W. DUNN. Storm-Tossed Ships Reach Port. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. The three masted schooner Joseph Russ, bound from Sallna Cruz for Port Townsend, has put In here In distress. The vessel was caught in the southeast storm of the early part of the month, and, being in ballast, had an exceedingly rough time of it. Nearly all her sails were carried away. The big collier Victoria got In from Puget Sound with a big list to port. She was caught In a heavy southeast gale soon after passing out through the straits, and was thrown on her beam ends. The cargo of coal shifted to port. The steam schooner Ranco also made port after about five days, coming from New Whatcom. She was caught in. the Flattery weather and for a couple of days It was impossible to make any headway. GROWERS OF LIVESTOCK SECOND DAT OF THE SALT LAKE CONVENTION. 'Anti-Shoddy Resolution Adopted Addresses and Papers Discus slon of Olco Question. SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 16. The dele gates to the convention of the National Livestock Association were slow in ar riving at the hall this morning, and be fore proceeding to the regular business President Springer read an anti-shoddy resolution that was adopted by the exec utive committee last night. The resolu tion calls attention to the extensive .use of cotton and shoddy in what Is" put Into so-called "woolen goods," and calls the attention of Representatives in Congress to the fact, and asks them to provide and enact such legislation as will prevent fraud in marketing and manufactured ar ticles as wholly of wool. A committee was appointed to investigate theso con ditions and present them to Congress. The resolution was adopted. Memorials and reports of the executive committee in reference to the attitude of the committee on the Grout bill were read. Resolutions were adopted In re gard to the Indorsement of a livestock ex hibition to be held at Topeka, Kan., in 1904. President Springer then introduced Hon. L. G. Powers, of Washington, D. C, who delivered an address on "Our Wealth In National Livestock." He said In part: "The cow, the steer and the humble pig are playing their part quite as effectively as the horse and mule In the struggle of America for the Industrial supremacy of the world. Our cattle and swine give our people In the aggregate a tremendous Independence and power. The American bog, by furnishing cheap meat to the workers of Europe, is undermining the powers of all the old vested Interests of the nations of that continent, and will In time be a factor for toppling over even the thrones of Kings and the power of aristocracy. "The Americans are masters of the situ ation, and our livestock Interests, more than our steam engines, occupy the high est seat of power. The situation is full of encouragement for the American people at the opening the 20th century." O. P. Updegraff, of Kansas, then deliv ered an address on the "Benefits of Horse Shows to the Horse Industry." He said: "In the years 1S97 to 1900 the horses in the United States increased In value $150, 000.000. This was at a time, too, when there were no horses used on car lines, when automobiles were In common use, the bicycle in as much as it ever will be, and now, at the dawning of the 20th cen tury, the horses meeting the requirements at present are not nearly enough' to meet the demand, and for this reason prices today are higher than for years. Instead of going out of fashion, horses ar.e more in fashion than ever before. It is the' high-class horse that brings the high dol lar, and the horse shows held In many of our large cities are largely responsible for their value. "During the past year the record shows tho highest price paid for a single coach horse was $7800; for a pair of coach horses $6250; for a lady's saddle hack, $2740; for a lady's phaeton pair, $5300; for a park four-in-hand, $10,250; for a hunter $5000. An average of $1126 was obtained for 40 head of trottlng-bred coach horses, and $501 60 for an average of 700 horses sold at one sale of trottlng-bred ones. These sales have all taken place within the year, and while not particularly sensational, are in dicative of a healthy condition of the horse Industry." At the conclusion of Mr. Updegraffs ad dress, Hon. George Q. Cannon, of this city, who has Just returned from a visit to the Hawaiian Islands, addressed the convention, his remarks relating chiefly to the early history of Utah. Mr. Bailer, of IllinolB, moved that the by-laws of the association be waived and that the convention pay tribute to the memory of the late Philip D. Armour, and extend to his wife and family the pro found sympathy of the convention. Unan imously adopted. Tho Kansas City Live stock Association has prepared a similar resolution, which will bo acted upon to morrow. At the afternoon session Mr. Stlckney, of Wyoming, offered a resolution to the effect that a petition be sent to Washing ton for the establishment of an additional signal service In the Rocky Mountains. Hon. William Bolton, of Oklahoma, de livered a unique and characteristic speech on the advantage of Oklahoma as a stock raising territory. Colonel John F. Hobbs, of New York, spoke on "Oleomargine vs. Dairy Butter." Hobbs was followed by Hon. D. W. Will son, of Illinois, with an address on "The Buttered Side of the Question." At tho conclusion of Wlllson's address the con vention adjourned until tomorrow. Tonight the visitors were entertained at the Tabernacle with an elaborate musical programme, given by the famous Mormon Church choir, consisting of 500 trained voices. A large number of cattlemen have been discussing the question of organizing the trans-tHisslssippi Cattlemen's Association as an auxiliary to the National Livestock Association. Mr. Lusk, of California, in speaking of the new movement, said: "It Is not in opposition to the National Live stock Association, of which we will re main members and help In every way pos sible." A committee has been appointed to arrange the details. The fancy and blooded, stock exhibition, which Is being held In this city In connec tion with the convention, has attracted large crowds during the past two days. Part of the stock will be soldi at auction tomorrow. Wrecks on the West Coast. VICTORIA, B. C, Jan. 16. The steamer Queen City, which arrived at midnight from tho west coast of Vancouver Island, reports that three ships' boats have been found smashed on the coast, together with the name board of a vessel with the letters "Rel ner" showing also consider able lumber. The weather has been very rough off the coast. Van Camp's Soups, 10c at all Grocers. P -.rA ' s RE THOSE RAISED ON BORDEN'S BRAND CONDENSED MILK gS"BABIES,i?HKEg? LBorden's Condensed Milk CcflewYork. J sib s5iS C& EAGLE CONSUMPTION PREVENTED, NOT CURED THE GREATEST BENEFACTION OF SCIENCE CHECKS DISEASE BEFORE IT REACHES THE LUNGS. Doctor Copeland Again Urges the Truth of His Theory, the Only Sound Theory in Lung Disease, the Theory Proved a Thousand Times, and Again a Thousand in His Practice, That the Only Proper Course, the Only Rational Course, the Only Scientific Course in the Treatment of Consump- . tion Is to Cure the Catarrhal Stages. So much Interest has been aroused by tho series of articles by Doctor Cope land on the relation of catarrh to con. sumption that he has, In the following talk, explained what his experience has taught him in all the years of his prac tice concerning catarrh and consumption. Doctor Copeland says: "The great trouble that I find is to explain to the people so they will un derstand tho Importance of taking care of their breathing apparatus, which Is undoubtedly the most Important part of the body. While man may live quite a time without food and without water, ho dies in a very few minutes when robbed j; Our Specialties Chronic Catarrh In all Its t forms. Asthma, Bronchitis, In f clplent Consumption, Diseases I I of the Stomach, the Kidneys, the Nervous System and Blood r treated at the Copeland Instl I tute at $5 A MONTH Medicine Included, until cured. I Don't pay more of air, and if he does not get air In suffi cient quantity and of proper quality he will suffer and linger along until he de, velops an Incurable disease, from which he will die. It Is very hard to show the people how simple, common .catarrh, which ls so prevalent, is a forerunner of such serious consequences as bronchitis and consumption. GREAT RISK TAKEN. "I would like to appeal directly to every thinking person in the world with a posi tive fact, namely, that each one I ad dress I want to consider that he is run ning a gauntlet' that Is an extremely lisky one when he allows himself to remain un cured from any form of bronchial or ca tarrhal lung disease, for no matter who you may be, you stand one chance out of seven of dying of consumption. In other words, every seventh person In the United States gets consumption and dies from It. A. great many more people than one out of seven get consumption, but some of them by change of climate and by proper doctoring get cured. I should think that fully one person out of every five develops consumption, while statis tics prove beyond question that one out of seven dies from it. "In a climate like ours people are sub ject to diseases of the breathing ap-. paratus, and the greatest number of those so affected begin with catarrh of the nose and throat, which after a time extends into other parts. DANGER FROM CATARRH. 'There are soma persons, and Indeed a number of them, who have an immunity from consumption, but It will be found on close Investigation that such persons do not contract colds easily and do not develop catarrh from the colds. Every person who has catarrh Is carrying around with him a disease that is liable at any time to allow the development of consumption. "In some persons the strength and vi tality of youth allows them to prevent the advancement of catarrh into tho lungs, and while they may be annoyed with nasal or throat catarrh during the early part of their life, they suffer no serious constitutional disease as the re sult of It. But even such persons, when they grow old, find they are beginning to H i ' J fl ft an te : t totjng MEN troubled -with nwn AM.!' Kftw fulnew. aversion to society "cnuoy". TOia8ffi3fflffUSrS tina ta thclr vmtt 8S&D AND 8KIN IB? DRUGS Catarrh , and SheumaUsmKBU. nostnmw Dr. Walker's methods are regu ana bc thorough medical treatment. Zx$liytvte " to EL men who describe thtft Enhif PAlBNTBraMdat home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered fc SaffSSVeStrrulonftA and saoredly confidential. Call on or addrew V Doctor Walker. 13fl Flr St- Corner Alder, Portland. Or. THE ROOT OF YOUR should look like this, but if you have DANDRUFF the GERM destroys and with en it like this. "Destroy the cause you remove the ffect" No Dandruff, no Falling Hair, no Baldness, if yod KILL THE QERM with NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE For sale by all drukls. Priet $1. lyrtSsyffjEai? e&4&&td2 cough, and the cough Is always very bad during the Winter, and gradually gets worse as they grow older and leaker, until at last It carries them away. NO IMMUNITY FOR THE OLD. "It used ty be thought that only young people anda people of mlddlo age de veloped consumption, but It has been, found of late years that there are just as many old people who suffer from con sumption as there are young people, $md that old people suffer from that form, of consumption almost exclusively that re sults from catarrh. Two-thirds of the people who live past the 60th year fn this climate die from consumption that, started with catarrh durlns the early part of their lives. "It Is like this: Youth can resist much; good constitutions can resist much, but in tho latter end of man's existence his fires burn lower, his youth Is gone, his vitality 1b gradually sappel and disease Is allowed to extend Into hla vital parts. "As I have said before, catarrh in the form of catarrhal consumption Is not the only forjn of consumption, but tho history of nearly every case of consump tion is the history of catarrh that ha3 extended" from tho nose to the throat, from the throat to the bronchial tubes and thence to the lungs. Those people even after they have developed consump tion and finding that they still take cold easily and have exaggerated catarrhal symptoms, often try to persuade them selves that they are only suffering from catarrh, and that their lungs aro not affected. NO CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. T have spent as much time as any doc tor that I know of In Investigating all the so-called cures of consumption. I And after 20 years of Investigation that there is no reliable cure for consumption, nor do I bellovo there ever will be such a cure found. THE PROPER COURSE '"Tho proper course In dealing wltH consumption is to prevent It. I know that those people who are careful of their breathing apparatus, who havo their catarrh cured, rarely, if ever, develop con, sumption, so I wish It thoroughly un derstood that X do not claim to cure con sumption, but I am on record as saytng that It is my aim, and has been for years past, to rid people of the disease that so often prepares the way for con sumption, namely, catarrh, and that in o. lng this I am satisfied that In tho ma jority of cases, at least, 1 am able to pre vent consumption." HOME TREATMENT. Tfo one deprived of the "bpnVfltn of the Copeland Treatment l)cqanne iif living at a distance from the city. If yon cannot come to the ofllce, -write for Home Treatment Symptom Blank and book, and be enred at home. CONSULTATION FREE. DR. COPELAND'S . 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