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THE MORNING OEEGONIATS. THURSDAY, APRIL. 30, 1902.
GEER ON HIS CANDIDACY
DBXIES THAT HE ASPIRES TO THE
SENATE Oil OTHER OFFICE.
And Delivers an Interesting Homily
on tli e Vexations and Calumnies
of a Political Career.
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As an exclusive, or even as a partial
business, it is more likely to lead an hon
est man to the poorhouse than elsewhere,
.and the uncertainty of its success, coupled
with the certainty of willful misrepresen
tation and unmerited abuse more than
outweigh its pleasures.
It is not necessary to go outside of Ore
gon politics to verify this statement. At
the end of his present term. Senator
Mitchell, for Instance, will have served 24
years In the United States Senate, and
to pay for its pleasures, he has been
compelled to endure more calumnies and
grades of personal abuse than all other
public men In Oregon combined. The
same may be said in lesser degree of
Senator Simon. The sensitive man will
shudder when he recalls the bitter per
sonal attacks made on Hon. H. W. Cor
bett. during the last legislative session, by
a local paper here, and elsewhere. It is
generally believed that Senator Dolph's
death was directly attributable to the
calumnies that were unmercifully heaped
upon him. though he was undoubtedly one
of the ablest, purest and most high-mlnc-cd
public men our state has ever known.
You have not escaped these poisoned
Ehafts yourscf. Mr. Editor, and neither
have I.
The question is. Does it pay? Whether
a public official is to be maligned is not
determined by the kind of record he has
made. it depends on whose way he is in,
and to what extent. This is proven by
the fact that the man who is apparently
most offended with an official's record at
one period will be his most enthusiastic
supporter at a subsequent one, and vice
versa.
Life is too short, or at least, not enough
of It remains to me to .thus deliberately
Invite an uninterrupted course of personal
misrepresentation during what may .be
left. I have already had a bitter taste
of what has been the daily food for many
years of Senator Mitchell, Senator Simon,
Senator McBride and almost every other
Republican who has had the misfortune to
be on either one or the other side of the
factional fight In Multnomah County, or
even between them,, or aloof from them,
as I have been. I
It has been frequently charged that J
I am no politician, an accusation which 1 1
have never been disposed to'deny. I may i
be pardoned for adding that I do not de-
sire to acquire that accomplishment as j
long as it implies an ability to fathom
the mysteries of Multnomah County pon
tics and to keep perfect pace with Its ka
leidoscopic panorama of shifting scenes.
The man who is your friend there this
year may be your bitterest enemy next,
although your first notification of the
change is the unexpected onslaught.
What Js nourishing food at one time is
quite likely to be destructive poison at
another, and that, too, without any change
In conditions whatever. , so far as an out
side Republican in the hayseed ranks can
and Smith and Brown ,
mav work in unbroken harmony and in-
discern. Jones
Itlmacy in one campaign, and In the next ,
'Jones is quite likely to contend that Smith
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He welfare are lost sight of. the only one
being who Is best equipped to survive the
premeditated onset of the campaign of
vilification. The factional fight In Mult
nomah County dominates Oregon Rcpub
llcan politics so completely that a cam- ,
paign Is not a contest between Republicans
and Democrats, but between Republicans.
Principle is lost sight of in the struggle
for personal supremacy. The situation Is
not inspiring to one who would be glad
to be free from It all and to work toward
higher Ideals.
Will you grant me further 'space to say
a word In regard to your correspondent's
statement that "the course of political
events during the last two months leads
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successor that man will be T 1
n heaven s name. Is Jir. bimon s
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presence can alone be depended upon to
keep the gui'.eless voter In the patn or .
political rectitude? For the purpose of !
frightening the timid voter from my sup
port. in the campaign preceding the state
convention his alleged coalition with me
was Invented, was Industriously used, and,
since it Is said to have done its work in
Multnomah County. It should be laid
permanently to rest among the cast-off
paraphernalia of a departe-d campaign.
I am les3 acquainted with faenator bimon
than with -any .of the other public men in 1
Oregon. In 20 years' acquaintance I have
never had 30 minutes' private conversation
with him. all told, and I have the same
understardlng with him. as to the future
of ReDublican politics In Oregon that I
have wlfh Mr. Fulton, Senator Mitchell, j
Mr. Hirsch, or any other prominent mem
ber of the party. Of his own free will he
supported me In the campaign just closed,
lor which I am very grateful, but I eas
ily recall that he has in the past sup
Dorted other good men, and they have
supported him, without being deemed,
therefore, fit only for relegation to the
political boneyard. I
j I write this letter In the best of humor, j
believing that the welfare of the "state ,
and Nation demands the continued su. '
premacy of the Republican party, but 1 1
nope to be not prematurely thrust Into the
United States Senate without my consent
first obtained. T. T. GEER.
TRQUBLE PROMOTERS.
"Wall Street Opens War on "Hold
Up" Schemes.
NEW YORK, April 9. Banking syndi
cates representing the most Important
financial Interests in the city have, at a
meeting ju5t held, formally agreed to
commence an active warfare on what Wall
street terms "hold-up" sohemes. It was
determined that hereafter no more black
mail will be paid to those individuals, who,
when new enterprises are launched, at
tempt to hold up the consolidation or
financial flotation by legal 'processes until
a "settlement" is made.
It was agreed that henceforth no mon
eys -will be paid for a peaceful and quiet
settlement of any deal, but that as soon ,
as any attempt at a "hold-up is discov
ered the matter shall be fought out to the
end in the courts. It was also announced
last night that a movement has already
begun to unearth the leaders of the sys
tem of financial blackmail, who are de
clared to have been actively at work for
the past two years or more.
Leading Wall street men who have been
engaged In the promotion of consolidations
repeatedly have stated that they were
compelled to buy up "trouble promoters"
as soon as the plans were nearlng com
pletion. They were too busy, they said,
to take chances of a delay In the comple
tion of their plans, and so they were com
pelled to subsidize individuals In order to
obtain peace. It Is reported that as .much
as 250,000, has been paid recently by a
glngie banking Interest in Wall street to
avoid an aggressive litigation by one of
the members of the clique.
Sew Securities Company.
NEW YORK, April 9. A new securities
company which has Just been Incorporated
In New Jersey, with a capital of $2,000,000,
was formed, according to the Herald, for
the purpose of holding stocks of certain
persons Identified with the United States
Steel Corporation. Within the last year
financial Interests connected with the
management of that company have en
tered numerous enterprises more or less
connected with the steel and Iron jtrade,
and this company probably will act as
the holdlncr pnmnnnv for their sponrltlpR.
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of much interest to bankruptcy lawyers.
,. notlMnno. frt'rrr, ctllr n,rAn,
schedules liabilities of -73.000 and assets
Qf creditors vigorously op-
Posed a discharge of the debts. In its de-
clslon the Court of Appeals says
"From September 19. 1898. to April 12.
. the petitioner was hopelessly msoiv
r OREGON'S MINERAL, AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITS AT CHARLESTON.
This view shows the front of Oreson's mineral, agricultural and horticultural exhibits, 120 feet front, covering 0300 Square
fet of space. The grains displayed on the front panels came from farms In Eastern Oregon, along the line of the O. R. & N.
Company. The grains and erases on the wail panels came from the farms of the Willamette Valley along the lines of the South
ern Paciflc Company.
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ent, yet In that period he lost In gambling
houses at roulette and faro and other
games of chance more than $160,000, and j
pald this sum'out of money djrawn from
his business, as weil as about 5o.C00 which .
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by the Ohio & California Refining Com- j
pany has acquired 50.000 acres of oil and
gas land in Mason, Jackson, Putnam and
Kanawha Counties in West Virginia,
lying below the Guffey & Galley tract,' I
purchased last week by the Standard
OH Company. The price is not made
known, but It is said to be very large.
By the Revolver Route.
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fice a few - minutes after the revolver
shot was heard and the clerks had found
Shaffer sitting In his chair dying.
Bookmaking at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. April 9. The suit of Attorney-General
Crow, of the State of Mis
souri, brought in Judge Fisher's Court,
for an Injunction restraining betting and
bookmaking on the part of the St. Louis
Fair Association at the fair, grounds, was
dismissed today for want of prosecution.
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OREGON'S EXHIBIT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AT THE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, EXPOSITION.
This is Oregon's exhibit in Its entirety, showing the full front of 228 feet in length, covering 11,900 square feet of space.
In the forecround are the two large logs of the forestry exhibit, a sawlog of Bjjruce 24 feet long and 9 feet in diameter, the
other a square piece of fir timber 74 feet long by 34 inches square, containing 7JG0 feet of lumber These pieces have proven
the magnetic needle of this exposition, hundreds of people coming just to eee Oregon's great display, who possibly would not
have come otherwise. In the distance are the mineral, horticultural and agricultural exhibits. The large cards, marked "Where
Bolls the Oregon," are the notices and invitations to visit the Lewis and Clark Exposition..
OREGON AT CHARLESTON
KOTABLE DISPLAY OF STATE'S
MANY FIXE PRODUCTS.
Grnins, C asses, Fruits, Vegetables,
Minerals and "Wool, Largely
Gathered by Railroads.
Oregon's exhibit at the Charleston Ex- j
position Is composed largely of articles i
gotten together by the two railroads of I
the state, the Southern Pacific and the I
O. R. & N. Many of the specimens In j
the display did duty at the Portland Ex-
positlon last Fall and nt the State Fair
the grains and grasses and some of the
preserved fruits and vegetables and the j
xnlncra: display and wool. Tnese ar- i this display, western uregon is Dener
tides could be kept without deterioration I represented at Charleston than It has been
for that purpose. In connection with at any other fair. The O. R. & N. dls
tho photographs of the exhibit, reproduced play Is also notable, but its interest In
on this page. Commissioner Dosch wrote i
the following to General Freight and Pas- ,
renger Agent Miller, of the Southern Pa-
cific:
..Tho and of lhe front
panels In ono nltnrp nr from Ksustern
a the
designs on the wall
the end. under
"nd over the beautiful painting of Mount
Hood. and the sunburst over it. are from
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2 hey arc very much admired and earn
' Tirw ati1 nf Timlqrfc T hnvp nnn1lrr1 fnr a
special diploma for you and hope to se
cure, it."
Tn TT Htlrirv n 'Tl-irt CSmfnrry rtrn tVo
exposition and the interest in the Oregon
exhibit. Commissioner Dosch says
"It is gratifying to us, hat since the
good weather set In, the attendance Is
steadily Increasing, and all visitors are
Intensely interested, keeping us buoy ex-
Plaining Oregon's resources, and many a
promise is made to visit Oregon for the
LcwLs and Clark Exposition. Hundreds
of Northern and Eastern capitalists, mer
chants and manufacturers, who are In
terested in Florida, are now on their way
home, stopping over here to have a look.
These are the people who ask many ques
tions, and are astonished at Oregon's re
sources and possibilities, and I venture
the assertion that many a new enterprise
and many a dollar will find Its way into
Oregon by reason of our exhibit here.
Just one Item which came under our
,. norp hi hrimr mow monov into
direct notice w 11 bring mprff money into
Oregon than all the expenses Incurred at
1 Buffalo and here:
I "Several months ago, while visiting the
largest club here, the German Freunds
chofts Bund, Mr. Johnson and myself
became acquainted with a German fron?
Hamburg, -who Is the representative of
a large manufacturing establishment in
Germany, and was in quest of a shipload
of Southern pine. We Invited him to
visit our exhibit. He did the following
day, and we soon convinced him that
It was Oregon fir he wanted and not
Southern pine. He is now lh Oregon ex-
amiclng our timber and feels confident
that another shipload of lumber will cross
the bar of the Columbia river bound for
the Fatherland, and It Is safe to hope
and predict that many more will follow.
"Emerson said: 'Nothing great was ever
achieved without enthusiasm, and Bea
consfield said: 'The great secret of success
In life is to be ready when the opportu
nity comes' all of which applies to state
exhibits, and Industrial and commercial
1 enterprises as well as to individuals."
Each article in the exnlblt of the rail
roads bears a card telling where and by
whom It was produced, not forgetting to
include that the favored locality is. for
example, "on the line of the Southern
Pacific Railway." That company also
has a large placard announcing that all
the products of a certain section of the
exposition cam-s' from the country served
by the -Southern Pacific lines. This pla-
card f-hows Indistinctly in the picture In
this paper. Through the interest of this (
company in collecting the specimens for
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the industries along- its lines Is not of
such recent growth.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
Miller has been at work some time plan
ning an extensive Oregon display for the
St. Louis Exposition. This will be made
in the exhibit of the Harriman lines, but
Mr. Miller expects to have a distinctive
section for Oregon products, and is work
ing to make it as effective as possible.
Baron lllrcli Memorial.
NEW YORK, April 9. At a brotherhood
meeting under the auspices of the Baron
and Baroness de Hirsch Monument Asso
ciation resolutions have been adopted ap
proving a plan of erecting in Central Park
a monument to philanthropy In honor of
Baron and Baroness de Hirsch. and sug
gesting that the following icntencc, from
President Roosevelt be Inscribed on it.
"When all Is said and done the rule of
brotherhpod remains as the indispensable
prerequisite to success in the, k$nd of na
tional life for which weatrlve."
The Vote at St.- Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 9. Figures this
morning show that Bon'sn. Republican, is
elected Mayor by a margin of eight vQtea
over Spratt. Democrat. The,rettialnder of
the Republican ticket, down to the City
Councll, Is elected, with the exception
of City Attorney. Peter Carolus, Police
Judge, enters upon his third term elected
by almost spontaneous uprising. Repub
licans will have a slight majority in the
City. Council.
No More Money for "Protection."
NEW YORK. Aprir 9. A secret meet
ing of the executive committee of the
Central Liquor -Dealers' Association,
composed of five delegates from each dls-
l trlct organization, called for the purpost
of discussing the excise situation, is said
to have resulted, after four hours' dis
cussion. In an agreement to pay out no
more money for protection to any per
son or agent.
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NEW HOMESEEKERS' RATE
HARRIMAN LINES TAKE INDEPEND
ENT ACTION.
Application of the Tariff to Western
Oregon RocTk Island May Bay
Choctaw &. Gnlf.
General Passenger Agent Miller, of the
Southern Pacific, last evening received no
tice that the Harriman lines bad deter
mined to take Independent action in ap- i
plying the homeseekers rate to Western
Oregon points. This subject has been
Up some time, and the Transcontinental
passenger Association declined to recog-
nlze Western Oregon points as common,
as it did in the matter of applying the
settlers rate. Then the Union Pacific,
Oregon Short Line and O. R. & N., in con
nection with the Southern Paciflc, re
solved on Independent action, as they did
in the case of the settlers' rate, and the
same rates that have been quoted to Port
land and other Pacific Northwest common
points will apply to all points on the
Southern Paciflc lines In Oregon. This
has Been brought about by the persistent
work of Mr. Miller, who would not rest
until he had obtained the common-point
rates for all the territory served by the
11nea Under his jurisdiction.
The-settlers' rate is for westbound pas
sengers only, and was put In for the
months of March and April. The home
seekers" rate is for the round trip from
the East, and Is one first-class fare, plus
$2. for the round trip from Chicago and
points west to the Paciflc Coast. It was
put in for March. April and May. the
sales being restricted to the first and .third
Tuesdays in the month. The homeseekers'
rate will be available from the East next
Tuesday and on May 6 and 20. That is
as far as the rate has been authorized.
The Transcontinental Passenger Asso
ciation lines are expected to fall in with
the new arrangement, in which the Union
Pacific system led the way. The North
ern lines will, of course, make the same
rates that are made by their competitor
to the southward. All these routings
must be through Portland or the rates
will not apply.
ELECTRICITY ON GERMAN ROADS.
Fonnd to 'Be Expensive and Liable
to Accidents.
BERLIN, April 9. HeTr von Thlelen,
the Prussian Minister of Public Works,
speaking before the Diet today on the rail
way budget, referred to the application of
electricity to broad-gauge, long-distance
railways. He reviewed the recent experi
ments on the Wannssee and Soessen roads,
and said that traffic on the former, which,
Is a Berlin suburban line, has been aban
doned, because electricity a"s a motive
power was twice as expensive as steam,
and lees secure from accidents. The insu
lation was never wholly perfect, continued
the speaker, and. he was, therefore, con
vinced that the high-power, long-train sys
tem could not be generally adopted. The
authorities were negotiating, however,
with an electrical company to Introduce
electrical traction on all trains between
Grosslichterfeldt, seven miles from Berlin,
and the German capital, with prospects of
better success.
Referring to the high velocity attained
during the single-car experiments on the
military road between Berlin and Soessen,
where a speed of 100 miles an hour was
Teached, the Minister of Public Works
said he hope for increased speed through
the strengthening of roadbeds, though he
was still doubtful as to whether high-speed
electrical traction was profitable. He said
it must be confined to passenger traffic.
Analyzing the shortage below the esti
mates for the year ended March 31, .of
0,020,000 marks in the railway receipts;
Hcrr von Thlelen said that two-thirds of
this shortage occurred In the Rhenlsh-
Westphallan coal district. He also said
that railway operating expenses had been
reduced 20,000,000 mark3.
CHOCTAW, OKLAHOMA & GULF.
The Speyers Buy It, Probably for tne
Roclc Island.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9. Announce
ment was made today by Edward B.
Smith & Co., of this city, bankers, that
the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Company has been sold to Speycr & Co.,
bankers of New York, the price paid being
?0 for the common and ?60 for the pre
ferred, both ex April dividend. By the
terms of the sale thus made, the pur
chasers agree to take at the same price
all stock offered. A circular giving de
tails will be Issued to stockholders In the
course of a few days, and they will be
asked to deposit their stock with the Gl
rard Trust Company (Philadelphia). The
stock Issue of the Choctaw amounts to
176,000 shares of common (par value, J8.E00,
000), and 120,000 shares of preferred (par
value, T6.000.000). ,
The announcement of the sale Tvas made
after the Stock Exchange had closed, and
lltt'e Information could be had as to the
prospective purchaser. During the last
six months rumors have connected the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway,
the Missouri Pacific Railway, the St. Loui3
& San Francisco Railroad and the Rock
Island Railroad. There Is a strong belief
that the last-named road Is the real pur
chaser. This belief Is strengthened by the
fact that the boaTd of directors of the
Rock Island road are about to issue $13,
000.000 In new capital stock.
ANOTHER FOR HARRIMAN.
He Is Believed to Be Main Factor in
a Mexican System.
SALT LAKE CITY. April 9. At a meet
ing of the stockholders of the National
Railroad of Mexico, held In this" city today,
the bond issue to provide for the pur
chase of the Mexican National and other
roada was authorized. The new securi
ties are provided for as follows:
Prior lien, 4; per cent gold bonds, not to
exceed 523,000,000; first consolidated mort
gage not to exceed $60,000,000.
Five additional directors were elected,
as follows: Charles T. Smith, Joseph de
Jose de Landa y Escandon, Robert P
Easton. E. N. Brown and Carl Smith, all
of the City of Mexico. E. N. Brown was
elected third vice-president and general
manager of the company.
The stockholders also ratified other acts
of the old board of directors. Including the
construction of the El Salto division, the
purchase of new equipment and the stand
ard gauging of the National. The com
pany was incorporated under the laws of
Utah In February. It Is believed that E.
H. Harriman is the main factor In the
proposed new system-
Low Rates to Seashore.
CHICAGO. April 9. For the first time
In the history of local transportation, a
series of low-rate excursions are to be
run from Chicago to Atlantic City during
the coming Summer. The novel plan of
operating excursions from Chicago to
the famous Eastern seaside resort was
announced after a meeting here of gen
eral passenger agents of the roads oper
ated east-bound from this city.
The rato for the round trip from Chi
cago to Atlantic City will be $18, and one
excursion will be operated by each of the
following roads: Lake Shore, Big
Fo-ir, Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore &
Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern.
No dates were set for the excursions, but
it Is probable they will be during July
and August.
Pennsylvania Secures Two Systems.
CHICAGO, April 9. The Record-Herald
tomorrow will say:
"Upon the authority of a large stock
holder In -the Plant 6ystem, It Is said- that
the Pennsylvania Interests will soon ac
quire possession of the allied Plant and
Atlantic Coast line systems. In this fact.
It Is said. Is to be found the reason for
the purchase by the Atlantic Coast line of
the Plant system, which has surprised the
railroad world. Should the Pennsylvania
secure the two systems, they will add a
total of 3970 miles of line, bringing the
total to 20.000 miles under one control."
Ttto Changes on the O. R. & N.
E. I. Shinkle, who has for five years
been counter clerk In the general freight
office of the O. R. & N. Co., has been pro- j
moted to the position of local agent of the !
company in Spokane. He will be succeed
ed In the Portland office by Thad Sweek,
who has for a. long time had a desk lnsldo
the general freight offlc?. The announce-
r..T:A"'"uueil ..'
uay. uui iney wm not uccome eu.eut.ive
until April 15. ,
Mr. Shinkle came from the Iowa Central
at Oskaloosa, la., five years ago. He will
leave next Tuesday for Spokane, but his
family will not follow until some weeks
pass, perhaps cot before the end of the '
school year.
Southern Pacific Election.
NEW YORK. April 9. The annual meet
ing of- the Southern Paciflc Company was
held In this city today. All the retiring
directors were re-elected except .Charles
M. Hays, who resigned, and was succeed
ed by ex-Judge William D. Cornish. The
total vote caBt at the meeting was 1.573,b92
shares, out of a total of 1.97S.471. The new
board will probably meet tomorrow, and
it Is understood that all the Dresent offl-
cers, including President E. H. Harriman, i
will be re-elected.
.
Actual Construction Begun.
DENVER, April 9. De Rimer and Ot
son, contractors for construction of the
10 'miles of the Denver &. Northwestern
Railway from Arvada to Coal Creek, be
gan actual work on the grading today. It
Is expected to have 500 teams and from
1000 to 2000 men at work within a week.
Will Open Nevr Branch.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., April 9. General I
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offices that the Ardmore branch of the
Choctaw, from Halleyville south through
Ardmore, will be opened to Tishomingo,
Monday, April 14.
Canadian Pacific Purchase.
MONTREAL, April 9. The Canadian
Pacific Railway has purchased the Ottawa
Northwestern Railway for 54.500,000. and
will extend It from Waltham Que., to
Chalk River, thus shortening the trans
continental route by 30 miles'.
Rock Island Directory Re-Elected.
FORT WORTH, Tex., April 9. The Chi
cago, Rock Island & Texas Railway Com
pany held Its regular annual session here
yesterday. The old directory and officers
were re-eiected.
Railroad Notes.
The work: of surfacing the St. Johns
extension of the O. R. & N. Is proceeding
ae fast as the weather vill permit, but it
Is likely to be two or three weeks before
the track will be ready for the running
of trains over it, except the work trains.
At Shanlko yesterday three inches of
snow fell, but it remained on the ground
only -a few hours. At no other point on
the Columbia Southern was any snow re
ported. The O. R. c N. weather report
showed a little snow In the Blue Moun-
tains and frost at North Powder. The
weather of the Interior was generally
cloudy, but the mercury was above freez
ing at all other points.
xjitlgntion Over Hoyt's Jewels.
NE"W YORK, April 9. Diamonds, pearls
and other rare Jewels valued at nearly ?50,
000, a part of the estate of the late
Charles H. Hoyt the playwright, will, it
Is reported, soon become the subject of
litigation. Apart from the value of the
Jewels, most of which were worn first by
Flora Walsh Hoyt, and later, with costly
additions, by Caroline MIskey Hoyt, so
much sentimental and family Interest Is
way into the blood, and are forced by the circulation through the glands
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acid poisons sometimes dry up the natural oils and the skin becomes
hard and dry, often cracking and bleeding and causing intense pain and
fearful itching. This form of Eczema is known as Tetter, and oftenest
polluted blood, and this humiliating disease is called Acne. Local
remedies afford but scant relief. The blood and system being saturated with
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skin becomes soft and smooth again.
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attached to them that the contest
' promises to "be exceedingly bitter.
The Jewels are now In the possession of
Frank McKee, Hoyt's former partner, and
' one of the executors of the estate. The
claimants are Mrs. Mary W. Scales and
I Miss Sarah Miskel Scales, the mother and
! sister of Caroline Miskel Hoyt, who say
i that shortly before Mr. Hoyt's death he
promised to give them the gems. Counsel
! for McKee declared the claim of Mrs. and
Miss Scales Is preposterous.
JAPAN IN GOOD SHAPE.
No Cause to Be Uneasy
Foreign Trnde.
Over Its
NEW YORK. Aoril 9.-A "welcome
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Count Matsukata. ex-Prime Minister -of
Janan. who recently arrived In tnl3
country on a tour of the world. The
dinner was given by the prominent
laare,s e residents of the city. KSoho
Takahira, the Japanese Minister at
Washington, was one of the guests.
Count Matsukata said:
"Something like a panic, as you know,
visited tho financial world of Japan last
year. The principal cause was the un
natural, abnoijmal expansion of credit
brought about by the sudden Increase
of specie in Japan after our war in
China. The sudden increase of our cir
culating medium made .people rush Into
speculation; made them more luxurious
In their habits and generally more ex-
vtravagant
in their mode of life. The
natural consequence of
all this was a
reaction which culminated In the finan
cial troubles of last year. I am
happy to be able to say that the troublo
was confined principally to banking and
business concerns of obscure standing,
and only a few of them. None of tho
institutions holding good positions in
the financial world was involved In the
failure.
"Turning from finances, we had,
strange to say, a very good year in
trade. The feature especially encourag
ing was that the exports showed con
siderable Increase over the preceedlng
, year. Our people are beginning to rcal-
i ize that the only hope for
lze tnat the only hope for real pros
perity lies in steady application and
presistent labor. In these circumstances
the financial and economic prospect of
the country shows a steady Improvement.
Interest on money, whon I left Japan,
showed a steady tendency downward.
This- year the balance of trade thus
far has been unfavorable to Japan, but
this Is only what should be expected
because the early part of the year Is
always devoted to Import trade In Japan.
So you who are abroad need not be in
any way uneasy about this year's for
eign trade at home."
In denying the report that Japan was
contemplating the placing of a loan In
foreign countries Count Matsukata
said:
"I am strongly disposed to believe that
although an influx of capital, through
the ordinary channels of business, would
be beneficial, the introduction of foreign
capital through official instrumentality
at this moment would do more harm
than good."
Test of New Embalming: Flnld.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich., April 9. The
body of John Leek, an aged negro, who
died . six months ago, and which was
turned over to an undertaker in order
that he might test a new embalming fluid,
has been exhumed. The body has the con
sistency of vulcanized rubber, and might
i readily pass for a statue of black mar-
ble, as the petrified flesh Is hard enough
to take a polish. There is not the slight
est trace of decomposition or wasting, the
features retaining their fullness.
The experimenter said the fluid will pre
serve the body for centuries. It was re
cently discovered by an Eastern chem
ical company, and this test on the body of
an unclaimed county hospital corpse is the
first made.
Chasing: n Rebel Gunboat.
PANAMA, April 9. The revolutionary
gunboat Padllla was seen this morning off
Taboga Island, 25 miles from Panama.
Government gunboats have left here to
pursue her.
is due to the retention in
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or other inflammatory
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matter oozes, lorming into sores, scales
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attacks the hands and ieet. Unsightly eruptions
in the shape of pimples and blackheads break out
upon the face, neck and shoulders as a result of
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