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10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1902. T MAKE THE RICH DIG Socialists Hot After Univer sal "Divvy." PATRIOTS TO BUN FOR OFFICE Eire's the TIcUct, and All the Public' Has to Do In to Elect It Then Look Ont for "the Millennium. To all Intents and purposes Our platform sums up thus: Let each rich man who has a pie Just cut it up with -us. The Socialists of Portland, in conven tion assembled, last night adopted a down-down-down-wlth-everythlng plat form, named candidates for a number of city offices of trust and profit, left several nominations open for due deliberation and consideration by their executive commit tee, and adjourned. There was no elo quence, no oratory, no factional fights or general brawls. There was not a dyna mite bomb exploded during the evening, and, in fact, so peaceful, so harmonious, so completely brotherly -was the meeting that a blind man stumbling on It might have imagined it a Sunday evening ses sion of the Epworth League. The observ er with eyes, however, would have been led to make a second gtiess by the prev-alence-of whiskers, which were so numer ous and varied that old Boreas must have put in an evening resisting the most al luring temptation that has been set be fore him since the days when Mary Ellen Iease and Senator Peffer made the name of Kansas famous. George R. Cook presided and "W. Sall berger acted as secretary. The hero of, the evening was unavoida bly absent. He is Dr. P. L. McKenzie, and had been, slated for Mayor, but, not caring to leave his practice to fill the ar duous duties of that hjgh office, he took the precautlpn tor prevent his election by a&king a friend to head off his nomina tion, and, if honor insisted on crown ing him with laurel, to let it do eo in the form of some-other office. So Dr. W. T. Houser, whose whiskers fully qualify him for the nomination, was selected, and Dr. McKenzie was put up for Municipal Judge. But the chairman observed that this office required that slight evidence of legal attainments known as admission to the bar, and, as there were no lawyers present, the office was parsed, and the pace for City Attorney was begun, with Dr. McKenzie a hot favorite. Objections like unto those which had debarred the physician from settling the fate of the recreant hobo arose here also, and he was about to "be nominated for City En gineer, when somebody suggested that he might lack qualification for this office. So W. B. Fallows secured the plum, and as there was no one to challenge the qualifications of the medical man for the office of City Treasurer, he landed the nomination. The chairman remarked sad ly as he announced the nomination: "He'd rather have been City Physician, but I found that this office was not elect ive, so we couldn't give It to him." It might have occurred to the chairman to pledge Dr. Houser to appoint his pro fessional and Socialist brother to the of fice he so much desired, but It didn't. J. Frank Porter was made nominee for City Auditor, bwr a mild declination, which was boisterously voted down. The comrades, as every delegate was called by the chairman, thought that he would be able to take what time was needed to attend to the duties of this office from his business, and they felt that It was Imperative to have a Socialist In a posi tion where he could keep tab on the exits and entrances of public funds. The business of nominating Councllmen consumed some time, but after many com rades had announced that it would be ut terly Impossible for them to serve the city in this capacity, a partial ticket was made up. as follow.s: First Ward Jacob Busch. Second "Ward Passed. (Here an inter ruption of fhje minutes- occurred while one of the ladles present -passed the hat; amount of collection not announced.) Third "Ward F. J. McHenry. (He de clined It on the ground that he was not a property-holder, but was ruled out of order by the chair, "who'held that if this was a qualification Upr a city office, the Socialists might as well call all nominations off.) Fourh Ward Passed. v Fifth Ward O. H. Calkins. Sixth Ward C. W. Saunders. (Office do nated as a fitting reward for Mr. "Saun ders distinguished services as assistant secretary.) Seventh Ward J. F. Worril. (He de clined once or twice, but each time more reluctantly, and at last weakly yielded.) Eighth Ward P. C. Wendland. (He de feated Mr. Relfschnelder by the decisive vote of 75 to 23.) ' R. E. Phillips. S. P. Lindquist and F. P. Kennlston were named for the three re maining wards. The platform, which was adopted by ac clamation, sets forth that "the revolu tionary methods of our forefathers are as little suited to the needs of the present generation as the short pants of childhood fit the grown man." It demands that the city abolish franchises, let no work by contract, and establish .public baths, fuel yards and icehouses. After conferring on appointments to be made by Mayor Hous"er, and arranging for a ratification meeting to celebrate his elec tion, the meeting adjourned. As he said good-bye to his comrades. Secretary Saltberger observed: "I'd like to see him git Municipal ChuJ-; he'd a-made-eln gragerchack." IN THE DIVORCE COURT. Applications of Wives for Freedom Heard by Judge Georgre. Elsie May Ollphant "was granted a di vorce from John C. Ollphant, a steamboat man, by Judge George yesterday, because of desertion. They were married at The Dalles, October 12, 1S90, and have no chil dren. Mrs. Ollphant testified that her husband left her in March. 1900, giving no reason for his action, and refused to con tribute anything toward her support since. Other witnesses corroborated her evidence. Laura E. Hill was divorced from Henry Hill by Judge George, on the ground -of cruel treatment. t Mrs. Hill testified that her husband has an uncontrollable tem per, refused to provide for her. and aban doned her in December, 1900. She further stated that on April 13, 1901, he came to the home of her mother, where she was living, and choked and shook her, wrench ing her spine. She said she caused him to be arrested, and had to employ a phy sician to treat the injuries received at his hands. They were married at Lents, In June, 1900. The divorce stilt of Mary Pearl New against J. Dudley New was partly heard, and was continued for the taking of further' evidence. The parties took a trip to Van couver, Wash., and were married on Feb ruary 14, 1900. According to the evidence given by Mrs. New, her husband soon be came indifferent, and cross, drank to ex cess at times, and cursed and swore at her. On one occasion, she stated that he caught hold of her violently and attempt ed to throw her out of the house. She also said that he squandered his money, and she was otten deprived of the neces saries of life. Detective Joe Day was a witness in be half of Mrs. New, and also her mother. The suit of Frances Schwarzer against Paul Julius Herman Schwarzer was con- tinued because the principal witness Is absent from the city, Mrs. Schwarzer charges her husband with having desert ed her in September, 1900. The trial of the divorce suit of Leta Todd against Charles Todd, set for yes terday, was continued by Judge George yesterday for one week, on motion of plaintiff's attorney. NO CLEW TO ROBBERS. Safebreakera Who Blevr Up Post office Safe Still at Large. CASTLE- ROCK, Wash., April 4. No clew to the parties who robbed the safe at the postoffice here Wednesday night has been found. Postmaster F. A. Dryden has returned. An inspector is also here, but he declines to furnish his name for publication. He is now engaged in audit ing the books, and the exact loss cannot yet be arrived at. The burglar left upon tne floor of the office two braces, a one-inch chisel and a half-inch mortising chisel. These articles are identified, with the exception of on of the braces, by F. Breitsprecher as his, having been stolen from his carpenter shop that night, the lock of which had been forced. These tools may be only a blind, as the only tool used, probably a diamond drill, made a clean-cut three-elghths-lnch hole through the top of the safe, and was not left behind: neither were any bits for the braces. Mrs. E. Demarest, who keeps a'mlllinery store in the next building, and the head of whose bed 'was within two feet of the safe, divided only by two thin wooden walls, says she did not go to bed till 11:55 o'clock, and that she fell asleep Im mediately. She was awakened by a sound which semed to her like the laying of a hammer on the floor, first the head, then the handle. This was followed by a whirring noise, varied at intervals by a slight chunking sound. She Imagined that thieves were trying to break into her house and was terrorized and unable to move. Not till the explosion came did she realize that the robbers were in the postoffice. A few moments after the shock she heard footsteps,' as of one man, strike the sidewalk and move rapidly away. A girl who slept upstairs in the same building was not awakened by the explosion, but neighbors for two blocks were aroused. A peculiar feature of the explosion was that several persons agree to have heard the crash of falling glass, followed in stantly by an explosive sound. Mrs. De marest accounts for this by saying that the explosion and crash of glass were sim ultaneous, but the fall of the safe door made a second crash, which she thinks is what was heard. No sign Is left of any entrance having been made, and it Is believed that a false key was used on the latch of the back door. It Is a common spring latch, and the robber plugged the bolt In with little strips of wood, evidently with the Inten tion of having quick means of escape if necessary. That the burglary was tne work of some one familiar with the build ing' is the general belief. ' COLOMBIAN REBELS LQST. It May End the War on the Isthmus. PANAMA, Colombia, April 4. This city was the scene of wild enthusiasm on the part of the Conservatives last night, when Governor Salazar made public the follow ing dlspitch, received from President Marroquln: "Bogota General Gonzales "Valencia has defeated and completely destroyed the armies of Generals Ferron Soto and Juan McAHster. General Uribe-TJribe, who in vaded Colombian territory via Medina, in the department of Boyaca, was also de feated by General Pardamo." Governor Salazar Informed the corre spondent of the Associated Press that both victories were of great importance, because ,they meant practically the end of the revolution, leaving only the Isth mus to be pacified. The Governor has received a dispatch from Cauca, announcing- the approaching departure of 8000 men from that depart ment, to begin operations against the Liberal General, Herrera, who will be at tacked by 10,000 government soldiers. Should Herrera. attack Panama, the Gov ernor said that the Liberals would lose every man they had, because the en trenchments of Panama were the strong est ever built here, and could not be stormed, except by a very numerous army, which the Liberals do not possess. Confirmed at "Washington. WASHINGTON, April 4. Senor Concha, the Colombian Minister, his received a J cablegram from President Marroquln of .Colombia, confirming the press dispatches from Panama of the victories of Generals Valencia and Perdomo over the Insurg ents. It is believed at the Legation here that this will end the insurrection in Co lombia. GOES INTO LIQUIDATION. St. Paul Saving and Loan Company In a. Bad Way. ST. PAUL, April 4. The United States Savings & Loan Company, with business covering this and several adjoining states, has gone into liquidation. The step was taken 1 at the request of Public Examiner Johnson, who sent a letter to John Doug las, the director in charge. The public examiner Is in charge of the association, with Mr. Douglas acting manager. The assets are given at $SO0,O00, and the liabil ities at an equal figure. The expenses of liquidation are expected to cause a suffi cient shrinkage to give the creditors about SO cents on the dollar. The public examiner's reasons for asking for a liquidation are these: First, the association) cannot get new business to re place the withdrawals of maturing stock: second, the courts in several states have shown hostility to mortgage foreclosures, hampering realizing on past due contracts; third, Jack of new business and failure to pay off withdrawing stockholders: fourth, the unfairness of collecting from present members .to pay withdrawals. The last report was that of December 31, 1901, which showed total resources $778, 651, ,and 'liabilities of an equal amount. The resources Included real estate valued at $452,043, which the association had been compelled to take under foreclosure dur ing the hard times. Sacrificed to HI Stndies. NEW YORK, April 4. Dr. Clinton H. Catherwood, of this city, who has devoted his time and his wealth not only to the scientific investigation of tuberculosis, but to the treatment of the consumptive poor, has contracted the disease from one of his patients and is now on his way to Colora do, hoping that the .climate there will help him save his own life. He Is 27 years old and has been practicing medicine only a few years. When he left college and started out on a career which, because of his wealth and social position was a most promising one, he was not only very robust, but was classed among the athletes. He became a surgeon at both the Hudson-Street and French -Hospitals. At tils home he de voted certain hours every day to poor tuberculosis patients. He studied Inces santly, and just as he was on the eve of Important discoveries for the cure of the disease, he was smitten. "Wedding: Terminate Fatally. DENYER, April 4. Miss Anna Wood ward, 17 years old. died today from in juries received last night at the wedding of her father, Warren D. Woodward and Miss Lottie Newvllle. In the midst of the w eddlng ceremony, the paper shade on the lamp took fire. In taking the lamp the father brushed against the gown of Miss Woodward, which burst into a blaze. Before the flames were extinguished she had sustained burns which caused her death. Mr. Woodward Is a well-known lawyer. SCAN EXECUTOR'S ACTS JOHN R. OATMAN'S ADMINISTRA TION CRITICISED. He Is Charged With Selling: Property' of Father's Estate at' a Trifling: Valuation. J William MacMaster, John Kleman and W. E. Thomas, who hold claims against the estate of Harrison B. Oatman, de ceased, amounting to $8577, yesterday filed a petition in the County Court objecting to. the payment of the claim of John R. Oat man against the estate for 51524. Certain, of his acts in connection with the estate are criticised, and the claim of Henry St. Rayner as administrator of the part nership estate of Thayer & St. Rayner.of $1000 is also objected to. The petition recites that John R. Oat man alleges that he was in partnership with his father in the real estate busi ness, and that his father overdrew his account 51524, and owed him that sum when he died. This the petitioners deny, a J REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FROM LANE r wwwwryg m.'ii Lmi m.m . . ? ivi". i i l1. hl.jj-1' ''' ' mu u. Trsl!i'WrJMilltinBi3frS J. M. SHELLEY. EUGENE. ApriL.2. J. M.' Shelley, who has been nominated by the Repub licans of Lane County for Representative, wiu born May 22. 1833, and came to Oregon with his parents in 1848. at the age of 5 jears. His family resided in Polk County from 1S57 to 1870. In the Fall of 1804, at the age of 21, Mr. Shelley enlisted In Company A, First Oregon Infantry. Captain Charles La Follett, and served on the Coast until the muster-out of the reclment. In 1868 he was nomi nated for County Clerk by the Republicans of Polk County, but was defeated by a small majority. Several years were then spent In the mercantile business at Harrlsburg and Junction City. In 18S0 Mr. Shelley was elected Sheriff of Lane County, a Democratic stronghold. In 1SS5 he went on the road as commercial traeler, which he followed 12 years. During this time he was president of the Traelers' Protective Afoclatlon for Oregon and "Washington for three consecu tive jears, and In 1895 was the sole delegate to that association's National 'con vention from the two states named. For Ave 3 ears he was In business In Port land. At present Mr. Shelley Is a half owner and manager of the Eugene Mill & Elevator Company, a flour-manufacturing house, and is conducting a most suc cessful bustness. t. and aver that the claim is not a valid one. The claim of the partnership estate of Thayer & St. Rajner for $1000 for legal services is also said to be Invalid. It Is asserted that this firm had a claim for $75, and no more, which has been paid. The petition further sets forth that the real property of the estate of Harrison B. Oatman was appraised at $S1,823, and the personal property $42,465. As a part of the personal property were shares In the Last Chance mine appraised at $1250. and Inez Mining Company, appraised at $S329, which John R. Oatman Is said to have pur chased In 1SS6 for $2. He Is also said to have bought Multnomah Real Estate Com pany stock, appraised at $13,335, for $10. It -Is also alleged that In May. 1S96, a pretended sale was made to E. F. Blain, in the Interest of John R. Oatman. of cer tificates for Arbor Lodge property ap praised at $13,391, for 25 cents. At the same time It Is charged that a diamond ring appraised at. $300 was sold for 25 cents, a f our-ton wife for 50, cents, a $1600 note against George Story for 50 cents, and a gold watch for the same amount. lt Is alleged that Lucena Oatman, now deceased, while she was administratrix of the estate, sold considerable property, and the proceeds were unaccounted for. ' J. R. Oatman Is said to have had much to do with the affairs of the estate, and to have permitted taxes to accumulate. D. F. Sherman, the present adminis trator, it Is averred., upon the death of Mrs. Oatman only received property val ued at $9300. Of this he lost $4000 worth on mortgage foreclosure, sold $2000 worth, and has the remainder left, and $913 cash. The petitioners ask to have $500 of this amount distributed in part "payment of their claims, and for other relief, as the court may see fit. A. C. and R. W. Em mons, Chamberlain & Thomas and U. S. G. Marquam appear as attorneys for the petitioners. DIVORCE SUIT CONTESTED. Robert Cnrr ReHlntn Action of Wife for Share of His Property. The contested divorce suit of Mabel E. Carr against Robert Carr occupied the time of Judge Sears yesterday, and Indi cations are that the trial of the 'case will consume several days. In 1SS8 the plaintiff was engaged In teaching school at Holbrook. and met and married Carr, who has a farm there. He was clerk of the school district, and. although much older than Mrs. Carr, was accepted by her without hesitation. They got along well until recent years, and have two children, of which the mother asks the custody. She also asks for one third of her husband's property, which she avers Is worth $25,000, and also for $5000 cash alimony. There was considerable dispute as to whether Mrs. Carr was a maid or a widow when she married Carr. She went under the name of Mr?. Messervy. but the mar riage license was Issued in the name ofi Mabel Burton. It was first obtained in the name of Messervy, and was afterward taken back to. the County Clerk and changed. Mrs. Carr said she had an un derstanding with Carr that the name Bur ton should be used, and that he made a mistake when he got the license. Mrs. Carr testified that she was married to Messervy in Missouri in 1SS6, and lived with him about a week or 10 days. She left him because he did not treat her well. She said she lived in Iowa and went "with Messervy to Missouri to get married,' because her parents were not agreeable to the match, and for the reason that there was no marriage-license law In Missouri. Dan J. Malarkey, who appears in con junction with J, H, Woodward for the 1 defense, asked Mrs; Carr If she did not come to Oregon because she was about ( to have a child, and she answered that she came here in response to a letter from Messervy, and on her arrival found that he did not anticipate her immediate com ing and had gone to California. She said he was a railroad brakeman, and he was. killed in an accident in 1S87.- Mr. Malar key endeavored to show that she was 'never married to Messervy at all, but Mrs. Carr was very emphatic In her state ments to the contrary. Mrs. Carr's complaint against her hus band Is that he is suspicious and jealous, and during the past few years has not provided sufficiently for her and the chil dren, and part of the time not at all. She stated that she had to obtain assist, ance from her parents. She told of the defendant absenting himself from her for nearly a year, and when he came to see her at the expiration of that time he made false accusations against her of lifldel ltj That" was when she was living on their farm near Dallas. Mrs. Carr ad mitted that her husband bought a lot and built a house for her In Portland, but denied that he paid as much for It as he claims. Mrs. Carr occupied the witness-stand all day, and gave a long recital of things that have happened In her mar ried life. She is represented by J. M. Long and Alex Swcek as attorneys. I Carr. In his answer, denies all of, his FOR REPRESENTATIVE COUNTY. 4 wife's charges, and also says that he is not worth nearly so much as she says he Is. He accuses her of Infidelity. Mr. Malarkey, in his opening argument, re ferred to Mrs. Carr as an adventuress, and said she was trying to get her hus band's property. Early yesterday afternoon the attorneys on both sides held a conference and en deavored to arrange for a division of the property, but failed to come to an agree ment. The attorneys conceded that the patrles cannot live together again, and It was thought that, If a division of the property could be arranged It would end the litigation. SUMMONED TO COURT. Mrs. Sarah. Hlckllng Mn- Be Pun ished for Contempt. Sarah Hlckllng has been ordered by Judge Frazer to appear Monday morning and show cause why she shbuld not be punished for contempt of court, for dis obeying the court's order. In August, 1S97, at the conclusion of a trial of a divorce suit between Mrs. Hlck llng nnd her husband, Charles F. Hick ling, Judge Cleland made an order that Hlckllng should be allowed to see his chil dren at certain hours, three times a week. George C. Stout, attorney for Hlckllng. yesterday filed an affidavit that Mrs. Hlck llng refused to let her .husband see the children. The divorce sult'was dismissed after the evidence was heard, and slnco that time .the HIckllngs have not lived together. Recently, Mrs. Hlckllng surd her husband for support, but the caso was decided against her, because she stated emphatically that she would not live with him. Conrt Notes. William H. Dobyns, attorney-at-law, of lone Marlon County, was admitted to practice in the United States Court yes terday. In the matter of the Kaupltsch Cream ery, bankrupt, exceptions to the decision of the referee were argued before Judge Bellinger yesterday and taken under ad visement. In the United States Court yesterday. Judge Bellinger made an order setting the case of A. L. McLcod vs. the Amerl. can Linseed Company for trial on Wed nesday, April 9. Martha Peters was appointed by the County Court yesterday administratrix of the estate of her husband, Daniel S. Pe ters, deceased, valued at $1200. She and Jerale M. Pendleton, a daughter, are the heirs. In the case of the Interstate Savings & Loan Association vs. Clara Badgley and Clara Elberton. a hearlnjr was had on the demurrer In the United States- Court' yesterday, and the matter taken under advisement. Miss Stone Sails for Home. LONDON, April 4.-M:ss Ellen M. Stone. the American missionary, sailed for New York -on the Hamburg-American Line steamer Deutschland. which left South ampton today. Her departure from Lon- don was quiet. She was accompanied by R. B. McClure and R. S. Baker. She will begin lecturing In aid of the missions al most Immediately .after arrival In the United Sattes. . - v Mr. Choate. the United States Ambassa dor, and Mrs. Choate entertained Miss Stone at the 'embassy at tea 'Thursday,' and she gave the diplomatic party a graphic yet simple account of her ex- perlenccs. M. Santos-Dumont, the aeronaut, was also a passenger on the Deutschland, NEWRATES ON LUMBER DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PROD UCT OP PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Minnesota Lumber to Get Loivcr Rate FVom St. Paul to Chicago Than Oregon Lumber. There has been considerable manlpula tlon of lumber and shingle rates between r St. Paul and Chicago In the past few months, with the result that the Paclnq Northwest appears to be discriminated against in rates that will go into effect April 15. According to notices promulgat ed to railroad agents yesterday, the rate of 8" cents per 100 pounds, which has been In, effect In that territory for some weeks for all shipments, will apply only tt traf fic originating In Minnesota and Wiscon sin. Pacific Coast lurcber and shingles will have to pay 13 cents for the same ; haul. I Last Summer the rates between Pacific j Northwest common points and Chicago were 60 cents on shingles and spruce and I cedar lumber In fact, on all lumber but fir and 50 cents on fir lumber. Of this ' the lines between St. Paul and Chicago got 10 cents. They com.plaIned that they , could make better use of their equipment than to haul lumber for 10 cents per hun dred, and the transcontinental lines can caled the through tariff, and the Chicago rate was made the sum of the locals. This arrangement was made November 1, and from that. date the rate to Chicago was 50 cents to St. Paul or the Missouri River, and 10 cents additional to Chicago. Last month the St. Paul-Chicago lines J advanced their rate to 13 cents, thus mak- Ing the. tariff from the Pacific Northwest 50 and 13 cents, or 63 cent? to Chicago. , But the water rate from Duluth to Chi- cago was only 8 cents, and. notwltnstand- , nS,h? -?a,?8 hd dCClaii fnr ' could do better than use their cars for , J'.JIlLLrl Ik la aaiu DUIUI UL mv" cv .... Uv.ou.. .- . quote an 8-cent rate to shippers, on the pretext that It was necessary to meet the lake rate, though navigation on the lakes was as tightly closed as thick Ice and cold weather could do It. It Is said that knowledge of the cut rate" reached the Tnnrcf'ntn -nmprPf rnmmlwion. nnd that' that body brought Influence to bear The court holds that the taxing bodies which resulted the latter part of last . erred In taking the stock market value month In the open quotation of the 8-cent of stocks for a taxing basis, holding that rate from the Minnesota transfer to Chi- Jhe market values are largely fictitious, cago. This was regarded with much favor 1 The enforcement of this rule cuts the by the Northwest lumbermen, though It , original assessment something over was not easy to see where the St, Paul- , $2.O00,C0O. - Chicago lines would get much profit from The reassessment of the corporations It. Those roads seem to have arrived at followed the campaign waged by the 'the same conclusion. But the remedy they ( Teachers' Federation, of Chicago, the seek to apply discriminates against the teachers claiming that thor corporations Pacific Coast product. After April 15 they were escaping just taxation. A writ of will haul Wisconsin and Minnesota lum- j mandamus Issued by the Circuit Couit ber and shingles to Chicago for 8 cents a ' compelling the State Board of Equaliza hundred, but they will charge 13 .cents a tlon to make a new assessment for 1900, hundred for Montana. Idaho, Washington 1 -which would Include the value of fran- and Oregon lumber and shingles, except flf lnmJir tnr- tVio nnm haul. Thp trans- continentals will continue to take the 50 cents as heretofore. It does not seem quite In keeping with the spirit of the law that, a railroad at St. Paul should base Its charge for the haul to Chicago upon the question wheth er the freight had origin In Minnesota or to the westward of that state. But the cost of the service Is only one of the factors In determining the sum to be paid for transportation, and It Is said that the railroads will be able to make the new discrimination stick at least they have done so In the past. On some theory of proportional rates, they are enabled to make different charges for traffic originat ing In one region from those for the same class of traffic originating In an other region. Water competition Is urged to justify the low rates from Northwest ern Wisconsin and Minnesota to Chicago. It Is deemed not practicable to trans ship at Duluth the lumber and shingles from the Pacific Coast destined for Chi cago, the element of time forbidding. If nothing else should. Therefore it Is not necessary to make the low rates apply to those shipments from the West. The expedient of billing to a St. Paul consignee, who would Immediately for ward to Chicago at the reduced local rate, will not work to defeat the discrimination against the Pacific Coast, for It is said the railroads will require all such ship ments to be unloaded, the expense ot which would be more than the extra tariff charge. Under the new arrangement, a 20-ton carload of Oregon shingles or lum ber, other than fir, will have to pay $20 more from St. Paul than a similar car load of Minnesota lumber or shingles. On fir lumber there has been no change. The Iowa Mergrer Bill. DES MOINES, la., April 4. The Senate passed the House Bard "merger" bill with but five dissenting votes. It authorizes Iowa railroads to extend their lines into all other states; to own, construct and buy railroads, and to buy, own and control stock and securities of other railroads In all other statcss. An amendment was add ed prohibiting them from acquiring stock or property of competing lines in such other states. To Entertain Mr. Harriman. The Board of Trade Is preparing to en- rZTTHE stout washerwoman with branny I arms is generally pitied by her em- I 1 ployers, but she goes about her -work humming a tune of contentment. She can afford to be contented because she is healthy. She could not work for a living oyer a wash tub 1 she were not blessed with rugged health. The exhaustion that follows from her toil is not -the "worn out" feeling so many weak women write about in their letterj to The Chattanooga Medicine Com pany. The woman blessed with boms comforts and ease, but cursed with female weakness might well envy her washerwo man in her possession of all the natural blessings of health. But 10,000 cured wo men have written to tell how "Wine of Cardui bestows the blessing of health on very woman who takes it, rich and poor alike. Mra. Helena Blau, No. 123 Seventh Street, Milwaukee, "Wis., is one of the young women whom "Wine of Cardui has rescued from a life of suffering. -She writes: ""Wine of Cardui k certainly 'worn out women's best friend and I am pleased to .ive my experience with it. A few months Jifc(Cy?E?iSpM6CSgggSswasg?yTSyca mfflMflZMBBfi: mHMnfYminamumm" WmnMWA WINE OF CARDUI tertaln Bl H. Harriman, James J. Hill's competitor for the business of the West, during his visit to Portland. Mr. Harri man is expected to arrive before April 15, and he mav remain here a few days. Mati- j ager Koehler, of the Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, and President Mohler. of tne til R &k N. Co.. have been asked to sug .gofetNaplan of entertainment which would please Mr. Harriman, and they may offer their opinions. Vlce-Presltlent of Burlington. CHICAGO, April 4. Howard Elliott, fori several years general manager of the Mis souri lines of the Burlington, has been made second vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington. & Qulncy Railroad Company with headquarters in Chlcaso. As second vice-president. Mr. Elliott, who will suc ceed George Harris, who left the poeitlon In February, 1901. to become president of the company, will have charge of the op erating department, and will report direct to President Harri?. CORPORATION TAXES. Chicago Court Declined to Enjoin the Collection of Them. CHICAGO. April 4. The decision of Judges Grosscup and Humphrey, of the Federal Court and District Court re spectively, in the injunction cases brought by seven Chicago public utility qorporations to prevent the collection of taxes assessed as a result of mandamus proceedings In the state courts some time ago, was read from the bench by Judge Grosscup today. It is In the nature of a compromise. The court finds that the reassessment was from 30 to 40 per cent too high on the stocks of the companies affected, but declines to enjoin the varl- ous officials from collecting these extra moneys until the corporations shall have paia jn tne go or 70 per cent which the court regards as just. By this ruling, the corporations will have to pay about oOO.COO In taxes before the Injunction lssued The court appointed masters to " determine the exact amounts which collected. The injunction' was asked for by the 1. .. mu TTxInn To luiiumiiK tuiuuiauuuni xiic uiuuu .liu.. tlon Company, the Consolidated Traction Company, the South Chicago City Rail V company, tne nicago uty naiiway -uip-y. wie -ui6u u, " """""' I the People s. Gas, Light & Coke Company and the Chicago Telephone Company. chlses and capital stock, was sustained ' t ... c i, .. ..-- - rru, by the Supreme Court of the state. The Federal Court assumed jurisdiction in the Injunction case, on the ground that otherwise the corporations would be un justly deprived of their property. Mm. Mclvlnlej's Condition. CANTON, 0.. April 4 Mrs. Myron T. Herrlck and Mrs. Duncan, of Cleveland, the latter a sister of the late President, arrived here today for a visit with Mrs. McKlnley. Mrs. McKlnley's condition Is about the same. She goes out driving frequently and visits the cemetery every day that the weather will permit. SOMEWHAT TROUBLED to decide on the style of your spring hat? See the GORDON and the trouble's over. In soft and stiff. ,':s Mrs. Helena Blau Young Milwaukee Society Woman. Hikafilfcfeiiitta.i.iy&u. ago I caught a severe cold, having been out in Inclement weather, which settled all over me, particularly in the abdomen and I was in almost constant pain. I consulted a phy sician and took his medicine or a month and without any relief. I then decided I would try your medicine and it was a lucky day for me when I did so. I noticed a change in a few days and felt encouraged to continue taking "Wine of Cardui, and my patience was rewarded, for in two weeks my pains had left me and I felt like a new woman." Mrs. Blau is authority for the statement that "Wine of Cardui is a "worn-out wo man's best friend", and also that it made her feel "like a new woman". The wo man who has suffered from female weak ness should do anything within reason to secure health. "Wine of Cardui is the med icine that appeals to reasonsible women women who'nold operations and cutting in horror women who know that Nature is the only physician to build up their weak ened organs and make them feel like "new women . "Wine of Cardui gives women back their health by giving Nature a chance to build up the wasted and diseased tissue. "Wine of Cardui regulates the men strual flow and Nature, when relieved of the drains or of the poisons in the system, makes the functional organs strong and healthy again. Hundreds of women have been made "new women", well and happy by "Wine of Cardui. Mrs. Edith Donaldson, of South "Wil mington, 111., i3 one of them. he writes: "I have only taken one bottle of "Wine of Cardui, but I have improved wonderfully. I have started to take tne second one and I feel as though I cannot be without it, it has helped me so wonderfully. I feel like a new woman. HEALTH RESTORED. The World Rejoices at the Discov ery of a Sjntem of Treatment That Is Permanently Curing- Thou snndi of Caic Formerly Thongltt Incurable, OneWeek'sTreatmentFreetoAll The above Is a portrait of Dr. J. M. Peebles, who through fifty jeara of experimentation anfl study has made dI"coertes that promise health and strength to all. At the age of SO he Is as healthy and lijorous as most men of 30. and he pajs all can command their health. If they but will The Doctor has written a book called A Message of Hope" for the sole purpose of re callng to suffering humanity the hidden pow ers that are possessed by all and explaining to them the wonderful sjstem of treatment which he has perfected This book gles jou the key to perfect health and happiness. Among the thousands of cases cured by this wonderful 3js tem of treatment are the paralytic, also those suffering from Bright's disease, consumption, catarrh, stomach and bowel troubles, nervous debility, rheumatism, heart disease, female troubles, fits, neuralgia, bladder trouble, drop sy, eczema, blood disorder'?, piles, asthma, in fact, all chronic troubles. So sure Is the Doc tor that hi treatment will cure all chronic diseases that he has Instructed the Institute ot which he 1j phjslcian-in-cbief to gUe to eery reader of The Oregonlan who la In poor health one week's treatment free, postage paid, in order to demonstrate to them that health la within their grasp. Write at once, addressing Dr. Peebles Institute of Health. Battle Jreex. Mich., drawer A 2. stating jour troubles, that they may prepare a special treatment to fit jour exact condition. They will also send jou their book. "A Message of Hope." explaining fully their grand sjstem of treatment and a. full diagnosis of jour case with their profes sional adice. CURED BY White Ribbon Remedy Can be rHcii In Gln.s of Water, Tea or Coffee Without Patient's Knoivlcilge. White Ribbon Remedy will cure or destroy the diseased appetite for alcoholic stimulants, whether the patient Is a confirmed inebriate, "a tippler." social drinker or drunkard. Im possible for any one to hae an appetite for alcoholic liquors after using "White Ribbon Remedj. Mrs. A. M. Townsend, Secretary of the Wom an's Christian Temperance Union, Boston, Mass, writes: "I hae tested White Ribbon Remedy on erj" obstinate drunkards, and the cures hae been many In manj cases the Remedj' wa gien secretlj-. I cheerfully rec ommend and Indorse White Ribbon Remedy. Members of our 1 Union are delighted to And a practical and economical treatment to aid us in our temperasie work " For sale bj druggists or by mall, 51 per box. Trial package free by writing MRS. T. C. MOORE CO.. Supt. W. C T V . Ventura, Cal. Sold In Portland. Or . bj "Woodard, Clarke & Co.. Fourth and Washington sts I 1 . In all Its atagqs there ohonld be deanllrtras, Ely's Cftam "Balm clean? en, soothes acdheals the diseased membrane. If cores catarrh and drives away a cold In too head quickly. Cream Balm. Is placed Into the nostrils, spreads over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is In mediate and a enro follows. It la not drying does not produce sneezing. Large Size, 60 onto at Drug gists or by mall : Tfial Size, 10 cents by mail. ELY BROTHERS, 60 Warren S&eot,few York,. Mrs. Lizzie Banks, No. 1107 Broad Street Newark, N. J., is another. She says: "I cannot say enough for Vine of Cardui I have not finished one bottle and I feel liki a new woman. I shall recommend it to all." Any woman who is silently suffering un told pain because she i3 too sensitive U undergo a physician's examination and treatment can find no excuse for not secur ing relief when "Wine of Cardui is offered to her. There is no publicity to deter her. She can take Wine of Cardui in the privacy of her home, with as much assurance of a final cure as though a dozen doctors rec ommend it. Many physicians do recom mend Wine of Cardui to their patients. There is no other scientific medicine that can compare with Wine of Cardui for building up an exhausted constitution and restoring and making healthy the func tions of womanhood. Why not get a 81.00 bottle of Wine of Cardui from your druggist today? 3 R.ELIEVES ALL "FEMALE ILLS IMasa! 0S& t-r..i.,SWj,c7orir tJf Bilk mJj&Xi MMT mmrmi if AHShYr W IV LrSJ