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""'sm?1' j JKK-JT-Wfajn W c w?t r r ft THE ' MOTOTKO OREGOOTAN,- TTJESDA Y, MAT 14, 1901. 8 FREIGHTS ARE HIGHER J." EDEJfBALITTMORE IS CHARTERED 'FOE XEW SEASON AT 30S 9B. r Transport Oopack Sailed for Port land Yesterday Alaska Light- bouse Flans Marine BTotea. The vastly improved condition of the California -wheat crop, together -with prospects for a fine crop In the Pacific Northwest, have resulted in further strength in the freight market, and un less there is a change in conditions, "we may see a repetition of last year's high rates. The British ship Edenbally inpre is reported fixed for October-November loading at this, port at the high est rate yet paid for a new crop shlp this season. She secured 39s 6d and while this looks like a stiff rate at the present time, it may seem very cheap by" the time the vessel reaches here. Gompared -with the amount of tonnage that will be needed to move the crop from the Northwest, bat few ships have been taken, and as sailing ships cannot be brought here on short notice, a Quick movement of the crop would call for steamers. If this class of carriers should Jiot be profitably engaged in other parts of .the world, they may come for about tho rate now asked for sailers for new crop loading. On the other hand, if busi ness is good in other directions, pretty stiff rates "will be required to bring them here. It is this delightful uncertainty as toj which way the freight and wheat market is going that makes the lot of a ETpln exporter one grand round of pleasure. Oopack will be given the usual Quick dls patcfi accorded vessels at this port, and by the time she to ready to leave, the mammoth Indrapura will be here to dis charge her cargo of bags and jute. The Indrapura is scheduled to sail May 28, and before she leaves the river the Pacific Export Lumber Company's Dig steamer Palatina will arrive to load a cargo of lumber for the Orient. This will bring the steamship arrivals for the month up to the average maintained since the first of the year. Astoria Marine Tfeirs. ASTORIA. Or., May 13. The steamer Electric, which has been in the Govern ment quarantine service for the past two years at this port, will be turned over to her new owners, the "Western Fish eries Company, "Wednesday. She will be taken to Leather's shipyard to have new bulwarks put on and her lower house ex tended, both forward and aft, before starting on her trip to Alaska. Bills of sale were filed in the Custom House today whereby Samuel Elmore and Paul Schrader convey the steamer Sue H. Elmore to the Pacific Navigation Com pany for a consideration of SI. Also John Kopp sells the launch Hattle to Charles F. Beebe & Co., of Portland. The price named is SI and other valuable consider ations. CHINESEARE ASTONISHED AT AMOUNT OF INDEMNITY DE MANDED BY THE POWERS. ADMIRALTY SUITS DECIDED. Two Front District of Washington, and One From District of Oresron. SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. Opinions were rendered today In the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in two admiralty suits from the Federal Court of the Dis trict of Washington, and one from the District of Oregon. The lower court was sdstalned In awarding the owners of the British ship Ravenscourt damages In S72S8 35, with costs against the owners of ihe American ship Columbia, arising out of a collision in Puget Sound on January 22 of last year while both ves sels were In tow by the tug Tyee. lthe Judgment of S12.O00 for personal In juries awarded Charles H. Newman, a ship carpenter, was reduced by the Ap pellate Court to 56000 and costs, on ac count of a permanent nature. This suit was brought against the master and own ers of the steamer Homer on account of a collision of that vessel with the barken tlne Blakeley in Seattle harbor. New man was employed on the latter craft. jA. M. Simpson and James Magee, own erg of the tug Columbia, were allowed only the $1000 awarded by the District Court of Oregon for pulling the Grace Dollar off the beach at Coos Bay in Au gust, 1898, as it was shown that the tug encountered no more danger than In tak ing an ordinary tow, and hence could not 'be awarded salvage. Atlantic Line Combine. NEW YORK, May 13. President Ber nard N. Baker, of the Atlantic Transport Line, arrived here from London tonight on the steamship Minneapolis. He went to England a short time ago for the purpose of securing, through the aid of J. P. Morgan, the consolidation of the Atlantic Transport and Leyland Lines, the fleets of which will next year aggre gate 700,000 tons. Should the deal be con summated, the combined line will be the largest in the world. President Baker admitted that the combine has -as yet no legal standing, but that there Is a like lihood that in the near future those con trolling the two lines may find it to their Interest to amalgamate. Grain Fleet in Port. The British bark Hawthornbank Is still lying In the stream and may not clear before the latter part of the week. The next vessel of the grain fleet to finish loading will be the mammoth Magdalene, although the Fulwood does not require very much wheat to fill out her cargo. There Is considerable wheat coming in from the country, and by the time the fleet now In the river Js loaded, there will be -a few cargoes still on the docks. Next. to the Cypromene now due from San Francisco, the only ship near at hand Is the German bark H. Hackfeld, from Nagasaki, but a few more will come along In June. M There Js No Redaction They Will Undertake to Pay It in Thirty Annual Installments. LONDON, May 14. Dr. Morrison, wir ing to the Times frpm Pekin, May K), says: "The Chinese plenipotentiaries are drafting a reply to the Ministers of the Dowers, expressing astonishment at the amount of indemnity demanded and urg ing a reduction on the ground of the em pire's financial diflicultles, but undertak ing, if the full amount is expected, to pay in 30 annual Installments of 15,000, 000 tflelB from the likln, salt tax and na tive customs. Pending a revision of the tariff, they also ask the powers to con sent to an Increase of the maritime cus toms and the Import and export duties by one-third." "It Is asserted here," says the St Pet ersburg correspondent of the Daily Tele graph, "that at the request of Admiral Allexeff, the Russian Government is send ing.two more battle-ships and four cruis ers "to reinforce the Russian fleet in Chi nese waters in anticipation of serious trouble." of Turkey yields on the question of inter ference with the foreign postofflces, the powers probably will present an ultima tum in a few days,- backed by a naval demonstration. The -powers, including Germany, are acting in perfect unison in this matter. STRIKE HEAR REPUBLIC. RUSSIA'S CHINESE POLICY. Official Note Intended to Facilitate ' Negotiations. NEW YORK, May 13AccordIng to a special from Washington to the Herald, Russia's efforts to facilitate the. negotia tions respecting China and to hasten the withdrawal of foreign troops from the Celestial Empire areythe subject of an official note, a copy of which has just been, received In Washington. It contains the first complete official statement of the course of the Russian Government that has been made. The statement of Russia's policy was made simultaneously with her official dec laration that while maintaining the pres ent temporary situation in Manchuria in order j.o preserve peace, the Imperial Government Is content to await events. It declares virtually that Russia has kept steadily in view the fact that In sending her troops into China no hostile Intent was entertained toward China: on the , CHANGE OF TIME. "Willamette River Steamers to Leave Portland at a Seasonable Hour. The O. .R. & N. Co. has changed the schedule for its Willamette River boats, and commencing today the Ruth will leave Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6:45 A M., returning leave Corvallis on the alternate days at 6 A.M. On the Portland-Independence route the Elmore will leave Portland Mondays, Wednesdaj-s and Fridays at 6:45 A M., leaving Independence on the alternate daje at 6 A. M. The Modoc on the Dayton run will leave Portland at 7 A. M. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur. daysand .Dayton on the alternate days at 6 AM. This change will be a wel come one to passengers who have been -unable to make use of the -street cars on account of the 6 o'clock departure of the steamers under the old schedule. Smallpox in the Steerage. NEW YORK, May 13. The Italian steamer Duchessa dl Genova arrived to day direct from Naples with 1181 steerage passengers. Two cases of smallpox de veloped during the voyage. The patients were transferred here to the reception hospital. The steamer will be held at quarantine for a thorough disinfection. One hundred and forty-six passengers, who occupied quarters in the compart ment with the patients, will he trans ferred to Hoffman Island for observation. Riverside Arrived Out. The British ship Riverside, which has been chartered by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., to load In their regular line, arrived at Liverpool from San Francisco Sunday. As soon as her outward cargo of wheat has been discharged, she will go on berth to load for Portland direct and will prob ably get away for this port by the latter part of June. Nuggets Found by Woodchonpers on Granite Creek. REPUBLIC, Wash,,.-May 13. Today two woodchoppers in the" employ of Smith Bros., of this place, -while getting out cordwood at a point, on Granite Creek about two mljes wegt ofi town, near the old saw mill, picked up some nuggets. One, It is said, Is worth 520. The men immediately abandoned Work on the wood contract, and, selecting a spot close to the water's edge, sunk a hole about four feet square to a depth of tliree feet, at which depth they were on top of a decomposed bedrock, and In the course of this small amount -of work which took but a few hours, they had taken out nearly $100 In coarse gold. They did not try to save the fine gold, simply con fining their attention to the large nug gets. The men were greatly excited when the Smith brothers appeared on the scene, and endeavored to get their as sistance in staking some claims, but the men could not be induced to leave the joyful task of picking out the yellow chunks they only having taken time enough to stake one claim. Smith broth ers staked two claims above. ' Great excitement prevailed throughout the town tonight. There have been many reports of the placer finds on Granite Creek here in the past, and colors can be obtained anywhere on the creek, but nothing like the present strike has ever been made in this sections Two hundred citizens left town tonight for the scene of the strike, and many claims will be staked by daylight. The report of the strike was confirmed by Smith Bros, tonight Our Working Girls, Life to the most f avored js not always full of sunshine, but to the average American girl or -woman who is obliged to work for her living, and, perhaps to help others at home life is often a heavy drag in consequence of illness. "Worrier who work, especially those who are constantly on their feet, are peculiarly liable to the development of organic troubles, and should par ticularly heed the first manifestations, such as backache, pains in the lower limbs and lower part of the stomach, irregular and painful monthly periods, ADDENDA FROM 'FRISCO. Simpson Bnrkentine Bents the Cy promene Up the Coast. The American barkentlne Addenda, one of Simpson's fleet, arrived fn at Astoria yesterday morning after a fair passage of nine das from San Francisco. Nine days is not very fast compared -with some of the old Tam O'Shanter's three-day trips between the two ports, but it is very good for this time of the year, when the winds are generally against the" craft coming up the coast The British -ship Cypromene Is out 14 days from San Francisco Heads and while no uneasiness will be felt for her safety if she does not show up for another 14 days, yet the passage of the Addenda would indicate that the Britisher ought to be along almost any time. The Addenda will load lumber at the Knapp ton mills for Callao. Steamer Glenogle Disabled. VICTORIA. B. C, May 13. The high pressure cylinder head on the steamer Glenogle blew off this morning, cracking the cylinder and filling the boat with a cloud of steam. No one was Injured. It will take a month to make the necessary repairs. 4 Oil Steamers Burned. LONDON, May 13 A special dispatch from St Petersburg says 14 petroleum steamers have been burned at Astrakhan, Russia. ALSKA LIGHTHOUSES. PlnnK Submitted Were Too Elabor ate for the Appropriation. WASHINGTON, May 13 The plans for the 12 Alaska lighthouses recently sub mitted by Captain Langfitt to the light house board, which were found too elab orate for the appropriation available, 5403,000, have been slightly modified and returned with instructions to adertlse forfefc-j Cantata, Langfitt desired to have' th-e $SJBihises built by day labor, under his superintendence, but the board thought best to have the work done by contract, and ordered iery extensive advertisements, in order to secure reason able contracts with reliable parties. It Is hoped that the work of construction may be commenced during the early Summer months. Mnrine Notes. The small screw steamer America was taken out of the water at North Port land yesterday for quick repairs. The Harvest Queen yesterday took aboard at the wharf of the Portland Lum bering Company 14,000 feet of lumber for Cathlamet Repairs to the George H. Mendell are progressing on the East Side. The old propeller has been removed and will be replaced with a new one. The newly-named steamer Leona was launched at the Olson yard yesterday and steam was raised In her boiler to run her pumps. Her propelling machinery Is be ing connected. The river Is still rising, and at the present rate of advance will soon be over some of the low wharves. The water yes terday -was within a foot of the lower deck of the Ash-street wharf. The tug Maggie, which has been lying In Portland harbor, patiently awaiting purchasers, is tied up at the foot of Davis street She Is in the hands of the .Insur ance underwriters, who rescued her from an untimely fate on a sandbar at the mouth of the Sluslaw. LAKE FLEET'S TROUBLES. Nevr Stenmer Northwestern Collides With a narge. OGDENSBUHG. JX X-. Ma-v. 03. The etcahiship Northwestern, from Chicago to Liverpool, collided with Gilbert's dredge between Galloup and Du Plon Rapids Sunday evening and went ashore on the Canadian side. The steamer Is reported to be slightly damaged. The dredge drifted upon a shoal. The steamship Meteor, of the Northwestern line, passed through safely. The steam barge L. S. Porter if aground at the head of the lock of Cardinal Canal. Her three barges broke a towline and drifted two miles down river, stranding on Glenford Shoal. All are in bad positions. The Donnellv wreckers of Kingston are on their way to release them BOARD WELL PLEASED. Work on the Columbia River Light ship Was Satisfactory. 'WASHINGTON, May 13 The Light house Board has authorized the contract ors who have removed the Columbia River lightship across the neck of land to Baker's Bay to remove a number of defective plates In the vessel which were found to be rusted through or punctured and replace them with sound material. When these new plates are in position, the vessel will be launched at once. The board Is highly gratified with the suc cess of the contractors in their big undertaking. OOPACK SAILED YESTERDAY. Big Transport Due From Tacoma Tomorrow Morning. The steamship Oopack called from Tacoma for Portland at 1 o'clock yester day afternoon, and -will reach Portland early tomorrow morning. The steamer will take aboard about 3000 tons of cargo at this port the principal item being 1700 tons of hay. which is. now being pressed Into the smallest possible shape. The Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, May 13. Arrived in at 7 A M., barkentlne Addenda, from San Fran cisco. Sailed At 7 P. M., steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Francisco: at 8:30 A M.. German ship Nereus, for Queenstown or Falmouth, for orders. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind south; weather cloudy. Hoqulam, Wash., May 1L Sailed Schooner Fred J. Wood, from Hoqulam for San Pedro. May 12. Sailed Steamer Grace Dollar, from Hoqulam for San Francisco. San Francisco, May 13 Arrived Steam er Alliance, from Portland; steamer W. H. Kruger. from Tillamook. Sailed Steamer Columbia, for Astoria; schooner Lottie Bennett, for Cape Nome; schoon er Una, for Chlgnlk Bay; tug Columbia, for Coos Bay. Seattle. May 13 Sailed May 12, steam er Oopack; United States steamer Rose crans. for Tacoma. Arrived May 11. steamer Al-Kl, from Skagway: May 12, barkentlne Latona, from Port Townsend. Port Townsend Sailed May 13 Schoon er Robert It Hind, for St Michael. Tacoma Arrived May 12 ShlD Lvder- horn, from Vancouver. Vancouver Sailed May 9 Steamer Olympla, for Victoria. Hong Kong Arrived previously, steam er Tacoma, from Tacoma. Flushing Arrived May 10 Ship Astra cana, from Oregon. Tocopllla Sailed May IS Bark Low Wood, for Port Townsend. Port Blakeley Arrived May 12 Bark Leta, from Valparaiso. Port Gamble Sailed May 11 Bark Duns mulr, for Port Pirie. Port Townsend Sailed May 13 Ship Star of Bengal, for Adelaide; bark Prince Arthur, for Port Pirie. New York Arrived -May 13 Ethiopia, and Minneapolis, from Glasgow London Arrived May 13 Menominee, from New York. Glasgow Arrived May 13 Laurentian, from New York; Norwegian, -from Boston. Bremen Arrived May 13 Koeigen Luise, from New York. Moville Arrived May 13 Parisian, from Montreal. Hamburg Sailed May 10 Phoenlcla-for New York. New York. May 13. Arrived Bovlc, from Liverpool; Minneapolis, from Lon dont Kalserln Maria Theresa, from Bre men. Copenhagen. May 13. Arrived Steamer Norge, from .New York. London, May ' 13. Arrived Minnehaha, from New York. contrary their presence was for the pur pose of rendering effective am to tne Government of China in Its struggle against the Insurgents. The note Is a long review of diplo matic developments, beginning with ahe steps taken by the powers to seek an un derstanding of the alarming occurrences I in China last year. The note furtner states that Russia, without separating herself from the common action of the other powers, by reason of her special relations with China as an adjoining coun try, was obliged to reserve a certain free dom of action and to avoid taking part in engagements opposed to her Interests or contrary to her historical conditions. The note states explicitly that, "contrary to the advice of certain powers," Russia declared openly from the beginning that she was not at war with the Chinese Em pire. "As to the political programme of Rus sia," the official statement continues, "that Is to say. the Immediate objects she had In view, they were set forth In the first official declaration made in rela tion to Chinese affairs and are stated as follows: 'The rescue of the Russian rep reitntatlves at Pekin and the protection of Russian subjects against the criminal attacks of Chinese insurgents; to render acs'stance to the Chinese Government aga'ijst the insurrection, with a view as quickly as possible to re-establish law as. order In the empire.' "When all the powers Interested had decided- to send troops to China for the same puipose, the Imperial Government pro p scd, as a rule of conduct In relation to the affairs of China, these fundamental principles: The maintenance of the agree ment between the powers; the preserva tion of the government of China existing; the elimination of everything that might lead to the partition of the Celestial Em pire; and, finally, the re-establlshment by a Joint effort of the legal central govern ment at Pekin, which of itself could guar antee the peace and order of the coun try." An agreement was reached upon these points by most of the powers. ' The liberation of the diplomats and for eigners having been accomplished Russia, In order to Induce the Chinese court to return withdrew her legation and troops to Tien Tsin. In the opinion of Russia a military occupation of Pekin was not In accord with her previous declarations. Anticipatory of the negotiations, Rus sia suggested the matters which should be considered, mentioning the advisabil ity of a Joint agreement as to the im portations of arms. 'The punishment of the chief promoters of the Insurrection and the Indemnification of governments,' corporations and private individuals who had suffered losses In consequence of the trouble. "But In order not to place China In a position where it may become abso lutely impossible for her to meet the pe cuniary demands and in order to attain some practical result," the note said, "due moderation must be observed In this re gard." -, It was rt this moment that Germany proposed the adoption of coercive meas ures tor the purpose of bringing the Chi nese rourt back to Pekin. "In the oj'inlon of the Imperial Govern ment," the note states, "that object should be attained by. peaceful means; for only under such circumstances could the return to the capital of the Emperor of China and the Empress Regent prove effective, and consequently Russia refused to take part In any coercive measures against the Chinese court which might have resulted In fresh popular disturb ances throughout China." The differences of(, opinion among the Ministers as to the penalties to be In flicted upon the chief Instigators of the insurrection are referred to as follows: "Having declared Itself at the outset Opposed to the death penaltj, the Impe rial Government directed Its representa tive, In view of the nature of the dis cussions which arose upon that point, not only not to enter Into the debate relating to capital punishment but not to take part in discussing the punishment to be in flicted upon the Chinese dignitaries. Up to the present moment the conferences be tween the representatives of the powers and the Chinese plenipotentiaries in re gard to the- demands formulated in the collective note have not been terminated." SLATED FOR SPOKANE BILLET. Charles S. Voorhees May Be Corpora tion Counsel Under New Regime. SPOKANE, Wash., May 13. It is re ported that Mayor-elect Byrne, when he assumes his new duties Friday, will ap point Charles S Voorhees as corporation counsel, to succeed F M., Dudley, who is a Republican. The rumor that Mr. Voor hees will be appointed has created some thing of a sensation, as his name has never been mentioned in connection with the office. He has one of ihe largest prac tices In Eastern Washington. Mr. Voorhees twice represented Wash ington Territory as its delegate to Con gress. Although a Democrat, he was elected by good majorities both In 1884 and 18SS, on the anti-railroad Issue. He is a son of e-Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, of Indiana, "The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash." Last Fall Mr. Voorhees was prominent ly mentioned as the possible Democratic nominee for Governor. In fact, there was a strong probability at ene time that the opposition to Governor Rogers would cen ter upon him. Senator Turner, who was handling Governor Rogers' fight, fore stalled this by bringing out F. G. Rob-1 ertson, of Spokane, as a candidate for Congress, and securing his nomination prior to that for Governor. The nomina tion of a Spokane man effectually shut off the selection of a Spokane man for Gov ernor. Mr. Voorhees has always been ac tive In Democratic politics, and, although attornev for a National 'bank, has been a noutspoken silver man. . Miss Em. Bsehxeb, E. Rochester, Ouzo. faintness, -weakness, loss of appetite and sleep. The young; lady whose portrait -we publish herewith had all these symp toms, and in addition leucorrhoea, and was cured by Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound. First, she wrote a letter to Mrs. Pinkham's lab oratory at Lynn, Mass., describing- her trouble, received in reply accurate in structions what to do to get well, and now wishes her name used to convince others that they may be cured as she was. The same helping hand, free of charge or obligation, is eictended, to every ailing woman in America. If you are sick you are foolish not to get this valuable advice, it costs you noth ing, and she is sure to help you. Don't wait until it is too late write to-day. ments were completed today for the run ning of an excursion train from Hoqulam to Chehalls on the day the President is here. Representative Moody Leaves. THE DALLES, Or., May 13 Represen tative Moody left here this morning for San Francisco, to be present at the launching of the battle-ship Ohio. GEODUCK FOR SECRETARY LONG. The Largest Clam on Paget Sonnd la to Be Presented to Him. T. C. Van Epps, of' Olympla, has posted all the flsh market men In town to secure for him the largest geoduck to be found on Puget Sound by the time of the ar rival of the Presidential party, says the Olyriiplan. There isVmethod In Mr. Van Epps' request, as he desires to present a 20-pound clam to Secretary Long, and incidentally to get back at the Massa chusetts man when he arrives here. Mr. Van Epps met Mr. Long-in 18S0, when the Secretary of the Navy was Governor of Massachusetts, and they enjoyed a pleas ant hour together. Mr. Van Epps was naturally enthusiastic over Puget Sound and Its resources. In a bantering way Governor Long and Mr. Van Epps told big stories of what Massachusetts and Washington could produce as world-beaters, and finally the Governor remarked: "Well, there Is one thing that we cer tainly can beat Puget' Sound on. We have the biggest clams on eartji." Mr. Van ,Epps could not at that time' dispute the Governor, but the Olympian told him that if he ever came West he would show the Governor how poor the Massachusetts clam looked alongside the Puget Sound article.. And now the opportunity is of fered, and Mr. Van Epps will present to Secretary Long the biggest kind of a big geoduck to make good his boast. Foresters Meet Today. SALEM, May 13. The Grand Court of Oregon, Foresters of America, will con vene In annual session In this city to morrow. About 65 delegates arrived to night and 40 will Come on tomorrow's trains. The most important work to morrow will be the election of officers. A banquet was given at Foresters' Hall in the evening. Oregon Notes. lone has a new fire bell. The Heppner Gazette has been sold by J. W. Reding ton to Warnock & Mitchell. The Klamath Falls Irrigating Company has completed the widening of its ditch. Bear Crook cattlemen shipped from Pen dleton Friday 110 head of cattle to Puget Sound. - The annual field day athletic contests of the Pendleton public schools will take place May 27. Rudolph Jennie has completed a bridge across the Sandy, near Leona, says a Southern Oregon paper. It is 233 feet long and 16 feet wide. A baseball tournament will be held at Antelope June 6, 7, and 8, and purses amounting to $250 wiir be offered to the winner of the series. s A. D. Bach, of California, who has been buying sheep In the vicinity of Antelope, will leave May 20 with about 15,000 sheep. He will trail them to California. A clean-up 'from 100 tons of Mammoth mine ore treated at the Virtue mill was taken to Baker City last week. The clean-up amounted to $1100 two bare, one of the value of $S0O and another of $300, an average of $11 to the ton. The North Powder Irrigation Company, which recently purchased the big Gray son ditch, southeast of Baker City, has completed surveys for the extension of the ditch Into the lower valley. The work of construction of the ditch will begin this week. T. B. Wells, Deupty State Game War den, has returned from an official trip to the Upper Bear Creek country, says a Southern Oregon paper. He visited the sawmill of A. Knotts, on Tuesday, the only sawmill on the creek, and had an understanding with the foreman, and aft erward had a satisfactory understanding with Mr. Knotts himself, in. regard to keeping the sawdust out of the creek. dmv&raO Racer ' ' $40 jV. Roadster . . $35 WW Ml) 1CKM We have a lot of second-hand wheels, taken in trade, that you can have at any old price. COME AND SEE US. 25 $20 .BICYCLES Fred T. Merrill Cycle Co. Portland, Or. Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Wash. No. 60, for Competition. rated at $60, with engineers at $75 and the salaries of lieutenant, captains and stok ers graded between the two limits. The Assistant Chief Is paid $S0 and the Chief $100 a month. The Yakima Indians will see President McKInley and the members orchis party at North Yakima May 25. Word comes from Fort Slmcoe that at least 1S0O gayly attired men. women and chlldren'from the reservation will visit that city and do honor to the Great Father. It is proposed that a war dance fee given for the amuse ment of the visitors. Plans have been made for a drive through the city, but many are asking for the Indian dance. TRY GRAIN-OI TRY GRAIN-O! Ask your Grocer today to show you a pack age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without Injury as well as the adult. All who try It. like It. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it Is made from pure Brains, and the most delicate stomach receives It without distress. the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers. New Overland Ticket Office. ' For all points East. Lowest Tates. Superior attractions. Excellent service. Personally conducted excursions dally, via Klo Grande Western Railway, 122 A Third street, entrance new Falling building. substi tute for You can't help liking them, they are so very small and their action is so perfect Only one pill a dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them. avana China Needs a New Religion. CHICAGO, May 13. Dr. William S: Ament the returned missionary, speaking at the First Congregational- Church last night upon "The Present Situation in China," said: "It Is a remarkable fact that In this great Chinese nation, one of the oldest among the civilized, the very home of conservatism, the natives are beginning to realize the need of new ideas, and? mod ernism Is fast gaming a foothold. Only a fe wdays before I left China a prominent Chinese gentleman said to me: 'We Chinese know that we need many things, but first of all we need a new religion.' And that is true, they do need a new religion, and Christianity is thor oughly adequate for the regeneration of the Chinese character. Christianity now has more friends among the Chinese than It ever had; thousands of Chinese appre ciate the Christian religion more than they did a year ago; the church isby no means exterminated or even weakened; it is still full of vigor and I look forward to-a bright and glorious' future for it in the Chinese Empire." Appointed Quartermaster. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, May 13 Major Charles A Booth, now on duty with the Twenty-eighth Infantry, was yesterday appointed Quartermaster of the transport Seward, now at Seattle. Major Booth expects to leave about May 20. ' Payment on State Taxes. SALEM, May 13. Clackamas County to day made a partial 'payment of $6100 on her state taxes for 1900. Excursion Train oh' President's Day. CHEHALIS, Wash , May 13. Arrange- Washingrton Notes. A militia company is being organized at Everett. The experiment station at Keyport has received a carload of Connecticut oys ters for planting. "An album of Snohomish County views has been sent to the Buffalo Exposition. Everett comes in for the largest repre sentation. There are ISO views of that city, themllls, shipyards, mining views, logging scenes, big timber, curiosities, farming scenes and charming mountain scenery. It Is almost certain that the Tacoma Council committee on salaries will recom mend an Increase of $5 per month In the wages of policemen and firemen. Patrolmen-are now paid $60 a month, and sal aries are graded from that point up to the captain at $80 and the Chief at $100. The salary of the Chief cannot be increased, as the charter imposes a $100 limit. In the Fire Department ladder and hose men are ' Wfj When a good phy- Klj b WM sician prescribes Deer gjsl M iH3Bi WM for a patient it is Spl "-- flHB tMSM H9B g3 sician knows the val- m,g Bs m PIB CO ue of purity. jNfj ip W 1 O. ffiB Sk2s Skin iseases UltlmatHBt to the Saltan. PARIS, May 13. The correspondent here of the Associated Press learns, on trust- l worthy authority, that unless the Sultan J Eczema, Tetter, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum, Acne and a great many other diseases of like character are classed as skin diseases, when they could just as properly be called blood diseases, for they undoubtedly originate in the blood, like Cancer, Catarrh, Scrofula, Rheumatism, Contagious Blood Poison, etc. ; the only real difference being in the intensity and nature of the poison. The more serious diseases, Cancer, Catarth, etc., are caused by some specific poison or virus, which is either inherited or ih other ways gets into the blood and attacks certain vital organs or appears in the form of terrible sores and ulcers, while the milder and less dangerous skin diseases are caused by blood humors or an over acid condition of that fluid. These acid poisons, as they ooze out through the pores of the skin, cause great irritation, with intense itching and burning. The eruption may be of a pustular kind, with excessive discharge of thick, gummy fluid, or the skin may be hot, dry and feverish, swollen and fissured. Skin diseases, whether they appear as sores, blotches or pimples, x can cheerruuy and most sincerely endorse your specific as a cure for Eczema, the most irritating and annoying disease, I think, that .flesh is heir to. I was troubled, -with it for twenty-five years, and tried many remedies with no good effect. After using your medicine 'a short time I think I am entirely relieved. You can give this siatoment any publicity you may desire, as It is voluntarily made, more for those afflicted than notoriety for myself. Very respectfully, 17M. CAMPBELL, 313 West Central. "Wichita, Kans. IPH 11? iljBlils gpgt23g Wim ""cr bucii rigm pre When a erood Dhv sician prescribes Deer J for a patient it is Schlitz beer. A phy sician knows the val ue of purity. Ask him how germs affect beer and he will tell you that few lpj stomaens can digest f,3 mem. ne wui say at once- that impure beer is unhealthful. You will know then whv we brew become more deeply rooted and intractable the longer neglected, the skin in time having a thick, hard, rough and unsightly appearance. You can hide the blemishes for a time with cosmetics; and washes, lotions, soaps and powders may relieve temporarily the itching and burning, but eventually the nores of the skin become so clogged up by this treatment that the poisonous matter thrown off by the blood cannot pass out of the system, and settles on the lungs, heart or some other vital organ, and endangers life. To purify and build np the polluted bloodis the right treatment for skin diseases, and for this purpose no other medicine is so deservedly popular as S. S. S. It is a perfect antidote for all blood humors, and when taken into the circulation, gently but thoroughly eliminates all impurities and puts the blood in a healthy, normal state. The skin can't remain in an irritated diseased condition when nourished Tvith. rich, new blood. S. S. S. is the only guaranteed purely vegetable remedy, and the safest and best skin beautifier. Write our physicians if you have any blood or skin disease, 'and they will cheerfully advise you without charge. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY. ATLANTA. OA. cautions why we even filter the air that touches it why we" niter the beer, then sterilize every bottle If you knew what we know and what yourphysician knows about beer, you, too, would insist on p Schlitz. f Phone Main 633 (0.T Co.) T.SIlve- Klj ! Etone, 605 Cb. Com. Blsr. 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