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THE MOBNING OEEGONIAN, FEIDAT, NOVEMBER 8, 190L FRENCH MARINES LANDED OCCUPIED THE CUSTOM-HOUSE AT MIDILLI, MTTYLENE ISLAND. Turkey Yields SHU Further to the Demands of France No Ap peal to England. PARIS, Nov. 7. A dispatch from Ad miral Caillard has just been received an nouncing that he landed marines on the Island of Mltylene this morning, and oc cupied the custom-house at Mldllll, with out resistance. The French Government has received satisfactory replies from all the powers, without exception, to Its note explaining the measures taken against Turkey. An excellent Impression has been created in official circles by the reply of the united States, which was couched in the most friendly trms. Official advices received here say the Turkish authorities have cut the telegraph line between Mltylene and Constantinople. Caillard was unable to communicate di rectly with M. Bapst. Councillor of the French Legation at 'Constantinople, and was obliged to file all dispatches at the Island of Syra. The French Government is fairly well satisfied with the programme already achieved in the dispute by the naval dem onstrations. The Sultan has promised to settle all monetary claims, and has offered guarantees which fall little short of those demanded. France, however, will insist on full guarantees, and also on the sur render of Turkey In the matter of treaty rlgnts before evacuating Mltylene. No international complications are an ticipated, In view of the powers' response to France's note, and no trouble is ex pected on the island itself. The Greek Minister In Constantinople, according to a dispatch to a Paris news agency from Athens, has telegraphed the Greek Government that the Porte has ac ccptcu all the demands of France. Miiilntircd by British Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Commenting upon the French naval demonstration In the Levant the Tribune's London correspond ent says: A second meeting of the Cabinet Is the only sign of excitement in England over the French naval demonstration at Mlty lene. The press comments are cautious and temperate and the leading writers are content with an expression of hope that the Sultan will make a timely con cession to the French Government and tnablc the fleet to withdraw after pro tecting unimportant national Interests. .These bland reflections are filled out with pretty references to Sappho and to An tony's alliance with Cleopatra. There Is an evident Intention upon the part of the English press to minimize the Mlty lene affair as much as possible and class It with recent efforts of the United States and Austria-Hungary to obtain the set tlement of private claims. Little Confidence at Vienna. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The Vienna cor respondent of the London Times and the New York Trmes says well-Informed cir cles in the Austrian capital arc a shade less confident than the press on a favor able issue of the French Naval demon stration against Turkey. It Is fjelieved Russia has not been consulted by France In regard to the step now taken by the latter country, and there Is an Impres sion that St. Petersburg does not ap prove of 1L The Russians at first poo pooed the French grievances, but M. Con stans, the French Ambassador to the Porte, did not allow even Russian Inter ests to be considered before the interests of France. Tnrkcr Yields Farther. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 7. The Porte has yielded still further to the French demands, and has notified M. Bapst, Coun cillor of the French Embassy, that au thority Is granted France to rebuild or re pair 16 churches, convents and other Insti tutions situated in different vilayets. There Is absolutely no foundation for the report, which originated with the Paris Echo de Parts, that the Porte has demanded that Great Britain should pro tect Asiatic Turkey from French attack. Russian Press Pleased. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 7. The news papers here anticipate that, following the lead of France, other powers will declare claims against Turkey. The Russian news papers generally welcome the French naval demonstration in Turkish waters as a setback to what the Rossya terms "German pretensions in Turkey." FRENCH SCHOOL IX AMERICA. Engineering Students Will He Sent Over to Learn Our Methods. PARIS, Nov. 7. The correspondent here of the Associated Press has had an Inter view with M. Boquet, Director-ln-Chlef of the Department of Technical Instruc tion of the Ministry of Commerce, who confirmed the statement, published by the Matin today, that the Minister of Com merce, M. Millerand, proposes to appoint a committee to elaborate a plan for the establishment of a French school In the United States devoted to the study of American industrial methods. M. Boquet said: "M. Millerand himself Is the initiator of the scheme. We realize that America now leads the van in industrial progress. She Is far ahead of England, Germany and ourselves in organization and meth ods of work. Hitherto we have been sending numbers of engineering students to Germany, England and Belgium. But the Minister has come to the conclusion that the field which offers the greatest profit in their study is the United States. He has, therefore, resolved to concentrate his efforts there. A few students still will be sent to European countries to Mudy special industries, but for general technical education they will go to the United States, where they will be able to study, under competent guidance, that au dacity, inventive genius and marvelous organization which has lifted the indus trial world of America above her Euro pean rivals. 'A central bureau or college will be established at Philadelphia or Chicago, with a director and a couple of sub-directors, who will be fully acquainted with the working of the various Industries un der their guidance. The students will examine works specially chosen for su perior methods and the newest plants. "The step we are taking ought not to excite suspicion, as it is really homage to the United States. The students will not go to discover industrial secrets, but to finish their education: and before the scheme is put Into execution we shall ask the co-operation of the American Gov ernment and the leading American In dustrial concerns. The expense will be met partly by a Parliamentary grant and partly by subscriptions raised among the French Chambers of Commerce, the In dustrial associations and the big Indus trial concerns of this country. Many en couraging promises have already been received. We hope the scheme enay be carlred out early next year." CONDITIONS IN CONGO FREE STATE. Natives Slaughtered Like Sheep by Belgium. Troops. LONDON. Nov. 7. Edgar Canisus, an American, who recently retired from the employ of the Congo Free State, confirms the terrible stories told about the con dition of the natives, especially in the portions termed the State Domain, where etrangers are seldom admitted. Canisus, who accompanied Major Lothair, com mander of the Belgian troops In the Con go, in his earlier expedition after rubber, says 900 natives were killed In six weeks during that expedition, while a smaller exped.tlon, commanded by a Belgian Lieu- tenant, killed 200 natives In three weeks. The district Is practically under martial law, on the strength of which such end less barbarities are committed that the natives are absolutely terrorized. Canisus further declares that the so called punitive expeditions are in reality rubber-squeezing raids, conducted with tuch iniquitous methods that the natives are in a constant state of revolt. While the conditions are somewhat improved in the territories worked by the concession companies, the lot of the natives in the btate Domain, Canisus declares, is far worse than before the advent of the whites. The natives are practically forced to work rubber at the muzzles of rifles, receiving 2 cents per pound for what is sold at 75 cents at Antwerp. Thousands of natives have fled to the bushes, living like wild animals. Along the Jungle paths the bodies of those who have died of star vation are frequent sights. Mr. Canisus, who comes from Illinois, was recently a resident of "Washington. A Neiv Era In Abyssinia. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Major Ciccodl cola. an Italian official residing in the capital of Abyssinia, who is now in Rome, has, says the Rome correspondent of the London TImce and the New York Times, been Interviewed for a Rome newspaper. He declares that Emperor Menelik does not prefer any one Euro pean nation. He endeavors to hold the balance even between all the nations and to satisfy the demands of all so far as is compatible with the maintenance of authority and preservation of peace. Under Menellk's Influence, says Major Clccodicola, the Abyselnlans are resum ing agricultural pursuits and abandoning . u i.n.AiKnnr Viohltc fnotorcd hv n lonCT period of civil war. The transportation facilities are being Improved, iw miles oi railroad being worked. Major Clccodicola considers the Abyssin ian market a remunerative field for Euro pean enterprise. Silver dollars have been coined by Menelik, but the standard cur rency still Includes alt bars and lengths of American calico. The correspondent asserts that while Major Clccodicola is In Rome an attempt will be made to settle the outstanding dif ferences between Great Britain and Italy In regard to the Soudan-Etrurla frontier. Fog: Continues at London. LONDON. Nov. 7. The heavy fog which shut down upon London and half the country Tuesday, and which partially dis persed yesterday, returned durirtg the night, and the eastern and southern coasts were enveloped In a denser mantle than before. The Dutch mall boat Koenigen Regent collided with the British third-class cruis er Proserpine off Sheerness at midnight. The passengers and mall were transferred to the Prosperlne, and the mall boat was beached. The mortality in London has seriously risen since the city has been enveloped In fog. There are numerous bodies at the mortuaries awaiting identification. Six teen laborers are missing from the docks?. It is supposed they walked into the wa ter. In addition numbers of bodies al ready have been recovered from the river. Jnpnn's Flnnncial Scheme. .LONDON, Nov. 7. A dispatch from Yo kohama published In the London Times today says the failure to sell bonds to the amount of 50,000,000 yen In America has temporarily shocked the stock exchange, where an influx of foreign capital is ex pected. The Japanese Government has adopted a new plan to provide capital for the ex tension of the railroads and telegraphs, which are now yielding a profit of 7 per cent. It proposes selling 16.CO0.000 yen in bonds to the postal savings banks, appro priating the surplus revenue to the rail roads and telegraphs and providing for graduates of bonds in the domestic mar kets. Foreign money will not be sought, except on favorable terms, as the steady Inflow of gold, resulting from prosperous trade and a fine harvest, rendered easy domestic financial operations. Effect May Be Far-Reaching. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The recent violent conflict In the Church of the Holy Se pulchre, at Jerusalem, between Francis cans and Greek orthodox monks, says the Berlin correspondent of the London Times and the New York Times, Is regarded by several German newspapers as an event of some significance. The Vosslche Zel tung Ironically asserts that France, as "protector" of the Roman Catholics in the Orient, .must now demand compensation yom Emperor Nicholas, as protector of the Greek church, for the Injuries sus tained by the Franciscans. The corre spondent adds that in certain Continental quarters it is regarded as possible that Syria may be the rock upon which the Franco-Russian alliance will one day be split. No Arbitration for Krnger. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. According to the London correspondent of the Tribune, a representative of a Johannesburg financial house has had a remarkable chat with ex President Kruger about South African prospects. The ex-President's talk was all of arbitration, which he declared to be the only :atIsfactory way of ending the war. Asked what he would do If arbitration was offered the Boers, he replied that such a thlnr w'as impossible. "It could not happen; but, assuming for the momont that It might," he added, "we should take up arms If arbitration went against us. We would never suffer the results of arbitration, if those results were unjust and wrong." Japanese Concession in Corca. YOKOHAMA, Nov. 7-Corea has al lotted to Japan 650 acres at Chapokbo, near Masampo, for a special settlement, to be policed by the Japanese. The land was formerly pegged out by a Russian warship. The Corean veto on grain ex ports has been withdrawn, in deference to Japan's remonstrance. Not Compelled to Attend Mass. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. A dispatch from Paris to the London Times and the New York Times says that M. de Lanessen, Minister of Marine, has notified the offi cers of the navy that attendance at mass Is no longer compulsory. Mrs. O'Connor Is Better. LONDON, Nov. 7. The condition of Mrs. T. P. O'Connor, who has been suf fering from peritonitis at Edinburgh, where she has been performing In her play, "The Lady From Texas." was re ported by her physicians today to have Improved. Carnegrie's Gift to Scotland. LONDON. Nov. 7. It is announced that Andrew Carnegie will give 100,000 to build and equip a technical college in South ern Scotland. The institution probably will be located at Galashlelds, Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk. Honors for Artists. MUNICH, Bavaria, Nov. 7. The Acad emy of Fine Arts has. elected to honorary membership Edward Austin Abbey, the American painter; John Singer Sargont, the portrait painter, and Walter Crane, the British artist. riapue Death nt Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 7. A 7-year-old child suffering from the bubonic plague, who was Isolated a fortnight ago, died today of exhaustion. The other patients under treatment here are out of danger. Spanish. Crisis Threatened. MADRID, Nov. 7. As the result of a difference with the budget committee of the Spanish Chamber of Deptles, Senor Ursealz, Minister of Finance, has re signed his portfolio. A Cabinet crisis Is threatened. RUSSIAN WAS TOO LATE TRIED TO SEAL MANCHURIAN TREATY BEFORE EARL LI DIED. Closing: Hours of the Distinguished Chinese Statesman Were Peace fulFuneral Arrangements. PEKIN, Nov. 7. The end of Li Hung Chang was quiet. His vitality slowly ebbed. For a time he lost consciousness, but he showed great tenacity, rallied at midnight, became semi-conscious, partook of nourishment and appeared to recog nize his relatives. The foreign doctors left him early yesterday, saying that nothing more could be done. His per sonal physician, Dr. Watt, then took charge. The controversy between the for eign and Chinese doctors had no effect on the patient, because he was already beyond hope of recovery. The flames of the paper effigies of horses burned in the courtyard of the Yamun to carry his spirit to heaven told the crowd of officials who were gathered In the narrow street outside the Yamun --H "A galaxy of mountain scenery." MTS. HOOD, ADAMS THREE SISTERS, AND JEFFERSON forming a galaxy of mountain scenery not surpassed elsewhere, can be seen from the streets of Portland, Oregon. All the wonderful country of Oregon can be most easily reached by the NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES - and their connections. Every Amer ican should know something of -the beauty of the scenery in the United States. A copy of No. 21 "Four-Track Series." "Round the World In CO Days." will be sent free, postpaid, to any address on re ceipt of a postage stamp by George H. DanlcM General Passenger Agent, New York Central Railroad, Grand Central Sta tion, New York. that the end had come. Soon afterward a procession appeared bearing a costly coffin of teakwood, beautifully lacquered. This coffin Li Hung Chang took on his trip around the world, and he brought It from Canton when he came to Pekln to settle the Boxer troubles. Since that time it has been kept in a temple here. The body will be placed in the coffin tomorrow morning with the customary rites. Sunday there will be a ceremonial corresponding to a lying in state, and all the Chinese officers will pay their re spects. A separate day will be designated for the Ministers of the powers. Inter ment will be at the birthplace of the do ceased statesman, a little village In the Province of Ngan Wei. The day has not yet Den decided upon. . Officials attached to Earl Li's house hold Informed the correspondent of the Associated Press today that the Russian Minister, Paul Lesar, called early In the morning and strenuously endeavored to have the seal of Li Hung Chang attached to the Manchurian convention before he died. It Is impossible to verify this state ment from other than Chinese sources. A memorial was telegraphed to the court announcing his death and a circular letter sent to the Ministers of the powers. It is expected that when the court re ceives the news an edict will be issued be stowing posthumous honors upon the de ceased, and probably advancing him to the rank of a Marquis, which title will descend to his eldest son. ThetMlnisters of the powers are person ally sending messages of sympathy. The first letter received at the Chinese For eign Office came this morning from Mr. Conger, the United States Minister. There are no signs of mourning In the city, although the populace is much ex cited. The Ministers of the powers con sider Yuan Shi Kal the strongest man in China after LI Hung Chang, and they think his presence here would have a good Influence on the court, but they fear the results of removing him from the Province of Shan Tung,vthe most tur bulent Province In the empire, and the seat of the Boxer movement. Yuan Shi Kal has controlled the Province with an Iron hand. The situation there is particu larly delicate on account of the friction with the Germans, and the substitution of a man with less tact would doubtless mean uprisings and a conflict between the Chinese and Germans. The death of Ll Hung Chang Is doubly regretted because he was the only in fluential Chinaman who could deal with foreign governments with an apprecia tion of the foreign point of view. Russia's Threat to China. LONDON, Nov. 8. "A secret dispatch passed through this city today," says the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard, "reputed to be from the Chinese Minis ter In St, Petersburg, warning the Em press Dowager that Russia is determined to retain possession of Manchuria, and that, if the Manchurian convention Is de nounced, other terms will be exacted which will gravely menace China's Inde pendence." PEABODY FUND. Annual Meeting of the Trustees Re port of the General Agent. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The 40th annual meeting of the trustees of the Peabody educational fund was held here today. Chief Justice Fuller presided. Three va cancies caused by death were filled. Seth Low takes the place of the late "William Evarts, President Roosevelt succeeds President McKlnley, and Hoke Smith, of Georgia, was chosen to succeed the late William Wirth Henry, of Virginia, The vacancy caused by the death of Bishop Whipple was not filled. In his report of the work of the past year Dr, Curry, general agent, called at tention to the remarkably heavy gifts given of late by private citizens to edu cation, referring especially to the efforts toward higher education in the South. The Peabody educational fund at present is something over $2,000,000. The Income distributed between October 1, 1900, and October 1. 1901, was: Alabama $ 6,000 Arkansas 700 Florida 1,600 Georgia .' 5,900 Louisiana 4,200 Mississippi 2.500 North Carolina 4,150 South Carolina 4,700 Tennessee 1,500 Texas 3,300 Virginia 5.200 West Virginia 2,000 Peabody Normal College 14,600 Peabody scholarships 24,295 Trial of the Jacksons Resumed. LONDON, Nov. 7. The hearing of the charges against Theodore and Laura Jackson (Anna Odella Diss de Bar) was resumed at the Marylebone Police Court today, before a crowded courtroom. The clerk of the court informed a representa tive of the Associated Press that enough witnesses have been summoned to keep the case going for weeks. Laura Faulk ner continued her testimony, which was largely a reiteration of . that previously given. The most dramatic Incident to day was when Laura Jackson began her customary badgering cross-examination of the witness, who turned, pointing her finger at the female prisoner, vehemently denouncing her as the author of her ruin. The occurrence seemed to shake the nerve of the female prisoner, and her subsequent conduct of the case was not marked by the ability which she has here tofore displayed. STRIKE ON THE RIO GRANDE i Switchmen Demand Recognition of Their Union. DENVER, Nov. 7. The switchmen on the Denver & Rio Grande Railway to day declared a general strike and the men went out at Denver, Pueblo, Gunni son and some other points on the sys tem. It Is understood that the rest will go out tomorrow. The question Involved Is said to be the recognition of the Switchmen's Union of North America. The company claims that its agreement with the Brotherhood of Railway Train- MAKING OREGON KNOWN The beauties of Oregon scenery are being made known to the world through various media. One of the most import ant is the New York Central Railroad, which has inserted an advertisement in prominent maga zines calling atten tion to several of Oregon's most prominent natural attractions. A fac simile of the adver tisement is shown herewith. j& j& - men covers the yard service and declines to recognize the other organization. In Denver, the men now out number 31, in Pueblo 20, and a lesser number at other points. W. G. Lee. of Cleveland, first vice-grand' master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Is now In Pueblo In conference with the striking switch men. So far the business of the railway has been only slightly delayed, as the other trainmen have done the work of the strikers. Frank T. Hawley, of Buffalo, N. Y., grand master of the Switchmen's Union of America, has been here since the middle of October making efforts to settle the trouble between the switchmen and the company.. It was only decided this morn ing that a strike should be declared, and at midnight Mr. Hawley stated that he had received telegrams to the effect that 235 men are already out, comprising all the switchmen on the system. They are employed at the following points: Den ver, Pueblo, Salida, Durango, Alamos, Crested Butte, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Leadville and Gunnison. Mr. Hawley stated that the switchmen did not expect assistance from the other trainmen's organization. The strikers will demand an Increase of wages before they will return to work. General Manager Herbert, of the Den ver & Rio Grande, stated tonight that the strike would not interfere with the company's business, and that no man in volved In the strike will be re-employed. WORLD'S FAIR BUILDINGS. Chief Architect Taylor Fixes Their Cost at ?0,7G0,000. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7. Chief Architect Taylor, of the world's fair, today finished a schedule giving revised figures of the dimensions of the principal exposition buildings, their cost and the area in acres they will occupy. Mr. Taylor puts the cost of the structures at $6,750,000, but ex plains that this amount does not include that of sculpture, triumphal bridges, cas cades, hanging gardens or decorative works that will beautify the main pic ture. The art buildings will have dimen sions of 300 by 900 feet, will cover 6.19 acres, with two pavilions, each 200 by 300 feet, with an acreage of 2.75, and Its cost Is put down at $1,000,000. The Manufac tures and Liberal Arts building will be 525 by 1200 feet In dimension, will cover 14.46 acres, and will cost $845,000. The Ag ricultural building will cover 32.14 acres, wilt have dimensions of 700 by 2000 feet, and will cost $800,000. Eight other build inga will cost from $250,000 to $760,000 each. American Banlc in China. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. W. W. Rock hill, who represented this Government in the final settlement with China, has nad a conference with Assistant Secretary Taylor, of the Treasury Department, In regard to the representation of the United States on the commission of the bankers which, by the terms of the final protocol, is charged with the duty of receiving and paying over to the several governments in interest the sums to be paid by China as Indemnity. Mr. Rockhill favors the es tablishment of an American bank In China, Details of Brakenlanste Fight. LONDON, Nov. 7. Lord Kitchener, cabling from Pretoria under yesterday's date, supplementary details of the recent fight near Brakenlaagte, Eastern Trans vaal, says: "The Boer loss was 44 killed, Including General Opperman, and 100 wounded. The Boers got nothing beyond the guns. The Boer attack was easily repulsed until the arrival of Louis Botha, with 600 men." Complaint by Harcourt. LONDON, Nov. 8. In a three-column letter to the Times, Sir William Vernon Harcourt Indicts the 'government's policy and conduct In the South African War, especially in the latter stages. He de clares that the banishment of the Boers and the confiscation of property are both unconstitutional and mischievous, and can be defended neither by the laws of war nor by civil law. Comforts for British Soldiers. NEW YORK. Nov. 7. The Cape Town correspondent of the London Times and the New York Times ays excellent sys tems are in operation for the distribution to the British soldiers in the field of com forts and literature. Local committees co operate with each other and the military authorities at the base, thus avoiding un equal distribution. Petrified Fruit. CHRISTIANIA, Nov. 7. Petrified tropi cal fruits have been found in some Spltz bergen coal. FAULTS OF THE LAW PENSION SYSTEM DISCUSSED "BY . COMMISSIONER EVANS. ' Instructions Relating to Taking Depositions From Widow Claim antsSpanish War Claims. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. In his annual report the Commissioner of Pensions dis cusses at length the faults of the present system of pensioning and the differences in the way of determining the merits of claims for pensions and Increases. Attention is directed to the friction and unkind feeling that attends the adminis tration of the act of August 7, 1SS2, which provides that the open and notorious adulterous cohabitation of a widow pen sioner shall operate to terminate her pension; but the absence of such a law, It is stated, would encourage such pen sioners to live In adultery and dishonor the memory of their soldier husbanda, while still enjoying the bounty of the Government; and, on the other hand, tbe widow who respects the law and honors society by legally entering into the mar riage relation loses her pension. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this law. Instructions were Issued In 1886 to special examiners In the field to take depositions from widow claimants showing whether they have co habltated with any man as his wife since the death of the soldier. These Instruc tions were In force until September, 18a7, shortly after the present Commissioner took charge of the bureau, when he mod ified them by directions that special ex aminers must never question a claim ant whether she has violated the act of August 7, 1SS2, unless the evidence pro cured shall show that she has been living in adultery, and then the Investigation must be made carefully and discreetly, so as not to cause unnecessary neighbor hood gossip or scandal. The Commission er says that while the law is a most del icate and difficult one to administer, yet he cannot recommend its repeal. In January, 1900, a rule was adopted re quiring guardians of pensioners to render to the bureau annual accounts of their re ceipts and expenditures of pension money. The rule was followed by disclosures, which, In some Instances were of a start ling nature. Guardians were found to be drawing pensions long after the death of their wards. Many cases were found where Insane pensioners had been placed In asylums and other public Institutions as Indigent persons, while the guardians had drawn the pension during the whole period and either diverted It for otner purposes or allowed It to accumulate for the benefit of the pensioner's legal repre sentatives. Other cases were revealed In which the guardians were appropriating the pensions to their own use, while the wards were being maintained at public expense. The report presents a number of inter esting features -connected with the filing of claims for pension on account of the war wiin ojnuu aim wie insurrection in the Philippines. It is shown that the sol diers of these wars enjoy much greater benei.ts than were accorded to the sol diers of the Civil "War, in the amount of pensions granted for the same degree of disability. While the Civil War lasted for four years and the casualties were enormous, and the Spanish-American War lasted only about four months, with comparative ly few casualties, it is shown that three years after the close of the Spanish War claims for pensions amounting to about 20 per cent of the soldiers engaged in that war had been filed, while in 1872, or seven years after the close of the Civil War, only about 6 per cent of the soldiers en gaged In that war had filed claims. The Commissioner says he is not prepared to believe that those who engaged In the war with Spain, many of them sons of veterans of the Civil War, were less pa triotic than their ancestors or more covet ous, but In his opinion it Is the fault of the system of pensioning with Its active army of attorneys, solicitors and drum mers, who are practically licensed by the Government with the promise of $25 for each claim allowed. The Commissioner calls attention to the unsatisfactory conditions attending the legal and medical adjustment of claims for pensions and as a remedy for existing abuses earnestly recommends that travel ing medical examining boards be consti tuted, which would meet at the county seat of each county, say twice a year, and the claimants would receive notice in ad vance of their coming. APPRAISERS' DECISION. Involves the Classification of Goods of Cotton and Other Fiber. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The classifica tion board of the United States General Appraisers has handed down a decision Involving the question whether material composed of various fibers, such as jute or flax and cotton, cotton in each case being the component of chief value, prop erly comes under the schedules of the tariff act of 1897, which provide respec tively a specific duty according to weight per square yard, each schedule embodying a graduation of rate according to the number of threads to the square Inch known as the countable clauses for cotton cloth In the piece or otherwise, or whether its material is classifiable under the pro visions of the paragraphs for all manu facturers of cotton not specially provided for at an ad. valorem rate of 45 per cent. The decision rendered by the board was on a case arising from the protests of Wakeman & McLaughlin, of Chicago, and the RIce-Stlx Dry Goods Company, of St. Louis, respectively, against the assess ment of duties at the rate of 45 per cent ad valorem on certain Importations of merchandise consisting of 4S00 yards of crash, composed of cotton and jute, cotton being the component material of chief value. The proportion of each was found to be 54.66 cotton to 45.34 per cent jute. The Collector assessed the merchandise as manufactures of cotton at 45 per cent ad valorem, and the protcstants claimed that the goods were properly dutiable as cot ton cloth In the piece or otherwise, un der the weight and countable threads pro vision, at 2 cents per square yard. The board overruled each protest and affirmed the Collector In the assessment of duty at 45 per cent ad valorem as man ufactures of cotton. TALKED OF THE TARIFF. Ways and Means Committeemen .Con ferred With Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Four Repub lican members of the House ways and means committee Payne of New York, Russell of Connecticut, Grosvenor of Ohio, and Steele of Indiana were at the White House this afternoon In conference with the President. They were very ret icent concerning the interview. It was learned, however, that the President dis cussed with them some features of his forthcoming message which relate to the revenues and the tariff. Many of the Republican members of the ways and means committee have already expressed themselves as opposed to any revision of the tariff at the coming session of Con gress. General Grosvenor told the Pres ident today that he regarded the result in Ohio as approving the present and past Republican policies and the pres ent tariff, especially. Brevet and Medal of Honor Board. WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. The Brevet and Medal of Honor Board, of which General MacArthur Is president, practi cally has finished Its work and has ad journed until December 1. The board has gone over the papers in all cases Involv ing recommendations for brevets arising out of the war In Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and China, Including those already submitted to the Senate last ses sion, but subsequently withdrawn. The recorder of the board now Is putting these in shape for nomination again and the list will be ready a few days after the opening of Congress. The board has has found that It Is precluded by the con vening orders from considering any appli cations for medals of honor which have been passed on formerly by the War De partment itself. So, contrary to the orig inal expectation, it will not be possible for the board to reach the award of such a medal to President Roosevelt, for the department acted adversely In that mat ter last year, and It Is understood that the recommendation In the President's case would be limited to a brevet. Report on Transports. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Inspector-General Breckinridge, In a supplementary re port, says the ventilating system on Army transports are reported unsaUsfactory, and that while the crews were satisfac tory and efficient, there was an excessive number employed, as compared with com mercial steamers. General Breckinridge calls attention to the expense of repairing and refitting transports, and advises care ful scrutiny of this work. Regarding coal, he says very good qualities of coal, at low prices, can be obtained on Puget Sound. Quoting from Major Liverlng, he says that the climatic effect on employes in the Philippines Is very marked, and that the capacity for work of such employes di minishes from, month to month. Carter Has More Evidence. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Nov. 7. Ober Hn M. Carter has been notified of the granting of a civil trial In the United States Circuit Court In Chicago. Colonel L. D. Carter, I. Stanton Carter and Hor ace Stone, a Chicago attorney, have been here in consultation with the prisoner, gathering Information for the approach ing trial. The purpose is to try at this trial to Introduce evidence which Captain Carter asserts was excluded at the court martial, and which, he alleges, would have established his innocence. Formal Dinner at White House. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave their first for mal dinner at the White House tonight, when a company of IS persons assembled in the family dining-room, which was beautifully adorned with white chrysan themums. The guests Included Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock, Admiral Dewey, Col onel Sanger, Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Sanger; Mrs. and Mrs. White law Reid; Mr. and Mrs Brooks Adams, of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rockhill, Commander and Mrs. Covvles and Miss Roosevelt. Ilrookly Navy-Yard Dock. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Plans are now being completed in the Brooklyn navy yard for proposed drydock No. 4. The dock is to have a pumping plant situated in the bottom of the caisson and operated by electricity. No such pump has yet been used before In this country. The electrical power station is to be situated some distance from the dock. Pumping plants of this character are commonly used with drydocks In Europe. It Is con tended by officials at the yard that the Government will be saved $70,000 by Its use. Dclaivnre Collector of Customs. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 The President today appointed Robert G. Houston Col lector of Customs for the district of Dela ware. The announcement of the appoint ment followed a visit of Representative Ball, of Delaware, and ended a contro versy which has been prolonged for sev eral years on account of the deadlock between the Addlcks. and Dupont fac- tlOIifc. William H. Cooper, whom Mr. Houston will succeed, was appointed by Mr. Cleve land. General Grcely at Washington. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. General A. W. Grcely, chief signal officer, returned to Washington today after an absence of five months spent in the Philippines inspecting the cable and telegraph service of the islands. General Greely had an Impor tant conference In London with the offi cials of the cable and telegraph compa nies, which resulted in an agreement to reduce the tolls to and from Manila on Government business about one-third. Address of the Cherokee. TAHLEQUAH. I. T., Nov. 7. T. 31. Buffington, principal chief of the Chero kee Nation, In his annual aildress to the National Council of his tribe, recom mended per capita payment to the people on account of the failure of crops this year, and that a commission to negotiate a treaty be appointed. Two thousand peo ple were present. Including the Dawes Comml3lon and other United States offi cials. M'KENZIE WAS OBEYED. Testimony That N'oyes Talked to Him Wlille Litigants Waited. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7. Sensational testimony was given today In the Nome contempt proceedings by Attorney W. It. Metson. Metson testified that he had em ployed detectives to investigate the al leged McKenzie-Noyes combination. He said: ' "Crowley, one of the detective? em ployed by me, discussed the writs of supersedeas with Judge Noyes, at which time the Judge said that while he held up his hands in the question of real es tate, so far as the gold dust was con cerned he was not going to obey the writs, and did not intend to have the Marshal act. They also discussed the scneme of sending the gold dust to Chicago, where it would be out of the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Appeals. Crowley also reported that McKenzie went into Noycs' chambers just as the Judge was about to leave open court, and bluntly ordered him to sit down and talk to him. McKenzie was obeyed, while the litigants "cooled their heels In the courtroom." Attorney M. J. Corcoran and J. Jacobs were the witnesses thia morning. .Mr. Corcoran made a number of corrections of his previous testimony, and gave evidence regarding claims and litigation. The testimony of Jacobs had no direct bearing on the contempt charges, but he related how claims were staked out be fore organized, and told of the relations of attorneys in various cases. Mr. Jacobs said when Mr. McKenzie was arrested In Nome, W. T.' Hume, a witness for the prosecution In the present proceedings, remarked that if the receiver had followed his advice, the gold dust would be In tr-.e .vaults. He added that he would take 200 of the best men in Nome and guard the bank, defying the military Marshals. Captured a Counterfeiter. EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 7. Secret service trJ Often result in a heavy cold, neglect of pneumonia or consumption, aaxe a quicK. THE OHE THAT CURES.' m KECTh m Bull's tagfi Ipip i It has cured coughs and colds for fifty years. It's a harmless and eflectivo remedy and will euro you in a day. Mr David Hughlitt, of 10th and Susquehanna Avenao. Philadelphia, says " I havo found Dr Bull s Cough Syrup to bo a positive cure totf oughsand colds, especially whero the cough is hard and distressing. It heals the throat and breaks up all inflammation It is tho best medicine I have over used for diseases of tho throat and lungs " Be sure that you get tho genuine Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. Seo that the " Bull's Head " is on tho packago. AH offered by unreliable dealers They are thinking of their profits, not of your health. Insist on getting the genuine " Dr Bull's " SMALL DOSE, PLEASANT TO TAKE, FREE.-- A Beautiful Calendar and Medical Booklet sent free postpaid to anyone wEa will write A. C. MEYER & CO., Baltimore, nary land, and mention tbia paner. A Sour Stomach la Often the RenI Cause of a Sour Temper. That the condition of the digestive or gans has a marked effect upon thecharac ter or disposition is a truism as old as the hills. Old Ben Jonson wisely said, "The pleasure of living depends upon the liver," Mi- and it is a fact which none may disputn that a sunny disposition more often re sults from a healthy digestion than from any other cause. Acid dyspepsia, commonly called sour stomach or heartburn. Is caused by slow digestion of food; Instead of being prompt ly digested and converted into blood, bono and muscle. It lies in the stomach tars hours, fermenting and decaying. creating gases which cause pressure on the lungs and heart, short breath and general dis comfort and Irritation. Such half-digested food is "Indeed poor nourishment for the body, brain and nerves, and the result Is shown in ir ritable tempers, unaccountable headaches ami that depressing condition usually called "blues." But how quickly all theso disappear when appetite and digestion are restored! Laxative medicines only Irritate the al ready Irritated stomach and bowete. and have no effect upon actual digestion of food. Tho sensible course to follow is to mako use of simple natural digestives like Stu art's Dyspepsia Tablets after meate until the stomach has a chance to recuperate. The natural digestives which every healthy stomach contains are peptones, diastase and hydrochloric and lactic acids, and when any of them are lacking tho trouble begins. The reason Stuart's Dys pepsia Tablets are so valuable and suc cessful In curing stomach troubles is bc cause they contain in a pleasant, concen trated tablet form all these absolutely nec essary essentials for perfect digestion and assimilation of food. Henry KIrkpatrick. of Lawrence, Mass., says: "Men and women whose occupa tion precludes an active outdoor life should make It a dally practice to uso Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. I have done so myself, and I know posi tively that I owe my present health and vigor to their daily use. "From the time I was 22, when I gradu ated from school with broken health from overwork, until I was 34, I scarcely knew what it was to be free from stom ach weakness. I had no appetite whatever for breakfast, and very little foany other meal. "I had acidity and heartburn nearly every day, and sometimes was alarmed by Irregularity and palpitation of the heart, but all this gradually disappeared after I began using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and I can eat my meals with relish and satisfaction which I had not known since I was a growing boy." The success and popularity of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is enormous, but it is deserved, and every druggtat in the United States. Canada and Great Britain has a good word .for this meritorious prepara tion. operatives today arrested M. J. Lemon, a local photographer, and captured a large number of photographic plates, being im prints of $3 silver certificates, $10 Na tional bank notes. $10 note Issues of two Nationals banks of Salt Lake City; Ne vada National Bank of San Francisco. Banco Nncionnl. of Mexico; Banco Lan dcro, of Mexico, and Banco Mlnero. of Chihuahua. Mexico; also a lara?e numbir of unfinished bills. Lemon is believed to be implicated in floating bogus $5 silver certificates which made their apparaiu v a year ago in Northern centers.. No esti mate can be secure-d as to the amount of the spurious paper circulated. Oregon Notes. A knife factory is soon to be estahlisiu d at Irving. A lodge of the Forester of America ho.t been organized at Lebanon. ( The Times is the name of a newspaper just started at. Freewater, Umatilla Coun ly. Burns is to have a business college with Professor M. E. Rixby, of Medford. i the head. Willis McElroy has been engaged as teacher ami director of the Fourth Regi ment Band of Eugene. The Town Council of Lakeview has in creased the rate on electric light srvici 1 cent per candle power. Iak County sheepmen Svive begun to lay In their Winter supplies, preparatory to going Into Winter quarters on the desert. The total number of bushels of wheat and barley threshed In Lake County th.s year was 85,090, as against 117,W bus-htls last year. The Grand Ronde Lumber Company at Perry now has 400 men in its employ, at the mill and in the timber. This means u. daily expenditure of $12W for wages and supplies. There are probably more people living In Lebanon today than ever before, taJ the Criterion. Houses are scarce and In some instances two families are occupy ing the same building. The subscriptions of stock for the pro posed new opera-house in Albany havo reached $1000) Only a few daya work has been done, and the outlook is prom ising that sufficient stock will be sub rcribeci to insure the building of the much-needed opera-house, says the Her ald. His Knowledge of Brooklyn. Brooklya Man Have you evr leeB In Brooklyn? Coaehman No, sor. OI nler waz In Brooklyn itvtt on e. an thin Ol struck the wrong ferry an' got only. to Jersey City. New York Weekly. whicli means sure cure 'MM A'WBP&sB&b I v isSn-'-aiiP x N I kfeml Y5&