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h. , THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAECH 27, 1901. NINETY-NINE SHIPS Big Grain Fleet for Season to Date. SPOT SHIP TAKEN YESTERDAY O. R. fc X. Co.'b Big: Oriental -Linera Heard From Steamer Mascot Blamed for Jlecent Collision. . Steamer Electric Sold. The German ship Nlobe, which , com menced loading Monday morning, finished at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Some thing over 114,000 bushela of wheat were loaded aboard the vessel In about 18 hours, which Is preifty good work. The Nlobe was dispatched by Kerr, Glfford & Co., and is the 99th grain ship to clear from Portland since the opening" of the present season. The vessel also brings the March fleet to date up to an even dozen ships, with at least three others near enough to the finishing point to be includ ed by the end of the week. Portland is not only turning out all of the chartered ships that arrive with the best possible dispatch, but she Is also taking care of all of the disengaged ships which come along. For more than two weeks there has been a fleet of disengaged ships on Puget Sound, seeking in vain for wheat cargoes. One of them Anally gave up In despair, and sailed away to San Francisco, but the others are still there. They may wait until another crop grows, or they may come around to Portland and load, but at present there is nothing for them on the Bound. Disengaged ships in this port do not last so long. "Very few of them have arrived without charters this season, and when they have, Portland exporters were not slow in finding' busi ness for them. The Algburth, which ar rived in Saturday, was chartered yester day, and will come up to Portland and load at once. She receives 37s 6d, a slightly higher rate than is asked for large car riers, but moderate in comparison with former rates paid this season. MAWY FRENCH SHIPS. Big Fleet ol Bounty-Earners Novr Being: Launched. The French capitalists are making the most of their opportunity to relieve the French treasury of all the money possi ble before the ridiculous ship bounty law Is repealed. "Vessels constructed of Amer ican plates, cut and shaped in British shops, and" put together in French yards, are being turned out faster than ever be fore. These vessels ply between American and British ports, seldom visiting a French port, so that the benefits the French taxpayer receives for his bounty contribution are very indistinct. Since December, 14 big sailers have been turned out from French yards, and they are still building them as fast as material can be secured from the British and Americans. The names of the French sailers which have entered the water since December 1, with their tonnage, is as follows: Gross Net tons. tons. Name. Canneblere Chateau d'lf Marthe Brlseaux CoL de Vlllebois Mareuil. Due d'Aumale Edmond Rostan Ernest Reyer Ernest Legouve ........... Edouard Detail .. Francois Coppee . Jane Guillon La tour d'Auvergne "Montebello S 2590 3255 .......2300 ........2300 2300 2302 2300 .......2300 , 2300 , 2300 , 2303 2300 22S4 1759 1759 2432 1720 1730. 1730 1720 1730 1730 1730 1730 1717 1730 1725 HAD NO JURISDICTION.- Jjelxure of the James Hamilton Lewis Was Illegal. ST. PETERSBURG, March 4. (Cor- respondence of the Associated Press.) Herbert H. D. Pierce, counsel for the United States in the arbitration over the seizure by Russian warships of American sealing vessels, has submitted his argu ment to the arbiter, M. Asser. a member of the Council of State of The Nether lands. The most Interesting of the cases in dispute is that of the James Hamilton Lewis, since Russia set up by implica tion at least the defense that this vessel was seized at a distance of about five miles from the Russian shore. Inasmuch as the jurists have hitherto sustained the three-mile limit as the extreme boundary of jurisdiction off coasts and Russia has never publicly asserted an intention of claiming more, Mr. Pierce seems to have successfully combated this plea, not to mention the fact that no proof was of fered by Russia that the vessel was en gaged in sealing off the Russian coast. The Lewis, sailing from San Francisco, was seized on August 2, 1S9L taken to VJa dlvostock and confiscated. At the mo. . ment of seizure she was 20 miles from Copper Island, nearest Russian territory. - It is the claim of the United States that she had never during the entire voyage been within Russian jurisdiction. STEAMER ELECTRIC SOLD. Portland Cannery Concerns Bay a Fast Propelior. The numerous Alaska packing concerns which are making Portland headquarters at the present time are giving consider able business to the boat-builders, as well as other tradesmen. The Alaska-Portland Packing Company is having built a fine tug to be used as a cannery tender, and the Western Fisheries Company will send north a new 30 horse-power gasoline launch now nearlng completion at Asto ria. The Thllnket Packing Company have also built a 30 horse-power launch, and Monday, J. T. Barron, president of the company, purchased the steamer Electric, at Astoria, and will send her north as a cannery tender, to run between Gerard Pplnt and St. Anna. The Electric was built at Astoria in 1SS6, and before the construction of the South Coast Railroad out' of Astoria, was used as a connecting link between the river boats and the stage lines which ran to Clatsop Beach. For the past year, she has been in the Gov ernment quarantine service. She was re cently owned by Captain "Wilbur Bab bjdge, a son of Captain John Babbldge, for many years in the O. R. & N. service on the Astoria and Portland route. MASCOT TO BLAME. Decision of the Inspectors in the ' Hercules-Mascot Collision. ..Local Inspectors Edwards and Fuller yesterday rendered a decision In the case of the Hercules-Mascot collision. After reviewing the testimony, the inspectors found Captain Davis, of the Mascot, to be at fault, and suspended his license for 10 djjys. Captain Johnson, of the Her cules; was exonerated from blame in con nection with the accident. Captain Davis was suspended for a violation of the rules governing navigation in a fog. These rules forbid a pilot to proceed except un der a slow bell, after he hears the whistle of another boat. Just prior to the time the two vessels came together, the Mascot was stopped, but was started ahead full speed before the crash came. The head way she gained at that time undoubtedly caused much of the damage, although Captain Davis shot her ahead in an en deavor to throw her stern far enough in shore to prevent, if possible, the damage which occurred. Captain Davis has a good record as a careful navigator, and it was this, together with the fact that -the violation of the rules occurred in an effort to prevent serious damage to" his boat, that saved him from a more severe penalty. TO SURVEY ALASKAN "WATERS. Patterson, Gedney, Pathfinder and MacArthur Ordered North. WASHINGTON, March 26. The Coast and Geodetic Survey steamers Pathfinder and MacArthur, at San Francisco, and the Patterson and Gedney. at Seattle, are now fitting up under orders to proceed to Alaska to survey important passages among the Islands along the Alaskan coast. The existing charts are based on old Russian ones, corrected from time to time by reconnalsance surveys made by the Coast Survey. Navy Department, rev enue cutter service, and the Fish Commis sion. The parties on the first two steam ers will survey and chart the Akutan and Unimak passages, in the Aleutian Islands. These,, with a minor passage, constitute what is known as the Fox Island passes, which form the Important thoroughfare for all shipping to Cape Nome and the Tukon mining region. The Patterson and the Gedney parties will work in Cross Sound and Icy Strait, which form the exit from the Alexander Archi pelago, through which pass shipping tak ing the inside route for Alaska. Another party, which sailed on the 25th inst., -nlll continue the surveys m Prince "William Sound, and will develop especially valu able navigation work in the Valdes arm of the sound. Important coast and geodetic survey work is progressing in other quarters. Rapid advance is being made in the Phil ippines, -nith the co-operation of General MacArthur and the Philippine Commis sion. In Porto Rico five parties are now at work delineating the hydrography and typography of its shores. The survey is about to publish several local harbor charts of the Hawaiian Islands, which were surveyed recently. STEAMSHIPS FOR MANILA. San Francisco May Have a. Service Next Month. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. San Francisco is to have direct steamship service with Manila, Its urgent need has been voiced in meetings of local business bodies, and to supply it, the Oregon & Oriental Steamship Company has decided to place two of its vessels on the route. These are the Monmouthshire and the Carmarthenshire, steel ships of 3CO0 tons burden, and 13 knots speed. The Mon mouthshire is scheduled to start on her first trip on April 10, and will be followed by her consort about May 10. It is ex pected that the time occupied between this city and the Philippine port will be 21 or 22 days, and the intention of the com pany is to provide 30 days' service. The route of the steamer will be Yoko hama, Nagasaki. Manila and Hong Kong. (Sir. Jenkins, of London, owner of the Monmouthshire and Carmarthenshire, was in Portland a few days ago, and 1s now in San Francisco. The future routes for the steamers will not be decided on before he returns to this city. BIG ORIENTAL LINERS. Indravclll at Mojl and Indrapnra Passed Singapore Yesterday. Two of the O. R. & N. Co.'s big Oriental liners were heard from yesterday, both of them headed in this direction. The In dravelll was at Mojl, coaling for her trip across the Pacific, and the Indrapura passed Singapore on her way from Cal cutta to San Francisco. The Indravelll will follow the usual route, calling at Kobe and Yokohama, and will sail from the latter port about April 2. The In drapura has not yet been turned over to the.O. TC & N. Co., and will bring" an in ward cargo to San Francisco and Port land grain-bag importers." She will reach San Francisco about April 20, and after discharging that portion of her cargo that is consigned to San Francisco, will come northwlth the remainder, and take her place on the regular run between here and the far East. TO TAKE GATZERTS PLACE. Steamer AstorrfTn Chartered for Portland-Astoria Run. ASTORIA, March 26. The steamer As torian has been chartered by the "White Collar Line. and. beginning Thursday, will make regular trips between Astoria and Portland until the repairs to the Bailey Gatzert are completed. There is some talk of the company purchasing the As torian for an emergency boat, if she proves satisfactory after a trial. The steam schooner nnnnflin THr cleared at the custom-house today with a cargo of 373,728 feet of lumber and 143, 600 laths. She was loaded at Knappton and goes to San Francisco. To Posh Work of Floating Lightship ASTORIA, Or., March 26. J. H. Roberts, who has the contract ror floating the stranded lightship, returned this evening from McKenzle Head. He says that S7 of the 103 jackscrews which were carried away during the storm of a few nights ago nave oeen recovered, and placed un der the vessel. He has 43 men at work, and has engaged 15 more, who will go over immediately. This afternoon the lightship was raised four inches. The work Is to be crowded both night and day nhen the tides are favorable. Notice to Mariners. Notice is hereby given that the Sand Spit, New Dungeness buoy. No. 2, a red, first-class nun, Js reported, March 23, 1901, as having gone adrift from its po sition oft the end of the spit, which ex tends about one mile from the lighthouse. It will be replaced on Its station as early as oractlcable. By order of the Lighthouse Board, W. P. DAY, Commander, U. - S. N., Lighthouse In spector. Roanoke in a Gnle. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. The Panama Railroad Company's chartered steamship Roanoke arrived from Panama and way ports today, utter a very rough voyage. Durlrfg a four days' gale in the Gulf of Tehuantepec the vessel was swept by heavy seas, and much damage was done. The pilot-house was stove in, ven tilators carried away, storm ports smashed in, and the cabins flooded. Bad Wreck Feared. MELBOURNE, March 24 Wreckage which has come ashore on Gabo Island, near Cape Howe, the -most southeastern point of Australia, causes a fear that the coasting steamer Federal, of Melbourne, has foundered, with a loss of 2S lives. Change of Duty. Chief Engineer H. L. Boyd, of the U. S. S. Perry, has been detached and as signed to duty on the Grant, now on the Sound. Mr. Boyd relieves Chief Engi neer Broadbent, of the Grant, and will leave for his new station on Thursday. Marine Notes. A ship's bell was picked up on the beach at Seaside Friday. A cabin stool was picked up on Clatsop Beach Sunday. It is of American manu facture. It had been in the water for many weeks, the barnacles adhering to it being well grown. A gasoline launch to carry passengers during the Summer seasqn. and to haul logs to the mill when occasion requires, will be placed on the Necanicum River, according to the Astoria News. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or., March 26. Arrived at 8:40 A. M. and left' up at VH:30 A. iL Steamer Columbia, from San Francisco. 1 Left up at 7:30 A. M. British barks Craigisla, Ruthwell and Kate Thomas. Arrived down at 6:10 British steamer Goodwin. Reported outside at 4 P. M., a four-masted schooner. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., rough; wind, southwest; weather squally. Seattle, March 26 Arrived Steamer Charles D. Lane, from San Francisco. Sailed March 24 Steamer Farallone and British steamer "Victoria, for Skagway. Port Blakeley Arrived March 25 Schooner Alcalde, from San Pedro. Ventura. March 26. Arrived Steamer Grace Dollar, from Gray's Harbor. San Francisco, March 26. Sailed U. S. S. Iowa, for Puget Sound; schooner Re peat, for Santa Rosalia; steamer Empire, for Coos Bay. Arrived Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland; schooner Sailor Boy. from Tacoma; steamer Areata, from Coos Bay. Port Townsend Arrived March 25. British steamer Teenkal, from Shanghai. Seattle Arrived March 25. Steamer Teenkal, from Shanghai. Port Townsend, March 26. Passed In German ship Ncrelde, from Yokohama; YONCALLA'S GEORGE A. BURT. YONCALLA, March 26. George A. Burt, -who was elected Mayor at the first municipal election In Yoncalla last week, la a natl e of Massachusetts, where he was born. In 1820, and an Oregon pioneer' of 18G0. In 1S32 he married Miss Elldn Applegate, and settled on a donation claim In Yoncalla Vallej, where he has since resided. He has always been a generous and public-spirited citizen, gUlng freely towards schools and other public works. "When the Oregon &. California Railroad was being constructed through Southern Oregon he gae the company 4S acres of his donation claim to induce them to establish a station In this valley, yoncalla Is built on his land. He also set apart 11 e acres on a beautiful loca tion for a public cemetery, where he sells lots to those nho -wish to buy, and . donates a burial place to' the poor. Mr. Burt makes his home with his daughter. ' Miss Lucy Samler. Mrs. Burt has-been ilead for a number of i ears. He has three eonslUncr-B. H., station .oent at Monmoiith; 1'orco, of Portland, and Henry? " of this plaqe. . ,'n i''' t . '..,. steamer Humboldt, from Skagway, for Seattle. Arrived. Norwegian ark Prince Arthur, from Coqullle. Birkenhead Arrived March. 25. British bark Glenogle, from Tacoma. Hull, March 26. Arrived Bark Penthc sllea. from Oregon. Coronel Sailed March 24. Westminster, from San Francisco, for St. Vincent. Bremen, March 26. Sailed Rheln, for New York. Sydney. N. S. W. Sailed March 2S Aorangi, for Vancouver. Liverpool, March 26. Sailed Lake On tario, for Halifax and St. John, N. B. New York. March 26. Sailed Cymric, for Liverpool; Lahn, for Bremen. Ar rivedKaiser Wllhelm der Grosse, from Bremen; Frlesland, from Antwerp; Vader. land, from Southampton; Furnessla, from Glasgow; La Gascogne, from Havre. Gibraltar, March 26. Arrived Kalserln Martla Theresa, from New York, for Naples and Genoa. ' The Soup Wns Poisoned. HELENA. Mont, March 26,-nMrs. J. E. Toteman died here as the result of a mysterious poisoning. With four mem ben, of her family, she was stricken while dining Sunday. The others recov ered, but she steadily grew worse, death resulting In the greatest agony. A celery soup, served during the meal. Is sup posed to have contained th'e poison. The sen-ant who prepared the soup is now in the hospital, suffering from nervous pros tration, and it is believed that while tem porarily unbalanced she put poison In the soup.. Mrs. Toteman was the wife of the secretary of the Big Blackfoot Min ing Company. Murder by a Farmhand. LOS ANGELES. March 26. Crazed for the love of Mrs. C. W. Stratton, a pros perous rancher living three miles from Compton. Clarence Crawford, last night mortally wounded Ralph Mulherron, killed Mr. Stratton, attempted to kill Mrs. Strat ton and ended his life by sending four shots into his own breast, and a fifth and fatal shot into his forehead. He is sup posed to have been insane. Mulherron, who died this morning, was a rancher against whom Crawford is not known to have had any grievance. The murderer was a farmhand, 23 years of age. Confessed to Stealing: Diamonds. KANSAS CITY, March 26. Twenty-year-old William A. Deardruff, a clerk, was arrested today, charged with stealing 13100 worth of diamond rings from his employers, Edwards & Sloan, wholesale jewelers. Later, when confronted with the rings, which had been found hidden in the basement of the firm's building, Deardruff broke down and confessed. Deardruff also confessed to having sent Mr. Edwards, the senior member of the firm, a letter threatening to kidnap the jeweler's son, if he did not immediately produce $1000 in gold. Mnrdered a Stockman. BUFFALO," Wyo.. March 26. Charles E. Hollibaugh and Eric Bunten. who were arrested two weeks ago on the charge of having murdered Arapahoe Brown, a wealthy stockman, have confessed. It Is said that they shot and killed Brown Jan uary 23 and burled his body in a gulch on Powder River, above Arvada. The ob. Ject of the crime waa robbery. Holli baugh was Interested with Brown in a herd of horses on a ranch near Arvada. Bunten is only 18 years old. The Next Attorney-General. PITTSBURG, March 26. P. C. Knox, whom President McKinley has asked to join his Cabinet, as Attorney-General, is in tho city tonight, but denies himself to all callers, and nothing can be learned to night as to whether or not he will accept the offer. IT IS LEFT TO " MORGAN WHETHER THERE WILL BE A STRIKE IN ANTHRACITE REGION. A Delegation Interested in Pence "Will Confer With the Steel King: Today. NEW YORK, March 26. Father Phll Ipps, of St. Gabriel's Church, Hazelton, Pa., is In New York for the purpose of using what Influence he can bring together to settle the trouble between the mine owners and the miners. He gave out the information tonight that he has made ar rangements for himself. Archbishop Cor rlgan and Bishop Henry C. Potter to meet J. P. Morgan at 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon to talk over the situation. From all that can be ascertained concerning the visit of John Mitchell, president of the FIRST MAYOR. f &7$ yr I United MIneworkers, and the executive board,' who have been here since Friday to consult J. P. Morgan in an effort to avoid a strike, they, have not been able to se'e Mr. Morgan, But have had several conferences with his representatives. It was said today that Mr. Mitchell had not approached any of the operators and rail road officials In New York, but has con fined his attention to" talking with men close to Mr. Morgan. There is a feeling among the operators that If Mr. Morgan says there must not be a strike, there will be none. Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the Na tional Chic Federation, Is authority for the statement that the meeting of the Na tional Civic Federation committee on con ciliation, called to meet in Chicago next Thursday, has been postponed on .account of the threatening condition of affairs in the anthracite fields, requiring the pres ence In New York ci many of the Eastern members of the committee. Secretary Easley says that for over a week the com mittee has been at work trying through various channels to remove as much of the friction as possible, and It is said that the members feel that progress has been made. Regarding the story that President eeeeG9eQ03e9eee99e CASCARETS are a sure cure for tape worms and those other pests of worms that make the lives of children and their mothers miserable. Any variety of parasites that live in the human stomach or bowels, and feed on the substance which should properly nourish the body, are dislodged by Cascarets Candy -Cathartic, and expelled. One or two tablets usually drive them out, and persistent use is sure to do away with the unwelcome intruders. Many children and older people suffer from worms without knowing it, and get thin and weak, although their appetite is good. The best way to find out is to take Cascarets. Never accept a substitutel Q O 0 & 9 m O o 77HSIS THE TABLET GUARAXTKED TO CTTKE Jad breath, bacUiIood, wind Q 9 hendacae, IndSscstloB, pimple, ,-P5sr?'?w'3nM - wcio.a can.., . ja the m of iu honri" f v gggS? gLitSjs. J8 "Brooklyn Citii!.j. to yT jiS!!Sfe "SKliW t ' MA tap -worm olihteea feet lHU5t ,. - JSSW felifeSik fgSffiJK 3 OD- least came oa tho soeno alter my taking two " JgSS?. i!38jlilis&91 fllll e CASCARETS. This I an sure has caused se. J JMjcglSiZ? fc?3 3l IfSSm rO my b&d health for th past three years. lam era" " ajfef KT tpF ggaB vjne 8tt11 tak,n Cascarets, the only cathartic jn t -r i3g3gi fsa isSik worthy of notIcob7 sensible people." , - m BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER. piexioa ana dizziness, w hen your dowcis aos'i hoto rczBiany job are JettlDsr sick. Constipation UIUs hi ore people thaa all other diseases together, t Is a starter Tor the chronic ailments aad lonr years of saSerlnc that coma afterword. So matter -what alls yoa, start tablac CASCiVKETH today, for yon will never set -well and be 'well all the time tmtll yoa put yoar bowels rJclit. Take onr advlcet start with CAJSCARXTS today, aader aa absolnto guarantee to euro or money rcfaaded. US Mitchell had been " conferring with rep resentatives of Mr. Morgan, the Herald will say tomorrow: "Whether this is true or not Mr. Mitchell refused to say when a reporter saw him at the Ashland House last (Tuesday) night. In fact, he would make no statement of any kind, except that he would probably leave for Hazelton to night (Wednesday). If on his return he would recommend a strike was a matter of speculation among the operators yes terday, although they believed he would not take that step. The operaors, how eer, are determined that the United MIneworkers will remain unrecognized unless Mr. Morgan, who -controls some thing more than SO per cent of the coal industry of PennsyU anla, favors the step." In an Interview with a Times reporter tonight Father Phillips said: "I wrote to J. P. Morgan Thursday last asking him to make an appointment for myself and representatives of the Boards of Trade of Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Potts vlllo and Hazelton, and received a reply yesterday making the appointment for tomorrow. Our conference w 1th Mr. Mor gan will be in his office, between 12 and 3 P. M." Regarding his mission to New York Father Phillips said: "We come simply In the Interests of peace. I did not mention any point In dispute In my letter. We represent the people, tbe third party In the dispute. What the points in dispute are I have not much inquired into. My wish Is to fur ther cordial relations between employer and employe." SAYS THEY ARE INCONSISTENT. Mitchell, of the Mine-workers, Gives His Opinion of the Operators. NEW YORK, March 2C. John Mitchell, president of the United MIneworkers, gave out an Interview today concerning a state ment made In Wall street to the effect that the coal operators could not accord recognition to the miners' union, and con sidered it unbusinesslike to bind them selves to a body whose leaders could not make an agreement hose terms would be binding on the miners. Mr. Mitchell said: "Such an objection can't consistently be made to recognition of our union by the operators. They have been and are now treating with labor organizations whose responsibility is no greater, if as great, as that of the United MIneworkers of America. In the light of these prece dents, the operators cannot stand before the public consistently in a refusal to rec ognize our union." Ohio Miners' Conference. MASSILLON, O., March 26. A the close of today's session of the conference of miners and operators the conferees were nearlng an agreement, only the price of powder and house coal being In dispute. It Is believed a settlement will be reached tomorrow. A TRY AT FREEDOM. Cubans Want at Least a Term of Independence. NEW YORK. March 26. Representa tive Henry A. Cooper, of Wisconsin, the chairman of the insular affairs commit tee of the House of Representatives, who has just returned from Cuba, believes that the chief danger In the Cuban situation Is the policy of depreciation of the Islanders which hai been pursued In some news papers, says the Washington correspon dent of the Times. He considers this as accounting for most of the misunderstand ing and ill feeling. "I went everywhere and talked with everybody I could find," said Mr. Cooper, "Spaniards and Cubans, men and women. I found that, the Spaniards are annexa tionists. Tiie Cubans are almost unani mously In fayor of .independence, even those of them who believe tht annexa tion is Inevitable in the long run. They want to try It for a while, anyway, be cause, as they said to me, 'we want to show the world that w'e are not thieves, bandits and cutthroats.' "I visited at the house of a Cuban fam ily who were nil educated In the United States. They took three of the New York papers and one Philadelphia paper, and were perfectly Informed on American matters. They showed me a collection of Clippings from American newspapers stigmatizing the Cubans as a worthless lot, and predicting anarchy as a result of Independence. I asked what their views were, and they replied that they were in favor of annexation, and believed it was sure to come ultimately, but they wanted at least a term of Independence. 'And we want It,' they said, 'Just to prove that we are civilized human beings.' "I believe that the Piatt amendment will be accepted. The opposition to it was as much to the way In which it was pre sented to them as to what was in It. Its Cuban opponents thought it was presented somewhat as an ultimatum, and that it could be better arranged by a Joint com mittee of Cubans and Americans meet ing In Washington. But I think it will be accepted, and I also think that annexa tion will be the final outcome. Many things have retarded It, and first on the list I should place the wholesale. Indis criminate denunciation of the Cubans which has been so common in the United States. "I went about all parts of Havana at Worms V SSHll I , W !! II I iff SAAmf iMlwmiliiii all tml tranblrs. ftDnrndldtli. 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American Flctrtre on Canadian Bill. OTTAWA. Ont.. March 26. The officials of the Finance Department admit that the picture of the face of the new Cana dian $4 bills I that of the American "Soo" lock. The Finance Department sent to Montreal for a picture of the Canadian lock at the "Sault. In reply they received a picture of the American lock and used It. The officials 5ay they were misled by noticing the Canadian Pacific steamer Athabasca In the lock, and assumed In consequence that the picture was all right. The Department of Railways and Canals -was not consulted In the matter. Senntor Qnnj ,hj Condition. PITTSBURG, Pa., Ma'rch 26. Rumors that Senator M. S. .Quay was suffering from nervous prostration, and jwas In a upon the receipt of the folJpwIngftele gram from hfs son: ;, , 'w ' "St." Lucie, Fla., March 23 Father is Improving steadily, He has just returned from fishing, and if there are any signs of nervous prostration I have not been able to observe them. R. R. QUAY." VJIl Flprht the "War Over Af?aln. NEW YORK, March 26. Among- the passengers who arrived this afternoon on the American Line steamer Vaderland. from Southampton, was Jules Keene. of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, who brings with him 37 persons. Including Lieu tenant Vaderloe and 11 Boers of Dewet's scouts, 14 of Colonel Baden-Powell's scouts, and nine Cossacks. Oil Operntor Fall. PITTSBURG. March 26. Amos Steele Smith, a well-known oil operator, filed a petition in bankruptcy today In the West Virginia courts. The liabilities are 5S0.0CO. with $90,0y assets, mostly In oil land, the prospective value of which is much higher. t Brllce-Tcnlcr Killed. ALBANY, Or., March 27. John Behan, night watchman on the Corvallis & East ern bridge, while opening the draw to night for the Modoc, accidentally fell off Into the pier and was Instantly killed. A Robber's Apolocry. PATERSON, N. J., March 26. A robber who entered the residence of the late GT)AXA?rr3EED TO CTJEEl FItb CARETS trns sold. Aow It Is oyer six million boxes a year, greater thaa aay liar BMidlcIne la the world. This Is 'jlbu is oar best teetiaoniai. we have faith, aad guaranteed to care or money reranded. Wo bay today, two oOc boxes, giro them a fair, honest trial, as per simple directions, and If yoa are not satisaed after eiIbt one SOe box. return the BBHied 0e kox aad the emntr box to as by aall. or the dmjrslct from whom yoa purchased It, aad getyoaraaoaey back for both boxes. Take oar adTlce no matter what alls yoa start today. Health will qnleklT follow aad yon will bless tha day yea arst started the aso ofCASCAKTS.iSaok free by mall. Add) RXaWaUaXDY CO., awTerCUca HAR Vice-President Hobart, Sunday night,, and: who departed without any booty on find ing the silverware marked, left the fol lowing note In a loving cup which had been given to Mrs. Hobart by the Old Ladles' Home Society for Charitable Work: "I humbly beg your pardon. I do not want to rob good people." Another Texni Gnnher. BEAUMONT, Tex.. March 26. The sec ond gusher m the Beaumont field came In at 3 o'clock this morning. The spouter was closed at 9 o'clock. The flow Is esti mated at 20,000 barrels. The city is again wild with excitement. Silver Service for HoliMon. MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 2C. Cap tain R. P. Hobson received an ovation In his home at Greenboro "tonight, the occa sion being the pre&ontatlon to him of a slher sen-Ice costing 51000 by his neigh bors and friend?. Philadelphia nt Snn Frnnclftco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 26. The cruiser Philadelphia has arrived from, the South American station. She will be over hauled and repaired at Mare Island , The "Wound "Wni lfntnl. MEMPHIS, Tenn.. March 26. A. W. Hogln, the broker who was- shot last night by the woman. Dorrls Noble, died at St. Joseph's Hospital tonight. , "Whereabout of Deivet.. LONDON. March 27. It is rumored from Bloemfonteln that General Dewet Is again In Orange RLver Colony. Death of Orvllle McCuIlnm. Orvllle McCullum, husband of Annie McCullum, died this (Wednesday) morn ing at the residence of Mr. P. Bacon, 443 Seventh street. Funeral notice later. "WEBFOOT" FLOUR A great bread-maker. Store this flour In a clean, dry place. Warm thoroughly be fore using. DR.BUPKItART$W0iDEnFUL OFFER, 30 Days' Treats J To doubt the superiority of Dr. Burkhort'a VeKetable Compound Im to often miss an oppor tunity of belnff cured of disease. This famous remedy cures KIdne. Stomach and Liver DIs eae. Catarrh. Malaria. Bad Taste In tha Mouth. Headache. Dizziness and Rheumatism. 10 day" treatment free. All druggists. OH. W. S. BUIUCIIAItT, Cincinnati, O. 9 JOc. 25c 50c NEVER SOLD m BULK. DRUGGISTS years ago the flrst box of CAS- absolute proof orirfsi merit, aad aoiomie prooi or rreas men, ana will sell i;A(!&ai;it aosoiateiy C 3$ t - nifripnrc ry -mm, i& a