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THE MORNING OKEfe'ONIAN, WEDNESDAY. APRIL' 17, 1901. THREAT OF A BOXER CHIEF DARED THE ALLIES TO DRIVE HIM PROM PAO TTJTG FU. Von "Walderaee Send Elgrht Thou- sond Troops to Tench. Hlra. His Manners. LONDON, April IB. A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Company from. Pekia, dated April 16, says that General Von Gyle, In command of 5000 German and 3000 French troops, is heading an expedi tion to attack Liu Kuan Ting, who Is wlhin 12 miles of Pao Ting Fu. Liu's po sition is Inside the territory defined hy Field Marshal von Waldersee as the sphere o operations for the allies. Liu has 10,000 men; and has refused to retire, saying that If the allies -wish him to re tire they had better come odt and compel him to do eo. The Pekln correspondent of the Dally Mail says he thinks the aggregate of in demnities demanded hy the powers "will not he reduced below 50.000,000, and adds that 'It cannot be too strongly pointed out how serious a danger would result from too excessive a reduction of claims. If the powers fail to recoup their actual out lays, he says, "they are likely to seek com pensation hy .separate secret arrange ments with Pekln, which would infallibly lead to grave complications." According to a dispatch to the Morning Leader from Tien Tsln, Boxers have de stroyed 20 miles of railway at Lu Han, near Pao Ting Fu. "Pour parleurs are proceeding between Russia and Japan' says the Odessa cor respondent of the Standard, "and it is ex pected the result will be the conclusion of a pacific agreement regarding Corea. No explanation, however. Is vouchsafed as to how the European powers and the United States are to be reconciled to such a modus vlvendl, founded on the wreck of Corean Independence." Dr. Morrison, wiring to the Times from Pekln, yesterday, says: "At the meeting of the Ministers of the powers today it was decided to adopt the recommendation of Mr. Rockhill, giving effect to article 13 of the Joint note con cerning the reform of the Tsung II Yamun and the modification of the court cere monial. It was agreed that in place of the Tsung 11 Yamun there shall be a Waiemu Pu, or Board of Foreign Affairs, having precedence over other boards. It Is to consist of a president, who shall be an imperial prince, and of two ministers, one being the president of a board and the other a member of the grand council, with direct access to the Emperor. There will also be two vice-ministers, having knowl edge of foreign affairs, one of them speak ing a foreign language. "With regard to the court ceremonial, the Ministers of the powers, when about to be received In au dience, will be conveyed In imperial chairs to the palace through the central gate ways, and be received in the halls where the Emperor is accustomed to entertain the imperial princes, and they will be shown, honor equal to that shown by Eu ropean sovereigns to foreign Ambassa dors." FIGURES ARE SCALED DOWN. Povrers GraduaUy Lowering: Their Indemnity Claims. WASHINGTON, April 16. Notwith standing the report from Pekln of the slow progress of the negotiations there on the subject of indemnity, the officials still hope that a way will be found out of the present complications. Later figures are coming In respecting the indemnity claims which slightly modify these claims as re ported from other sources. For instance, the French claim is now given as $56,000, 000, instead of $65,000,000. The Russian claim is about $87,000,000, and that of Great Britain about $27,000,000. The Japanese claim alsujhasJbeen cut down -to less than. $20,000,000. Germany's claim is elastic, ranging from $60,000,000 to $70,000,000. The little powers, those that furnished no troops at all, or an Insignificant number, loom up with big bills. Belgium wants $6,000,000, and similar claims are preferred by Holland and Spain. The French Government is desirous of looking after not only those claims of a distinctly natural character relating to France and French subjects, but also the extensive class of claims of Roman Cath olic institutions and missionaries. In mak ing known this desire, the French author ities have made it clearer that they look upon the nonmilltary claims as quite as worthy of consideration as those connect ed with the equipment of military expe ditions. The extent of these depredations to Roman Catholic persons and property in Chine is said to be very large, owing to the number of Roman Catholic missions maintained throughout the Chinese Em pire. It is said that some 6000 persons, directly and indirectly connected with the missions, many of them native converts, have been killed or wounded during the course of the disturbances. Besides these much property has been destroyed and damaged. Regarding the proposed arrangement of the Chinese customs duties, which will play a prominent part In the present peace negotiations between the powers and Chi na, the central bureau of the German Empire for the preparation of commercial treaties has made an interesting report, which United States Consul Sawter, at Glauchau, has tranmltted to the Depart ment of State. The report, in part, says: "The so-called sea, duties, those which are leviedron itheigopds entering Chinese ports, are determined by treaties, and are in part specific and in part ad valorem duties. All goods not particularly named are subject to an ad valorem duty of 5 per cent, the same being based on the market value thereof. As regards deter mining such market value, the treaty says that if the merchant cannot agree with the Chinese official on the question at Is sue, each party shall call in two or three manufacturers to examine the goods. The highest price at which one of such manu facturers will be willing to buy the goods shall be accepted as the value thereof. In addition to the import tariff, there is an export tariff. "The articles not enumerated in the im port tariff, which ore specified from the export tariff, must, when Imported, pay the same duties as those imposed upon them in the export tariff. The so-called sea duties, however, as Is well known, are not the sole tax imposed, a supple mentary charge being levied In the form of the intermediate duties known as 'liken. Anent the rate of such interme diate duties, the treaties merely state that they are to be levied according to the principles ruling at the time when treaties are made, and that they cannot be raised subsequently. This condition has proved to be perfectly impracticable. "The intermediate duties have degraded Into a purely arbitrary charge, in which the local Chinese officials 6eek and find their principal source of Income. There Is but one single means of remedying this ever-increasing evil, namely, to do away with this Intermediate duty under the present negotiations as a part of the terms of peace. To do this it will be nec essary to assent to an increase of sea du ties. In order to secure to the central Chinese Government the income necessary to deal with the question of compensation consequent upon such an administration charge." Farewell to Americans. PEKIN. April 16. General Chaffee's birthday dinner yesterday was also a sort of formal farewell by the Americans to Pekln. Field Marshal von Waldersee and all the Generals, with their staffs, were present, as well as all the Ministers and their first secretaries. The Field Marshal made a speech, in the course of which he said it was an occasion of congratulation and sorrow the first on the occasion of General Chaffee's birthday, and the sec ond owing to the Americans' departure. At a meeting of the Ministers today, the situation generally and Field Marshal von Waldersee's report were considered, but nothing definite was decided upon. The Chinese court has replied to the re quest of Japan on the subject that it was impossible for the Emperor to return to Pekln until the country's guests leave. MR. MILLS AJJD MR. HILL. A War of Words Over Theological Abstractions. PORTLAND, April 15. (To the Editor.) In the interest of justice and fair play, will you permit me to offer an opinion relative to the controversy which has re sulted from the recent lectures of Mr. B. Fay Mills? The author of the article, "St. John Amended," which appeared In this morning's Issue of your paper, sug gested some excellent Ideas upon tha dan gers which attend the employment of ridi cule as a weapon In theological discus sions; but the gentleman takes Mr. Ed gar P. Hill to task for the identical method which he himself, the unknown "M.," employs. The thrusts which his critic bestows upon Mr. Hill are far more personal in their nature than is consist ent with unprejudiced judgment, and con tain a far greater distortion of Mr. Hill's statements than do Mr. Hill's own words misrepresent the Ideas of Mr. Mills. The sermon by Mr. Hill was character ized throughout by entire sincerity and dignity; he evidently does not correctly interpret Mr. Mills' expression of his (Mr. Mills') beliefs, but his "rpply" was un questionably free from levity or lightness of any sort. To accuse Mr. Hill of an attempt at levity suggests a personal at tack upon the speaker rather than upon the sermon in question. Few will admit the advisability of the "amended" quotation of which Mr. Hill made use In his argument. It merely serves to illustrate the absurdities to which men are sometimes reduced In an endeavor to prove. an unprovable point. Why attempt to prove by "reason" what the church admits and insists is ultimate ly a matter of "faith"? Moreover, the verses which Mr. Hill "amended" do not originally read "In the beginning was Christ," but "In the beginning was the word" and "the word was made flesh" afterward which ad mits of various Interpretations. To one who has no vital reason for up holding any stated form of truth, but who is merely (?) In search of "The Truth," be It In what form it may, it is reassuring to reflect that the differences between the theories of Mr. Hill and Mr. Mills are largely a matter of terms. "The letter kllleth" is as true today as when uttered by the Apostle Paul. Though Mr. Hill maintains that Divinity was made flesh, and dwelt among us, It is still the Divinity and not the Flesh which he holds sacred, and which he wor ships. (Sometimes the seeker after truth Is almost led to believe that Christianity demands of him a deifying of the "flesh.") Mr. Hill's .entire discourse was an en deavor to prove that Christ was God in order to justify his worship of him. It was not the man, but the God In the man whom he defended. And though Mr. Mills does not believe that the Divine was personified In-mortal, it Is still Divin ity whom he worships, also; hence where in lies the ultimate distinction? The spirit of truth, the unchanging and eternal, re mains the ultimate, the final object of reverence, whether expressed In "unity," which is reason, or in a "God In man," which is faith, or in a "trinity," which Is an abstraction. R, p. n. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Soil Has Dried Oat and Rain Needed in Southern. Oregon. The past week has been dry and sun shiny, with cool nights and moderately warm days. 'On the mornings of the 8th, 9th, 13th and 15th sharp frosts occurred generally throughout the state. The maximum, or day, temperatures in Western Oregon ranged between 53 degrees and 70 degrees, and the minimum, or night, temperatures,, between 30 degrees and 48 degrees. In Eastern Oregon the day temperatures ranged between 44 de grees and 70 degrees, and the night tem peratures between 28 degrees and 46 de grees. The soil has dried out very fast, and in some few sections in the southern part of the state more rain Is wanted for pastures and gardens. Spring seeding has been rushed, and it is nearly completed on the hill lands in the Willamette Valley. Plow ing for gardens, corn and Summer fallow Is now in progress. Gardens are very backward. Fall wheat Is 6toollng nicely, and begin ning to Joint In some sections. Its color has greatly Improved during the week and the stand Is good, except on very low land, where It yet continues spotted and poor. Except a few complaints of damage by wire worms in Umatilla County, no Insect pests of consequence have appeared in the grain fields. Early-sown Spring wheat, oat3 and bar ley are coming up to good stands, and are germinating quickly. Fall oats and rye are looking well. Onion seeding Is in progress, and a large acreage will be cultivated. Hops are rather slow In starting, but those out are making a good growth and their cultivation has begun in a number of the yards. The ranges are not in as good condition as usual at this season of the year, but they have Improved during the week, and stock Is slowly gaining in weight and strength. Peaches, pears, plums, cherries, apri cots and the early varieties of prunes, apples and strawberries are in bloom. Correspondents generally report but slight damage to fruit by frosts, except in Southern Oregon, where peaches, apricots and cherries are thought to have been considerably damaged. COMING NORTHWEST EVENTS Oregon. Pendleton horse show, May 4. Oregon Pioneer reunion, Portland, June 14. Teachers' Institute, McMlnnvllle, April 26. Grand lodge, I. O. O. F., Baker City, March 22. State Sunday school convention, Eugene, May 14-16. Clatsop County Teachers' Institute, As toria, April 17. Union County Teachers' Institute, Hot Lake, April 20. Lincoln County Teachers' Institute, To ledo, May 15-17. Lane County Sunday school convention, Eugene, May 1-2. Oregon encampment G. A R, Forest Grove, June 25-28. Women's North Pacific Board of Mis sions, Salem, April 17. Marion County Sunday school conven tion, Turner, April 25-26. Meeting of State Christian Endeavor Union, Salem, May 16-19. Wallowa County Epworth League con vention, Wallowa, May 2-5. Convention of Mid-Oregon Baptist As sociation, The Dalles, June 5. i Annual reunion of Lane County Veterans Association, Eugene, June 4-6. Annual teachers' Institute of Josephine County, Grant's Pass, May 15-17. Convention of United Columbia Congre gational churches, Condon, April 19-21. Tournament of Eastern Oregon and Washington Firemen's Association, Hepp ner, June 11-13. t Washington. Everett race meet, July 4, 5, 6. Meeting of Washington Grand Lodge, L O. O. F., Spokane, June 4. Convention of Northwest Sportsmen's Association, Walla Walla, June 25-29. Washington State Sunday School Asso ciation, annual convention, Seattjp. Miy 10-13. CASE OF CAPTAIN CARTER J ? REVIEW OF THE ARMT SWINDLE AT SAVANNAH. Solicitor-General Richards' Brie 1b Opposition to the Applica tion for Bail. WASHINGTON, April 16. Solicitor-General Richards today filed with the Su preme Court a brief in opposition to tho application for ball filed about 10 days ago in behalf of ex-Captain Oberlln M. Carter. After reviewing the history of the case, the Solicitor-General says in part: "The validity of Carter's convlotion and sentence by the court-martial, which alone could try him for crimes commit ted as an officer of the United States Army, in violation of the articles of war, has been sustained by three civil courts and five judges, not counting this court before which the matter is now pending for the third time. Carter now applies for the suspension of the just sentence of this 'lawful tribunal and asks to be released from Imprisonment pending the hearing of this second appaal, upon the following grounds: First, because he Is suffering from neuratthenla and Is on the verge of nervous collapse by reason of mental anguish, owing to his imprison ment; second, because he is innocent of tho charges of which he was convicted by the court-martial, and the only way he can establish his innocence, he says, is by pressing to trial the charges em braced in the Georgia Indictment which, he asserts, cannot be -tried because of his absence from Georgia." As to the first ground, the Solicitor General submits an argument tending to show Carter's sound mental condition, and flies with -the court the affidavits of five physicians who examined Carter and affirm in closing that "Carter is not now suffering from neurasthenia; that he Is not on the verge of nervous col lapse; that his nervous condition is not greater than we expeot to find in a healthy person of said Carter's standing, confined In prison." As to the second ground for release on ball, the Solicitor-General saysin part: "Since Carter has dragged into this case the fact that he is under Indictment along with Greene and the Gaynors and has sworn that the criminal case cannot be tried because of his absence from Georgia and asserts that he wants to be released so he may demand a trial by jury in Georgia and prepare for it, it Is proper for me to call the attention of the court to the fact that if the criminal case cannot be tried without Carter, neither can it be tried without his co-conspirators, Greene and the Gaynors. Tet ever since the indictment was found, In December, 1899. the government has been strenuously endeavoring to secure the removal of Greene and the Gaynors from New York to Georgia for trial." Mr. Richards says that the investiga tions of the government reveal the loss of $2,169,159 through Carter's operations, of which he (Carter) received one-third with traveling expenses added. In view of these facts Mr. Richards asks: "Is it any wonder that Carter wants to get out on ball? Is It any wonder that he desires to be put In a position where he can personally handle the sinews of war which he obtained by fraud from the Government that educated him and gave him his standing and reputation? What ball could the court fix that would be sufficient In his case If he has sent his securities out of the country and made up his mind that the best thing he could do would be to follow them?" Mr. Richards -then details the methdd pursued by the captain In his operations, saying "that the division of 'swag was attended to by Carter personally." Solicitor-General Richards continues: "When the time came to make' a pay ment under the contract, Carter, who was located at Savannah and had charge of the work on hehalf Of the government; swould glvte to thte- representatives of Greene and the Gaynors locally .. In charge at Savannah, a government check sufficient to pay for the labor and mate rial which actually went Into the Improve ment, and then he would draw a Government chick for the excess of the contract price, representing what gamblers would call 'the velvet,' the fruit of the fraudulent con spiracy, and putting this in ms pocKei. would go to New York. There he would meet Greene and the Gaynors. Then the division would take place. Carter would be specially allowed out of the amount $75 for traveling expenses and the balance would be divided into thirds, one-third going to Carter, one-third to Greene and one-third to the Gaynors. In this way Carter drew out of the con spiracy $722.528 02, and of this amount the records of stock brokers in New York show that he invested In stocks and bonds $690,301 85. For his traveling expenses Carter received $1675. He made 21 trips to New York on this mission and at the time was In excellent condition financially to be appointed military at tache at the Court of St. James." CALIFORNIA MERCHANTS COMPLAIN Nicaragua Discriminating, in Favor of Chile. WASHINGTON, April 16. One of the re sults of the failure of the reciprocity treaties before the last session of Con gress has been to draw forth a number of protests from California against the trade advantages which Chile now enjoys In its trade with Nicaragua, as a direct outcome of just such a treaty. The State Depart ment has been Informed that a treaty has been drawn between Nicaragua and Chile which covers practically the same ground as the treaty drawn last year by Mr. Kas son. This latter treaty, unlike most of the other reciprocity treaties submitted to the Senate for Its action, was never published, and still remains under the seal of confidence, but It is known that it covers generally the ground covered by the treaty between Chile and Nicaragua. It so happens that the United States has no trade treaty with Nicaragua of recent date, and under the old treaty there ts no warrant for the preference of a claim by our Government for equal rights with Chile, inasmuch as we have not seen fit to enter Into special arrangement with Nicaragua, California business men al lege they are suffering severely In their trade with Nicaragua, owing to the favor able rates given to the Chilean merchants under the new treaty. The State Depart ment, however, does not see any means of satisfying the complainants .save by again extending to the Senate the oppor tunity to ratify the treaty already re ferred to as between the United States and Nicaragua, which will cure the dis crimination complained of. A RICE INVESTIGATION. Secretary Wilson Will Send an Ex pert Abroad. WASHINGTON, April 16. Secretary Wilson has decided to send out an expert to scour the rice-growing countries of the world and thoroughly to Investigate Im portant matters connected with the In dustry. This mission, which Is to stretch Into the civilized and uncivilized parts of the world, probably will be entrusted to Professor Knapp, of Louisiana, who returned about a year ago from an offi cial trip of Investigation In the Orient. The start will be made about next July. It Is proposed to hunt out the rice-growing countries ascertain what they feed both to their beef animals and the work teams, what rice can be grown on high land that cannot be Irrigated, and a host of other kindred questions. Great success in rice-growing is re ported In the rice fields along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas, and Sec retary Wilson predicts that a year hence will witness the production in the United States of all the rice required within the country. Tho rice consumption per cap ita will increase very materially, he says. Th United 'States is now exporting red 'rice, and other second-class rice, which makes excellent food, to Porto Rico. There Is a good market for it there, al though the second-class rice heretofore has been fed to animals or sold to brew ers. Secretary Wilson believes that the future will find this country in the first rank of rice-growing countries and the coming mission to the East with a view to gathering information on the whole subject Is expected to yield good results. An American Navy. WASHINGTON, April 16.-Secretary Long has had compiled, in response to an inquiry from the West, a table showing the proportion of native-born and foreign born sailors in the United States Navy. This shows that during the Spanish American War, out of a total force of 22,828, the total of native-born sailors was 15,406, and of foreign-born 7422. The per centage of native-born sailors was 65, and including foreigners who had become Americans by naturalization, the percent age was 80. The statement also shows that of the foreign-born sailors more than one-half have become naturalized or have declared their Intention of becoming citi zens. The statement further shows that the navy is more exclusively American than is generally supposed. Presidential Appointments. WASHINGTON, April 16. The President today made the following appointments: War E. C. Baldwin, to be Assistant Surgeon of Volunteers, with the rank of First Lieutenant; Roy E. Wright, to be Second Lieutenant, Twenty-sixth Volun teer Infantry, and Sherman Craig, to be Second Lieutenant in the Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry. Navy-John Hubbard, to be Command, er; Edward H. Campbell, to be Lieuten ant, junior grade; Henry A. Pearson, to be Lieutenant, junior grade, and Charles G. Smith, to be assistant surgeon, with rank of Lieutenant, junior grade. Interior Selden Connor, of Maine, to be pension agent at Augusta. Hat Trimmings Case Settled. PHILADELPHIA, April 16. The famous "hat trimmings" case, which has been the subject of a bitter legal battle for several years between the Government and a number ofyJmporters, was settled In the United States District Court this afternoon. The settlement is a compro mise on the part of both the Govern ment and the importers. In the settle ment effected today the Government ad mitted that some of the goods were hat trimmings and a verdict subject to a fu ture revision by the Collector of thB Port was rendered in favor of Meyer & Dickin son for $58,000; Kohn, Adler & Co., $2100, and Tllge & Co., $900. Myer, Enllng & Co. received no money verdict To Recover Silver Service. CHICAGO, April 16. A replevin suit to recover the solid sliver service of the battle-ship Illinois has been commenced in the Circuit Court by the Towle Man ufacturing Company. The corporation claims that the silver service Is a part of its goods and chattels, and that they were taken possession of by the defend ants April 5. The service Is now In the custody of the Northern Trust Company for safe-keeping. The defendants are William Penn Nixon, Harlow N. Hlggln botham, Charles N. Hutchinson and" the Northern Trust Company Bank. The' property is valued at $3900. The Snnlcen Transport. NEW YORK, April 16. Forage In the hold of the submerged Rawlins 13 giving trouble to the wreckers who are trying to raise the transport out of the mud of the East River bottom. Several hun dred bushels of grain and as many bales of hay and straw for the Army in Cuba and Porto Rico have swollen so that the divers at work have difficulty in moving them. The Rawlins was sunk at her pier last Wednesday In an attempt to extin guish a fire In her hold amidships. Launching of the Maine. PHILADELPHIA, April 16. It has practically ,been decided y the Cramps Shipbuilding Company to launch the 'bat tleship Maine on Memorial Day. Survivors of the original Maine and the widows and orphans of the sailors killed in Havana harbor will probably be Invited to attend the launching. First Cruise of Wisconsin. SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. The new battle-ship Wisconsin has returned from her maiden cruise. She went to Magda lena Bay for target practice. Captain Belter, her commander, speaks highly of the vessel's sea-going qualities, and of the good marksmanship with the big guns displayed by the men. The Cabinet Meeting1. WASHINGTON, April 16. The Cabinet meeting today was unimportant. No questions of public Interest were dis cussed. Telegraphic Brevities. Peter Golden leads In the six-day walk at Columbus. Captain J. B. Coghlan has been ordered to relieve Captain G. E. Ide, from duty as Captain of the Mare Island navy-yard. A cage filled .with natives fell down a deep shaft of the Goldenhuis mine, at Johannesburg. Twenty-six of the natives were killed. In he best-informed circles at Lisbon It Is declared that the story that the Queen of Portugal will enter a convent is absolutely fantastical. At Mason City, la., Mrs. H. B. Tunure shot and killed her husband, and then shot herself through the heart. It was thought she was Insane. Queen Dowager Emma, of The Nether lands, according to the Brussels corre spondent of the Dally Chronicle, will soon undergo an operation at Bonn. The President has decided to appoint William B. Jenkins to be Governor of Oklahoma Territory, to succeed the pres ent Governor, Barnes, whose term will expire soon. August Provost, deputy governor of the Bank of England, has been appointed Governor of the Bank of England for the ensuing year, to succeed Samuel Stuart Gladstone. President Patton left Princeton on a 10 days' trip to the West to visit the alumni of Denver. No officer of the university has ever made a trip as far West as this In the interest of the unlversty. Turkey is attempting to conclude extra dition treaties with the powers with the object of getting hold of members of the Young Turkish party, who are seeking refuge in various parts of Europe. In the Westminster County, England, court, an order for committal to prison was made against Sir Robert Peel for nonpayment of a judgment debt. The warrant was suspended for a week. A derrick car and a gondola toppled over a bridge 18 miles from Buffalo, on the Nickel Plate Railroad. Six men went with them to the rocky bed, 80 feet be low. Two were killed and the others In jured. The press of Berlin Is devoting attention to the efforts of the Christian Scientists in the American colony, who are now holding two services every Sunday, at the residence of an American. The press ar gues' against the movement. The London newspapers report the en gagement of Spencer Eddy, second secre tary of the United States Legation at Paris, and Miss Daisy Lelter, sister of Lady Curzon of Kedleston. Intimate friends of Mr. Eddy discredit the report. At the annual meeting in London of the Association of Technical Institutions, Sir William Hart Dyke urged the spread of technical education in Great Britain. He said It was time Great Britain recognized that the day of the untrained man had passed. The coronation of King Edward will take place at the end of June, 1902. West minster Abbey, according to Truth, will be entirely closed to the public for four months prior to the event, and all serv ices will be suspended In order to prepare the interior for the ceremony. Test for Yourself the Wonderful Curative Properties of Swamp- To Prove What the World Every Reader of 1 ViZvffffiHri'AyJJi )wiTtKf?zyiyy7r, 'XXISZz3rr9WjV.im To Readers of The Oregonian: For some time I suffered from a serious kidney trouble, and also gravel (cal culi), which I believe was the result of carrying heavy loads and continual expos ure. I had an almost continual pain In my back, was weak and run down generally. 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The reorganiza tion of the Carnegie corporations was ef fected today at a meeting of the stock holders, and the Morgan syndicate Inter ests assumed control. As showing the changes made in the officials and direc tory, the following statement is issued by tha .corporation: "Pittsburg. April 16. The postponed an nual meeting of the stockholders f the Carnegie Company was held In East Orange, N. J., April 15, 1901, and .the fol lowing board of directors elected: C. M. Schwab, E. H. Gary, W. E. Corey, J. B. Dill and W. W. Blackburn. The directors of the Carnegie Company elected the fol lowing officers: W. E. Corey, president; W. W. Blackburn, secretary and treas urer. "The directors of the Carnegie Steel Company "met in Pittsburg today and re ceived and accepted the resignations of these members of the board: George Lau der, A. R. Peacock, L. C. Phipps, James Fayley, W. B. Dickson. The following gentlemen were elected members of the board of directors of the Carnegie Steel Company: W. E. Corey, James B. Reed, E. H. Gary, J. E. Schwab. The directors of the Carnegie Steel Company elected the following officers: W. E. Corey, president; B. B. Pope, first vice-president; W. B. Blackburn, second vice-president and sec retary; W. E. McCausland, treasurer. "Thomas Lynch, president of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, has been elected by the directors of the United States Steel Corporation as general manager of the coal and coke properties of the con stituent companies of the United States Steel Corporation, with headquarters in Pittsburg." COPPER MINE COMBINE. Aims to Take in All the Properties in This Country. .NEW YORK, April 16. The Tribune says: It can be announced on the best bf authority that all preliminary arrange ments have been made for the acquisition of the stock of the Boston & Montana Copper & Silver Company .and the Butte & Boston Mining Company by the Amal gamated Copper Company. Rumors of the Impending deal have filled the air of Wall Street for several days, but It was not until late last evening that de tails of the project became known. The proposition now made Is that stock holders of the Butte & Boston deposit with the authorized trustees 135,000 shares of the outstanding 200,000 shares. These shares are of the par value of $10 and will be exchanged for Amalgamated stock or paid for In cash at $92 50, If the deal goes through. Ten days from April 25 will be allowed In which to carry out the plan. In the case of the Boston & Montana, a deposit of 100,000 shares is required out of a total of 150,000 outstanding of a par value of $25 each. These shares are to be exchanged for Amalgamated shares or for $375 In cash, if the deal Is accom plished within 10 days. There' Is a general belief among those well Informed on the copper situation that the foregoing plans are only pre liminary to a much larger expansion of the Amalgamated Company, which aims to take in, eventually, the rich mines of Northern Michigan and Arizona, as well as those of Montana. This would give the company a practical control of the copper situation in this country, with the exception of the Heinz holdings in Butte. Senator W. A. Clark and his sons are believed to be In on the new deal. Terms of the Deal. BOSTON, April 16. Kidder, Peabody & Co. announce that they have been re quested to arrange a consoliuation of the Boston & Montana Copper & Silver Min ing Company and the Butte & Boston Mining Company with the Amalgamated Copper Company upon some equitable ba sis. They will require before undertaking to arrange the terms a deposit of 135,000 shares of Butte & Boston and 100,000 shares of Boston & Montana. The directors of both companies recom mend the deposit of holdings upon the followjng terms: Deposit of stock must be made on or before April 25. In case the arrangement is not completed within p even days after date the stock deposited will be returned. Depositors will have 10 - Famous Discovery, SWAMP The Oregonian May Have a Very truly yours, ' & .&.tecJJU (J. H. ROBERTS, P. M.) days after the announcement of the terms to accept either of the following proposi tions: To receive such number of shares of the Amalgamated Company as may be called for under the terms of the agree ment or to receive $375 per share In cash for Boston & Montana and $92 50 per share In cash for Butte & Boston, or to withdraw the stock deposited without ex pense. In case any underwriting Is nec essary'. Kidder, Peabody & Co. agree that all holders who elect to exchange for Amalgamated stock may share Jn pro rata. LOCOMOTIVE COBINATION. Syndicate Starts in to Bay Engine Plants. NEW YORK. April 16. The World says: Negotiations are said to be In progress I for the purchase of the Cooke Locomo tive works In Paterson, Is. J., by a syndicate, headed, according to report, by J. Plerpoint Morgan, John D. Rocker feller and leading men in the "billion dollar" steel trust. The Cooke Company has one of the best equipped locomotive building plants in the country. Negotiations by the syndicate to secure the Cooke plant are said to be the initial step ' In the formation of a locomotive combination which will be closely allied with the United States Steel Corporation. It Is reported that the syndicate proposes to absorb all the locomotive-building companies east of the Mississippi and that necotiations are in progress for the . purchase of the Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia, the Schenectady Locomotive Works and the Portland Lo comotive Works, of Maine. It was said yesterday that the deal with the Cookes had been perfected, but Charles Cooke, head of the company, de nied last night in Paterson that the sale had been made. He admitted that nego tiations had been going on for four weeks. The price offered Is said to be $1,750,000. and the Cooke family intimated last night that such a sum would be considered. ; Fifteen hundred men are employed by the Cookes, and the shops are going night and day. The company has been so busy that the furnaces have not been cool for months. Orders are far In advanco of the capacity of the plant, and the works will have to be kept running night and day for sev eral months. At the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. it was denied that the purchase of the Cooke Works had been made. President of Tube Company Resigns. NEW LORK, April 16. F. G. Concerse has resigned the presidency of the Na tional Tube Company to assume hia du ties on the executive committee ofr the United States Steel Corporation. He is succeeded as president of the National Tube Company by F. J. Hearne, of "Pitts burg, formerly vice-president. Idaho Notes. (Fremont County reports a large number of new settlers. Ernest Rathbone was convicted of cattle-stealing at Shoshone last week. iAn Issue of $38,000 of Canyon County bonds, bearing 4 per cent Interest, has been sold for $200 premium. ' Boise will vote on a proposition to Issue $52,000 of bonds for the purchase of a site and the erection of a High school build ing. Oliver Rowland has received sentence at Shoshone of Ave years for burglary, and Ernest Rathbone of seven years for larceny. The Stoddard place, between Caldwell and Nampa, which has been In the courts for a number of years, has been sold by the Sheriff for $12,960, to T. J. Jones, of Boise. Sheep are passing Rexburg In great numbers from their Winter feeding grounds to the hills. It is estimated that Fremont County has 50,000 sheep on its ranges at the present time. It is reported that there are 50 families camped near the Glenn bridge, below Bellevue, waiting for the roads to Im prove so that they can get to Camas ' Prairie, where they Intend to locate homes. Colonel Dewey, of Nampa, has an nounced that he has closed a contract for rails to be laid on the Idaho North ern. The purchase was made in St. Paul. Nothing now Impedes the tracklaying, as the ties "are on the ground. The Kendrlck Milling Company has also concluded to put In a bucket tramway to the top of the hill just east of the mill. The mill warehouse will be erected to the top of the hill and grain to fill the mill bins be brought down as occasion warrants. It Is expected that the new mill will b'e started up within a few weeks. A dredging plant valued at $20,000, with a working capacity of 200Q yards per day. will be put in operation within three miles of Blackfoot, as soon as the machinery can be put together. Tne machinery, i - ROOT WILL Do for YOU, Sample Bottle Free. 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The kidneys must also filter and purir the blood so when they are weak or out of order, and fall to do their work yo i can understand how quickly your ent!r body Is affected, and how every orxv.i seems to fall to do its duty. The cure for these troubles is Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, the world-famous khi ney remedy. In taking it you afford nat ural help to Nature, for Swamp-Hoot is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is known to nu lc I, science. If there Is any doubt in your mind i to your, condition, take from your ur.nc on rising about four ounces, place it .n a glass or bottle and let it stand twenfv four hours. If on examination it is mi! c ' or cloudy. If there Is a brick-dust scttd or if small particles float about 1n it, your kidneys are in need of Immediate att- n tion. Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and Is used Jn the leading hospitals, recom mended by physicians in their prla' practice, and is taken by doctors them selves who have kidney aliments, becnu they recognize In It the greatest anl most successful remedy for kidney, llvr and bladder troubles. If you are already convinced- that tbi great remedy, Swamp-Root, is what "n need, you cart purchase the regular flf: -cent, and one-dollar size bottles at t" drug stores everywhere. which is of the latest Improved kind f r such work, is at the landing, and will be put on the boat. 90 feet long by 21 feet wide, as rapidly as it can be handled. Sheriff Daly, of Boise, ha3 received an plications from 18 saloons in that city for licenses under the law, and each has de posited the $500 necessary, making a total of $9000 which the Sheriff has collected from this source. As soon as tha ap 1 catlons are approved by the Comm!" sloners the licenses will be Issued. The wholesalers and druggists have-not yet presented their applications. Kendrlck business men bave,preparcl a petition that will be presented to t jo County Commissioners, now in -session In Moscow, asking the construction of a new road from Kendrlck to the Little Bear Ridge region, and offering to, donate $300 toward the costs. It Is estimated that a mile of road built well up on the sidehill will obviate danger of washouts. The new road can be completed at a cost Of $1200; Two grain shoots or tramways will be constructed at Kendrlck this Spring; 3. P. Atchison, of the Kendrlck Grain Com pany, has planed to replace his present pipe line with an overhead bucket tram way similar In character to the one In use at Lenore, on the Clearwater, where grain is conveyed across the Clearwater River from a height of 1000 fet to a warehouse on the railroads The new tramway will be designed for handling fruit aa well as grain. In past year, fruitgrowers east of Kendrlck have had difficulty la market ing th mere tender varieties of fruit, for carriage in wagons down the long, steep grade to the town bruised the fruit badly. NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA. A CURE FOR IT. Not n. Patent Cnre-All, Nor a Modern Miracle, but Simply a Rational Cnre for Dyspepsia. In these days of humbuggery and de ception, the manufacturers of patent medr iclnes, as a rule, seem to think their medicines will not sell unless they claim that It will cure every disease under the sun. And they never think of leaving out dyspepsia and stomach troubles. They are sure to claim that their nostrum Is absolutely certain to cure every dyspeptic and he need look no further, tar Ttr In the face of these absurd claims It la refreshing- to note that the proprietors of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have carefully refrained from making any undue claim. or false representations regarding the merits of this most excellent remedy for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. 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In using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets no dieting Is required. Simply eat plenty of wholesome food and take these Tablets at each meal, thus assisting and resting the stomach, which rapidly regains Its proper digestive power, when the Tablets will be no longer required. Nervous dyspepsia is simply a condition In which some artlon or portions of the nervous system are not properly nourished. Good digestion Invigorates the nervous system and every organ in the body. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by all druggists, at 50 cents per package. They are manufactured by the F. A. Stuart Co., of Marshall. Mich. Any druggist will tell you It gives uni versal satisfaction. WEAK MEN CURED. Vacuum treatment. A positive cure without poisonous drugs for vic tims of lost manhood, exhausting drains, seminal weakness and errors of youth. For circulars or infor mation, call oe address. Vigor Restorative Co.. 2034 Washington street. Correspondence confidential. t-