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IPJPJXWIHWJfl f., irp. - yjif,; -- seja "SHSfsefiisp THE MORNING OEBGOKIAN, THTTRSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1901. PROBABLE WITNESS PAID SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE IX THE XOYES CONTEMPT CASE. Ex-Jndpre Dnboe Is to Be Brought From Jail to Testify for Respondents. SAX FRA&CISCO, Oct 30. In the Nome contempt proceedings today before United States Commissioner Heacock, Attorney Samuel Knight testified that money was furnished a man named Reiss, -who might he called to testify against Judge Noyes. The money "was furnished by parties to the controversy on Anvil Creek. Heiss value as a witness "was from the fact that he had made affidavit that he had acted as Intermediary between Noyes and defendants in certain suits, and that he had iven Judge Noyes $2000 to defer the appointment of a receiver on the claims. JMr. Knight said he secured an affidavit from Reiss later on behalf of his clients, paying his expenses from Nome to New "York in order that he might be a wit ness at a Congressional inquiry of affairs at Nome, if it "was decided to hold one. 2&r. Knight said that subsequently Al exander McKenzie and Attorney Geary denounced Reiss as a man who would sign any affidavit. Captain French, of Company K, Seventh Infantry. U. S. A., testified to incidents in connection with the arrival of the writs of supersedeas at Nome. Judge Noyes, he said, directed him not to Issue any ex ecutive order. , The witness said he un derstood that to mean that he was not required to carry out the execution of the writs. Captain French said Judge Noyes appeared quite embarrassed regarding the -writs. Captain French detailed a confer ence at which Major "Van Arsdale pre sided. The question considered was "whether the military should enforce the -writs. He said ex-Judge Dubose, Mr. Geary and others opposed the proposition: The witness said Mr. Geary declined to etate what advice he would give, but that he expressed his belief that the writ -was Invalid. Mr. Dubose stated he had or "would advise his clients not to obey. Captain French then told about the ar rest of McKenaie and the breaking Into the vaults, and the extraction of the gold dust by the Deputy Marshals. He said this was done under military protection. Efforts to secure the keys to the safe-deposit boxes were unsuccessful. Captain French said he complained to Major Van Arsdale that Judge Noyes had attempted to give him a military order when he asked him .not to execute the "writs. Judge Johnson was called and identified his signature to the letter sent to At torney Plllsbury asking that he use his good offices to present the prosecution ot Attorney W. T. Hume, who made some ot the revelations in the case. This letter was signed by Messrs. Jackson, Johnson, Fink and Johnson. The letter stated that the affidavit was secured from Mr. Hume upon the express understanding and agree ment that no proceedings of any nature whatsoever, either for contempt or crim inally, would be Instituted against him, and he was assured that Mr. Plllsbury would use his kindly offices in his be half. The writers said they guaranteed that Mr. Plllsbury would take up the matter with the Attorney-General of the United States and the District Attorney for the northern district of California, and do what he could to prevent proceed ings being instituted. C A. S. Frost, one of the respondents, was called to testify In his own behalf, and made specific denial of all the testi mony given against him by ex-Marshal Vawter, alleging that the Marshal had been actuated by malice. Arrangements have been made by the respondents to have Dudley Dubose summoned from the Alameda County Jail to testify. TAICJLX AFTER'-A RUNNTNG-'KIGHT. Three Men Who Robbed a. Miner on a Train Landed. In Jail. REDDING, Cal., Oct. 30. Three men were arrested here early this morning after a running fight with officers, in which half a dozen shots were fired. They are the men mentioned in these dispatches of yesterday who received money at Grant's Pass, Or., for a meal from Harry Conway, a miner, who was returning from Idaho, and later assaulted him. Conway was on a freight train with the men. About midnight last night, near Cas tella, Conway was awakened in his box car by the three men with a torch. Each held a pistol. One grasped him by the throat and beat him terribly about the head with his weapon. They then went through his pockets, finding a gold watch and 52 50 In silver. They overlooked five 520 gold pieces ,hung in a bag inside his waistband. Conway says they wanted him to jump from the car as it was passing over a high bridge. Then they debated whether to kill him outright. They con cluded finally to Investigate the waist band of his trousers. Conway made a dash for the open door and jumped from the train. The robbers fired two shots at him as he leaped, but neither took effect. Conway caught the caboose of the fast running train and surprised the trainmen with his bloody appearance and robbery story. A stop was made, and the three men were locked in the car. The Redding officers were telegraphed, and a run with out stops made to this city. About a quarter of a mile out of town the train toecame "stuck" on the heavy grade. The officers who had been at the depot rushed up to find that the trio had somehow got out of the car and were running away across the country. They started in pur suit. The trio turned and fired. The officers exchanged shots and eventually caught their men. Conway has posi tively identified the three. They give the names of Frank Moran, Mike Gratz and Ed Harrington. All are young men and say they are from San Francisco. TURNTO OREGON FOR OIL. Minnesota , Capitalists Organise a Company. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 30. Several Min neapolis men are-Interested in the develop ment of the oil fields of Oregon. Steps have been taken to Incorporate the Min nesota & Oregon Oil Company, with a capital stock of $1,500,000. A. H. Bright, general counsel for the Soo Railway, is the president of the new corporation, and the following seven directors were elected to represent the Minneapolis end of the concern: Dr. E. E. Austin, J. M. Mes sauer, John Getty, George F. Works, Louis Hcgma, Jacob Smaltzer and Dr. J. F. Pemberthy. Oregon people interest ed in the deal will choose eight other members. The properties of the company comprise 4000 acres of land at the foot of the Cascade Mountains In Crook County, Oregon. Ex-RuKslnn Bank Official Arrested. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Oct. 30. Simeon Ivanow Grin, alias Valentine Samashka, has been arrested at Pasadena by Deputy Tnlted States Marshal McCutcheon on the charge of embezzlement preferred by Paul Kosakevitch, Russian Consul at San Francisco. Grin was employed In the Government bank at Rostow, Russia, up to March 6. 1901, at which time he dis appeared. Investigation was made of his accounts and'an alleged shortage of $12,000 was discovered. General Miles and the Canteen. N. Y. Evening Post's "Washington letter. General Miles' accession to the ranks of the anti-canteen forces Is naturally hailed as a great triumph, and doubly so because of the change which It represents from his formerly expressed views. It will be recalled that in 1SS6. before the days of the official canteen, when he was commanding the Department of the Co lumbia, an order was issued by the War Department, known as circular No. 9, pro hibiting the sale of beer at military posts. There had been. It seems, at Vancouver Barracks, a. regimental canteen; and on the receipt of this circular the command ing officer there protested against its ap plication to his post He wrote asking for reconsideration, saying that there was. nothing in the contract of enlistment or in the articles of war that led a man to suppose that his right to drink In moder ation would be Interfered with. The re quest was forwarded by General Gibbon to General Miles, who, in transmitting it to Secretary Endicott, wrote: "The post canteen and gymnasium are excellent sub stitutes for the ordinary post trader's establishment. Beers and light wines are not regarded as alcoholic liquors, and should not, in my opinion, be so classi fied. I indorse the recommendation of Colonel Anderson and General Gibbon, and recommend that the prohibition con tained In circular No. 9 be regarded as not applying to the post of Vancouver Barracks." It appears that the position taken by General Miles, General Gibbon, Colonel Anderson and many other Army officers who reported at that time .furnished the basis upon which Secretary Endicott for mally authorized the establishment of the canteen for the sale of beer In the Army. TO TEACH B05TS TRADES. Suggestion That Portland Establish a Commercial High School. PORTLAND. Oct. 29. (To the Editor.) Tour recent editorial on the Increase of the students attending the Agricultural College at Corvallis seems to imply that the principal reason for that Increase is the Increased prosperity of the farmer. "While that Is no doubt one of the rea sons and perhaps even one of the prin cipal reasons, if you will include the gen eral prosperity of the state as well as that of the farmer, there are other rea sons for that Increase which ought not to be overlooked, or the lesson they teach misunderstood. One of these and one that many besides myself consider one of the principal reasons for this Increase, is the course of studies given in the insti tution. While the courses of studies given in the high schools, normal schools and other institutions of like grade are all very well for those who look for ward to a higher college course In some university, with the view of ultimately entering some of the professions, to a young man desiring to enter business or trade, such courses of study are almost a waste of time, except as a general education, and generally have to be sup plemented by a course In a private busi ness college before he feels fit to seek an opening in the world of trade and commerce. To such a young man, If he can afford the slight expense, the Agri cultural College offers an ideal educa tion in the line of Industrial and com mercial training, and that it is this class of students that has caused the great in crease in the attendance at the college Is evident from the fact that the agricul tural class at the college Is almost the smallest In numbers. The only reason that I can see why the college at Cor vallis has not twice the number of stu dents is the expense that many cannot afford of sending their boys away 'from home, and so the boy, as he leaves the grammar grades of our schools, unable to meet the expense of such a college, or even that of a private business col lege, goes Into the world half ready to battle for a living. Is there any reason why this should be so? "Why should we educate young people for the universities and higher colleges and refuse to educate them for a business life or a trade? Sure ly the son of a mechanic has as much right to an education fitting1 him for a trade as the son of a professional man has to an education fitting him for a doc tor or lawyer. If we are maintaining a training beyond the grammar grades at all, why should we not give all. classes equal opportunities? And this Is the excuse for my intruding in your columns. We are in the near future going to build a high school on the East Side. Why not do that now and make it a com mercial and Industrial high school instead of a Latin and .Greek high school? It Is done In other cities no bigger than Port land, and wherever It has been done such schools have been filled to their utmost capacity. It would give our boys a chance for a practical, useful education that would be of actual value In after years, whatever trade or even profession he eventually entered. It has come In my way to draw the attention of several parents to the advantages of the college at Corvallis, and I can bear witness to the fact that in every instance the pa rents have felt that they have given their boys a chance in life that they could never have done with a high school edu cation in the ordinary sense. W. "W BRETHERTON. Archbishop Ireland on Personal Lib erty. St Paul Pioneer Press. A notable article contributed by Arch bishop Ireland to the North American Review under the title of "Personal Lib erty and Labor Strikes" begins with these pregnant words: The most sacred inheritance of the citizen is personal liberty. The right to employ his powers as he wills, to dispose of his affairs as he wills, save only In so far as It is lim ited by the rights of others or the welfare of the community this Is Nature's gift to man. "All men are born equal." By nature no man is cnuowea Willi ttuuioniy over aut ieiiuwa; nu man is warranted In depriving his fellow ot one jot or tittle of his liberty. Civil society. Indeed. Is superior to the Individual citizen, and In certain circumstances may abridge his lib erty. Civil society, however, is endowed with this privileged prominence for the sole purpose of rendering secure the personal liberty of Its irembere by fostering among them the spirit of reciprocal Justice and repressing attempts on the part of some to invade tho rights ot others. , Neither Thomas Jefferson, who framed, nor his associates who joined him In sign ing the Declaration of Independence, nor even Herbert Spencer or John Stuart Mill, the apostles of individual liberty In after times, went farther than this prelate of the Catholic Church in thus proclaim ing the fundamental principle of all free society the Individual liberty of the citi zen limited only by the equal rights of all other citizens. In the exercise of this personal freedom men may voluntarily enter Into associations of any character, religious, political, social, commercial or Industrial, whereby they surrender a por tion of their individual rights for the common benefit of all the members of tho organization, provided that In so doing they do not invade, the equal rights of others. It is upon this principle that the archiblshop, while commending labor unions and recognizing their full right to strike for higher wages or any other ob ject for the common benefit of the mem bers thereof, objects to the use by the strikers of violence or threats of violence as a means of deterring nonunion men from accepting the employments which the union men had abandoned. In a con flict of this kind he holds it to be the duty of the state to protect the personal liberty of the citizen. The article Is timely in view of the prevalance of confused no tions on this suoject among union men. But on the general principles which it enunciates there is a general agreement among all classes of citizens. Today's Gold Shipments. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Goldman, Sachs & Co. have increased their engagements of gold for shipment tomorrow by $250,000, making $550,000 which they will ship. This will bring tomorrow's total up to $2,850,000. Gerard Brace. SIOUX CITY, la., Oct. 30. Gerard Bruce, editor of the Livestock Record, J a newspaperman widely known through out the Northwest, Is dead of pneumonia. Earthquake in Italy. ROME, Oct. 30. This afternoon an earthquake "was felt in many Italian cities. At Gallarate a number of houses were damaged. Herr Schoenlank. LED7SIC, Oct 30. Herr Schoerilank, a well-known socialist - member of the Reichstag died here today. RAILROAD KINGS AGREE HARRDIAN AND MORGAN INTER ESTS GET TOGETHER. Announcement of Terms of Settle ment May Be Made This Weelc, Certainly Next Week. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. The Commercial Advertiser savs: "The arrangements for. carrying out an agreement between E. H. Harriman and J. J. Hill, representing conflicting interests for the retirement of the preferred stock of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany, have been progressing so rapidly during the past 24 hours and so many legal - obstacles have been overcome or provided' for that it was suggested by representatives of the Hill party that an announcement might probably be made this week. "On the other hand, representatives ot the Kuhn-Loeb-Harrlman party said that while it is possible that an agreement may be made by Saturday, yet it was eooo0ovo ---9 o o -- "NO OTHER WAY By Sir Walter 'Besant. The last work from the pen of this gifted author. Most, powerful and dramatic story of the debtor's prison, and the only means of escape open to Mrs. Isabel Wayland. Begins publication in The Sunday Oregonlan, November 3, 1901. Speak to your newsdealer in advance for next Sunday's Oregonlan. By mall, three months, 50c; six months, $1.00; one year, ?2.00 eotoooo more than likely that an announcement would not be made until the return of W. K. Vanderbilt from -Europe. Aside from the question of courtesy due him as the chosen arbitrator last Summer in the I original dispute, the announcement, It i was thougnt, wouia De regaraea wun more satisfaction If it should come from him. Mr. Vanderbilt sails from England today, and may, therefore, be expected In this city next Tuesday." NortliTvestern Interests in Settlement NEW YORK, -Oct 30. The Times to morrow will say: "The only development in the Northern Pacific situation Wednesday was the ap pearance of the Chicago & Northwestern in the settlement. .As a matter of fact It was learned from a representative of the Harriman interests that the North western has been considered in the. et tlement from tne first. The Chicago & Northwestern is trie Chicago connection of the Union Paciflc and its Interests are closely identified with the latter. It forms a connecting link between the Van derbilt and the Harriman systems, and is supposed to be controlled in the Interest of both. 'Regarding the many rumors about Northern Pacific affairs which were cir culated In Wall street during the day, it is learned that they are almost with out foundation. The report that a set tlement would be made before the end of the week was characterized as untmv by one of the gentlemen interested in the matter. The same authority Is re sponsible for the statement that it may be several weekes before the matter can be permanently disposed of. When the settlement shall have finally been made. It will be on a basis which will preclude any possibility of the questions involved arising again as disturbing factors." OBJECTS TO COMPROMISE. Prosecuting: Attorney Will Not Rec ognize N. P. Settlement. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 30. Prosecuting Attorney Funk has notified the Northern Pacific Railway Company tha.t he will re fuse to concur In the agreement made by the County Commissioners to accept $30,000 in lieu of all the back taxes owed by the company to this county. At the last meeting of the Commissioners the board and the company's tax agent agreed on a compromise of the delinquent taxes, the Commissioners'agreeing to accept $30, 000 Instead of the $47,000 principal and In terest, which was due tor the years 1897-98-99., Since the Prosecuting Attorney refuses to enter into the agreement, It will be necessary at the November meeting of the Commissioners to appoint. a special attor ney to represent the county in the Su perior Court when the sanction of that court is asked. Mr. Funk bases his re fusal to sign on the fact that he is or opinion that a much greater sum may be realized by litigating the matter. Insurance Preferable to Pensions. CHICAGO, Oct. 30. After nearly a year's consideration 4t is deemed probable that the plan, to pension employes of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will be abandoned, and an accident and death in surance system substituted. When the idea of pensioning the 15,000 or 20,000 employes of this road was con ceived. It was submitted to the men, but did not meet their approval. The plan had no provision for payments in cases of accidents, except that employes would be placed on the pension list If totally in capacitated by accident or otherwise. This was one of the strongest objections to the original plan. To overcome this it is now proposed to abandon the pension plan and substitute death and 'accidental insur ance. Ask to Use Connty Road. HILLSBORO Or., Oct 30. A. Graydon, representing the syndicate which proposes to construct and operate an electric line between Portland and this city, was here yesterday on business connected with the enterprise. Nearly all the farmers resid ing along the line of the proposed road between Cedar Mill and this city have signed a petition, asking the County Court to grant the corporation a franchise per mitting the use of the highway between the two points for right of way. This will be presented at the next term of the County Court. Waiting; for Order to File. BAKER CITY, Or., Oct. 30. Secretary Miller, of i the Chamber of Commerce, is patiently waiting the final Instructions 'from Lieutenant E. S. Farrow to file the articles of incorporation of the Baker City & Seven Devils Railroad. A letter was received from the Lieutenant yesterday, but it did not contain the long-expected order to proceed with the filing of the in corporation papers. Large Order for Motive PoTver. DENVER, Oct. 30. The largest order for motive power and equipment e,ver given at one time by a Western railroad has been placed in the East by the Den ver & Rio Grande. The order Is for 40 locomotives, 20 passenger cars and 2000 freight cars. This order" will increase the standard-gauge motive power and equip ment of the Denver & Rio Grande nearly 45 -per cent. Old Agreement to Be Renewed. . LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 30. The cit rus fruit-shipping season commences No vember 1, and the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific will renewv the agreement now ex isting between the two systems on the subject. This treaty is arranged from year to year and provides for an equal division of the traffic, which is worth close to $15,000,000 for "both lines. Citrus Fruit Shipments. LOS ANGEDES,- Qal., Oct. 30. The cit rus fruit shipping season commences No vember 1, andjihe Santa Fe and Southern Paciflc will renew the agreement now ex isting between the i two systems on the subject. This treaty is arranged from year to year, and provides for an equal division of the traffic, which is worth close to 515,000,000 for both lines. New Transcontinental System. CHICAGO, Oct. 30. The Chronicle to morrow ,will say: "A new transcontinental railway sys tem is to be formed. The Pennsylvania and Santa Fe roads are planning an al liance. Heretofore the Pennsylvania's connection to and from the West has been the Burlington, which has become the property of the Morgan-Hill -syndicate. The scheme is not a financial proposition, but merely one involving close traffic relations." Block Signal System on Union Paciflc OMAHA, Oct. 30. November 1 the "Union Paciflc will put into operation on its entire system an interlocking switch and signal system and a block signal sys tem. MORE ABOUT SHADE TREES Another Friend Takes Pen in Their Defense. PORTLAND, Oct. 28. (To the Editor.) Can Portland afford to lose one of Its jf -$ -- most prominent features of beauty, say nothing of comfort, by the cutting away of her shade tree? Again, is it possible that the majority of her inhabitants will willingly submit to such deformity without offering a protest? One of the first expressions of the visitor Is: "And your beautiful shade trees; how fine they are." Are we entirely callous, where sentiment is at issue, that we can quietly see cut down in a day what has taken years to grow? An Oregonlan Item, top-headed "Against Shade Trees," would imply that sentiment Is overshad owing common sense, where the desire for shade-tree protection Is advocated. One can almost fancy this writer, sitting alone In his den, with elevated feet, counting smoke rings as they ascend from his fragrant pipe, while wife is hushing baby In an adjoining room, lest papa's nerves be disturbed, or else enjoying (?) 'his bachelor quarters; in either case his ideas of life are dwarfed, where sentiment and the beautiful are concerned. You say: "May be the writer is a woman." If so, so much the worse for the woman who ignores sentiment only where her own personal interests be concerned. Any city can have sidewalks, if funds permit, but what of the cool, fragrant shade trees? Some say: "Let all remain but the poplar; those cut ' down." No. Leave all, only top the poplars, to pre vent too great height, and obstruction to view. Such trees need not look as "unnatural as dehorned cattle," either; neither do they fall into decay from this, more than do fruit trees fall into decay after the prunlng-knife has been used. No need for any one's elms or Norway maples to Interfere with his neighbor's telephone wires, or street telephone poles, for the pruning s"hears can soon remedy that obstruction. Is it possible the following editorial has struck the keynote of the "shado-tree episode," and' that the prevailing high price in 'cordwood is in any degree re sponsible? n "A man can save $60, or perhaps $600, by going without shade trees. And he should by all means do so. Money doubt less Is the only thing in this life that can delight him." Stand at an elevation and look off over the city. Has any town sugh a panorama as Portland, and does not the varying fol iage add tone and shade, subduing blem ishes that otherwise might be prominent? "The streets are dedicated to the use of the public, "and when shade trees be come so large as to be a nuisance or to interfeie with the right or privileges of the public, or to become a menace to pub lic property or the health of persons in their vicinity as has often been the case with poplar trees, especially, they should be removed," says this same writer "against shade trees." Certainly the In nocent tree, with its restful shade in Summer for the weary pedestrian' or the pleasure stroller, 'which Autumn strips of Its leaves, still offers its protecting branches, as if imploring our mercy. The falling leaves are soon over, and until gone the street-cleaning brigade can easily include them with its other debris. As to the "menace to health," statistics from the office of th'e health officer can tell their story- Where trees are dead or dying, cut and carry away and in their places plant oth ers, ought to be the practice. Many East ern cities of greater years than ours have trees whose branches meet overhead, and beside these trees, they have good side walks and a healthy community. Again, our writer against shade trees seems to have carefully checked up the plaza blocks and studied the health of the trees surrounding the same. If the report be correct, at once the dead and dying should be replaced by young and healthy ones, which, in time, would become friend ly sentinels, standing guard over the elk, fountain and Inviting seats which are scattered throughout the plaza for the use of the public. The Woman's Club, through its corre spond'ng secretary, has recorded a pro test, private citizens have expressed an opinion, one citing the fact of the com. pulsbry rule in the past, that property owners must plant shade trees; again, the penalty of cutting away the same has not been, forgotten, where the moving of a building made it necessary, even to the tune of $50 per tree. No; let not our good City Fathers permit her streets to become receiving vaults for 'the beautiful shade trees, and when top late sound the knell of regret. Sidewalks can grow in a day trees must need years. A. ELLA S. STEARNS. To Make Furs Look Like New." Ladles' Home Journal. When furs become worn or soiled at the neck they may be renovated by gently rubbing with cotton batting saturated with gasoline, which should not be used in a room that has artificial heat or light. Axle grease, tar, paint and pitch may be removed by rubbing first with oil of turpentine and then with ether." Dark furs may be cleaned with fine cedar or mahogany sawdust, which has been heat ed In an oven. Alaskan sable, seal, elec tric seal, foxr etc., should be beaten with a switch until free from dust, then laid with the fur side up and the hot sawdust rubbed in. Be lavish with the sawdust and vigorous with the rubbing. After this place the garment upon feather pil lows with the furry side down, and beat well until all traces of the sawdust have disappeared. Then hang out in a shady place. White furs may be cleaned In the same way. using white cornmeal instead of sawdust, or if only slightly soiled, by rubbing well with magnesia in cakes. Wet furs should never be dried near the fire, but shaken and hung away in a cold room, then brushed. Pinching the Ornnniental. Louisville Courier-Journal A New Jersey court has decided that a bank whose cashier stole a large part of its funds must make good the shortage. Such a rule would greatly reduce the number of directors who give nothing but I their names, to their banks, PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS APPOINTMENT OF MANY STANDING COMMITTEES. Question of Press Prlvileses Caused Jlncli Discussion Suppression of Anarchism "Will Be Considered. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30. The Pan-American Congress this morning decided upon the following committees: Arbitration and court of arbitration, nine members; water transportation, seven members; commerce and reciprocity, nine members;, Pan-American tribunal of equity and claims, seven members; Pan American railroad, nine members; reor ganization Bureau of American Republics, hve members; international law, seven members; extradition and protection against anarchy, five members; Pan American banking and monetary ex change, seven members; Pan-American sanitary measures, seven members; pat ents and trademarks and weights and measures, three members; practice of the learned professions and literary relations, three members; resources and statistics, seven members; lnteroceanic canal, seven members; agriculture and commerce, five members; rules and credentials, three members; future Pan-American confer ences, five members; general welfare, in cluding discussion of Louisiana Purchase Exposition and encouragement of same, seven members; engrossing, three mem bers. In connection with the committees, the delegations have the right to appoint one member each for the committee on arbi tration and court of arbitration. It is un derstood that the United States delega tion would appoint C. H. Buchanan as its representative, owing to the fact that he speaks Spanish and is familiar with South American subjects, owing to his residence at Buenos Ayres asMJnlted States Minis ter. The personnel of the other commit tees will be appointed by the provisional president of the Congress, but it Is thought that he will largely follow the wishes of the delegations. The committee on equity and court of claims is equal in Importance to that on arbitration. It is understood that John Barrett, a United, States dele gate, will be a member of this commit tee. r The discussion of press privileges this morning was attended with some sur prises. Isaac A. Beamer, vice-president and delegate of Peru, made a splendid speech In favor of the amplest privileges to the press, while the Chilean delegates manifested other opinions. An extra ses sion has been called for tomorrow morning to Anally dispose of the press privileges In the congress. It Is expected that a lim ited number of newspaper representatives will be admitted. One of the principal subjects which the congress will discuss at a future session is the means of suppression of anarchism. TESTS OF RECIPROCITY. Practical Experiences of the United States. WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. The practical experiences of the United States with re ciprocity are told by some figures and statements just compiled by the Treas ury Bureau of Statistics. There have been three distinct tests of reciprocity In the trade relations of the United States: (1) The reciprocity treaty with Can ada, axising from 1854 to 1866. (2) The reciprocity treaty with the Ha waiian Government, existing from 1S76 to the date of annexation, 1898. (3) The series of treatitj framed under the McKlnley tariff act of 1890, beginning with the treaty with Brazil, April 1, 1891; Dominican Republic, August 1, 1891; Spain, for Cuba and Porto Rico, September 1, 1891; Germany, February 1, 1892; United Kingdom, for the British-West Indies and British Guiana, February 1, 1892; Nica ragua, April 15, 1892; Austria-Hungary, May 25. 1892; Honduras, May 25, 1892, and Guatemala, May 30, 1892. These continued In existence until the passage of the Wilson tariff act, August 27. 1894. The detailed provisions of these vari ous reciprocity treaties may be briefly described in general terms as follows: (1) The Canadian reciprocity treaty provided for the free admission Into the United States from Canada and the free admission into Canada from the Unlied States of breadstuff s, provisions, live animals, fruits, fish, poultry, hides and skins, furs, stone, ores and metals, tim ber and lumber, unmanufactured cotton, flax and hemp, unmanufactured tobacco the list of articles being identical for each country. (2) The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty pro vided for the free admission Into the United States of sugar, molasses and other of the principal tropical productions of the island, and for the free admis sion Into the Islands of breadstuffs, pro visions, manufactures and general mer chandise from the United States. (3) In the group of treaties made in the years 1S91 and 1892. under the act of 1890, the provisions were briefly as follows: Brazil, the free admission Into the United States from Brazil of sugar, mo lasses, coffee and hides, and the free ad mission into Brazil from the United States of breadstuffs, pork, fish, cotton seed oil, coal, agricultural Implements, machinery for mining and manufactur ing, mechanical tools, material for rail way construction and numerous other articles, the product of the United States; also for a 25 per cent reduction In the rates of duty on certain other articles, including provisions, manufactures of iron and steel, leather, lumber, furniture, wagons and carriages and manufactures of rubber. Cuba and Porto Rico, the free admis sion into the United States from Cuba and Porto Rico of sugar, molasses, coffee and hides, and the admission to the isl ands from the United States, free of duty, of salted meats, fish, lard, woods for coop erage and manufactured into doors, frames, etc., wagons and carts, cars for railways, sewing machines, manufactures of iron and steel, oats and forage and numerous other articles, the product of the United States; also corn and meal at 25 cents per hundred kilograms, wheat at CO cents per hundred kilograms, flour at $1 per hundred kilograms, also a reduc tion of 50 per cent of the duty on numer ous other articles, especially manufac tures. With British West Indies the treaty pro vided for the free admission Into the United States of sugar, molasses, coffee and hides from the islands, and the free admission into the Islands from the United States of live animals, canned or dried beef, fish, eggs, machinery for agricul ture, irrigation and mining, carts and wagons, wire, railway material and loco motives, fertilizers, fruits, sewing-machines and a large number of manufac tures, also a reduction of 25 per cent In the rates of duty on beef and pork salted and provisions, and of 50 per cent on bacon and hams, lard, bread and bis cuits, boots and shoes, shooks and staves and other articles. With the Dominican Republic and Brit ish Guiana, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, the provisions were similar to those with the West Indies. With Germany the treaty provided for the free admission into the United States of sugar, molasses, coffee and hides from Germany and the free admission into Germany from the United States of bran, flax, feathers, hides and skins, tan bark, also a large list of articles, at a fixed rate of duty, but in all cases below the regu lar tariff rates the list including bread stuffs, lumber, provisions, live animals I fruits and certain manufactures. The treaty with Austria-Hungary was similar in general characteristics with that of Germany. The tables which follow show the com merce between the United States and the countries in question during the existence of the reciprocity treaties and the two years prior and subsequent to the exist ence of those treaties: Canada Treaty existed from September 11, 1854, to March 17, 1866, with commerce of two years preceding and following that period Year" Imports. 1S52 $ 5.496.445 1853 6,527,559 1S54 8,784.412 1S55 ". 15,118,2S9 1856 21.276.614 1857 22,103.916 1858 15,784,836 1S59 19.2S7.565 I860 23,572,796 1861 ,22,721,489 1862 18.511,025 1863 17.4S4.7S6 1864 29.608,736 1S65 33,264.403 1S6S 4S.52S.623 1S67 25.044.005 1S6S 26.261,379 Exports. $10.229.60S 12.432.597 24 073,408 rrm,y)S 29,023.349 24.13S.4S2 23.C04.526 2S.109.494 22.695.92S 22,676.513 20.573,070 27.619.814 26,574,624 2S.S29.402 24 S2S.8S0 21,020.302 24.0SO,nf Nine months of year under reciprocity. Hawaiian -Islands Treaty existed from lSi- to 1898, with commerce of two years preceding and following that period Year ImpoTts. Exports. 1S71 $1,016,952 $ 614.628 1S75" 1,373,631 662,164 1S76 1.227.191 779.257 UlXn 2,250,335 1,272,919 187S 2.67S.S30 1,736.099 1S79 3.257.93S 2,374.918 1SS0 4,600.444 2.086,170 1SS5 S.S57.497 2,7S7,j- 1890 12.313,903 4.711.417 1895 7.SSS.961 3,723,05i 1S96 11.757,704 3.9S5.707 1897 13.6S7.790 4.690.075 1S9S 17.187.3S0 5,907,155 1SP9 17.S31.463 9.305.470 13C0 20.707,903 13.509,148 Cuba and Porto Rico Treaty existed from September 1, 1S91, to August 27, 1S94, with commerce of two years preceding and fohowing that period Year Imports. Exports. 1SS9 $55,837,996 $13,916,242 1S90 a 5f,855,217 ! 15.3S1.943 1S91 64,878,503 14.3S0.122 1892 81.179.67S 20.SC9.53 1893 S2.715.129 28,165,291 1894 7S.813.C93 22.845,839 1895 54,377.871 14.&41.205 1S96 42.314.8S3 9,632,974 British West Indies Treaty existed from February 1, 1892, to August 27. 1S94, with commerce of t'vvo years preceding and following that period- Year Imports. 1890 $14,855,018 1S01 16.293.1S4 1S92 12.992.447 Exports. $ S.2SS.6S6 9,779,13S 9,0oS.3ib 1893 16.7SS.433 9,0W,2 1S9I .... 13,461,773 9,410,892 1595 10,243,151 S.5S5.742 1596 11,323.292 9.65S.200 Germany Treaty existed from Febru ary, 1892, to August 27, 1894. with com merce "for two years preceding and fol lowing that period Year Imports. Exports. 1890 $9S,837.6S3 $S5,563,312 1891 97.316.3S3 92.795,456 1S-.2 . 82.907.553 105,521,558 1S93 96.210,203 S3.57h.9SS ISM 69,387.905 92,357,163 1895 81.014.065 92.C53.753 1S96 94,240,803 97.S97.197 The reciprocity agreements now In ex istence, framed under the Dlngley tariff, were made on the following dates, re spectively: France, May, 30, 1898; Portu gal, June 12, 19C0; Germany, July 10, 1900; Italy, July IS, 1900.' THE TRADE OF ASIA. All Transcontinental Lines Are Play in; for It. Minneapolis Tribune. It Is well understood that the prize for which the men that are trying to con solidate a railroad line across the conti nent from New York to Puget Sound are playing is the trade of Asia. This, they believe, will be the reward of those who create the traffic line of least reslstancs from tho Atlantic to the Pacific. Not the trade of the United States alone, though that is a great matter. Much of it now comes by way of London, because of tho established route through the Sues Canal, imperfect facilities of trans-shipment at San Francisco and high railroad rates across the continent. AH this trade should come across the Pacific. Mr. Hill is building the biggest and swiftest frelgnt steamers in the world to provide cheap means of ocean transit. The economies in through rates that would be possible on a line under one control across the con tinent, with diverging branches Northwest and Southwest, would insure Internal dis tribution more cheaply than It can be done from New York. This is the most obvious purpose of getting the Great Northern, the Burlington, the Erie and their necessary connections and parallels Into one continuous through line. There is a greater game to play for in the trade of Asia with Europe. This now goes naturally by the Suez Canal. Some little of it has been diverted across the American Continent, but only enough to prove the practicability of this route under better conditions. There are the same obstructions of friction In trans-shipment as to Internal freight. The only continu ous lino across the Continent Is the Ca nadian Paciflc. This contends with many deficiencles, but has the supreme advan tage of unity. The dream of the most fdr seelng railroad men in the United States Is to create a line across this country which should equal the Canadian Pacific in this respect and excel it in all others. Such-a line would Invite the bulk of the trade of Asia, especially of the newiy awakenlrg northern part. It may be suggested that the Isthmian Canal w 111 be opened to this trade shortly, and that, If it leaves the Suez Canal, trade will naturally take this route. Much of it would do so, but the northern route is much shorter, especially from Japan and China, and marvelous promises are made of low railroad rates when economics of a continuous line are In effect. Moreover, the canal will be on a shorter line, rela tively, to London than to New York. Many believe that the latter city Is des tined to supersede the former as the com mercial and financial center of the world. In that case It will be the natural point of distribution, of Asiatic trade, for Europe as well as for America. The quickest and easiest route to It, whether land or water, will take the large part of the trade. The Erie Canal never has prevented pru dently managed' railroads parallel to it from getting their share of all traffic, even In grain. The canal has been worth all it cost, nevertheless, as a regulator of freight rates. The route from Asia of which we are writing great freight ships to Puget Sound, and a continuous railroad line across the continent will bear muf.i the same relation to the all-water route through the canal that the Great Lake steamers and the New York Central Rail road bear to the Erie Canal. The com parison is full of food for reflection. Christian Art. Charles de Kay in the Catholic World. Art should be made an important thing in the early years of those who Intend to become priest or pastor. Seminaries Makes delicious hot biscuit, griddle cakes, rolls and muffins.. . An absolutely ptare, cream of tartar powcier. RQYAL BAKING POWPER CO 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. pm Catarrli lias become sucfe a common, disease that a person entirely free from this disgusting complaint is seldom met with. It is customary to speak of Catarrh as nothing more serious than, a bad cold, a simple inflammation of the nose" and throat. It is, in fact, a complicated and very dangerous disease ; if not at first, it very soon becomes so. The blood is quickly contaminated by the foul secretions, and thepoison through the general circulation is carried to all parts of the system. Salves, washes and sprays are. unsatis factory and disappointing, because they do not reach the seat of the trouble. S.S. S. does. It cleanses the blood of the poison and eliminates front the system all catar rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly and permanently the. worst cases. Mr. T. A. "Williams, a leading- dry-good mer chant of Spartanburg. S. C, writes i " Tor years I bad a severe case oi nasal Catarrh, with all thr dijiairreeable effects 1 which belong to that disease, ana win en make life painful and unendurable. I used medicines prescribed by leading plivsiciam and sugze-ted by numbers of friends, but without getting any better. I then began to lake S. S. S. It had the desired effect, and cured me after takintr eiehteen bottles. In my opinion S. S. S. is the only medi cine now in use that will effect a permanent euro of Catarrh." is the only purely veg etable blood purifier known, and the great est of all blood medi cines and tonics. If you have Catarrh don't wait until it 1 becomes deep-seated and chronic, but be- i gm at once tne use oi o. o. o., ana. sena , tor our book on Blood ana bkm Diseases and write our physicians about your case. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA. should make the fine arts a feature of their lecture courses,, and, their pupils should be encouraged to add this refining and broadening influence to their lives. It Is scarcely realized how many are the adults, not to speak of children, who find the story on the walls or In the windows which they will never learn from a book or sermon. Priest and pastor should not feel themselves above joining the artists in their societies and clubs, but should aid them in their efforts to make tho world more beautiful and worth inhabit ing. Their responsibilities are increas ing as wealth increases and congrega tions make ready to build new churches. When the plan Is conceived the clergyman should have the education to realize that a satisfactory result can only be ob tained If the architect and sculptor and decorator are of one mind, and shall have each his say from the start, and shall have each his budget of expense laid down. Only In this way can the harmony of the building within and without be se cured. Only by the intelligent co-operation of clergy, artists and capital can we revive in our day the triumphs of Chris tian art. not copies of what the world has seen before, but art as living as that of any epoch, as living as the music, letters and thought of our age. Disinfecting: a Ship. Leslie's Monthly. When the vessel has tied up to tho wharf In New Orleans the first step is the removal of the bedding, clothing and cushions and other cloth fabrics to the quarantine shed. Here they are hung on a framework consisting of a series of racks suspended fim a long car run Ing on a track and so arranged that when the rack3 are filled the whole thing may be run inside one of the three great dis infecting cylinders with which the station Is equipped. These cylinders are enormous steel boil ers. 50 feet in length by eight feet In diameter, and fitted Inside with continu ous coils of steam pipe. The cylinders are covered with asbestos and swathed In felt, and when the the cylinder caps are on they are airtight. When the clothing has been placed Inside and tho cylinders closed dry heat Is forced through the pipes at a tem perature of ISO degrees, ind this Is followed by moist heat raised to a temperature of 230 deg. The pressure of from six to eight pounds put upon this steam heat Is sufficient to force It through, heavy mattresses or bundles of clothing. After a period which varies from 30 minutes to an hour the cylinders are opened, the racks are run out. and the rapid evaporation which follows causes tho clothing to dry almost immediately,. The clothing Is unharmed by this pro cess, and the moist heat Is a thorough gemlcldal agent. It Is an interesting fact that If a freshly laundered linen shirt or collar Is put Into the cylinder it will emerge thoroughly moist and apparently In need of another starching. The evap oration is so rapid, however, that it la Immediately restored to its original con dition, not even the gloss beinff removed. Guizot's Father. Gentleman's Magazine. Gulzot lived through the most -eventful periods of modern France. He was born in 17S7 amid the mutterlngs of the Revolu tion. Guizot's parents were married by a proscribed Protestant pastor, and his birth was never legally registered. His father, who was an advocate, used his talent for public speaking in the interests of the persecuted Protestants, and became a marked man. After living for several weeks in danger of his life, he was at last arrested, unwillingly enough, by a gend arme who knew and respected him. "Shall I let you escape?" said the man. "Are you married?" replied M. Gulzot. "Yes, I have two children." "And so have I," replied tho prisoner, "but you would have to pay for me; let us go on." They went on, and M. Gulzot died on the scaffold a few days later. At this time Francois, tho future statesman, who was the elder of the two children, was 6Vs years old, and always preserved the recollection "of going to see his father In prison, or what was euphemistically called the House of Jus tice. Mrs. Grnnt Recovered. WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Mrs. Grant, widow of General U. S. Grant, ha3 al most recovered from her recent indisposition. hi v v i m V elk i A: 101.2