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- T-rcwppf -r T5 w50w ji8yiiyj--y!5 witj v,-!B!jissr sigssWT?? j?r2'TrPl,fp",;':,,1f3?'9 Tc?a?'yi'',y - TTTE . MOBNING OBEGONIAS, TUESDAY, IAT 7, 1901. RELIEF AT JACKSONVILLE SIX THOUSAND DESTITUTE PER SONS -"WERE FED TESTEHDAY. 'The Association Issues An Address to the American People List of the Dead So Far Recovered. . JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. May 6. The work of relief Jn Jacksonville Is progress ing systematically. The relief assoda iion'today Increased Its committee of 9 to 15. appointed a financial commltte .of five, adopted a constitution, and made the temporary organization permanent, with C E. Garner, president, and J. E. Par jrott, vice-president. The following are the dead so far as recovered: - "Harry D. Bonatheau. "William Clark, white. Unknown negro, found In the river today at the foot of Market street. ilrs. Cornelia Thompson, "widow of the late General TVaddy Thompson, body found in the ruins of the Old Ladles Home, Union and Laura streets, today. "Martha Hagen, a negro woman, found yesterday at Ocean and State streets. One other unknown negro is reported found In the river, hut the report Is not confirmed. Bonatheau was 53 years old and a prominent real estate man. He left a widow and one child. He, with Clark, was cut off by the flames at Market street wharf. Six thousand destitute were fed today by the relief association. Governor Jennings has perfected the military government of the city by a general order placing Colonel Lovell in command, and making Major (Maxwell Provost Marshal. The receipts by the relief association and other agen cies approximate $50,000 tonight. Ten car loads of supplies were received today from Charleston, and one from Atlanta, as well as many other small lots. - Perfect order prevails. The work of rebuilding has commenced. Insurance ad justers continue to arrive, but no con certed plan of loss settlements has been arranged. , An official statement was issued at 6:30 o'clock tonight, addressed to the people of the United States, In which the com mittee recites the circumstances attending the fire, and says: "The fire spread with such rapidity that our citizens had great difficulty in leav ing their homes and places of business. In many cases they barely escaped with their lives: TVe regret to say that a number were burned to death or drowned in their efforts to escape from the flames. The number at this time we have been unable to. ascertain, although five dead bodies have been taken from the ruins, and from 10,000 to 15,000 people are homeless. The burnt area extends east and west about two miles, and north and south varying from one-half to three-quarters of a mile. In this area was situated the oldest and most populous portion of the city, em bracing all classes of people, high and low, rich and poor. The flames carried before them homes, churches and all the public buildings save one. More than half the business section was also con sumed. The property loss aggregates $12,000,000 to $15,000,000. All contributions of money should be sent to A. M. Ives, treasurer, and all supplies should be sent to Jacksonville Relief Association." S. A. McCottery, who was employed at the Gardner shipyards, almost lost his life in trying to save the people who rushed down Market street to the river Y when the flames were at their fiercest. He said he succeeded In getting 20 persons across the river, but as many more were either burned to death or drowned at the pier. "I had no idea the shipyard was in danger," said Mr. McCottery. "I was trying, to save my tools, as the fire was being lown to the east and away from the docks. Suddenly the flames shot across the yard with the wind from the west right behind them. I knew that everything was going. I fled from the building, which was burning over my head. "On the pier I saw a crowd of people. I am positive that 40 Is a low estimate of those I saw. Of this number I saved only the 20 1 carried across. There was no way of escape for them. After I had carried my boatload half way across the river, I heard many cries and shouts, that seemed to come from the .smoke at the pier. I know many were lost at that moment, for the flames were on all sides and the river In front." The Alcazar, at San Augustine, although closed several weeks ago for the season, has been reopened to care for the ref ugees. Other "Winter resort hotels will probably open tomorrow, as the crowds leaiinc the city are being augmented freely today. Thousands of people worked yesterday and last night. The firemen have not been relieved, because the debris is still burning, and streams of water are being poured into the flames and embers all the time, night and day. On every telegraph and telephone pole that was not destroyed linemen were at work. The trolley company has a large force of men at work hanging feed wires and clearing the tracks where the steel is sufllclently cool, so as to establish car service as soon. as possible. It will be several days before a car can pass Into East Bay street. An estimate on the loss by the fire, as given out by an ex-tax collector, this afternoon. Is aglollows: Public buildings, $1,088,000; stores, north side of Bay street, $495,000; stores, south side of Bay street. $8S0,000; stores, For syth street. $405,000; stores. Main street, $309,000; residences, prominent, $778,000; res idences, 1500 small, $2,000,000; residents per sonal effects. $2,300,000; stock of goods in large stores, $1,650,000; stocks in 200 smaller -stores, $550,000; street railways, $30,000; pavements, $100,000; total, $10,565,000. "Will Transport Supplies Free. PORTSMOUTH. Va.. May 6. It was an nounced at the general offices of the Sea board Air Line this morning that that road will transport free 'supplies for Jacksonville sufferers when consigned to the Jacksonville municipal authorities or to duly organized relief committees at Jacksonville. Feather Factory Destroyed, s MONTREAL. May 6. The factory of -the Alaska Feather & Down Company was destroyed by fire last nighfe Loss, $65,000; insurance, $40,000. Tool Plant Destroyed. LCWELL, Mass., May 6. The plant of the Flfield Tool Company was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, $250,000. BARK PRESIDENT MISSING. Doors of a. Cleveland Saiinsa Insti tution Closed. CLEVELAND. O.. May 6. The doors of the Cuyahoga Savings Bank were not opened for business today. The following notice was posted on the window: "On account of the continued absence of B. N. Pollock, the president, the directors have concluded to suspend payment until such time as they can make an examina tion of their affairs. It Is confidently ex pected that every depositor will be paid In full." Hundreds of depositors, mostly working people, gathered around the bank soon after the notice was displayed, clamoring for their money. The last statement pub lished by the bank Indicated that the in dividual deposits were $314,966, and loans on Teal estate, discounts, etc, $332,06L President Pollock left the city ten days ago. ostensibly for New York. Since that time nothing has been heard from him. Experts were put to work on the bank's books today. The American -Trust Company 'has befcn made receiver andhas taken possession of the affairs of- the 'bank. Owing to the failure of the bank, the United States Carbon Company, of Cleveland, Is In volved and a receiver for that concern has also been appointed, who has given bond in the sum of $00,000. A sister of President Pollock has returned from New York City, unable to find him. It Is said that the bank has more than $100,000 worth of paper that Is to all intents and purposes worthless. RELIGION OF PUBLIC MEN. Statement That Many of Them Pro fess Christianity. SELLWOOD, May 6. (To the Editor.) I was much interested In your editorial of last Thursday on "The Morals of Pub lic Men but while t subscribing to the general statement there made that there has been a great Improvement In the respect mentioned during the progress of the last century, I must differ with you I when you say that religion has naa nothing- to. fio with this improvement." Tou make a statement in the begin-1 en OLDEST INHABITANT OF HILLSBORO. JmPIBbs'1 .jJassHssHssraraBBsssafl sfssfsTsMSKMHs'ss'sHB'saTfe Zjj '?.- 3wta9H8HB&&?' 'v:? i9E9riHiflBBHHB29SBB9ntBIH BEif4&(inSSSSSSHB?BK BsssssSsHsssBsssBsssBsssBHi iijBsBsslssWBSKBMBBM HHHHKIIsSSsHfcl BHBsSSSBB8sSI9fll BssssssssHssssssBs4V''lV'-iv assBssBsssssssHMBRJBIH HHoK'vV. : jV K&3' JBTBS(SfS(B(BS(s9B(S(BBS(B(BBKm!rasnBSSB(Ssl HkjA sSBbSsssbssssbsbsViSbbH IHKiillllHlsHlsHlilss91sllH THOMAS OTCHIN. HILLSBORO, May 6. Thomas Otchin, of this city, is probably the oldest in habitant of this section. There is no doubt but what he enjoys the distinction, amongst all pioneers now living In "Washington County, of being the first man who came to what is known aj the Willamette Valley. He was. born in Lincoln shire, England, November 17, 1814, and at the age of 22 entered the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company, and landed In North America in 1830. Soon after ar riving In Hudson's Bay he was eent westward, and crossed the Rocky Mountains in the Summer of 1839, -arriving at Vancouver, by the Columbia River route, in November. Soon afterward he went to Fraser River, where he conducted a dairy for the company. He "returned to this valley In 1842, and took up a section of land Ave miles north of this city, which he still owns. Before coming back to Oregon, however, he filed on. a piece of land where Olympla, Wash., is now lo cated. In the Winter of 1842-3 he made a trip to-Lapwai, Idaho, where Rev. Mr. Spalding was located. On this trip he was accompanied -to the Walla Walla country by Dr. William Geiger, who., came to the Willamette Valley in 1840. Mr. Otchin has no family. His - nleoe, ' Miss Mary Simpson, late of Eng land, resldeswlth him. fllllIMIMtttt1t"""t"t""t(ttttttt4'" nlng of the article which must cause as tonishment to many minds, which Is that "there are not as many professors of religion In America and England, per haps, as there were in the days of our grandfathers"; whereas, the census re ports show that since the year 1800 the membership of the evangelical churches has steadily gained on- the population of the country, until In 1900 one- our- of every four persons was a member of these churches. In the year 1800 the pro portion was one In every 15. In the Presbyterian church, of which I have the honor to be a minister, the number of communicants in the year 1801 was 20,000, while the number re ported last year was 1.007.6S9. If we add to the above the member ship of the Southern and Cumberland Presbyterian churches (bothof which se ceded from the main body during the progress of the century, and which there fore should be counted in), we have a total membership of 1.413,771, which gives a percentage of growth of 70 to 1, while the growth of the population of the coun try has been only 15 to 1. These are the facts given by the United States census, and It is but fair to pre sume that, If, as you said (Inadvertently, no doubt) in your editorial in answer to the protest of the Catholic Sentinel against your article on the resurrection that "the church Is undoubtedly one of the great moral forces In the world," it has had something to do In the mat ter of the Improvement of the morals of our public men. In the mind of your correspondent, it has had everything to do with it. The preaching of the gospel of right eousness in the more than 100,000. churches of ohr land I believe is just as well cal culated to Improve the morals of our public men as it is to improve those of any other class. In a letter, which I have lately received from my old college friend. Dr. "Wallace-Badcliffe.-who is pas tor of one of the largest arid most In fluential churches in "Washington, D. C, he says: "All the members of the Su preme Court are professing Christians. Most of the members of the United States Senate are regular attendants at church, though I cannot speak definitely regard ing the proportion who are communi cants. A great many of them I know, are. The conspicuous and Influential men In public life are In our churches, hon est and earnest In their profession, and distinctly throw their Influence along the line of Christian principle and duty." Public men reflect the sentlment( of those whom they represent; they are the products of our Christian civilization, and there is no agency In the mind of vour correspondent to be compared for one moment with that of Christianity through its churches and schools and col leges in the creation of this sentiment. Some little investigation that I have made at different times on this subject warrants the statement that by far the largest portion of those who are prominent in public affairs are professors of the Christian faith. Gladstone said to Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler. of Brooklyn. N. Y., that during the .60 years that he had been In public life he bad known 50 men who were the great" men of England, and out of those 50 all but three were Christians. W. S. WRIGHT. ZVoteil Scientist Attacked ty Cancer. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. Dr. Gustave Eisen. the California scientist, whose dis covery of the cancer germ was a notable event In the medical history of last year, has been attacked by cancer. He has submitted to an operation at St. Luke's Hospital and the surgeons state that he Is rapidly recovering, although nothing can as yet be determined about the final result Dr. Eisen believes that he became inoculated with the cancer microbe while studying the germs through the micro scope. The Bushmen, or low-grade Hottentots, on the plains of South Africa, have language which has been iiroved by Garner to be a close approximation to that of the higher apes. It .consists of ,- hissing,- clicking and grunting sounds. RUSH ORDERS ARE GIVEN SUPPLIES WTLE BE HURRIED TO SOLDIERS IK .ALASKA. United States Garrison at Fort Gib- boR Is Threatened Witi a Food Shortage. SEATTLE, "Wash., May 6. Under rush orders. Major Ruhlen, Quartermaster, U. S. A., will, -within a few days, forward to Fort Gibbon, Alaska, 100 tons of com missary and quartermaster stores, mciua-ing-' flour, bacon, canned goods and grocer ies of every kind. The shipment will leave here about May 15, and will go over the "White Pass & Yukon Hallway to "White Horse, and thence by. steamer and barges down the Yukon R'iver to the mouth of the Tanana, The United States garrison at Fort Gibbon is threatened with a food short age.' It appears, that the "officers In com mand '.of the garrison have Issued .large quantities of rations to passing miners, who were unable to procure provisions .In the country adjacent The result has been thata serious inroad was made In the post stores. "While' the Army officers here and at Vancouver Barracks will not admit that there is any prospect of the troops at Fort Gibbon suffering ; for the necessaries of life, yet it is admitted that an effort will be made to get this ship ment to Fort Gibbon in record-breaking time. In fact, the stores will be landed at "White Horse in time for the opening of river navigation on. the Upper Yukon, and the steamer with loaded barges will close ly follow the ice, as it leaves the river on its long Journey to Behring Sea. It Is expected that the goods will reach Fort Gibbon not later than June 1. This is from two weeks to a month earlier than supply boats start "up the river from St Michael with fresh supplies. . The stores will be landed at "White Horse, the end of the railroad line, in time for trans shipment before the river opens. It will require, it Is estimated, from four to six days to make the trip from "White -Horse to Fort Gibbon. SNOWSLIDE IN ALASKA. Five Men "Were Killed, and Two Others Buried for Honrs. SEATTLE, May 6. Particulars of the snowsllde' reported to have occurred at Sunrlee-CIty, Alaska, about March 20, were received here today In a letter from Ben Swesey, a pioneer miner of that section, to.W. D. Vansicklen, of this city. The slide did not occur at Sunrise, but at Smith's Camp,- on Lynx Creek, 22 'miles above Sunrise. Thedead are: Lees Graham, San Jose, Cai. Fred Shackelford, Rhode Island. Dick Lane. Fresno, Cal. Henry Wllloughby. Hogan, known as "Old Man"-Hogan, San Francisco. The slide started on the side of an. adja cent mountain and. came thundering down over a cliff .on to the .camp bene'ath, a sheer fall of 600 feet There Had been nothing to give the men' warning of 'their danger, and the first known of the catastrophe was when they heard the roar of the great body sliding down the mountain. There were at the camp in all seven men; two besides the five who we're killed. The entire seven were buried under the young man. was not buried as deeply as the rest, and by dint of six. hours' hard work, succeeded In getting out. As soon as he reached the surface,' with oth ers he began digging for his comrades. The first man reached was Gilbert De voe. Beyond a number of severe cuts and bruises and the fact that he was serious ly frostbitten, the latter was all right There seems to be no doubt of' his recov ery, although the writer states that the man was' under the snow for 16 hours. The others were all dead when the res cuing party reached their bodies. ESTATE OF KLONDIKE MINER. Heirs of Frederick Hntchinson "WiU Receive 200,000. - ' SEATTLE, May 6. Josiah Collins, of Se attle, who was appointed administrator of the estate of Frederick Hutchinson, one of the pioneer miners of the Yukon, who died recently In Philadelphia, has discov ered that he is in control of an estate worth $200,000. When he opened -Hutchinson's box in the safe deposit vaults, ex pecting to find a moderate' sum, he dis covered sacks of gold nuggets and securl tjes valued at nearly the sum named. This fortune will go to Herbert Hutchin son, of Philadelphia, a brother of the dead Klondike nilner, and two sisters, who live In England. One of First Settlers in Gold Fields. PHILADELPHIA. May 6. Frederick Hutchinson, who- died here a few days ago, wasoneiOf the first settlers in the Alaska-.gold fields, and-was known to have acquired considerable wealth. His brother, Herbert, who came here from London to nurse him 'during his illness, sailed for that city on Saturday with the body. Frederick Hutchinson, It was learned today, owned a controlling Inter est in several well-paying mines In the Yukon district He was 40 years old, an Englishman, and went to the Klondike when a youth. Herbert followed him, but with little success. Herbert returned to England. Recently Frederick was taken ill with Bright's disease, and died at a hospital in this city. SEVERAL NORTHWEST CASES. Decided by United States Circuit Conrt of-Appeals, SAN FRANCISCO, May .6. The United States Court of Appeals opened Its ses sion today with Judges Gilbert, Ross, Morrow and Hawley on the bench. The following decisions were handed down: Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company, appellants, vs. Shoshone Mining Company. Decision re versed and cause remanded to the Idaho Circuit Court again for 'further proceed ings Bunker Hill Si Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company, plaintiff In er ror, vs. the Empire State-Idaho Mining & Development Company and the Hast Chance Mining Company. Decision of Idaho court affirmed. Kenneth J. Hanley, appellant, vs. Charles Sweeney, of the Lewis Clarke and Empire State-Idaho Mining Company.. Judgment reversed "arid cause remanded, for further proceedings. Jay Lawyer, appellant, vs. Frederick Post -and Margaret" Post Decision of Idaho court affirmed. Mrs. Jane Beaumont appellant, vs. the Northern Pacific Railway Company. De cision of "Washington court affirmed. Charles "W. CUne vs. "William .8. James, et al. Oregon judgment affirmed. The Pacific Northwest Packing Com pany vs. Henry F. Allen" and John H. McGraw as receiver. Order of Circuit Court affirmed. J The Owyhee Land and Irrigation Com pany vs. C. C. TantpBous. Judgment re versed and cause remanded for new trial. L. S. J. HUNT FORMS SYNDICATE. Will Operate Concessions Vested in Him by Corea. a A tsi WPANniSflO. Mftv 6. The Post says Leigh S. J. Hunt, millionaire mine owner, lias formed a syndicate of Amer ican and European, capitalists to operate concessions vested Jn Hunt by tne Korean Government, and commonly known as the American concession. The Post .says the company Is organized with a capital of $16,000,000, and that the syndicate, which was formed in New York, Is composed of the Rothschilds, of London; "Wernhcr, Beit & Co., of London; the London Ex ploration Company, the Paris Explora tion Company, Edward Sweet & Co., of New York; D. O. Mills, J. B. Haggln, the Hearst estate, Smith & Perkins, of New York, and a few other capitalists of less er importance in the financial world. The company, it Is said,- has chosen as its president, H. -C. Perkins, of the New York firm of Smith & Perkins. NEW YORK MAN DISAPPEARS. Manager of Eastern Office of Port-' land Packing; Company. , NEWYORK, May 6. George H. Wells, manager of the New York office of the Trescott Packing Company, of Portland, Or., and a general' commission merchant, Baa disappeared from his home in this city. Relatives of Mr. Wells ,says that he disappeared nine days ago, while his. wife was at Clifton Springs, N.'Y., on a-visit?. When the disappearance became known Mrs. Wells returned to the city, and though she has prosecuted inquiries in every direction, shehas not been able to get any clue to his whereabouts. Rela tives also say Mr. -Wells has been greatly worried over their, Affairs of late. C. B. Trescott manager of the company, is now in this city looking- after the- affairs of the agency, iNorthTFest Pensions. WASHINGTON, May 2. Pensions have been granted as follows: Oregon Original-rnJacob JBfockett, Wood burn, 8; George McGowan, Portland, ?6, Watson S. Tllton, Tualatin. $6; original widows, etc. Elizabeth Wooley, Eagle Point, $8; special act, April 20, Almlra Knapp, .La Grande, J$8. War with Spain (widows, etc.) Martha Ann Holbrook, mother, Lowell, $12. . , Washington. Original James L. Siver, Tacoma, $12; Albert M. Edmonds, Ridge fleld, "$6J Charles E. ' Lambert, Taco. ma, $S; William 'King, Soldiers' Home, Ortlng, $10. Increase John K..Roll, Fair haven, $8. Original widows, etc. Special act, April 17, Emily B. Porter, Seattle, $8; special act, April 19, Anna Wuestney, Puyallup, $8. War with Spain (original) Frederick E. Hicks, Palouse, SMb Addi tionalAndrew J. Hood, "North Yakima, Found Guilty of Larceny. ASTORIA. Or., May 6. The trial of Charles Wilson on three informations, charging him with larceny from the dwellings' of Benjamin Young", A. A. Cleveland and C. H. Cooper, at Seaside, was held before a Jury in the Circuit Court this afternoon, and resulted in a verdict of guilty. Wilson refused to ac cept the services of an attorney appointed by the court, and conducted his own de fense. He admitted taking property from the houses, but in entering his plea of "not guilty" said he did .so because the alleged value of the 'property was too high; that he could pay for all damages done, and asked that the charge be re duced to petit larceny. He will be sen tenced tomorrow morning. TolI-BridgesSince Yesterday. ALBANY, Or., May 6. Albartyhas the distinction of having the only bridge over the Willamette River which it costs to cross. After some delay the collection of toll was begun this morning. One injunc tion suit has already beendeclded in fa vor of the city and other, actions are threatened by Benton County farmers who subscribed for the building of the bridge nine years ago. The necessity of collecting toll is generally regretted, but it is considered the only thing left for the city to do," It being unable to keep the bridge without It Insane Man Sent to' Salem. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., May 6. John Kuechler, an Insane man, was brought down oil the steamer Cottage City from Skagway In charge of United 'States Deputy Marshal Shook. Keuchler started .south on the steamship Senator, and just' as the vessel left the dock, he concluded he could walk on the water, and jumped overboard. He was fished out, and, after being examined, was de clared Insane. He will be taken to Salem, Or., where the Government has contracted to keep insane from Alaska. Oregon Man Drowned in Idaho. BOISE, Idaho, May 6. Word has been received here of the drownine' of Robert Harris on Sunday In the Snake River at Riverside. He and another man were fishing' for sturgeon with a net He at tempted to draw the net in, but his foot became entangled in the rope and he was draged overboard, capsizing the boat The other man was rescued. Harris body has not been recovered. The drowned man lived at Arcadia, Or., and left a wife and family. Anmsville to the. Front. AUMSVILLE,' Or.. May 6. An Item In The Oregonlan of May 3, from Browns ville,. puts that town in the lead for the largest shipment of eggs in one day, 1700 dozen. Saturday there were shipped from here 82 cases, containing 260i dozen eggs, being the gathering of a week in this vicinity. Smallpox Reports Confirmed. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash:. May 6. The steamer Cottage'City, arriving from a A SAM YAR1MELL ; Famous Member of Brotherhood of Carpenters and CO Well Known to all Amerfcan Toilers. Served as Delegate to Five Big Conventions. Represented his Union at the Nashville and Cincinnati Convention of " the American Federation of Labor. 0 ee 99 e e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee An Interesting -Man What he says about Warner's Safe Cure, the Greatest Kidney Cure of the Age. "MADE MY BURDEN LIGHTER." Chicago, Feb. io 190 1. Warner's Safe Cure Co., Rochester, N.Y. Gentlemen: I do not claim that Warner's Safe Cure Is a Cure-all, but do readily admit that It has made my burden lighter, by building up my run-down system. The ailment of greatest hindrance to me was kidney trouble. which, as those who suffer from It know, absolutely unfits a man for business, especially when he is of a nervous tentperament. Warner's Safe Cure has built me up so that I can safely pronounce it the superior of any proprietary medicine ever used by my family or myself. SAM YARNELL. All persons whose kidneys are diseased In any way, no matter how slightly or serleusly they may be affected, should go to the nearest druggist and get a bottle of Warner's Safe Cure. Free sample of Warner's Safe Cure sent on application. Address Sample Department, Warner's Safe Cure Co., Rochester, N. T. eeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeeaseeeeeoeoee e'e ooot the. "Wm-fVi thin Avenlntr. confirms the pre- vinnn Tennrts of smftllnox. at Sitka, and also that the disease Is rapidly spreading among the Indians. The Indian village is under strict quarantine. It is estimated that there are 100 cases among its in habitants. British Warship at San. Diego. SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 6. The British battleship "Varspite, with Admiral Blck ford aboard, has arrived, from Acapulco. This is the first American port at which the Admiral has touched since he took charge of the Pacific squadron. The ship will remain until Wednesday, when sho will proceed direct 10 Esquimau. Committed Suicide. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. Rbbert Rohr, until recently a hospital steward on the transport Warren, committed suicide today by taking poison. He left a note bequeathing to Mrs. George Rohr, of Flora, Wash., all his possessions. THE LABOR WORLD. Strike of Coal Miners. COLUMBUS, O.fMay 6. About 600 miners at East Holsteln struck today to enforce their demand for payment for "dead work." About 400 miners In the Panhandle dlscrict of West Virginia at tached to , their organization were also ordered out, the-operators having Insist ed on a 10-hour day. Nine-Hour Day Inaugurated. ST. LOUIB, May 6. N. O. Nelson, pres ident of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company, of this city, today announced to the employes of half a dozen large factories operated by him at Ieclalr, 111., that commencing today the nine-hour system would prevail. AH employes of every class will come -under the order. Heretofore they have been working 10 hours a day. Building Trades Strike at IiOuisvllle. LOUISVILIyE, May 6. Three thousand union worklngmen of the Louisville Building Trades are on strike and will not appear for work tomorrow morning. The contractors agreed to the men's de mands as to hours and wages, but re fused to discharge non-union men from the Jobs under way. . They Have Had Enough of Jail. WICHITA, Kas., May 6. The deter mination of the joint-smashing colleagues of Mrs. Nation to stay in jail until their trial commenced was broken today by Mrs. Julia Evans giving bond for her ap pearance. The other women, except Mrs. Nation, have Indicated their purpose of giving bond also. . AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. H R Wagner, N T T J Conroy, San Fr Fred Selllngman, S F E F "Wittier, St Louis G J Scharlach. N Y E A Danlelsen & wf, Boston Chas Frankenthal, NT Mr & Mrs I E Levi & child C C Leonard, Chicago Mrs C Hartig. Milwk Lydla Schneider, do Etta Schneider, do E L Spink & wf. Prov idence, R I Joe Israel, Frisco Dick Springer, Chgo C S Tanner & wife. Providence. R I IW A Doyle, San Fran John Pitcher, wife & child, San i'rancjsco H Bell Irvlns, Vancvj J Wolff & fy, San Fr C Nichols, San Fran Lewis Mall & w.Welser D Llpman, San Fran Sandy McNaughton W P "Prlnhard. Seattle A. T Herr, Chicago O Klocker, Pt Townsnd H H Shutts & w, Chgo Mrs F I Dunbar, Salem P G Wood, USA J "W Collins. San Fran W west, Fargo T.Iom 'M'liUlsnn Walter J Moody, Schen ectady. IN X From many diseases. Children who are well nourished success fully resist disease to which an ill -nourished child succumbs. Your child has enough food. Does the food make flesh? If not there is something wrong with the, stomach and other or gans of digestion and nutrition. That wrong can be quickly righted by the use of BR P1ERGETS 9 UEN MfMCAL BISCgVBtf. In ninety-eight cases out of every hundred it completely cures indigestion and other diseases of the digestive and nutritive sys tem in both young and old. You can consult Dr. Pierce by letter free. Ad- tv dress Dr. R. V. 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Th clever substi1 tute for Havana. positively excel any three-for- aquarter cigar now sold. mnE The slock In Lucke's Imports Is a blend of different South Ameri can grown leaf recently intro duced to the markets of this country, thought part ol which has long been used In Spain, Franca and Germany. Experi ment by Lucko 6 Co. revealed tho remarkable effect of this blend. It gives the smoker a superb effect, distinctly surpas- einn anvfhina bui tha verv choicest and costliest Vuetta Abaios Havana In flavor. Ask your dealer to get a box for you. LANG & CO., Distributers, Portland. Or. lances. Discretion Is the price of health. Dr. Sanden's Electric Her culex repairs damages arising from early Indiscretions. Weak and Nervous Menr Read "Strength, Its Use and Abuse by Men." Easy payments. ESTABLISHED TH1TY "TEARS. TEX YEARS IX FORTIAXD. "Write for my "Warning" about certala electric belt concerns,, who offer some thing: for nothing; Beware of them. T. A. T. Sanden Cor. 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