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Br-we -r-t5 JmHRWBSW" r83y- 'TwnrB'! frJS!fV ' ,w- 'J j'Wig"- 7fi 10 THE MORNING OREGO.NIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1901. "jri-am i -1"im sv ,yk",iBW"'?wwiwi9!?', WILL VISIT SALEM Oregon's CapitaltQ Be Graced by Idaho Solons. LEAVE AFTER FEBRUARY 22 Oreeon short Line, Oresron Railway fc Xavl&atlon.'Company and South ern Pacific Tender a Special Train for Trip. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8. The following telegram' from Salt Lake was received here today: "Hon. Thomas P. Terrlll, President of the Senate, and Glenn P. McKlnlaw, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Boise, Idaho: I beg-to inform you that the Oregon Short Line, Oregon Railway & Navigation and Southern Pacific Com panies tender you an Invitation to visit Salem, Or., and will place at your dis posal a sufficient number of sleeping-cars to accommodate the members of your hon orable body for the journey on any date after Tuepday, February 1Z "Would thank you to advise me If the honorable mem bers desire to make the trip, and the num ber It will be necessary for us to provide sleeping-cars for. "We should have a. few days notice so as to arrange for proper equipment for the trip. Kindly state your wishes as to proposed trip. "S. "W. ECCLES." The members seen since receipt of this Invitation are enthusiastic over the trip, the intention being to leave here about February 22. They will pass a resolution accepting the Invitation, and will agree In that resolution to work the number of days extra, without pay, occupied on the trip. SPEAKER RULED ARBITRARILY. Declared Roane Adjonrned "When Vote Was Otherwise. BOISE, Feb. 8. In the House today there was an acrimonious discussion over the bill to license gambling under local op tion, brought about by a motion by Snow, Republican, to Indefinitely postpone. Speaker McKlnlay called a member to the chair, and made a speech on the floor of the House, In which he said he had been practically raised In a gambling place, having from the years of 6 to 16 been In and out of such places, but was not contaminated. Many members spoke, mostly against the bill. A member rose and began speaking, having beon recognized by Temporary 6peaker Tearian, when McKinlay rushed across the room, resumed his office and recognized Kelley, who made a motion for recess. The motion was lost by fully two thirds, but the Speaker declared It car ried and adjourned the body, amid a storm of remonstrances. The matter was Anally patched up, and In the afternoon the bill was made a special order for Tuesday. Members say It will be lost by at least two-thirds. It Is stated on good authority that Kel ley of Shoshone will present In the House and Moody In the Senate at the session Monday a resolution demanding that the Governor abolish martial law In the Coeur d'Alenes. It was to have been presented today, but the debate on the gambling bill set It aside. Little business was transacted in the House, and none In the Senate. Both houses adjourned till Monday. REAPPORTIONMENT DILL. FusIonlHts Decide on a Strictly Po litical Measure. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8. Another fusion caucus was held tonight on the new ap portionment bill to be presented at this session, when the following was decided upon: Custer, 1; Elmore, 1; Cassia. 1; Lincoln, 1; Bannock, 2; Bear Lake, 2; Blaine, 2; Boise, 2; Canyon, 2; Lemhi, 2; Oneida, 2; Owyhee, 2; Washington, 2; Bingham, 3; Fremont, 3: Idaho, 3; Kootenai, 3; Ada, 4; Latah, 4; Nez Perces, 4; Shoshone, 5. This is strictly a political apportionment, as all counties given gains are fusion, while the losses go to Republican coun tks. There have been a number of meet ings to discuss this plan, but final de cision was not reached till today. Such a bill will be presented the first of the week. Entertnln Utah Legislators Today. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 8. The Governor and Legislature of Utah will arrive here tomorrow morning, and the day will be given over to their entertainment. Re ception committees from the House and Senate and the Boise Chamber of Com merce will meet the special at Nampa In the morning. At 11 o'clock a reception will bo held at the Columbia Theater. In the evening a ball will be given at te Natatorium. The visitors will leave about 1 A. M. Sunday, going as far west as Huntington, where they will have breaktast, making the return trip through Idaho In daylight. VANCOUVER IJARRACICS IX LIST. One Itrprlmcnt Under Xew Army Law WI11 Be Enrolled There. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Representative Moody called at the War Department to day and was assured that one regiment to be raised under the new Army law will be enrolled at Vancouver Barracks. In all probability this will be an infantry regiment, as the department feels that there is little promise for raising cav alry in that section. The Quartermaster's Department prom ises to immediately Issue an order di recting the purchase of 1000 horses for the use of the new cavalry regiments. Major Jacobs, at Vancouver, will be in structed to advertise for bids for these horses. Mr. Moody assured the depart ment that Oregon bidders were anxious to compete, and he was told that the depart ment would continue to give Oregon horse dealers an opportunity, particularly as the large number of Oregon horses now in the service had given exceptional satisfaction. He was also assured that as horses are required from time to time, Oregon bidders would have an opportun ity to enter the competition, and if their bids were most reasonable, would secure the awards. In addition to the 1000 men tioned. Major Jacobs now has an unfilled order for at least 200 horses needed for immediate use. POISOXED TWO "WOMEN. M. Who Fnrnlshed "Complexion Powder" Fonnd Guilty. LA GRANDE. Feb. 8. The case of the State ve. Charles E. Slmonls, for alleged poisoning, was tried yesterday, In the Circuit Court at Union. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty. The case came up at the last term of court, but the jury failed to agree. The .plaintiffs were two young women, Wallace and Howell. It was alleged that Slmonls attempted to poison the two women by sending them by a girl powders said to be complexion powders. As there had been some pre vious talk of complexion powders, the women took these without hesitation, and would have died from the effects but for the timely attendance of a physician. The trial failed to impress most of those who followed It with the young man's guilt. It was generally believed that his intention, was to supply the women with the 'complexion powder for which they had expressed & desire. But it would ap- pear that on finding the results of the powders, he denied having furnished them. If he had made a clean breast of it, ad mitting that he provided the powders, but knew nothing of their deadly nature, It is believed that he would have been cleared. The case was complicated, and there are many points of mystery about it. The sentence has not been fixed. Military Orders. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Feb. 8. Colonel W. V. Richards has gone to Fort Flagler to make an Inspection of the proposed roadway and wharf at that post. General Shatter has announced the drills to be used by the cavalry and Infantry In this department during the coming year. Post Commanders, being responsible for the efficiency of their command. It has been left to their discretion to add more exercises and drills if they see fit. The men will be instructed each day for at least half an hour in callstenlcs, and once a week they will be taught litter drill and first aid to the wounded. In April will begin the drill for small arms practice and revolver practice for the cav alry. The two following months will be devoted to target practice with rifle and carbine, also military signaling. From July until November the men will be trained in the use of the Hotchkiss moun tain and machine gun, three days In the week there will be drill and two days will be devoted to practice marches, which will also include the solution of minor tactics. The marches will not be less than six miles for the infantry and 10 for the cavalry. Lieutenant Julius S. Conrad has been ordered to San Francisco to report to the commanding General upon the completion of his duties in connection with the trans port Athenian. Ernest E. Rhodes, enlisted In Portland has been assigned to Company C. Seventh Infantry, stationed here. Experiments In Oyster Planting. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Feb. 8. W. H. Kneeland, of Shelton, has ordered 25 tons of Wlllapa Bay seed oysters for trans planting on his Puget Sound beds, and A. S. Bush & Sons, of Bay Center, will experiment with Olympla oysters on their beds in Wlllapa Bay. The object of the experiments Is to improve both kinds of oyBters. By transplanting It Is believed that the Wlllapa Bay oyster may regain its original size In the clearer waters of Puget Sound, and that the Olympla oys ter may grow larger, lighter in color and better flavored in Wlllapa Bay. The ex periments will be watched with the deep est Interest by oyster men In both sec tions. Claim Estate of Late John Sullivan. SEATTLE, Feb. 8. John and Mary Sul livan, residing In Ireland, through their attorney, J. P. Gleason, have laid claim to the estate of the late John Sullivan, of this city. They assert that they are the grandnephew and grandnlece of the dead capitalist. Oregon Mine Notes. As the work of sinking the slope In new mine at Beaver Hill, Coos County, progresses, the outlook for successful and profitable operations is more encouraging. The slope Is now down 610 feet. The young men of Lebanon, decided to do some prospecting on a bar about a mile from the river bridge, says the Cri terion. The first pan brought several colors to light and after going a little deeper they found plenty of colors and a few coarse pieces of gold, one weighing 2 grains. The Perry mine, located five or six miles east of Baker City, which has been lying idle for some time owing to misun derstanding among the Eastern stock holders, has resumed operations. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The following ta ble, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week ended February 7, with the per centage of increase and decrease, as com. pared with the corresponding week last year: New York $1,5S7,161,000 39.2 .... Boston 127,735,000 3.4 .... Chicago 129,133,000 3.2 .... Philadelphia 105,621,000 7.6 .... St. Louis 43,009,000 34.1 .... Pittsburg 35,871.000 .... 8.1 Baltimore 21,209,000 2.4 .... San Francisco 18 010,000 4.1 .... Cincinnati 21,070,000 30.7 .... Kansas City 14.926,000 8.6 .... New Orleans 13,451,000 3.4 .... Minneapolis 9,778,000 3.8 .... Detroit 9,412,000 23.6 .... Cleveland 12,940,000 22.6 Louisville 10,346,000 .... 7.4 Providence 6,741,000 1.0 .... Milwaukee 7,260,000 22.5 St. Paul 4.529.000 9.7 .... Buffalo 5,231,000 7.6 .... Omaha 5,675,000 .... 2.8 Indianapolis 7,665,000 21.4 .... Columbus, 0 6,259,000 33.2 .... Savannah 5,006,000 .... 7.0 Denver 4,725,000 15.5 .... Hartford 2,638,000 .... 8.4 Richmond 3,955,000 6.0 .... Memphis 3,451,000 9.3 .... Washington 2.986,000 Peoria 2.413.000 12.0 .... Rochester 2,870,000 1.3 New Haven 1,735,000 14.6 .... Worcester 1,475,000 13.7 .... Atlanta 2,765,000 2.7 .... Salt Lake 3,126,020 74.3 .... Springfield, Mass... 1,444.000 .... 12.4 Fort Worth 2.50S.000 52.4 .... Portland, Me 1,202,000 13.8 .... Portland, Or. 1,934.707 4.8 .... St. Joseph 3,779,000 Los Angeles 2,637,275 22.1 .... Norfolk 1,350,000 .... 21.3 Syracuse 1,359,000 Des Moines 1.421,000 6.0 .... Nashville 1,832,000 8.9 .... Wilmington, DeL .. 998,000 1.9 .... Fall River 882,000 .... 12.3 Scranton 1,022,000 1.7 .... Grand Rapids 1,448,000 29.9 .... Augusta, Ga 1,385,000 6.0 .... Lowell 585,000 7.3 .... Dayton. O. 1,172,000 16.9 .... Seattle 1,942,460 3.5 .... Tacoma 1,628.438 5S.8 .... Spokane 1,067,546 3.0 .... Sioux City 1,111,000 8.9 .... New Bedford 444.000 6.2 Knoxville, Tenn. ... 734,000 3.0 Topeka l.OSo.OOO 63.1 .... Birmingham 1.041,000 16.4 .... Wichita 507.000 2.4 .... BInghamton 469,000 3.5 Lexlncton. Ky 518.000 .... 12.7 Jacksonville, Fla. .. 275.000 .... 10.1 Kalamazoo 312,000 .... 22.9 Akron 556,000 27.7 .... Chattanooga 504.000 19.4 .... Rockford. Ill 261.000 .... 2.2 Canton, 0 272.000 12.3 .... Springfield, 0 291.000 .... 14.4 Fargo, N. D 309,000 .... 19.5 Sioux Falls. S. D.... 153,000 .... 1.2 Fremont. Neb 162,000 .... 7.4 Davenport 1.259,000 45.7 .... Toledo 2,115,000 2.2 .... Galveston 7,865,000 Houston S.906,000 5.9 Evansvllle 765,000 .... 24.8 Macon 9SO.0OO 15.8 .... Little Rock 565.000 17.2 .... Youngstown 433,000 42.4 .... Springfield, 111 541.000 40.5 .... Helena 835,000 C0.5 .... Colorado Springs.... 1,134,000 Totals, U. S $2,282,042,943 26.1 .... Totals outside N. Y. 694,8S1,136 4.0 .... DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal 12.00S.000 .... Toronto 10.2SS.000 2.5 Winnipeg 1.S2S.000 .... Halifax 1.480.000 .... Hamilton 811,000 .... St. John, N. B 6S5.000 7.1 Victoria 793,000 11.8 Vancouver 745,000 .... 20.0 Y.6 7.7 14.6 7.3 To Totals $ ' 2S.611.074 The Stnrs. Marguerite Merinston in Scribner's. Once, lying- on a bed of Juniper. I watched the passing of a northern light That stole, a pale and shadowy eremite, 'From the dark mystery of pine and flr And, leaping upward from the mountain's spur, With tenuous fingers waged celestial fight To snatch the star-gold blossoms from their height: Then, tailing, waned into the things that were. So we, with passioned strife or anguished wait. Reach eager hands toward those unseen bars, Like .children at some noble pleasaunce gate, Seeklnr the untold jrlorr of the stars IEver Inscrutable Inviolate. That view our deadly wounds, our cruel scars. SPRING DEMAND GROWING BETTER TRADE REPORTED IN SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST." Industrial Consolidations the Fea ture of the Weelc In. Wall-Street -Thft Trade Review. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Bradstreefs to morrow will say: Trade developments aside from those connected with rumors of combina tion in great industries, of which It seems as yet too early to speak authoritatively, have been In the main favorable. Sev eral lines of trade and many staple prices show irregularity, but this is not more pronounced than usual at this season of the year. The feature of the week in distributive jobbing lines has been the growth of Spring demand in the South OREGON PIONEER K '- 5 V k $? iM w .rfvfir Jww&& MRS. MARY TIBBETTS. WALLA WALLA, Feb. 8. Mrs. Mary Tlbbetts, an Oregon pioneer of 1847, died at her home Here today, aged 85 years. Deceased, whose maiden name was For. was a native of New York. Her parents moved to Cincinnati, O., when she was about 4 years old. Shortly afterward they moved to Dearborn County, Indi ana, at that time a frontier and sparsely settled country. Mrs. Tlbbetts attended her flrsi school in a log barn fitted up for a schoolhouse. She was mar ried September 12, 1833, to Gideon Tlbbetts, at Wilmington. Ind.. migrating a few years later to Fort Madison, la., where they purchased land and engaged in farming for several years. In the Spring of 1847 they left Iowa for Oregon, mak ing the trip across the plains with an ox wagon. The Dalles was reached late in the Fall, after many hardships and privations. The party met Dr. Whitman near the western slope of the Blue Mountains. He was returning from The Dalles to Whitman Mission, in the Walla Walla Valley. In her old age, Mrs. Tlbbetts often related that the doctor warned them that the Indians were getting bad, and said he feared that sooner or later he would lose his life at their hands. He ad vised the party to go direct to The Dalles and not to come by way of. the Whit man Mission. Dr. Whitman was massacred by the Indians the same Fall, and before her party had arrived at Portland. After arriving at The Dalles they whlpsawed lumber by hand and built a flatboat to transport their wagons and household effects down the Columbia River. By the time their boat was finished ice was running in the river, but they continued their Journey, and after making the portage at the cascades proceeded by flatboat down the Columbia, and ar rived at Portland, their destination, about Christmas of the same year. A few years later the Tlbbetts family moved across the river to East Portland and took up the claim familiarly known as the "Gideon Tlbbetts donation land claim." Mrs. Tlbbetts resided there until the death of her husband, which occurred in 1837, at the age of nearly 76 years. A short time after the death of her hus band she moved to Walla Walla, where she had since resided. Mrs. Tlbtetts was the mother of nine children, two of whom, Oscar Tlbbetts and Mrs. Judge J. K. Kennedy, of this city, survive her. Her eldest daughter was the first wife of the late Dr. D. Baker. Her remains will be taken to Port land tomorrow for final interment. and Southwest, reflected In enlarged sales of dry goods, boots and shoes, clothing and millinery at leading centers in the East and Central West. Better advices as to the outlook for trade coming from Northwest and Pacific Coast reports are no less encouraging. Retail distribution of Winter goods re flects the stimulus afforded by Winter weather, but earlier quietness and per haps large stocks still carried are prob ably responsible for the slowness of col lections to Improve. Prices are still Irreg ular, though not much lower as a whole. The cereals are dull, Irregular and rather lower, on large Argentine ship ments and liberal Northwest movements, the supporting feature being the good export inquiry developed at concessions. The strength of sole leather Is a feature noted at many markets. Shoe buyers are In full force at Boston, and sample orders are numerous. Factories are well employed on Immediate delivery orders. Buyers are reported more willing to meet manufacturers views as to prices. Lum ber has lagged among building material, but is stiffening In price as the season of active operations approaches. The textiles are rather quiet, as to first hands. Cotton has weakened despite smaller re ceipts, because of unfavorable trade re ports from the goods markets ana aavices of shading ,of gray goods. The better advances from distributive trade, may however, help the situation. Demand for wool Is only to cover manufacturers' sales, and some soft spots are reported. Plain dress woollens are In chief demand, and men's wear goods are slow of sale. Iron and steel have been rather quiet, but steady and even strong as to prices, with finished products, particularly struc tural material, in active Inquiry. Imme diate delivery of steel billets can only be obtained at advances of 50 cents to $1 over the pool prices. Bessemer pig Iron Is strong and 2550c higher on the week. Sales of foundry pig Iron to pipe manu facturers are liberal at Cfilcago and St. Louis. Stocks are claimed to be not ac cumulating at furnaces in the former dis tricts. Birmingham reports the coal sup ply Inadequate to demands of Iron fur naces, which are reported sold two months ahead. Wheat, Including flour shipments, for the week, aggregate 4,097,481 bushels against 3,776,000 bushels last week; 2,902, 357 bushels In the corresponding week of 1900: 5,780.500 bushels In 1899, and 3,419,504 bushels In 1898. From July 1 to date this season, wheat exports are 120,975,496 bushels against 123,024,292 bushels last season, and 156,598, 159 bushels In 1893-99.. Business failures for the week in the United States number 245 against 238 last week: 231 in this wek a year ago; 193 in 1899; 278 in 1S98 and 301 In 1897. Canadian failures for the week number 34 as against 27 last week, 25 In this week a year ago, 38 In 1899; 51 in 1898 and 54 in 1897. BRADSTBEETS FINANCIAL REPORT Developments of the Week Have Kept Market Active and Excited. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Bradstreet's financial review tomorrow will say: The developments this week have been calculated to keep the stock market ac tive and excited. Although no new rec ords were made, the volume of transac tions have been up to the highest recent level, and there was evidenc that the pub lic has taken part In the current specula tion to an Increased extent. Professional manipulation and activity by pools and large flananclal and speculative Interest were, however, responsible for much of the trading, and it was noted that Lon don's operation, which consisted mainly of buying were on an Increased scale. Dnn's Weeldy Re-view. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: More seasonable weather in the East has brought up the volume of business in retail lines a little this week, and at the West and South distribution of mer chandise is on a satisfactory scale. Prices of staple products show but mod erate decline " and quotations of manu factured goods are steady in all direc tions. Pressure to sell Is everywhere con spicuously absent. Jobbers report good demand for Spring goods, particularly with Wetsern trade, and the only com plaint still comes from the woollen goods market In the East, which has not yet felt the expected stimulus. In this line, however, prices do not decline, and agents expect better conditions. Large operations In the stocks of lead ing steel companies do not affect the volume of business or the prices of their OF 1847 DEAD. products as yet, and will probably have no material Influence In the future. Quo tations will depend on the relation of sup ply to demand, which at present gives an undertone of great strength. This Is most evident In billets, which cannot be secured at the pool price. While for mer quotations are nominally In force. It would require a material advance to se cure contracts. Structural forms are also in notably brisk demand, and it is impossible to secure prompt delivery of any finished steel at Pittsburg. Chicago makers also have orders far ahead, and at all leading points the placing of new business Is limited to small contracts. Bessemer pig Is firm at the recent ad vance to ?13 50, although no large sales are reported. Cut nails have followed the lead of wire nails, advancing $2 per ton, while many other forms are expected to be put on at higher level when producers meet. Wheat fell below SO cents, ample snow affording the desired protection In Winter wheat states, while the chief support was a better inquiry on foreign account, in cluding moderate purchases for Spain. Atlantic exports for the week, includ ing flour, were 2,874,111 bushels against 2,246,742 bushels In the week preceding and 2,111,875 bushels a year ago. Failures for the week were 269 in the United Spates against 245 last year and 35 In Canada against 33 last year. To Drag Off Poltnlloch. Thursday the last and largest of the huge mushroom anchors was successfully located out at sea 3000 feet dead ahead of the stranded Poltalloch. Twice before It was a failure. Thursday the weather was favorable, and there was no trouble except that the wire cable was not long enough by 1000 feet. A heavy manila ca ble Is In use until more wire cable can be secured. High tide will not come until February 17, and no attempt will be made to pull her off before that date. Much will depend on the weather. Her rigging has been stripped off, but no ballast taken out as yet. Hcdford Residence Burned. MEDFORD. Feb. 8. A cottage In West Medford belonging to Professor Head, a blind man, was totally destroyed by fire this evening. Loss, $700, partly covered by Insurance. Oregon Notes. Baker City taxpayers will vote March 2 on the question of building a new schoolhouse. Articles of incorporation of the Doug las County Electric Company have been filed at Rosebure. John Colter has been found guilty at Baker City of highway robbery. He will receive sentence Wednesday. The Huntington city election took place Wednesday and resulted as follows: Mayor, J. W. Isenhofer; Councllmen, H. A, Duffy, Joseph Hartle, George Beattie. Treasurer, A. R. Niles. Fred Green, who was arrested at Salem Wednesday night, charged with larceny of money from a store, is held to appear before the Circuit Court. J. R. Ward, who was arrested with Green, was found not guilty, and discharged. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Douglas County Agricultural As sociation was held at Roseburg Monday. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. C. Aiken, president; H. L. Maraters, vice-President; F. A. Mc Call, secretary, and W. T. Wright, treasurer WITH THE THIRTY-NINTH WORK OF VOLUNTEER REGIMENT IN LUZON. Has Subdued a Large Part of the Island Which It Now Occupies Insurrection Is Crashed. MANILA, Nov. 27, 1900.-To the Editor.) The Thirty-ninth Infantry, United States Volunteers, Colonel R. L. Bullard commanding, arrived in Manila on the 8th day December and since that time has done more fighting, scouting and hard work than any other regiment now in these islands. When we arrived hero the campaign was In Its Infancy. The Americans hav ing only a small part of the Island of Luzon In the vicinity of Manila under their control. Now the troops are scat tered over the whole face of Luzon, Pa nay, Samar, Mlndoro, Negros, Lyte, Ce bu and Mindanao. In these different Is lands nearly 500 towns are garrisoned by United States troops. This goes to show that the Americans have made wonderful progress in crushing the Insurrection, which is now practically accomplished. The Thirty-ninth Infantry and parties from the Thirty-ninth have participated in some 25 engagements with the enemy since January 1, 1900, and have never been beaten or surprised. The Thirty-ninth has practically con quered and subdued the whole country which It now occupies, a territory of about 750 square miles. This territory Is Inhabited by about 100.000 people, most of whom were hostile to Americans. The regiment has through hard work cleared the surrounding country of the enemy and has established a form of local civil government In the various stations It occupies. Each pueblo has its own pres ident, also a municipal council and po lice force. These municipal officers are allowed to exercise the fullest authority In civil matters under the supervision of the military government. When General Schwann's expeditionary brigade, of which the Thirty-ninth was a part, began its campaign in the south, the insurgent organizations were intact; In fact they had been reinforced by acces sions from the north. They occupied a country unknown to the Americans, and most difficult for American soldiers to traverse. They occupied natural f6rtlfl catlons that would have been Impregna ble had an Intelligent and well-dlsclpllned enemy garrisoned them. They had plen ty of time to prepare for our coming, In fact they had every advantage they could desire, in Bplte of which the American forces have taken every town or fort they have attacked, with small loss to themselves. Although, as I have said before, the in surrection is practically crushed, yet American troops will be needed here for a considerable time to enforce American law and order. Although the organ ized forces of the enemy are disbanded, the whole country is Infested by small bands of ladrones (robbers) who, with rifles or bolos, rob and murder people with as little conscience as they do the Americans. It Is against these bands of ladrones that all our forces are now ope rating in an effort to completely stamp them out of existence. This Is by no means an easy task to accomplish for the reason that these bands have no fixed rendezvous, but are continually on the move, living on tho fruit of the country and what they steal from the people. Perhaps a native comes Into some town and gives Information that he has been robbed by ladrones at a certain place. Two or three squads are quickly sent out In the vicinity mentioned, but it Is a rare occasion when they find any trace of the ladrones, who as soon as they rob some one quicklv dep'art by a trail known only to them, and when our forces reach the place, the marauders are probably 10 miles from there. Another reason that this task is not an easy one is that the Filipinos themselves (the respectable class), do not care to give Information that will lead to the cap ture of these thieves, nor will they band themselves together to punish them. They take things very philosophically. They believe In the old adage that "It Is no use crying over split milk." Once a man Is murdered they cannot bring him back to life by capturing the ladrones. However, It is only a question of time when these robber bands will be exterminated. We are told that we are doing more towards this end than the Spaniards, .who know the country and people much better than Americans. The average Filipino has no ambition and cares little whether vthe Spaniards or the Americans govern the country. As long as he can gain a living he Is satis fied. The Filipinos who are still holding out with the Insurgents are those of the better class who know that if the Ameri can people continue In these Islands they will never be able to hold any sinecure In which they may impose fines and taxes on the people for their own benefit. An other class who are still holding out are those who are practically compelled to by those In higher authority. These islands are rich and will In a few years prove to be an excellent country for a young man who has a few thousand dollars to Invest and who Is willing to un dergo the necessary hardships of this country for a few years. Following- are some of the products of the Island: Tobacco, tho best of which grows In the Cacayan Valley, on the Island of Luzon; the cocoa tree, found in many districts. The cocoa from these Islands Is the finest quality. Sugar cane plantations, to be seen almost every where; rice, which grows on all the islands, and forms the staple food of the Filipinos; Manila hemp, known the world over; It Is one of the chief industries; the the cocoinut, cultivated to a large ex tent, the oil being used everywhere In the archipelago, both for lighting and for cooking when It Is fresh; coffee, the grow ing of which Is yet in Its Infancy, but it has been proven that the plant thrives well and produces one crop a year of the finest quality. There are many tribes on the Islands. The Tagals are the chief Inhabitants of the Island of Luzon. They are supposed to have come from the Malay countries, and have driven out the aborigines. They form the great mass of the "native" population, and their language has grad- COFFEE KNOCKED HIM. Couldn't Move for Four Hours After Drinking Two Cups. When coffee drinking affects a man's health so badly that he has to be put to bed for four hours after drinking two cups at dinner. It Is high time he quit. That was the experience of Mr. Hood, In Geneva, Mich. His wife writes: "I con sider that Postum saved the life of my husband. For two years he had been troubled with his heart, and kept getting worse. I finally Induced him to make the experiment of leaving off coffee and tak ing Postum Food Coffee, and he Improved rapidly, but one day he drank two cups of strong coffee for dinner and had to He on the bed four hours before he could move, since that time no coffee is used, but Postum altogether. He has entirely recovered his health, has no more trouble with his heart, and says he likes Postum better that he ever did like the old-fashioned coffee. "A number of our neighbors use Postum altogether, to the exclusion of ordinary coffee. Once In a while I And a person who has tried Postum and does not like it, but always find, upon Inquiry, that they tried to make it by boiling It five or 10 minutes, which absolutely will not do. It must be boiled 15 or 20 minutes after the boiling begins. Put in a little piece of butter to prevent it from boiling over, and you will have a delicious, palatable and nourishing beverage." Ada Hood, Geneva, Mich. ually encroached on the other Philippine! tongues In the north. The Igorxotes are physically much finer type than the Tagalos. They Inhabit the northeastern part of the Island of Luzon and are peace ful. The Macabebes are a very warlike tribe In the central and eastern part of Luzon. They are the implacable enemies of the Tagalos and are regarded by them as a formidable foe. .There are numerous other tribes that inhabit the various Islands of which little Is known. The climate of the Philippines Is gen erally tropical, but owing to the extent of the country, and to Its position, a very wide range of temperature and local con ditions is to be observed. The seasons may be classed into three hot, cool and wet. The first begins about March I and lasts until June. The second begins In November and lasts until the last of February. The temperature then is delightful, the air balmy and spring like, with northerly winds, a clear sky and bracing atmosphere. The third sea son begins in July and ends in October, during which it rains the greater part of the time. Santo Tomas, where we are stationed, is situated about 30 miles southwest of Manila, and about two miles from Mount Magynllling, the largest peak In the prov ince. It is a small town of probably 500 population, but a great amount of traffic goes through the town, as It Is on the main highway and Is called the key to Southern Luzon. The natives live In bamboo huts, thatched with nlpa grass and palm leaves. They are generally built on posts about five or six feet from the ground. Some of them look like bird cages on stilts. The better class have frame houses with corru gated Iron roofs. These are seldom more than two stories high, and the lower story Is never used for anything but a cellar or storehouse. Very few of the houses have beds. The natives sleep on a piece of mat ting spread on the floor, which Is carefully rolled up during the day. Finally, In spite of all that may be said by those who oppose the United States's policy here. It must be acknowl edged that these Islands, which were thrown into our hands by the fortunes of war, will In time to come prove to be of vast value to the United States. The United States has come to stay, and what we have we keep. JERRY KLAUCK, Company M, U. S. V., late member Sec ond Oregon. Two Drops of Lincoln's Blood. Two drops of blood from the body of Abraham Lincoln were given to the Kan sas State Historical Society recently by T. D. Bancroft, of Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Bancroft was In Ford's Theater on the night of the assassination, and saw the President shot. 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