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FOWLER'S BANKING BILL
IMPORTANT WSAXOIAJa MEASURE
IVTLL BES IXTK.ODUCED TODAY.
Its Purpose to Protect the Geld
Reserve and Strengthen the
Standard of Yalae.
WASHINGTON, March 9. Chairman
Fowler, of the House committee on bank
ing and currency, tomorrow will Introduce
an important financial measure framed" by
the Republican members of the committee
at conferences extending through the last
two months. It brings together into one
financial measure a number of questions
which have been urged heretofore. Mr.
Fowler explains the purpose of the bill
as follows:
"The purposes of the bill are: To trans
fer from the Government to the hanks
the responsibility of protecting the neces
sary gold reserve and the burden of fur
nishing gold for exportation, thereby cav
ing our commerce from the destructive
apprehensions growing out of raids upon
the 'gold in the Treasury': to provide a.
currency always responsive and equal to
the demands of trade everywhere and to
equalize and lower the average rate of
interest in all parts of the United States;
to sfxuire fnr American enterprise and
American capital the privileges and option 1
in engaging- In international banking un
der National law and so lay a founda
tion upon which to build an American mer
chant marine; to remove the last vestige
of the doubt with regard to our stand
ard of value.
"The measure provides ,for interest
banking end a division of banking and
currency is established under a board of
control. Instead of a single individual in
the person of the Controller of the Cur
rency, as heretofore. The board will con
sist of three members, whoso terms of of
fice are for 12 years.
"If the measure now introduced should
become a law It is confidently believed
that the National banks will assume the
current redemption in gold coin of $130,
000,000 of United States notes. In consld.
eratlon of the obligation assumed by the
National banks, they will have the right
during the succeeding five years to Issue
gradually as business may require an
amount of bank notes equal to 60 per cent
of the paid up and -unimpaired capital;
provision being adopted also for an
emergency circulation. As the notes are
taken out for circulation the banks will
deposit with the Government a guaran
tee fund of 5 per cent of the amount of
the notes so issued. The National banks
hereafter will be required to pay interest
upon the Government deposits at tne rate
of 1 per cent per annum.
"This 5 per cent guarantee fund and the
tax upon the bank notes will be used to
protect the bank notes, and the excess of
such taxes -vith the interest on Govern
ment deposits will be used to pay off the
United States notes which the banks as
sume to currently redeem. It is asserted
that the whole J130.000.000 of United States
notes, which banks have assumed to cur
rently redeem, will be paid off in 30
years out of the taxes collected upon cir
culation and Interest paid by the banks
upon Government deposits.
"The United States will be divided Into
clearing-house districts, to facilitate the
current redemption of the bank notes, so
that the amount of notes outstanding at
any time always will be co-ordinated with
the amount of trading to be done, precise
ly as checks and drafts reflect the amount
of commercial work being carried on.
"By and with the consent of the board
of control, banks may have more than one
place for doing business, being authorized
to establish themselves in the various
cities of the country.
"No bank note of a denomination less
than $10 will he issued, and the Secretary
of the Treasury shall not Issue a silver
certificate of a denomination greater than
$7, and thereafter upon the presentation
to him of 100 silver dollars or any multiple
thereof and a demand for their redemp
tion, shall exchange gold coin for -the
same."
COMING WEEK IX CONGRESS.
Senate Will Take Up Subsidy Bill
and Bill for Protection of President.
WASHINGTON. March 9. The atten
tion of the Senate will be divided again
this week between the ship subsidy bill
and the bill providing for the punishment
of persons who assault or kill the Presi
dent of the United States, the former
holding the pluce of unfinished business
and the latter coming in for consideration
when there is no one prepared to speak
on the subsidy question. Among those
"who have announced their Intention to
speak on the subsidy bill Is Senator Vest,
but the condition of his health, which re
mains far from robust, may prevent his
addressing the Senate. Senator Mallory
will also talk on this subject, but beyond
these no set addresses have been . an
nounced. However, there undoubtedly
will be a number of short speeches on the
bill.
No prepared speeches on the Presi
dential assault bill have been announced,
but there Is no doubt the lawyers of the
Senate will contlnu- to find more or less
to say about It whenever opportunity
shall offer. At odd times the calendar will
be taken up. Altogether the week does
not promise to be an exciting one in the
Senate.
In the Honse.
The House this week, affer discussion of
the bill to classify the rural free delivery 1
service and place the carriers under tho
contract system, will devote Its attention
to appropriation bills. The postofflce ap
propriation bill, which will be taken up
first, probably will require three days. It
will be followed by the rivers and harbors
bill. It is regarded as a foregone con
clusion that the rural free delivery bill
will be defeated when the vote Is taken
tomorrow.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY DISPUTE.
Both. Sldew Preparing for the Strug
gle TucKday Msht.
WASHINGTON, March 9. Sunday
brought something of a lu.ll in the agita
tion over Cuban reciprocity, although the
elements for and against concessions con
tinued to prosecute their plans in antici
pation of the struggle Tuesday night,
when tho fourth conference of House Re
publicans will be held. Today there were
no formal meetings, but the leaders on
each side held many Informal conferences.
The tactical plans of the ways and means
committee are largely committed to Rep
resentative Long, of Kansae, who was
busy prosecuting his canvass. Mr. Long
was In consultation during the day with
Speaker Henderson, who Is taking an act
ive interest In having the ways and means
committee supported, on tho ground that
the opposition is one which to some ex
tent affects the regular organization of
the House. The -various consultations,
however, did not lead to any new devel
opments in the situation. Those who op
pose the ways and means committee con
tinued to assert that they had a list show
ing 10S Republican members, with some 25
others doubtful. If this claim could be
made good, It would be decisive in the
coming conference.
But Mr. Payne and his associates, while
giving no figures', do not concede the
strength claimed by the opposition. When
seen tonight Mr. Payne declined to say
what tho committee plans are, or to make
any claims, but said he was entirely satis
fied with the situation. One of the lead
ers of the opposition element said that
the main effort Tuesday night would be
to defer all action, at least until the next
session of Congress.
Collieries Resume Work.
SHAMOKIN. Pa., March 9. The local
collieries of the Philadelphia & Reading
Coal & Iron Company and the Union
Coal Company, which were closed down
last week by the floods, will resume op
erations tomorrow, along with a number
of mines operated by. individual compa-
nlea. Railroad sidings are again free of
water and fcuow. The resumption will
give work to 8000 men and boys, ,who
have been out of employment during the
recent storm.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL MARKETS
Scarcity of Money Restrict Opera
tions OB, London Exchange.
LONDON, March 9. The scarcity of
money during the past week continues to
restrict operations on the Stock Exchange,
and the market was unable to free itself
from its indebtedness to the bank. The
Continent is showing some Inclination to
employ funds here, but there are small
prospects of easy money before the end
of March, consequently the week has
been dull and profitless.
The discovery by Lord Kitchener of a
Boer magazine near Reltz, Orange River
Colony has been counted upon to start
this w'eek'e business cheerfully, were It
not for the persistent reports of the ilU
ness of Cecil Rhodes, which is casting a
cloud over the whole market.
American securities. Influenced by the
gold exports and the uncertainties In the
case of the Northern Securities Company,
shared the general stagnation of the past
week. Home rails were dull and lower
on public selling and poor traffic re
turns. Foreign bonds were in fair de
mand on Continental support. Mines were
weak and lower on heavy Continental sell
ing, although a number of encouraging
reports of Increased activity were received.
Rands were quiet.
THE BERLIN BOURSE.
Trading: Sho-rved a Decidedly Easier
Tone.
BERLIN, March 9. The bourse showed
a decidedly easier tone during the past
week, and the volume of transactions was
much reduced. The New York market,
together with the fall In Kaffirs at Lon
don, caused a waiting attitude to be dis
played here, with little dIsp?ition to in
vest. As the Germans have enormous en
gagements in Kaffirs, the London situation
reacts depressing' on the bourse.
Iron shares mostly gained lightly upon
several price advances, such as in wire,
wlro nails and sheets. English and Ger
man pig-iron was al;o ."lightly higher.
SUcela reports an Increasing demand at
some of the works, even a scarcity of plg
Iron Is reported since the idle furnaces
have been blown In.
Coal shares weakened during the first
part of the week as a result of a propo
sition on the part of the syndicate to in
crease the restriction of the output by 5
per cent, but recovered later upon the an
nouncement that tho actual restriction of
the coke syndicate for the month of Feb
ruary was only SO per cent Instead of the
nominal 43 per cent. The quotations on
most of the coal shares are today slight
ly above the quotations of January L
Among the other industrials, cements and
textiles preferred rose moderately.
The strongest feature of the market
during the week was the real estate build
ing companies.
BIG WORKS HELD UP.
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and estimates, but before the acceptance ot
the money, you should have offered any ob
jections which jou had to the plann or the
estimates, but even to this time you have
made no objection to either, but have at
different times slsnlfled your satisfaction of
the same. Tour present demand that we now
make a deposit of such sura as you mar deslc
nate to compensate the new Engineer to as
sist jou In arriving at figures, has no war
rant in law. but I would have conceded to
pajlng a reasonable amount. pro'Ided the mat
ter could have been promptly closed, and 1
knew definitely that I would reccle the con
tract In accordance with the law. after said
expenditure had been incurred.
If you ill now appoint Alfred P. Sears, Sr..
as State Engineer, I am willing to pay the
bill for this work and to take. It up at once.
He seems to be the only man who Is available
and competent to do It promptly.
My company Is willing to concede everything
requested by you In the contract proposed "by
you In substitution for the one we sent and
agreed upon by you on the 25th of January,
1902, with the proviso that the time for com
pletion Is to be left according to law, as sug
gested by you on Friday, but ray company
cannot accede to the proposition that they must
abide interference with adoption of tjie rules
and regulations authorized by the state. There
is no Warrant in law for the board assuming
supervision thereover. The attorneys Of my
company and those repreFentlng other Irriga
tion companies, have been unable to agree with
the board and its attornes on this point, and
If you will submit It to reliable outside at
torneys, such as Mr. W. V. Cotton, or Mr.
Rufus Mallory. neither of whom, to our know
ledge, has been Interviewed on this point,
zny company is willing to pay the entire ex
pense and abide by the result If you will, and
It jou wish the opinion of three disinterested
attorneys, one to be named by jou, one by us
and the third to be chosen by these two, my
company Is willing to pay half the expense and
abide by the result. We desire expedition and
our rights passed upon by unprejudiced parties.
As heretofore explained, 1 am forced to re
turn home on Sunday, and any reply to this
letter can be tent to our attorney. Unless
something can be accomplished immediately,
I am forced to discontinue operations and cut
off expenses, which wo are no longer warranted
in continuing.
Owing to the great accumulation of unfor
seen expense, and the marked Increase in
rrlces and labor up Jn that district, we would
not be warranted in standing upon our present
estimates until another year, but if the mat
ter is not to be decided upon for months to
come, -would feci that we should be entitled to
a revision. "With most sincere regret, yours
very respectfully, A. M. DRAKE.
Effect of the Delay.
Mr. Drake admits that some good has
come from the examination of the matter
since ncgotiationp with the state board
were opened. Various changes were made
in the form of contract, so that It would
be clearer and simpler and meet the cir
cumstances more completely. But he
think? the time for this rudimentary work
has long passed, and that something con
clusive should have been determined on
before this. "They want one form of con
tract for all possible applicants," said he,
"and they are trying to get It so binding
that nobody can get profit out of It, ap
parently. Nobody will iro Into tho busi
ness without a fair show for profit, and
capitalists will not invest their money to
be at tho mercy of future state boards.
It is absolutely necessary that the terms
bo fixed definitely at the beginning, and
without too much delay. If the board had
in the first place taken its present stand
we mljrht have satisfied the officials and
be ready to go to work now. But this Is
a late day to enter upon the course pro
posed." President Lytle said if the development
companies should postpone the commence
ment of their contracts In the Deschutes
country until next year It would be a ecri
ous matter for the proposed extension of
the Columbia Southern, and might have
the effect of carrying that over also. "t e
must have all the development agencies
possible at work In that valley in order
to Warrant the construction of the road
now," Bald he. "The resources of that
country are timber, mines and agriculture.
But little development has been reached
In those fields, but wo are confident that
with tho proper agencies at work the
country will soon yield tonnage that will
make It worth while for a railroad to go
there. We have counted e great deal on
those reclamalon enterprises to draw set
tlers and get the land to producing. I re
gret exceedingly that the matter is in
such shape as it is, and I fear the effect
of this delay will be disastrous."
Miss Roofcvelt Starts for Havana.
WASHINGTON, March 9. Miss Alice
Roosevelt, with several friends, and ac
companied by a maid, left here tonight
for a visit with General and Mrs. Leon
ard Wood, at Havana.
A little medicine of the right kind, taken
at the right time, is invaluable. That
means. Carter's Little Liver Pills, and
take them sow.
TIEN TSIN MISSION ROWiSrSJ-S?
MATTER LEFT TO THE AMERICAN
AXD FRENCH MINISTERS.
Rnssia Tastes Advantage of the Ban
dit Troablcs North of Pekln to
Send Troops Prom Manchuria.
TIEN TSIN, March 9. The mission prop
erty here which Is In dispute between the
French and American Consuls Is less
than two acres In length. It borders tho
American mission property and was pre
viously occupied by undesirable Chinamen.
The French Consul stopped building opera
tions on the disputed property and placed
a policeman there. The French flag haa
not been raised over the property. The
American Consul here, James W. Rags
dale, Is maintaining a firm attitude and
does not believe serious developments to
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be likely. The affair Is In the hands of
the French and American Ministers at
Pekln.
The English Methodist Mission of Lon.
don, the American Board of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions and the- Ameri
can Methodist Mission all have property
within the extra concession claimed by
the French in June, 1900. Since that time
the American missions have purchased
the adjoining property. The French now
claim this latter property and have been
collecting rents and levying taxes there
on. Mr. Ragsdale .protested against such J
action ana causeu American nags to u
hoisted over the property In question.
RUSSIANS SENT TO JEHOL.
Chinese Officials Dlitnrucd Over the
SItnntlon.
PEKIN, March 9. Chinese officials are
greatly disturbed over the conditions
around Jehol (Chengte), about 100 miles
northeast of Pekln, where bandit soldiery
have captured a priest. An official of the
Foreign Office declares that the Russians
have already dispatched SCO troops to Je-
hol from tbiManchurlan border. The trou-
ble b7gan over the settlement o fclalms
of native Christians, and It resulted in
rioting between the Christians and the
non-Chrlstlans. Brigands took advantage
of this to plunder the country, and the
Russian telegraphic connections were In
cidentally cuL The Foreign Office says
that the captured priest is a Belgian.
(It was reported March 7 from Pekin
that the Chinese court had ordered the
Immediate release of this priest in order
to forestall the entry of foreign troops
In the district of Jehol, which is rich in
gold mints.)
Preparing for a War.
LONDON, March 10. In a dispatch dat
ed Shanghai, the correspondent of the
Standard says that Chlncso .merchants
coming from Port Arthur declare they
were ordered to remove their fnmllies fro-.u
Port Arthur because preparations were be
ing made there for a war with Japan.
Russian Butcher Dlnmlnscd.
LONDON, March 10. A dispatch to the
Dally Chronicle from Berlin says that the
Russian General, Gribskl. who was re
sponsible for the massacre at Blagovest
chensk, has been dismissed from the army.
MISSION SCHOOL BURNED.
Fire
Interrupts Reformed Church
Work In Japan.
LEBANON, Pa., March 9. Rev. Dr.
Joseph Lembergcr, treasurer of the board
of commissioners for Foreign Missions of
tho Reformed Church In the United
States, was Informed by cable today that
the school for glrl3 at Zendlga, Japan,
which Is maintained by the church, was
destroyed by fire. The school took care
of 75 girls, all of whom were saved. The
loss Is estimated at $5000, which is par
tially covered by insurance in a London
company. The school was established 15
years ago, and enjoyed the favor of tho
Japanese Government, which at first was
opposed to it. Miss Lena Zulfluh, super
intendent of the school, is now in this
country, and in her absence Miss Sadie
Leo Widener was in charge.
Aldinft Italian Railroad Men.
ROME, March 9. The government has
agreed to contribute by installments dur
ing three years $1,350,000 to the total sum
of $L6S0,000 exacted by the railroad men
as provisional concessions to their de-!
mands. The government will introduce
a bill in the Chamber sanctioning this out
lay, and will make Its adoption a Cabinet
question.
French Badxct Adopted.
PARIS. March 9. Anxious to dispose of
the budget, m tho Chamber has adopted
the unusual course of sitting on Sunday
and held two long sessions today. Tho
a Law imposing a tax
190 kilograms on petro
leum. In the course of the discussion of
on amendment to the naval estimates, M.
Almond declared that the United States
had adopted plans for the construction of
armored cruisers of the same tonnage and
speed as those "Included in the naval pro
gramme of France. The budget for 1903
was finally adopted by a rote of 348 to 1
4, and the Chamber then adjourned.
America "Will Approve Convention.
LONDON, March 9. According to the
correspondent in Brussels of the Stand
ard, It is said there that the United
States will approve the sugar convention,
and that the American Minister to Bel
glum, Lawrence Townsend, has been or
dered to conduct certain negotiations
with the Belgian Government with ref
erence to this subject.
Excitement in Coanty Clare.
DUBLIN, March 9. Tho belief that the
United Irish League Is about to be pro
claimed caused great excitement at Kll
rush, County Clare, today, and the ar
rest of two men named Crowley and Eus-
tace, who were charged with moonlight
ing and firing into the house of a wom
an who had purchased hay from a farm
er who was under the ban of the league.
Yesterday a man named O'Donnell was
arrested and sentenced to one month in
prison for tryinsr to prevent this farmer
from selling hay.
American Window in Dnteh Church.
THE HAGUE. March 9. At the re
quest of the resident clergy of this city,
Stanford Newell, United States Minister
to The Hague, today unveiled the win
dow m the Anglican Church presented
by the Mayor of New York, as an Amer
ican memorial of the work accomplished
by The Hague Peace Conference, to
which the Mayor was a delegate from
the United States. The window Is In
four sections, and represents Christ and
allegorical figures of Faith, Hope and
Charity.
Cecil Rhodes Is Better.
CAPE TOWN, March 9. Cecil Rhodes,
who Is suffering from peritonitis, passed
a good night, ana was better this morn-
"& Kudyara Kipling visited iir. Knooes
,b was not allowed to converse
with him.
Turkish Conspirators Released.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 9.-Oeneral
Chaklr Pacha, a brother of the late Grand
Vizier, who was recently arrested by
order of the Sultan, and. the other offi
cers taken Into custody with him, have
been liberated.
Cholera at Mecca.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 9. Cholera
has broken out at Mecca.
SEALERS ARE ON STRIKE.
The St. John Industry Brought to a
Standstill.
ST. JOHN, N. B March 9. In the mat
ter of the strike of the crews of the
sealing fleet, numbering about 2000 men,
who yesterday demanded $4 per hundred
weight for the catch, instead of $3 20.
the previous rate, the scaling merchants
Jast night determined not to accede to
any of the terms submitted by the men.
The merchants Intimated that the price
for seals would be at least $3 20 per hun
dredweight, the same as last year, but
declined to Indicate whether any advance
was likely. The authorities say that the
condition of the foreign markets renders
an advance impossible. Regarding the
other cliinis held by the men for bet
ter accommodations and other minor con
cessions, it Is understood that the mer
chants are willing to make reforms next
year, but declined to alter existing con
ditions under the -hreat of a strike. The
matter is now at a deadlock, and both
sides are working hard to score a vic
tory. The owners and captains claim that
the strike has virtually collapsed, and
that all the men are ready to sail to
morrow, being satisfied that certain mod
ifications will follow. The leaders of the
strike assert that the men will not sail
tomorrow, and thp t the ships will "be pow
erless. In the meanwhile, the owners are
arranging to secure other supplies, men
and craws for the ships, should this be
necessary. The sealers held a big meet
ing last night to discuss the matter, but
no decision was reached. The men suffer
from lack of organization.
How to Prevent Pneumonia.
You have good reason to fear an attack
of pneumonia when you havo a severe
cold, accompanied by pains In the chest
or in the back between the shoulders.
Get a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy and use It as directed, and it wa
prevent the threatened attack. Among
the tens of thousands who have used this
remedy for colds and la grippe, we have
yet to learn of a single case that has re
sulted In pneumonia, which shows that
this remedy is a certain preventive of that
gists.
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DANGEROUS TO SHIPPING
IMMENSE ICE FLOES OFF THE
COAST OF JAPAX.
Perilous Voyage of a Lone Mariner
Down From Alanka Other
Marine Sews.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., March 9
Tho British ship Bann, the last of the
storm-bound fleet off the entrance to the
Straits of Juan de Fuca. arrived to
day, 93 days from Iquique, 34 days of
which she was storm-bound off the
Straits. Seven times the Bann got Inside
of Cape Flattery, and as no tug was there
to pick her up, she was compelled to put
back to sea. Tho Bann reports no other
vessels off the cope,
The British steamship Oceano. arriving
Saturday, reports to the local United
States Hydrosraphlc Office as having en
countered an immense Ice flo about 2C0
miles off the Japanese coast, abreast the
entrance to Taugar Straits. So extensive
wao the ice floe that the steamer was
compelled to change her course and steam
for several hours to avoid coming In col
lision with the Ice. The Ice floe Is In the
direct path cf vessels snlllrg to the Or
ient, and as it Is quite extensive. Is dan
gerous to navigation. The captain cf the
Oceano says the ice Is from four to six
feet out of the water, and cue of the
brgs are many feet acros and canno be
seen until the veel is among them. This
Is the first time Ice has be n fta off the
Japaneia coat In that vicinity. It it
thought that tho floe came from B'hrlng
StraUs and the Arctic Ocan, nd tJat
through some unknown cause the Ire park
In the Arctic has broken earlier and that
It Indlcatca an early Spring In the north.
A PERILOUS VOYAGE.
Lone Morlner'i Two Montlin at Sen
In n Little Sloo;.
VICTORIA. B. C. Mnrch 9. The steam
er Queen City arrived tonight. Sm re
ported that a human hand and a boat
hook hod drifted ashore at Uclulct, near
where the Condor wreckage waj found.
Charles Anderson, a passenger on the
steamer from San Juan, where his sloop
was seized, has Just completed a trying
voyage. He left Sitka December SI with a
dog as his only companion, and has been
In the North Pacific buffeted by the Win
ter's storms, being unable to beat Into
shore on nccount of the southeast gales.
He was below the latitude of San Fran
cisco before getting a westerly wind which
enabled him to sill to the Vancouver Isl
and coast. He encountered two gales. In
which some sealing ochooners suffered
and his sloop was thrown on Its beam
ends, flooded and her ballast shifted. She
had a nnrrow escape from being wrecked.
For the last nine days he was without
food other than some dry flour. He ar
rived at Snn Juan yesterday and his sloop
was seized by a custom-house officer.
When off Cape Mendocino he sighted
wreckage of what he thought was part of
the side of a sailing ship.
Trouble in Getting a Pilot.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 9. The French
bark Vendee, which arrived in today from
Newcastle-on-Tyne, after a passage of
19S days, has not a hard-luck story to
tell except the severe weather experienced
during the past month off the mouth of
the Colombia. Captain Lehegarct states
that after crossing the line one of the crew
disappeared, but refuses to give the man's
na.me or the circumstances before he has
made hte report to the French Consular
Agent at Portland. Through an interpre
ter he said that he arrived eight miles
west of the whistling buoy February 3.
He ran down to the lightship and asked
for a pilot, and received a reply to get
ono from the pilot schooner. After that
time ho signaled the" pilot schooner five
tlmen for a pijot. but none came to him.
After he had spoken the pilot schooner
at one time with no response he started
to sail In without a pilot, but the schooner
signaled "Danger." and the Vednee 6tood
oft shore again. The fort topgallant mast
of the Vendee was carried away January
22 during a squall, but no other damage
was done.
Early Opening? of the Lakes.
CHICAGO, March 9. The earliest open
ing of navigation of tho Great Lakes since
the Straits of Mackinaw became 'a fac
tor in the commerce of the country seems
to bo at hand. A resumption of business
by April 1 on all the upper lakes, two
weeks earlier than usual. Is now predicted
by vessel-owners. From all points re
ports Indicate less Ice than ever before
at the corresponding period of the year.
There aro only 1G Inches of ice in the
straits, and even less than that In Mud
Lake, the last place In the Soo passage to
thaw out. At Sault Ste. Marie the chan
nel Is open and the ferries are being put
in commission.
Domestic nnd Forelfrn Ports.
ASTORIA. March 0. Sailed at -8 A. M.
Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook. Sailed at
11:30 P. M. Steamer Columbia, for San Fran
cisco. Sailed at 12:30 Norwegian steamer
Thyra; British steamer Indravelll. for Hong
Kong- and way ports. Arrived at 11 :30 A. M.
French bark Ernest LeGoue from Hobart:
barkentlne Alta. from Honolulu. Arrived
down at 11:30 British ships Conway and Queen
Elizabeth. Arrived at 12:30 French bark
Vendee, from Newcastle, England. Condition
ot the bar at 5 P. M.. rough; wind, south;
weather, cloudy.
Eureka, March 9 Sailed at 0 A. It. Steamer
Alliance, for Portland by way of Coos Bay.
San Francisco. March 0. Railed Bark Harry
Morse. Astoria: steamer Geonce W. Elder.
Portland; steamer Santa Ana. Seattle: bark
C D. Bryant, Seattle; schooner Gotama, Coos
Bay; rchooner Coqullle River, Coqullle River.
Arrived Steamer Ban Pedro, Grays Harbor;
steamer Rainier, New Whatcom.
Seattle. March 0. Sailed Steamer Progreso
for San Francisco; steamr Charles Nelson
for San Francisco. Arrived Steamer City of
Seattle from Skasway; steamer John S. Kim
ball from San Francisco.
New York, March D. Arrived Pretoria,
Hamburg".
Klnsale. March 9. Passed Georgia, New
Tork for Liverpool.
Prawle Point, March 9. Passed Haverford,
Antwerp for New Tork.
Queenstown. March 0. Alton! a, Boston for
Liverpool, and proceeded.
Horta. March 0. Arrived Etrurla, New Tork
for Liverpool.
Antwerp. March 9. Sailed Zeeland, Now
Tork and passed Lizard 0 A. M.
Mavllle, March 0. Sailed Furnessltt, from
Glosgow. New York.
Queenstown. March 0. Nomadic, from Liver
pool, New Tork; Merlon, from Liverpool, Bos
ton. New Tork. March 9. Arrived L'AquItalna,
Havre.
Malta. March Passed Hyson. Clyde and
Liverpool for China, Japan and Seattle.
Hamburg. March 0. 6eotrls. San Fran
cisco, via Montevideo, etc. St. Vincent, C V.,
and Havre.
Tacoma. March 0. Sailed Steamer Charles
Neloon. San Frsnlseo. Arrived Eftrk Theklt,
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Give
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Seattle. Sailed Bark InverVlp. Queenstor-n.
for orders. Arrived Steamship Oceano, Ma
nila. MURDERS AT BEAUMONT.
Body of the Fiftn Victim of the Gohr
Taken From the River.
BEAUMONT, Tex., March 9. The body
of a fifth victim of a gang of murderers
and robbers was taken from the Ncches
River. In the eastern suburbs of Beau
mont, today. The first of the bodies was
recovered In the early part of January.
At the finding of the fifth body every
officer in the town wa- set to work on
the mystery and this afternoon IS hoboes,
who have been living m the river bottom
near the city, were arrested and locked
up on the suspicion that they are at the
bottom of the series uf robberies and
murders.
The body found today was that of a
man about 45 years o!d and It had lain
in the water perhaps CO days. Every
pocket in the clothing worn by the corpse
had been rifled and the sku'.l and Jaw
had been crushed In by a blow. There
was not a paper on the body by which it
might be identified, but the wounds In
the head made It certain that th man
had met his death at the hnr.dj of a garg
of murderers and robbers, since 1-H death
had bon brought about exnct'y as in
the case of the 'our victims previously
taken from the river. The shui: of cceh
had been mash,d In and valuables which
twn nf thi!m were kn-.wn to have hrd
were mlrplng. The pocket" oorc eviaence
of having been rifled in each case.
A Mynterlons Murder.
RICHMOND. Va.. March 9. William
nnvinn n well-known contracting pa.nt
on wna vn.i hrr toilav In a mnnner that i
hn'mrn th nollce. He was found In a
street In the residence seclicn of the city
early this morning frlh'ful.y benun. ar.,i
died tonight without havirg regnlned con-
sclousness. His head wiib crushid ami
one of his ever almost punched out.
SIDE DOORS W2RE OPEN.
Yesterday Was Not the Dry Snnilny
In New York That Wan Premised.
NEY' YORK. March 9. Despite the al
leged promises of the saloonkeepers that
today should be the very driest Sunday
on record, so far as New York wos con
cerned, the man or woman who wished
had little or no trouble in purchasing a
drink. About the only difference in get
ting one was that the thirsty man was
not allowed to stand at the bar, and In
many Instances he was forced to sit
down to the "proorty sandwich" left
over from earlier days of the Ralnes-lnw
reign. But for a'l this, i: might easily
be termed a quiet Sunday. A quiet t'p
-was given to the crowds that usually
hang about the outside of the saloons
that their presence was not desirable. In
consequence, the U3ual hangers-on .kept
out of the way.
Captain Shcuhan was active In the ten
derloin district, and before the day was
well along his men had arrested several
barkeepers. In the upper west side por
tion of the city, the orders for a dry
Sunday were observed, to a certain ex
lent. In the lower east side of the city.
It Is doubtful If one saloon out of SO0
was closed. In most lnstnnces, a man
could walk Into the side door without
any trouble. Along Seventh avenue and
on the Bowery, barrooms that probably
have not been closed a single day for
years did no bar trade at all. In many
Instance", the proprietors of these places
had Impromptu bars rigged up In the
back rooms and served drinks there.
There were few saloonkeepers who
would admit that there had been any
understanding, let alone orders, regarding
a dry Sunday. The total number of ex
cise arrests In Greater New York was 24.
Wilson Does Not Intend to Realgrn.
WASHINGTON, March 9. The atten
tion of Secretary Wilson, of the Agricul
tural Department, was called today to
reports that he contemplated soon resign
ing from the Cabinet. The Secretary
treated the subject lightly, declaring that
it was news to him, and added, in reply
to a specific inquiry, that he had no In
tention of taking the step suggested.
Judare Beagnn Out of Dancer.
PALESTINE, Tex.. March 9. John H.
Reagan 13 now pronounced out of danger
by his physicians.
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BOSTON, KA55.
HAIR NATL'RALLY ABONDANT.
When.
It Is Free of Dandraff,
It
Grown Luxuriantly.
Hair preparations and dandruff cures,
as a tule, are -Mcky or irritating affairs
that do no earthly good. Hair, when not
dlseitfed grows naturally luxuriantly.
Dandruff Is the cause of nine-tenths ot
all hair trouble, and dandruff is caused by
a gorm. The only way to cure dandruff
Is to kill the germ: and. so far. the only
hair preparation that will positively de
stroy that germ is Newbro's HerpIcIde--absolutely
harmless, free from grease,
sediment, dye matter or dangerous drugs.
It allays itching Instantly; makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. "Destroy the
caue you remove the ffect" dandruft.
Tutf s pais
Cure All
Liver Ills
io those living
1 malarial districts Tutt's Pills
.e indispensible, they keep th
-stem in perfect order and are
in absolute cure
r sick headache, indigestion,
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A Week
of-
Specials
Read them over; there's
something of interest
in it for you and yours.
Prices and not palaver
will bring and keep our
customers.
FAIRBANI
S FAIRY
3c
15o
"ho
14s
To
.. ...lie
.42g
cake...
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cvi......
NO. 4.11
THE IMPOllTED.
cake
PACKLR'fv TAR.
cake
VALLANTS AXTI5EPTIC.
cal.t
PEARS GLYCERINE.
cake ,
PIVER'S LE TREFLE.
cake ,
R. & C. PEAL D'HSPAGNE. BOUQUE'l.
DKS A.MoLrfS. VERA VIOLEl- C'ja
TA, cake JOU
R. & G. VIOLE1TE. HELIOTROPE.
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ASSORTED TOILET and CASTILE, reg
u ar 0c, per dozen Oflf
cakco .'. Z.Ul
FREXCII CASTILE, white
mottled, S-pound bar
260
FRENCH CASTILE, green, 2-pound 4 "7-
WHITE ITALIAN CASTILE. 2
pound bar
TUSSA1NE VIOLET, per box of
thre cakes
ALMOND AND ROSES, box of
three cakts
L'EIOILE. box of three cakes, per
37c
...8b
...8b
..9b
...9b
...9b
...9b
...5b
.31b
...7c
box
SWEET SCENTED HONEY, box
of three cakes
SWEET SCENTED GLYCERINE,
box of three cakes
GREEN CASTILE, with Turkish
Crash Vash Rag
BAKING SODA, best English, per
pound
CREAM TARTAR, Powers &
Welghtman's, per pound
CORN STARCH,
per pound
POWDERED SPICES Pepper. Clnnamon
Cloves. Mustard, Allspice, Ginger, 7
per can I
NUTMEGS,
per dozen
...5b
MOTH BALLS.
per pound Uu
GENUINE IMPORTED GERMAN An
SCOURING BRICK fG
IMPORTED HAND SCRUBS, O-
each Ou
SHERRY WINE, nnn
per pine ZUu
CALIFORNIA BRANDY", ,40n
per pint r :.........i:.'1fjClr
We positively guarantee the purity ot
our wines and liquors.
PURE CALIFORNIA OLIVE OIL, fit).
per pint rtu
PURE VASELINE 4c, regular 5c; ic, reg
ular 10c; half-pound cans, lie;
regular 15c; pound cans, regular iQft
25c luu
LE TREFLE PIVER.
per ounce
62c
Ijt.cU at these rubber prices. HOT-
WATER BOTTLES. GOOD ONEff.
HOT-WATER BOTTLES,
two-quart
.70b
HOT-WATER BOTTLES. OfU
three-auart .- UUU
HOT-WATER BOTTLES,
four-quart
90c
"WOODLARK" Hot-Water Bottles, a
year's guarantee with every one.
"WOODLARK HOT-WATER (1 IC
BOTTLE, for two quarts vniw
"WOOD-LARK" HOT- WATER
BOTTLE, for three quarts
$1.25
"WOODLARK" HOT-WATER - QC
BOTTLE, for four quarts O 1 iUJ
FREE FOR THIS WEEK A separate
Eiderdown Cover ttith every Hot-Water
Bottle we sell.
GOLD ENAMEL the only gold paint
which can be washed with soap nn
and Water without injury tun
STAR ENAMEL, In all colors, for
all surfaces
.20c
"G" VARNISH STAIN, a perfect n)n
natural wood stain XUU
SAPOLIN FURNITURE VAR
NISH, the best ever
20c
THE REMEX FOUNTAIN PEN. CM Cfl
the best cheap pen ever made, v I "
WATERMAN IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN:
our guarantee with every one; monay
back If not satisfactory "in 0 Kf
every way; each t..i'. $Ltf
STICK COLTSFOOT ROCK English, th5
old-fashioned remedy for coughs n
and colds "
FLOWER SEEDS the dependable sort;
now Is the tfcne to piani tne utUJ n
BATHTUB ENAMEL, waterproof
and durable
38c
ALARM CLOCKS, guaranteed cor- 70
rect timekeepers
LONG-ALARM
88c
CLOCKS
POLISHED BRASS ALARM QCp
CLOCKS "
PETITE TOURISTS' CLOCK, 2- 'QOn
Inch dial wU
RUSTIC CLOCK, tourists' style, nn
each wiiUU
JAVA POWDER.
21c
27g
BOUiwuio
LA BLACHE
SWAN6DOWN "
HOME MEDICAL BATTERY. C Cp
Dry Cell; lasts a lifetime QvliJU
REGULAR $10.00 ELECTRIC
BELT, strong continuous cur- K QQ
ELECTRIC FLESH BRUSH, Q (in
nlth test Compasses ?U:UU
ELECTRIC HAIR BRUSH, t0 flfl
with Compass $iUU
ELECTRIC INSOLES, Ogn
THE BEST BATH CABINET, Robinson's,
with 52.00 book, "Health and OC (in
Beauty," free gdiUU
FREE DELIVERY TO ALL
PARTS OF THE CITY.
CANADIAN MONEY
TAKEN AT FULL
VALUE.
Woodard,
Clarke & Co.