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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH S, 1902.
HIS PLANS WELL LAID
DELAREY'S BOLD ASSAULT ON THE
BRITISH AT KLERKSDORP.
Fierce Battle Rag-ed for Tvro Hbhm J
Before- the English Convoy "Was
Compelled to Give In.
LONDON, March 5. Telegrams received
here from Klerksdorp, describing the at
tack upon and the capture by the Boers,
February 24, at a point southwest of
Klerksdorp of 457 British soldiers, who
were acting as a convoy to an empty
wagon train, show that General Delarey
laid his plans with consummate care and
precise knowledge of the ground.
The third Boer attack upon the convoy
was delivered from various points, and
was most determined. By sheer reckless
ness they sought to ride down and over
whelm the British defense. The British
guns shelled the charging Boers, but noth
ing stopped their onslaught, which was
delivered with unusual Impetus. The con
voy of mules was subjected to a heavy
Are, and, deserted by the native drivers,
the mules stampeded, putting many of the
defenders temporarily out of action and
causing the wildest confusion.
For two hours the British held out. Then
they were divided and overwhelmed. A
few minutes of cautious fighting and all
was over. The Boers galloped along the
line, firing at every man who showed the
slightest tendency to resist, until they
reached and captured the guns. In the
excitement the Northumberland Fusiliers,
who had been cut off, succeeded in fight
ing their way out for some distance. When
their ammunition .became exhausted they
charged with bayonets, but were speedily
overpowered. ,
By 7 o'clock In the morning all resist
ance was at an end. The dead and wound
ed were scattered all over the field.
Broken wagons and panic-stricken horses
and mules made a scene of indescribable
confusion. Not until General Delarey
came in person was anything like order re
stored. He stopped the Boers engaged In
stripping the British wounded by the free
use of the sjambok, but they continued
the work of despoiling directly his back
was turned.
Dcveet Shot Through the Arm.
LONDON, iMarch 4. A dispatch from
Harrismlth, Orange River Colony, says
that Boer prisoners report that General
Dewet was shot In the arm during Jhe re
cent attempt to break through the block
house line held by the New Zealanders in
the vicinity of Harrismlth and Van
Reenan.
DBFBKDHS THE WAR OFFICE.
Brodriclc Sajs It Has Done Its Work
Well.
LONDON, March 4. In introducing the
Army estimate of 69.310,000 in the House
of Commons today, the War Secretary.
Mr. Brodrlck, entered into a long defense
of the War Office, which, he contended,
had done its work well, considering that
war had never before been waged on such
a scale as the South African war. The
War Office today is feeding 300.000 men and
243,000 horses in South Africa, and there
are no complaints on that score. The ex
periences of the past year had confirmed
the necessity for changes In the army ad
mlnlstiatlon, in decentralization, etc, as
outlined by the government last year.
Military officers and clerks are being rap
idly substituted in the War Office for
civilian officers and clerks.
In regard to recruiting, Mr. Brodrlck
believed the limit had been reached. No
reduction in the strength of the army
could be expected, and probably the Indian
garrison must be Increased. The country
has already had enough experience of al
lowing the colonial garrisons to sink below
their proper limits. With the view of
giving a fillip to recruiting, the govern
ment proposes to allow enlistment for
three years, with nine years In the reserve,
and with the object of Inducing men to
enlist for India and elsewhere abroad it
is proposed to give every one a clear shil
ling per day. If, after two years, the
soldier decides to serve eight years with
the colors and four years In the reserve,
he would be paid an extra sixpence dally.
Mr. Brodrlck said this would result In en
listing a better class of men.
In regard to the much discussed ques
tion of volunteers, Mr. Brodrlck declared
that If the volunteers are to be a bar to
conscription, they must make themselves
efficient. It is proposed to establish a vol
unteer reserve of men over 40 years of
age, who are unable to comply with the
ordinary relations, and to establish during
the present year a militia reserve of 50.000
men. The education of all officers will be
vigorously prosecuted, and the expenses
of young officers will be lightened.
Crisis In the Diamond Trade.
BRUSSELS, March 4. Numerous and
contradictory reports are current here aa
to the crisis In the diamond trade, and
the newspapers refer to the Impending
failures of several firms In the diamond
business at Antwerp, Amsterdam and
London. They allege that some diamond
merchants have been guilty of extensive
defalcations and have fled to London and
New York. A telegram received here to
night from Antwerp says the diamond
market Is calmer as a result of trie pro
posals of three diamond merchants to ef
fect an arrangement with their creditors.
LONDON,' March B. The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Dally Mall says In
a dispatch that 4000 men In the diamond
trade there are idle. It is declared, says
the correspondent, that unless the dia
mond cleavers abandon their strike soon,
every Antwerp and Amsterdam factory
will be closed.
No Necessity for Despondency.
LONDON, March 4. In his Presidential
address at the annual meeting of the As
sociation of Chambers of Commerce of
the United Kingdom today. Lord Avebury
(better known as Sir Jonn Lubbock) ad
mitted there were disquieting features,
but he said there was no necessity for
despondency in regard to British com
merce. In the speaker's opinion, the best
thing the British Government can do for
commerce Is to let it alone. The sheet
anchor of the commercial world Is the
favored-nation clause, and he trusted the
government would hold fast to the policy
of the open door, and. In the case of
North China, urge the United States,
Japan and other nations to Join Great
Britain In insisting on lair play for the
commerce of the world.
Reprisals for Boer Outrages.
NEW YORK. March 4. A strange
story Is exciting much discussion among
military men, says a London dispatch
to the Tribune, although It has been
kept out of both press and Parliament.
It relates to alleged reprisals taken by
Australian troops for Boer outrages In
firing upon wounded, and Draconian
measures adopted by Lord Kitchener
for enforcing discipline. It is stated that
the Australian officers and men who took
the lex tallonis Into their own hands
were tried by court-martial and some
of them were sentenced to be shot.
Nothing has been obtained on the mat
ter at London.
Students Prepare Demonstration.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2. Sunday
The students and worklngmen here are
secretly preparing for a monster demon
stration to take place March 7, In front
of the Kasan Cathedral. They hope to
get 20.000 men through the military cor
dons and reach the center of the city.
Santos-Damont Will Visit America.
LONDON, March 4. Santos-Dumont. the
aeronaut, arrived in ibis city today. Dur
ing the course of an interview he said he
hoped to add to the attractions of the
coronation festivities by making ascents.
It ie said he -will make a tour of tit.
Paul's Cathedral as he did of the Eiffel
tower. Santos-Dumonf will afterwards go
to New York, where he will give exhibitions.
Amstralasla's Geld Production.
WASHINGTON, March 4. "The proba
bility Is that Australasia will coon again
head the list of the world's gold pro
ducers," aaya Consul-General Bray at
Melbourne, Australia, In a report dated
January 11, which was made public at the
State Department today. The ofQcIal fig
ures of the gold production of the com
monwealth for 1S01, submitted by the .Consul-General.
show a. total of .4,233,651
ounces. compared with 4,177,830 ounces for
1900. West Australia and New Zealand
showed increased yields, bringing the to
tal nearly up to that of 1S99, which was
the banner year for gold in Australia.
Barcelona Rioters Excnted.
LONDON, March 4. It Is announced in
a special dispatch from Madrid that a
number of strikers arrested for partici
pation in the recent riots at Barcelona
were shot at Fort Montjulch this morn
ing. A brother of General Moore, the
Carllst leader, has been arrested for com
plicity in the Barcelona riots, and will be,
tried by court-martial.
Papers seized at the houses of anarch
ists In Barcelona Indicate that a wide
spread plot existed.
Strikes were declared today at Cadiz
and Ferrol, Spain.
Lonbet Invited to Russia.
PARIS, March 5. In Its Issue of this
morning the Figaro says that President
Loubet received yesterday an autograph
letter from the Czar inviting him to visit
St. Petersburg, and requesting him to fix
the date when he would do so. This letter
will be submitted to the Cabinet at Its next
meeting. The end of May will probably
be decided upon as the time of the visit,
and (M. Loubet will stay in Russia four
days.
German Tariff Changes.
BERLIN, March 4. The tariff commit
tee of the Reichstag today raised the duty
on barley malt from 6 marks, 25 pfennigs
to 10 marks, 25 pfennigs. On "other kinds
of malt the duty was raised from 9 marks
to 11 marks.
FlagHe at Melbourne.
MELBOURNE, Victoria, March 4. A
single case of the plague has been reported
here. It was traced to a steamer from
Sydney, N. S. W. There have been 45
plague cases at Sydney since the outbreak
there, of walch 14 have proved fatal.
Visit to Ireland Abandoned.
LONDON, March 4. It is expected that
the projected visit to Ireland of King Ed
ward will be abandoned, on account. It
is said, of' the aggressive action of tne
United Irish League.
Cxar Aids Earthquake Sufferers.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 4. The Czar
has sent 150,000 roubles for the relief of the
victims of the recent earthquake at Sha
xnaka, Transcaucasia.
Snprar Convention Signature.
BERLIN, March 4. The international
sugar conference at Its meeting today
postponed the signature of the convention
until March 6.
To Promote Cancer Investigations.
BERLIN, March 4. The budget commit
tee of the Reichstag has agreed upon a
credit to promote Investigations concern
ing cancer.
Ne-rr Welsh Steel Combination.
LONDON. March 5. A new combination
of five Welsh steel firms, headed by Bald
win & Co., Ltd., of Wilde, is announced
from Swansea.
Cecil Rhodes Is Improving.
CAPE TOWN, March 4.Cecll Rhodes,
who has been ill for some time past, is
Improving.
RIFLES FOR TAGAL REBELS
German. Steamer Lands Arms on Ba
tangas Coast.
VICTORIA, B. a, March 4. The Manila
KE .JFEEM
for believing that recently a vessel flying
the German flag landed Mauser rifles on
the Coast of Batangas, for the UBe of the
Insurgents. It is said that the shipment
comprised 70 cases, or about 1400 rifles,
with ammunition. The vessel was seen
hovering about the coast of Mlndoro for
several days, finally dropped up to Ba
tangas, almost within cannon, shot of
Manila, and later disappeared. About the
same time a cargo of arms was landed.
The destination of these weapons, the
American says, can be readily Imagined.
Bancas were used In both instances.
This dangerous system of smuggling la
rather safe in the absence of an ample
system of patrol-boats, which are now
"being built. The rifles can be bought in
Germany and Japan for something like
$13 Mexican, and they readily command
$50 In gold on being delivered to the in
surgent commanders. In view of the ex
istence of numerous recruiting stations In
the District of Manila Itself, the Ameri
can believes the importations are serious.
Lashed to an Overturned Craft.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 5. A small
schooner-rigged vessel was towed into
Vancduver harbor last night with the
bodies of two men lashed to It, The ves
sel had been overturned by the storm
Monday night, and was picked up early
yesterday in the gulf. The names of the
dead men are not known, and it is Impos
sible to tell whether or not more were
drowned than the two whose Domes were
found.
Mutual Insurance Association.
ST. PAUL, March 4. The annual meet
ing of the National Association of Co-operative
Mutual Insurance Companies
opened here today. The address of Presi
dent W. D. Forbes, of Des Moines, la.,
outlined the phenomenal growth of mutual
Insurance companies in the United States.
Guilty of Attempt to Kill.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., March 4.
Kirsch Kuykendall and Hartley J. Lake
were today found guilty of having at
tempted to kill the officers who caught
them stealing high-grade ore In the un
derground worjngs of the Independence
mine, about six weeks ago.
Tennessee Conrthoase Bnrned.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 4. The
Mlggs County Courthouse at Decatur,
Tenn., was destroyed by fire today, and all
the county records were burned. The
fire Is said to have been of incendiary
origin.
Witter Bested McCarthy.
OIUNICE. Ind., March 4. Charles Witter,
champion Graeco-Roman wrestler of the
United States, won two falls out of three
from Tom McCarthy, of Cleveland, at the
Auditorium tonight.
How to Break Up a Cold.
It may be a surprise to our readers to
learn that a severe cold can In many in
stances be completely broken up In one or
two days time. To do this, however,
prompt action Is necessary. The first
symptoms of a cold are a dry, loud cough,
a profuse watery discharge from the nose,
and a thin, white coating on the tongue.
If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is taken
every hour after the first appearance of
these symptoms, it will counteract the ef
fect of the cold and restore the system
to a healthy condition within one or two
day's time, in ahnost every case, and when
the cold Is not completely cured. Its se
verity will be greatly lessened and a com
plete cure insured in a very short time.
This Remedy also counteracts any ten.
dency of a cold to Tesult in pneumonia.
For sale by all druggists. ,
Preferred StscIC Catsap.
Delicate flavor.
ICE GORGE IN THE PLATTE
FLOOD CAUSES LOSS TO RAILROADS
IN NEBRASKA.
One Bridge Has Gone Oat and Others
Are Threatened Conditions la
the Bast Have Improved.
LOUISVILLE, Neb., March 4. An Ice
gorge which began forming above the
Missouri Pacific bridge near this city
yesterday morning has reached formidable
proportions. The Platte River has risen
higher than for 20 years, and now covers
a stretch of country two miles wide. The
tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific Railroad are washed out for half a
mile, and trains will be unable to pass for
several days. All trains on the road will
be run by another line until the wash
out can be repaired. Tonight the tracks
of the Missouri Pacific road began to wash
out slowly, and it is feared they will be
In bad condition by tomorrow. No trains
can run over the threatened portion of
the track tonight. The Missouri Pacific
bridge across the Platte River has been
much damaged, but Is still la condition
for use.
East and west of the city the Burlington
tracks are washed out In small patches,
and It Is feared they will be impassable
before the night Is over.
Twenty families living in the lowlands
have been compelled to abandon their
homes and go to the bluffs.
One Bridge Already Gone.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 4. The Platte
River is on a rampage, and bridges are
threatened. Advices received at railroad
headquarters late tonight are that the
Missouri Pacific bridge at Orapolla has
gone out, and that the Burlington bridge
not far from there is threatened. Five
feet of water 1b running over the Rock
Island bridge at South Bend, and an Ice
gorge which has formed to the west of the
bridge threatens to take It out. If the
gorge does not move soon, the country
tributary will be flooded.
SITUATION IN THE EAST.
Flood
Conditions Are
Itapldlr
Im-
proving.
NEW YORK, March 4. Flood condi
tions In the East are reported rapid
ly improving, although affairs in the
Wyoming Valley and Northeastern Penn
sylvania generally, and along the Hud
son, near Albany, are still In bad shape.
Dispatches from Wllkesbarre, Pa., show
that more than a score of lives were lost
and $5,000,000 worth of property was de
stroyed In Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The danger Is over, but the full extent of
the damage Is yet to be seen. Eighteen
thousand homeless persons In the Wyo
ming Valley are anxiously watching the
backward course of the waters.
Cities and towns In almost all sections
of New York and In New England States
suffered heavy damage to property and
delayed trains were reported. Not for
many years have the malls reaching New
York been so delayed as during the last
S days.
Waters Recede at Paterson.
PATERSON, N. J., March 4. Conditions
in the flood section of this city were much
improved today. Between midnight and
10 o'clock today there was a fall In the
waters. A half-million dollars. It Is esti
mated, will not cover the recent damage.
Ice floes carried away two large bridges,
one at the lower end of the New Jersey
Central Railroad, in this city, and the oth
er a private bridge of the Lehigh Bridge
Company. One life was lost In the flood,
a farmr named Snyder being drowned In
Welsenberg. So many mills were dam
aged that 10.000 operatives are thrown out
of work for an indefinite time.
In Passaic, six men are reported to have
been carried down with a bridge which
was washed away. The current was so
swift that It was Impossible to rescue
them. The flood Is slowly receding. A con
servative estimate of the damage in Pas
saic City alone Is placed at $600,000.
Southern Railway's Loss.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., March 4. Offi
cial reports received at the railroad head
quarters here show that the situation In
the flooded districts has improvea. xno
Southern's loss between Morrlstown and
Ashevllle will aggregate from $200,000 to
$250,000 to roadbed and bridges alone.
About 900 men are repairing the road and
bridges on the Ashevllle branch. There
is still a gap of 32 miles between Mar
shall. N. C, and Del Rio, Tenn., without
railroad service. The Atlanta division
has been opened between Atlanta and Ma
con, and between Columbus and McDon
ough. On the Alabama division trains are
running regularly.
Half of Danville Inundated.
DANVILLE, Pa,, March 4. Danville,
since Saturday last, has been practically
cut off from communication by rail with
neighboring towns. The river was the
highest In 37 years. Nearly half the town
Is Inundated. Five trains. Including two
passenger trains, have been stranded at
South Danville since Saturday. The tracks
on the Pennsylvania and the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western lines for several
miles are submerged.
Susquehanna Is Fallinjc.
HARRISBURG. Pa., March 4. The-Sus-quehanna
River Is falling, and the waters
are leaving the streets In the southern
section of Hanisburg. so that the work
of clearing may soon be commenced. The
railroads resumed their regular service to
day. The Iron work and other Industrial
establishments probably will be able to
begin operations In the next 48 hours.
Hla-h Wind in Texas.
AUSTIN, Tex., March 4. Texas was
wind-swept today from the Pan-handle
to the Gulf. At times the wind attained
a speed of 80 miles an hour. During the
afternoon, the wind attained such a force
as absolutely to retard the progress of
trains. In many places along the railroad
the wind piled sand high on the tracks.
Snovr Falling on the Homeless.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va., March 4.
The river reached Its highest point early
this morning, and has fallen seven Inches
since then. The homeless are still unable
to return to their homes, and a blinding
snow storm threatens to continue all
night, making matters worse for them.
Several hundred are still being cared for.
On Its Annnal Rampaa-e. v
LA CROSSE, Wis.. March 4. Root Riv
er, a small feeder of the Mississippi River.
running through the eastern part of Min
nesota, near here. Is on Its annual ramp
age. The whole country Is flooded, roads
and bridges have been washed out and
much damage done to property.
Stationary at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 4. Tonight the
river was stationary at E0.7, having risen
2 Inches since 6 o'clock this morning. It
is not expected now that the river will
reach 53 feet. No serious damage has
been reported thus far.
Traffic Resniaea in Albany.
ALBANY, N. T., March 4. Street-car
traffic In Albany was resumed late this
afternoon, and the city is rapidly recov
ering from the effects of the flood. Rail
road trains are being run with some de
gree of regularity, but all are from four
to seven hours late.
McKinley Memorial Services.
ALBANY, N. Y. March 4. The memory
of the late President William McKinley
was honored by the Legislature of the
state today. The exercises were held In
the Assembly chamber and were pre
sided over by Governor Odell. Seated
on the platform were United States Sen
ator Thomis C. Piatt and the members
of the legislative committee, which ar-
I range for the exercises. The chamber
was appropriately decorated. Governor
Odell Introduced the speaker of the even
ing, Charles Emory Smith, ex-Postmaster-General.
The address was a careful
review of the eventful life of the lite
President, dwelling upon, his career as
soldier, lawyer and statesman, with more
than, passing reference to his home life
and a neloquent tribute to bis noble
qualities as son and husband.
OREGON APPLES IN CHINA.
Consul Miller Says a Great Trade Can
Be Developed.
Consul H. B. Miller, stationed at Nlu
Chwang, China, has written to the Oregon
State Board of Horticulture about the
apple market in that country- He-says:
"On September 23 I shipped 50 boxes
of apples from Portland to Nlu Chwang,
China, via the Portland & Oriental
Steamship Company. These were trans
ferred at Kobe, Japan, to another steamer
bound for New Chwang. which place, they
reached November 10. They were wrapped
In paper and packed In ordinary 10x11x22
Inch boxes. Every box arrived Intact.
The loss from deterioration was as fol
lows: Lo.
Ben Davis 2 per cent
Spltienbergr 10 per cent
Shannon Pippin 25 per cent
Jonathan CO per cent
Bed Russian 75 per cent
"I consider the Ben Davis the best apple
for the Oriental trade. California ships
third-grade yellow Newtowns to China,
Some of these are consumed by foreign
ers, but most of them go to the Chinese
frultstands and restaurants. These apples
are usually Immature, wilted and taste
less, and would not be eaten at home.
Tne Chinese appetite Is strong for fresh
fruit and apples are In great favor.
"The average Chinaman does not dis
tinguish the different qualities of the
same variety of apples. If the Inferior
grades of the proper varieties of Pacific
Coast apples could be sent to China for
the Chinese trade at a low cost, I am con
vinced that an extensive and permanent
market can be created. There Is little
prospect of this, however, until It Is
taken In hand by a large organization of
apple-growers.
"A hundred millions of Chinese can be
reached from the Pacific Coast of Amer
ica entirely by water transportation, at
low freight rates. This Is not fully appre
ciated nor understood. Ben Davis, Yellow
Newtown and Wlnesaps will carry well
to these markets. Baldwin, Spltzenberg
and Northern Spy will not succeed. Sev
eral thousand boxes of Ben Davis are
shipped to China every year from Port
land, Seattle and Victoria. The Northern
routes are the best for shipping green
fruits. Apple shipments for all the North
ern ports of China should be made by Oc
tober 1, on account of the danger of freez
ing If they arrive late. If apples reach
North China In good condition, they will
keep well on account of the dry cold cli
mate. "A trip through Japan In October
opened my eyes to the possibility of apple
growing there. I found the markets well
supplied with a fair quality of apples
grown In the northern part of Japan. The
most ecrious difficulty Is the black fun
gus, due no doubt to excessive moisture."
FATE OF THE CONDOR.
More Proof That She "Went to
the
Bottom in December Storm.
VICTORIA, B. C, March 5. The steam
er Queen City, which returned last even
ing from a trip along the west coast of
Vancouver Island, brings reports which go
to prove that more than one vessel met
with disaster during the recent gales. In
the finding of the boom of the Ill-fated
sloop-of-war Condor on Long Beach, fur
ther evidence Is produced to show that the
vessel went to the bottom in the Decem
ber storm.
Further north the officers learned of
other wreckage coming ashore, presum
ably from a sealing schooner, there be
ing pieces of canoes and sealing boats.
This probably means that some schooner
has had her decks swept, as did the
sealer C. D. Rand off 'the Columbia River.
The Rand had reached port on the west
coast, and was spoken by the Queen
City. Her captain reported that he had
been In a blow, off the Oregon coast, and
that his decks had been swept clear. This
was too far south for the canoes and boats
to be washed ashore on the Vancouver
Island coast, so that those found on the
beach must have come from another
schooner. The officers of the Rand report
having seen a lot of wreckage off the Co
lumbia River, but this may have been
from the little schooner R. I. Morse,
which was blown up after her crew had
been rescued.
Other sealers arriving on tho coast re
port having encountered very severe
weather. In fact, it was so bad that the
season is an utter failure, and the seal
ing combine will suffer heavy losses, as,
besides getting no Bklns, almost every
schooner will require repairs.
Oregon Notes.
The Democratic convention for Douglas
County has been called to meet In Rose
burg April 8. The primaries will be held
March 29.
The Oregon Consolidated & Victory Min
ing Company has erected at Grant's Pass
an assay office, where all of the com
pany's assaying will be done. Tho office
Is equipped with a complete assaying out
fit At the meeting of the County Central
Committee of the Populists of Wallowa
County It was decided to disband and Join
the Democrats. As the Democrats were
holding tneir meeting at the same time,
the invitation to join them was Immedi
ately accepted. The committee set the
dato for the Democratic primaries and
convention for Wallowa County as March
29 and April 2, respectively. The conven
tion will be held at Enterprise.
Washing-ton Notes.
Work has been started on the Spraguo
roller mills, and it Is expected to have
them finished by June L
It Is reported that the Wilson stage line,
between Republic and Meyers, will be dis
continued about the middle of the month.
Fruitgrowers In the vicinity of Clarkson
report that the extreme cold weather In
January did but little damage to the
crops. A number of leaf buds were killed,
but the trees were not Injured, and an ex
cellent crop Is expected.
The Socialists of Tacoma have nominated
their ticket for the municipal election, to
be held April 1. James H. Ross, black
smith, was nominated for Mayor. The
other nominees are: Treasurer, George
Trust; Controller, J. V. Mudgett; Council
men, R. Breckon, John Rove, uavld Genor
Thad Hill. In four wards there aro no
nominations for Councilmcn.
More Than a Million in Prison.
New York World.
Russian prison statistics lately pub
lished reveal some startling facts. Four
years ago the number of prisoners In
Russia was 7&i,373; now It has risen to
&!2,729. If the Inmates of the
military prisons, the peasants in houses
of correction and the prisoners in trans
Caspian Jails were counted it would be
found that 1,000.000 of the subjects of the
Czar are Incarcerated, not including the
Siberian exiles, who number 77,160, nor the
332S convicts In the Saghalin prison.
The budget appropriates about $6 per
prisoner per annum, the expenditure ag
gregating 57,500.000, of which amount $35 23
is squandered on books and papers for
1,000,000 prisoners.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cnttlns Teeth.
Be sure ana use that old and well-tried remedy,
Mrs. "WlnsloW Soothing Syrup, for children
teethlnr. It soothes the child, softens the sums.
allays, ail pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
"The best pill I ever used," Is the fre
quent remark of purchasers of Carter's
Uttle Liver Pills. When you try. them
you will say the same. 1
Preferred Stock Pineapple.
Excellent ior punches.
ASK FOR ENGINE HOUSE
CLINTON KELLY AND BROOKLYN
BOARDS JOIN FORCES.
The Wehfoot Volunteer Hose Com
paay Has No Quarters, and Dis
trict Wants Better Protection.
The Clinton Kelly and Brooklyn Boards
of Trade have joined forces In an effort
to get a site for an engine-house set
apart from the tract of land on the corner
of Mllwaukle and Powell streets. Since
the occupation of the Lee Chapel build
ing, on Powell and East Eighteenth
streets, by pupils from the Clinton Kelly
School, the Webfoot Volunteer Hose Com
pany has had no place for quarters, and
has been compelled to turn over the reel
and hose It had to the Fire Department.
Assistance could not be obtained except
from the Stephens Addition Hose Com
pany on East Seventh and East Harrison
streets.
It Is argued that with the growth ot
that part of the city an engine-house and
some kind of Are protection are among
the necessities of the near future, and
that the best way to start Is to secure
the ground. The city owns three acres,
of which no use Is now being made. The
tract Is centrally located, and It Is con
sidered a desirable place for an engine
house, and from which all the district
could be reached. Including the Brooklyn
Schoolhousc. The two Boards of Trade,
with the help of residents, hbpe at least
to make a start. They do not expect to
get an engine-house and fire company
right away, but want this fire protection
as soon .as the Fire Commissioners are 'n
position to provide it.
MANY SANITARIUMS ESTABLISHED.
Seventh-Day Adventlsts Consider
Medical Missionary Work on Const.
At the session of the Pacific Union Con
ference of the Seventh-Day Adventlsts, on
the East Side, yesterday, the time was
taken up mainly In the consideration of
the medical missionary work on the Pa-
clflc Coast, This work Is assuming large
proportions, and has a bright future be
fore It. said the speakers. Already 10
sanitariums have been started, the larger
ones being located at St, Helena, Cal.,
Spokane, Wash., and Portland, Or. All
these Institutions were reported In a flour
ishing condition. The Pacific Health Jour
nal, the organ of the association. Is an In
teresting monthly, published by the Pa
cific Press Publishing Company, of Oak
land. Cal.
Dr. Paulsen, a representative of the. In
ternational Medical Missionary Associa
tion, gave several Interesting talks re
garding the general Interests of the work.
Several state associations, It was said,
have ajready been formed on the Coast,
but a Pacific Union Association is now
being contemplated: It was set forth that
a growing phase of the medical mission
ary work Is the food business. Four food
factories are In operation on the Coast,
manufacturing many kinds of healthful,
appetizing food. Restaurants have been
established In some of the cities, the two
largest being In San Francisco and Los
Angeles. The former servea 500 meals a
day, while the latter serves nearly 1000
meals dally. The reports Indicated that
these vegetarian restaurants were grow
ing dally in popularity, and serve the
best class of people Food stores have
been established in the large cities. The
speakers said that the Seventh-Day Ad
ventlsts believe In giving the whole goB
pel to the world tho gospel for the body
as well as the soul.
The interest, In tho proceedings Is kept
up, as Indicated by the large attendance
through the day, and at the evening meet
ings, when religious services are usually
conducted.
ANOTHER CARRIER ASKED FOR.
Mount Tabor Residents Left Out
"Want Free Delivery.
In the Mount Tabor district the single
carrier" Is able now to make two deliv
eries per day, which Is very satisfactory
as far as It goes, but as the carrier only
covers half the school district, those who
aro left out are endeavoring to secure
the same privileges of their more fortu
nate neighbors. The carrier does not go
to the summit of the heights, and moat
of Center Addition Is cut out,
A petition has been sent to Senator
Mitchell, by him to be presnted to the
Postal Department, asking that another
carrier be provided for Mount Tabor, so
that tho entire school district may be
covered. One man cannot possibly get
over the whole of the district with one
delivery. Those who are left out think
they are entitled to free deliver. If an
other carrier Is provided It would cut out
the Center Addition Postoffice, and some
opposition Is reported from that place. A
response to the petition 13 expected In a
short time.
East Side Notes.
The foundation for the new warehouse
of the North Pacific Door Company, of
Alblna, is being laid Just south of the
Mrs. Elizabeth
M. LatPell,
Council Deputy Electric City
Council No. 25, American
Fraternal Insurance Union.
1HE opportunity for women to achieve
success in business or professional
life today is very much greater than
ever before. Only a few years ago women's
activities were confined almost entirely to
their home and social life. They seldom
attempted to go out into the business world
to vie with men in the fight for their daily
bread and to make a name. But during
the past twenty years women have gained
great success in business and have become
famous in the practice of law and medicine
and in other professions. No newspaper is
complete without women reporters and
every large office has women clerks and
bookkeepers.
A noticeably successful life is that of Mrs.
Elizabeth M". LaPell, of Buffalo, N. Y., who
is the presiding officer of one of the largest
branches of the American Fraternal Insu
rance Union, an organization which pays
out every year thousands of dollars in ben
efits to its members. Mrs. LaPell is a far
seeing woman. She must be, to direct the
affairs of her council in a successful man
ner. But she, like thousands of her sisters,
failed to look after her health. She did
not realize that a fall from a misstep could
result in much serious trouble years after
wards. Women in business life are too
apt to forget the little personal attentions
they actually owe themselves. The men
strual period is looked upon by them as an
unnecessary handicap a troublesome mis-
WINE OF CARDUI
POCR ECONOMY.
Saving Time and losing Health.
The man who ater his breakfast over
night to save time is the morning was
not a whit more foolish than is the man
who eats his lunch at his desk while he
works Rto save time,' or because he's in
a hurry. Nature won't be hurried. If
you try to hurry her or overdrive her she
balks. Bat regularly and reasonably,
and she provides the juices necessary for
digestion. Try to work and eat at the
same time and she refuses to provide the
needed juices for digestion, without
which the food which should sustain life
becomes an injury to the health it should
promote.
Even the people who take time to go
to lunch carry their business with them,
as a rule, and are satisfied to shovel into
the stomach in ten minutes food which
requires two or three hours for digestion.
The consecraence is indigestion, stomach
"trouble," loss of vital force and general
debility, and the American people be
coming a nation of "dyspeptics."
A NATIONAL PERIL.
If it be true (and it is) that no man is
stronger than his stomach, dyspepsia,
1 the national disease, is a national danger.
Unchecked and uncured it menaces the
strength of a nation which is made up
of units, a large percentage of whom are
dyspeptics ana therefore weak.
Fortunately the dyspeptic does not
need to remain a dyspeptic. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery cures dyspep
sia and other forms of stomach trouble
perfectly and permanently. It enables
the bmlding up of the body in the only
wuy pu&oiuic, uy tiic usiuiiiuuuu ui uuui
tioa derived from perfectly digested food.
nI was taken sick two years ago,"
write3 Rev. W. H. Patterson, of White
Cloud, Ala., "with what the doctors
thought was gastric trouble, indigestion
or nervous dyspepsia, also consumption
) and inactive liver. I was in a dreadful
I condition. Tried several different doc
tors, with but little result. Finally, about
a year ago, I wrote you, stating my
condition. You replied, diagnosing my
case, and recommending Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, 'Favorite
Prescription' and 'Pellets.' I bought
two bottles and it seemed to do very
little good, if any, but I got two more
of each v as at first, and after taking could
see but little improvement, so I stopped
until about Christmas time. I had gotten
bo feeble that I was almost past traveling
about ; had gotten down to one hundred
and fourteen pounds. I wrote again and
yon advised me to still continue; so I
went and bought six bottles and got the
'Pellets' and began anew, following
directions. When I had taken about five
bottles I felt very much better and was
greatly improved, and weighed one hun
dred and thirty-eight pounds. I will
say that Dr. Pierce's medicines are a
God-send to poor suffering humanity,
and I advise any and all chronic suffer
ers to give them a fair trial and they
will be satisfied,"
main factory building, near the ferry
landlng. It will be two stories and 90x130.
The storm interferes with the vork
somewhat, but the management hopes to
have It completed within a month.
Mrs. Dalton. wife of Rev. J. J. Dalton.
D. D., of the Cumberland Presbyterian 1
Church. Is very seriously ill. She has now i
been confined to her home for several j
months. There was at the start a slight
attack of paralysis, which has steadily
spread.
A trailer Is being built In the Mllwaukle
shops of the Portland City & Oregon Rail
way Company, 42 feet long, which will
comfortably seat 75 people. It was built
by splicing two of the ordinary trailers
fortune of their sex. Instead of a health
giving relief it is regarded as an unwel
come ordeal.
Mrs. LaPell's story can best be told by
her letter.,
"Two years ago a fall from a misstep
caused falHngof the -womb. I r!aid little atten
tion to it, taking no treatment until after four
months, when the pain became so severe I
had to do something to get relief. McElree's
Wine of Cxrdui I had noticed advertised for
my trouble and decided to try it and bought
a bottle. After using' it but a week I could
feci the pain diminishing, and after five
weeks, faithful use I was perfectly -well
once more.
My general health was also much im
proved, in fact I have never felt better than
this last year." i
If Mrs. LaPell had used the same fore
thought in regard to health as she did in
her business she would not have been in
that serious state in which she was when
she took "Wine of Cardui for relief. Her
fall injured the delicate ligaments which
hold the womb in place and brought on
those terrible bearing down pains so many
women have suffered. As the days went
by the trouble got worse and finally the
pain was so great she could not bear it and
she was compelled to seek relief. She
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THB QUICK WAY TO BE CURED
of stomach "trouble" i3 to begin at once'
the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. This medicine cures forty
nine out of fifty people who try it faith
fully and fairly. There is only one "
chance in fifty that it won't completely
cure you. There is no chance in the
world that it will not benefit you..
" Golden Medical Discovery always
kelps, and almost always cures. But it
needs perseverance to overcome condi
tions which have taken years to produce.
The. case of Rev, W. H. Patterson given
above is a good illustration of the need
of persistence. The first bottle or two
didn't help him, the medicine even made
him feel worse and he stopped its use
just at the critical time. Despair drove
him back to jt, and he bought half
a dozen bottles of the "Discovery"
enough for a fair trial and he was"
cured. It's a wise thing to buy enough
medicine at the start to insure its per
sistent use. But where there is one per
son who uses two or three bottles of
"Golden Medical Discovery" without
appreciable benefit there
are a hundred who write,
" I felt better after the first
few doses of the medicine
and continued to improve
until I was completely
cured."
" I had been sick for
two years with indiges-'
tion and nervous debility,
and had taken medicine
from my family doctor
for a long time without
much benefit," writes Mrs. 1
W. H. Peebles, of Luck-f
now, S. Car. "Was in-1
duced by my husband to'
consult Dr. Pierce, by let-'
ter. You advised me to
take 'Golden MedicaDis-j
covery ' and ' Favorite
Prescription,' which I(
did, and, to my great sur-j
prise, after taking six;
bottles I was cured. My'
husband has not paid one;
cent in doctors bills for'
me since. I took the medicine nearly;
two years ago." j
GENERAL DEBIT.ITY I
is a very common and natural result of
dyspepsia or stomach " trouble." When
the stomach and digestive and nutritive
tracts are diseased, the food eaten is not.
assimilated, as a result the body loses'
nutrition and this loss of nutrition is
marked in the wasting of flesh and loss
of strength.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Disco v-i
ery cures diseases of the stomach andj
other organs of digestion and nutrition, j
It enables the perfect digestion and as-
simulation of food, so that the strength
is restored by the only means known to '
nature by tne nutrition derived from,
food. The whole body feels and shows '.
the change. The lost flesh is regained,
the lost strength recovered, and there is ,'
new vitality and vigor.
Sick men or women are invited to con- j
suit Dr. Pierce, by letter, free, and so
obtain the opinion of a specialist of long j
experience and great success in the treat- j
ment and cure of disease. This offer of J
free consultation by letter is specially j
urged upon the attention of those suffer- :
ing from chronic forms of disease, and )
who have failed to find a cure by the
use of other means. All correspondence '
is held as strictly private and sacredly
confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, '
Buffalo, N. Y.
Don't be deceived into trading a sub-';
stance for a shadow. Any substitute ;
offered as "just as good" as "Golden ',
Medical Discovery " is a shadow of that
medicine. There are cures behind every
claim made for the " Discovery," which,
no "just as good " medicine can show.
THE BEST MEDICAI. BOOK FREE.
t
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing more than a thou
sand large pages and over 700 illustra
tions is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
thirty-one one-cent stamps for the cloth- j
bound volume, or only twenty - one j
stamps for the book in paper covers. 1
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y. 1
together It will be used In Summer
mainly for excursion purposes and In the
evenings.
It seems to be settled that Henry Free
borough and Edward Wise are to be Jus
tice of the Peace and Constable respect-
lvely of the Montavilla Court. The County
Court has not yet acted on the matter,
but will soon. The court will be located
In Montavilla.
Richard Williams has sold H. G. Sahl
strom a strip off the tract east of Kenll
worth containing about 13 acres. It Is 'at
the east end of the tract, and between the
Woodstock Railway and the Oatman road.
In section 7. The purchase price was
SC0O0.
made up her mind to act to do somethinf
and her good judgment guided her to
the right course. This decision the
promptness and wisdom of it saved her
life. She saw Wine of Cardui advertised.
She Baw that the relief wa3 simple. She
took Wine of Cardui and she is a cured
woman today, giving her work the best of
her strength and talents instead of giving
up and going down to an invalid's grave
after terrible torture and suffering. Thou
sands of women have had Wine of Cardui
brought to their attention just as Mrs. La
Pell had it brought to hers. Some have
taken the Wine and are enjoying health
the same as she, while others neglected the
warning and have gone down many to
premature graves. Choose for yourself.
You may have health aa Mrs. LaPell has it.
For advice and literature address, giving
symptoms, The Ladies Advisory Depart
ment, The Chattanooga Medicine Coni?
pany, Chattanooga, Tenn.
All druggists sell Wine of Cardui.
RELIEVES
ALL "FEMALE ILLS".
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