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THE MORNIKG OREGOSflAN. TUESDAY. JULY 22, 1902. TO SHELTER ARMY Many New' Quarters to Be Provided by Department ROOT APPROVES BOARP'S PLANS First Work "Will Be at Chlckamanga Park, Haines' Mission and the Presidio Amounts Appro priated. WASHINGTON. July 2L A board of officers, consisting of Major-Generals Corbln and Young, Brigadier-General Ludlngton, Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Johnston and .Major George Rublen, was appointed several weeks ago by the Sec retary of "War to take Into consideration the question of provision to be made for the accommodation and shelter for troops returned from Cuba and the Philippine Islands, and to consider generally the construction of new bulldlng6 at posts throughout the United States to accom modate Increased garrisons to be sta tioned thereat- The board submitted Its final report to the Secretary of War, who has approved the recommendations sub mitted by it- The amounts given are those estimated to complete the construc tion of various works, and while the al lotments are made from the current ap propriations, it is not expected that the full amounts will be expended In all cases during the fiscal year. The allotments are as follows: New post for regiment of cavalry at Chlcamauga Park, Ga.. $500,000 New post for battalion of Infantry at Haines Mission. .Alaska, 2G0.000. New post for regiment of infantry at Monterey, Cal., $125,000. Provisions for regiment of infantry at presidio, $75,000. Completion of Fort McKinzIe, Wyo.. to accommodate one battalion of Infantry. $115,000. . Barracks, quarters, stables, etc, for two batteries light artillery, at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo., $200,000. Repairs at Fort Harrison, Mont., to accommodate battalion of Infantry. $10, 000. v Enlargement of Fort Douglas, Utah, for headquarters and two battalions infan try. $125,000. To enlarge Fort Lawton, Wash., for headquarters and one battalion Infantry, $105,000. To enlarge I?ort Wright, Wash., for one battalion infantry. $30,000. To enlarge Vancouver Barracks. Wash., for one full regiment Infantry and two battalions artillery. $140,000. To reconstruct Whipple Barracks, Ariz., for one battalion infantry, $120,000. To continue construction of barracks and quarters at Fort Riley. Kan., to pro vide for increased garrisons and officers of schools of Instruction, $225,000. Same at Leavenworth, $250,000. The board also took Into consideratior. the construction of necessary buildings at many of the Coast artillery posts on the Atlantic seaboard, on the Gulf and at the mouth of the Columbia River, and at some of the inland posts for cav alry and artillery, where additional build ings are needed to accommodate the in creased garrisons. It has been decided to proceed at once with the preparation of plans and specifications for the neces sary buildings at the new posts and at the posts to be enlarged, and to Invite bids for their construction, but it is con templated to place only a part of the work at other places under contract at present, to avoid the large congestion which would result by throwing too much work on the market at many of these places at once. The work that probably will receive first consideration will be the new posts to be established at Chicka xnauga Park, Haines Mission and the Presidio, San Francisco. RETIRE3IEXT OF BROOKE. Secretary Hoot's Glowing Tribute to the General. WASHINGTON, July 21. Secretary Root announces the retirement of General Brooke today as follows: "War Department, July 21. 1902. The re tlrement from active service this date by operation, of the law of Major-General John R. Brooke. U. S. A., Is announced, terminating a period of over 40 years of efficient, honorable and distinguished serv ice on the active list of the volunteer and regular Army. "General Brooke volunteered his services and was commissioned by the Governor of Pennsylvania in the Fourth Regiment of Infantry from that state at once upon the call of the President for volunteers following the attack on Fort Sumter. He was subsequently commissioned Colonel of the Fifty-third Pennsylvania Volun teers in November. 1861, and was ap pointed Brigadier of volunteers by Presi dent Lincoln, May 12, 1SG4. for distin guished services in the battles of the Wil derness and Spottsylvania Courthouse. He was twice severely wounded In the battle of Gettysburg. July 2, 1863, and in the bat tle of Cold Harbor, June 3. 1S64 and was breveted Major-General of volunteers for gallant and meritorious service in tne battle of Tolopotomy and Cold Harbor, Va. He resigned from the volunteer Fenice February 1, 1S66, and entered the regular service with the grade of Lieutenant-Colonel of Infantry, July 2S, 18C6; was commissioned Colonel In 1S79, .Brigadier-General In 1SS8, and Mnjor-General in 1897 He was breveted Colonel and Brigadier-General. United States Army, March 2. 1867, for gallant and meritorious service in the -battles of Gettysburg nnd Spott3jivania Courthouse, respectively. "In the beginning of the war with Spain he was assigned to the command of an Army corps, and In July, 189S, sailed In command of the troops embarked for Porto Rico: and after the declaration of truce in August, 1S0S, was In command of the troops in that island to December, 1S3S. He was chairman, of the commission to arrange for the evacuation of Porto Rico by the' Spanish troops; and from December 2S, 1S93, to December 20, 1899, General Brooke was in command of the division of Cuba, and as military Governor of the Island under circumstances of great difficulty rendered faithful and effective service. "During his long service General Brooke has exercised Important military com mands both In peace and In war and al ways administered them with honor to his country. "It la a pleasure to refer to a record such as this, which should serve as an example and an inspiration to the young officer who has yet to shape his character and career in the military service. "ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of War." RUSSIANS STOWED AWAY. But Captain of Transport Logan Would Xot Permit Search of Ship. NEW YORK, July 2L Paul Kosahe vltch, who represents the Russian Gov ernment as Consul at San Francisco, de clares, says a Herald dispatch from that cfty, that Captain Abraham S. Beckham, Quartermaster of the United States transport Logan, has treated his govern ment with contempt. He has notified the Russian Embassy in Washington of the alleged slight upon the government of the Czar. When the Logan arrived at Nagasaki, the United States Consul notified Captain Beckham that three men had deserted from a Russian warship, and that they x might make an attempt to reach the United States. The troops on the trans sort obtained shore leave, and after they had embarked and the ship was about to call, the Russian Consul at that port Is said to have demanded of Captain Beck ham the privilege of searching the Logan. "No man will be allowed to search this vessel,' Captain Beckham Is said to have replied. The Russian Consul Insisted that he had the right to search the ship for the men, and when Captain Beckham again refused, the Consul declared that he would bring the matter to the atten tion of his government. After being two days out from Nagasa ki, three Russian stowaways, attired in the uniforms of American troops, are said to have been found on board. ai'IiAURIIV DECLINES. Will Tfot Accept the Appointment to the Court of Claims Bench. OYSTER BAY.,N. Y., July 2L Thl3 was the quietest week day at Sagamore Hill since the President arrived. No vis itors came during the day. President Roosevelt passed the morning in his li brary with Secretary Loeb. President Roosevelt is in receipt of a letter from Senator McLaurln, of South Carolina, declining the proffered appoint ment to the vacancy on the bench of the United States Court of Claims. The President, it can be said, much regrets Senator McLaurln's decision, as he be lieved the Senator's Senatorial experi ence and his career as Attorney-General of South Carolina would render him a particularly good addition to the Court of Claims. The President Is now uncer tain what ho will do about Senator Mc Laurln. It is understood that he is anx ious to appoint him to some position in recognition of what the President re gards as his services to the country and his demonstrated ability In public life. I Mrs. W. S. Cowles, a sister of the Pres ident, and wife of Lieutenant-Commander Cowles. of the Navy, arrived at Saga more Hill today. She will be the guest of the Roosevelt family for some time. Xewell Lectures on Irrigation. DENVER. July 2L F. H. Newell, chief hydrographer of the United States Gov ernment, who is In active charge of the work outlined by the Irrigation act, de livered addresses on the subject of irri gation today before the Commercial Cub and the Real Estate Exchange of this city. Mr. Newell explained the provisions of the law and told what was required of the states in the arid region. "Looking into the future." he said, "one realizes that there must ccme the time when water must be apportioned vlth justice "to all, and a century o'r more hence we will have It distributed not upon priority rights, but upon technical rights. We cannot have a farmer getting more water than he is entitled to because his great-grandfather or somebody else hap pened to secure the water rjght two months ahead of somebody else. Water must ultimately be conserved In the most just manner for the general welfare of all citizens." The members of the Commercial Club unanimously agreed to aid the work of the commission as far as possible, and actively to take a hand in pushing for ward the Irrigation of arid lands in Colo rado and tributary territory. MaeArthnr Assumes Command. NEW YORK. July 21. Major-Gen eral MacArthur today assumed command of the Department of the East, relieving Major-General John R, Brooke. The cer emony took place In the headquarters buildings on Governor's Island. General Brooke was presented with a large silver loving-cup by membero of his staff. The troops of the post were paraded, and a double line of sentries was formed from Gencfal Brooke's house to the wharf. Down this line 'he passed, escorted by all the staff, and the 13 guns of a Major General's salute were fired in his honor. Xo One Blamed for the Grounding WASHINGTON. July 2L The court of Inquiry which investigated the grounding of the battle-ship Illinois while entering Chrl3tianla harbor last week, has found that no blame Is attached to the officers or crew. Admiral Crownlnshleld ap proves the report. LONDON, July 21. The United State3 flagship Illinois arrived at Sheemess to day from Christiania and proceeded to Gravesend, where she will go to the Chatham dockyard for repairs consequent upon her striking an obstruction as she was entering the outer harbor of Chris tiania., Seal end Whale Award. NEW YORK, July 21. Herbert D. Pierce, Third Assistant Secretary of State, arrived tonight from Antwerp on the new Red Star steamer Kroonland. Mr. Pierce represented the United States at The Hague as counsel and agent be fore Dr. Asse-r, the Dutch jurist, who Is. the sole arbiter of the seal and whale fisheries dispute between the United States and Russia. Mr. IPcrce said he believed that Dr. Aser would render his award very soon, and that an award for damages to the American sealers and whalers, whose vessels were seized by the Russian authorities, would be made. Secretary Moody's Ontlnp. WASHINGTON. July 21. Secretary Moody will leave Washington next Fri day, and will probably not return until after September 1. He will go from here to Oyster Bay, where he will spend Sun day with President Roosevelt, and early In the following week will proceed to Byfleld. Mass.. his birthplace. He will spend the time between August 8 and 16 on the Dolphin, in company with mem bers of the Senato and House committees on naval affairs, witnessing the evolu tions of the North Atlantic squadron. Mandamus for Root. WASHINGTON, July 21.-Justlce Hag ner today Issued a rule ordering Secretary of War Root to show cause by July 28 why a peremptory mandamus should not Issue requiring him to restore Miss Rebec ca J. Taylor to a clerkship In the War Department. Miss Taylor was dismissed last June, and she alleges the action was unjust treatment. The trouble grew out of pub lishing of statements by Miss Taylor crit icising the Philippine policy of the Ad ministration. Root Leaves Today for Europe. WASHINGTON, July 2L Secretary Root will leave tomorrow afternoon for New York, whence he will sail Thursday for Europe in company with General Horace Porter. United States Ambassador to France. Secretary Root is going to Carlo bad for the purpose of bringing home Mrs. Root and 6ome of the children, who have been at that place for their health. It is expected that he" will return September 6. Aoslstant Secretary Sanger will have charge of the affairs of the War Depart ment. Xevr Snrjtcon General of Army. WASHINGTON, July 21. The Presi dent has designated Colonel R. M. O'Reilly to be Surgeon-General of the Army, to succeed General Forwood, who will retire on September 7 next. Colonel O'Reilly will have until January. 1909, to serve as Surgeon-General. He was ap pointed from Pennsylvania as a medical cadet in IBM. He is a graduate of the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Crownlnshleld Goes to Europe. WASHINGTON. July 21. Admiral Crownlnshleld sailed today from ChrLj tiania. Norway, for Chatham, England, with the European squadron, consisting of the Chicago. San Francisco and Illinois. The Admiral will arrive In England in ample time for the coronation services. August 9. Superintendent of New Orleans Mint. WASHINGTON. July 2L The President has appointed Hugh H. Suthon as superin tendent of the United States mint at New Orleans, La., vice Boothby, resigned. WILL REST IN GREENWOOD MACKAVS REMAINS TO BE -XX-TERItED IX THIS GOUXTBX. Friends of the Deed Millionaire Far "Worm "Tribute to IU Memory. LONDON, July 2L The remains of John W. Mackay, of San Francisco, who died here yesterday evening, will be taken, to New York for Interment la Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. The exact date for the removal of the body and the arrange ments for the funeral will not be decided upon until the arrival in London of bla son, Clarence Mackay, who sailed from New York on Saturday last. Mrs. John W. Mackay is quite prostra ted with grief. The afternoon papers, as well ao the morning journals, print long obituaries of Mr. Mackay. An informal meeting of Americans so journing In London, held at the Carlton Hotel tonight, adopted resolutions ex pressing regret at the death of John W. Mackay and tendering sympathy to Mrs. Mackay and to the other members of tho family. Among those present were Gen eral Joseph E. Wheeler, of Alabama; ex Governor Frank Brown, of Maryland: Jefferson M. Levy. ex-Member of Con gress from New York, and George T. Wilson, third vice-president of tho Equi table Life Assurance Society of the United States. The Rome correspondent of the Asso ciated Press, referring to the death of Mr. Mackay, says a deep Impression has been caused there by the sudden death of one who was related by marriage to so many leading Italian families. MACKAY'S BEXBVOLEXCE. Gave Away a Quarter of a 3Illlion a Year to Charity.. SALT LAKE CITY, July 2L P. H. Lan nan, of this city, has treasured the friend ship of John W. Mackay for nearly a life time. He said today: "I knew him for 40 years. I knew him when he was a miner, and ho stood then, with every man, as a peer. What he said his fellow-men knew to be true. It has been the same since, 4n California. New York everywhere. I never saw a trait in him that did not go to mako the perfect man. He met every man on the broad plane of manhood. He was rich, but the poor saw nothing of his Wealth In meet ing him, he loomed so far above It. His greatest traits wero his unostentatious generosity and charity and his wonder ful Americanism. Considering the latter. It seems an Irony of fate that he should have died Jn a foreign land. His chari ties, I know, amounted to more than $23), 000 a year, and yet so modestly were they given that no one, excepting possibly his private secretary, knows the beneficiaries. "In tho enterprises which bore his name at the head his sense of personal honor was uppermost, and so certain that It pro tected the lowliest of his associates, be It stockholder In the Postal Telegraph or employe In his mines. 'He scorned petti ness and meanness, and his scorn, when impelled, was tho loftiest In the world, but always he stood by his friends until the guilt of something petty Intervened. "Mr. Mackay, had a tremendous pride in his own good name and strove to keep It above reproach. At the time of the Bar ing failures in London, and against the advice of astute financiers, he sent to London to float a loon of several million dollars for tho Postal Telegraph. The loan was to remain open for 24 hours, and was all taken In six. It Is only a sam ple of the power of Mackay's name. "The last time I saw Mr. Mackay was May 24. this year, at San Francisco. He wjh in the perfection of health and boasted that he could 'handle any 70-year-old fellow In the world." He was there then arranging the preliminaries for the laying of the Pacific Commercial Cable. "There will be weeping and walling on the Comstock, where his greatness of heart was first and best known. I know of no other man like him. He had all the attributes of true greatness." CLARK KXEW MACKAY WELL. The Montana Senator Considers His Death a Xatlonal Calamity. BUTTE, Mont., July 2L United States Senator W. A. Clark enjoyed a personal acquaintance with John W. Mackay, and when Interviewed, spoke of his death as follows: "We were warm personal friends," eald the Senator, "and although we had no business relations together, we frequent ly met In New York. Mr. Mackay was a. genial, whole-souled, broad-gauged, typical Irish-American. He was liberal to a fault. I consider his death a Na tional calamity. His ambition In life was to encircle the earth with his tele graphic and cable lines, and there was little doubt that he would accomplish hla purpose had he lived. His latest enter prise was the Pacific cable to the Phil ippines. He accomplished great results with h!s Postal Telegraph Company, ana pushed his lines across the country against the powerful influence of the Western Union Company. "Mr. Mackay visited Montana in 1863, and he told me he rode from Virginia City to Helena on horseback, looking over the country. I believe he returned to Nevada. He had some copper Interests in Idaho, and helped to build a railroad branch In the Lost River country. "He built the finest mausoleum in Greenwood cemetery. Long Island, that was ever constructed, for the remains of his eon, who was killed some years ago In an accident while riding horseback. The remains of the late Marcus Daly are now In that mausoleum." Will Xot Delay Pacific Cable. NEW YORK, July 2L The last cable gram from Mr. Mackay, who died In Lon don yesterday, was one In regard to the proposed Pacific cable, an enterprise which had. been his dream for 20 years. Thla cablegram was transmitted from London to New York only a few minutes before he was stricken. It was addressed to Mr. Cook, one of his associates In the cable, explaining the progress of the Pa cific cable project nnd giving assurance of its completion by July of next year If the United States Government would fur nish the eurvey made by the Nero. Mr. Cook when asked today as to whether Mr. Mackay's death would de lay the completion of the Pacific cable, said that while Mr. Mackay's death was a serious loss, yet the work would go on without interruption and the cable would be completed and in operation by July L 1902. unices the Government soundings were withheld from the company. Mackay's Horses Scratched. NEW YORK, July 21. All of the many thoroughbreds belonging to Clarence Mackay, which are now In training, will be scratched out of events for which they have been entered, owing to the death of Mr. Mackay's father. Hl3 colors will not be seen on the tracks again this year, al though It is possible that some of his best horses will be transferred to the name of his trainer, Charles Hill, and will be raced later In the season. That will be deter mined -af ter Mr. Mackay arrives in Eng land. During the la3t two years Mr. Mackay has gathered one of the largest and most successful racing stables In the East. Mr. Mackay had engagements for his horses at Saratoga and it Is a matter of keen disappointment If they are com pelled to remain In their stables. Deeded Property to Wife and Son. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2L-nJames L. Flood and Attorney G. W. McEnerney to day filed for record deeds signed by the late John W. Mackay for all the real es tate which the latter owned In thla city so. the time of his death. They are drawn ) In favor of his wife, Marie Louise Mackay, and his son, Clarence H. Mackay, who will share alike In all respects, and In the three parcels of real estate transferred the consideration in the two Is love and affection, and In the third a nominal sum is named. Mackays purpose In signing the deeds and entrusting them to Flood, his old-time friend. Is thought to have been becacee he wanted to make easier and less expensive to his heirs the admin istration of his estate. FORTY THOUSAND STRIKE More Garment-Workers Go Out at Xcvr York. NEW YORK, July21. The n,0C0 garment-workers who struck yesterday for higher wagc3 and shorter hours were Joined today by about 15.000 others, whb asked that 56 hours be considered s. week's work. As this Is the dull season In the trade. It Is expected that It will be some days before the various Interests get to gether. About nine different, unions aro engaged In the strike. Distributing- Strike Funds. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., July 1. The greatest strike fund In the hl6tory of organized labor is to be handled in Indianapolis. Tho officera of the United Mlneworkers are confident that there will be ready response to the appeal made by the convention, and while $1,000,000 a week may not be raised, they believe thatthe sum will be realized. W. R. Wilson. Na tional secretary and trcaeurcr, to whom all subscriptions are payable, said today the office force will be increased, so there will be no delay in handling the money. The money is to be distributed among the three anthracite districts, according to their membership. The money will be sent from Indianapolis to the secretaries of the anthracite districts nnd distributed by them among the strikers. The first financial assistance was sent to the miners tonight when Secretary Wilson forwarded to the secretary-treasurer af three anthracite districts checks for their respectlvo shares of the $50,000 appro priated by the recent convention to be ap plied immediately to relieving the wants of the strikers and their families. Western Miners Averse to Strike. TOPEKA, Kan., July 2L An interstate convention of the miners of Kansas, Mis souri, Indian Territory and Arkansas was called In this city today for the purpose of determining what action the miners of the West will take regarding the enforce ment of demands upon the operators. Tho wage scale for the ensuing year has not yet been agreed upon. The general feel ing among the miners Is In opposition to a strike, especially since the action of the Indianapolis convention, unless It should become necessary thus to enforce their demands upon the operators. September 1 was set as the time wnen some kind of a settlement must be made. The confer ence will probably be in "session for sev eral days. Goldbeaters on Strike. PHILADELPHIA. July 21. A strike was Inaugurated today throughout the country by tho United Goldbeaters' National Union of America. Jn this city, according to Ellis Gray, president of the local union, 86 goldbeaters and 40 apprentices are on strike. The tie-up is said to be complete everywhere. There are about 400 goldbeat ers In the United States, and all are mem bers of the union. They demand tho dis charge of the women employed as mold fillers who, Mr. Gray says, do -the work at the rate of 18 cents, for which the gold beaters formerly received 90 cents. The beaters, he claims, can only earn $12 to $15 a week. Warrants for Union Miners. CHARLESTON, W. Va.. July 21. Upon the application of the Collins Colliery, Federal Judge Kelly today Issued attach ments' for the arrest bt Johri Richards, president qf district No. 17. United MJne worker of America, and 65 other union miners who participated In meetings held near their mine. Complaint was made against a meeting July 17 as In -violation of the Injunction Issued In the suit, against National Secretary. Wilson, "Mother" Jones and others. Glovemakcrs Win a Victory. CHICAGO, July 21. After a strike of nearly two months' duration, 1000 men and girls employed Jn the glove factories of this city returned to work today. Pres ident P. H. Boe. of the Glovemakers Union, announced that the organization hod won a victory nnd that the factories whose employes had struck had signed the union scale. Boilermakers In Convention. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. July 2L The 14th annual convention of the Boilermak ers of the United States and Canada be gan here today. Addresses by Henry J. Hartley, of -the William Cramps Ship & Engine Building Company, and Colonel E. D. Mler, of New York, were followed by the annual address of President Rich ard Hammond. BALTIMORE TORNADO. Severest That Has Visited That City in Seventeen Yenrs. BALTIMORE. Md., July 21. The tor nado which struck Baltimore yesterday afternoon involving the loss of 12 lives and a widespread destruction of property, was the severest that has been known In this section for 17 years. No storm had been forecasted. Almost without a mo ment's warning an Irresistible wind, ap parently In the nature of a whirlwind, came up from the southwest, and In an Instant tho waters of tho harbor were converted into a seething cauldron, frail boats were capsized, while the stanchest vessels at anchor were violently rocked. A careful estimate today shows that 200 houses were unroofed during the storm. The roof of the William-Street Independ ent Methodist Church was lifted high in the air and blown over the roof3 of other houses a distance of 150 feet. The stone splro of the Holy Cross Catholic Church was hurled to "tho ground. A part of the roof of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church was torn off, while the historic steeple of St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church was demolished com pletely. The public squares and parks were dam aged badly. Patterson Park Is a scene of desolation. The whole extent of these pleasure grounds is strewn with broken branches and uprooted trees and the debris completely blocked up the drive ways. Many handsome trees In Franklin Square and Druid Hill Park, as well as all the shade trees, were -jprooted bodily, falling across thoroughfares and tempo rarily blocking them. Much damage was done to house fronts in all sections of the city by the falling trees. In the business section numerous plate glass windows were blown in, while tele graph and telephone service was crip pled. Sale of Brown Palace Hotel Stopped. DENVER, Colo.. July 21. The sale of the Brown Palace Hotel, under a mort gage held by the United States Mort gage & Trust Company, has been stopped by the allowance of an appeal to the Court of Appeals by an order of Judge Johnson this afternoon. The Lockhaven Trust & Safe Deposit Company took the appeal. PILES CURED WITHOUT THE KXIFE. Itching. Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Pile. Ko Cure. Ko Pay. Druggists are authorized bj manufacturers of Paso Ointment to refund money where It falls to cur any cae of plies, no matter of tow Ions standing-. Cure otdl nary cases In six days; the worst cayes In four teen days. One application glvu tost and rest Relieves itching Instantly. This Is a new dis covery and Is the only pile remedy raid on a positive guarantee, no cure no pay. Price. 60s. If your druggist don't keep it in stock send us COc la stamps and we will forward same br mall. Manufactured by Paris Med. Co., St. Louis. Mo., who alto manufacture the celebrat ed cold cur. Laxative Broso-Ouinlns Tablets. STATISTICS OF THE SOIL CENSUS BULLETIJT OX AGRICUL TURE IX THE UNITED STATES. Over Five Million Farms In the En tire Country Progress of Irrl iration In the West. WASHINGTON, July 21. The Census today Issued a bulletin giving the condi tion of agriculture in the United States for the year 1900. It shows that there wero at that time 5.379.C57 farms in the entire country, which were valued at 516.C74.6W. 217. Of this amount $3.&60,19S,191, or over 21 per cent, represented the value of buildings and tl3.1tf.92,056. or over 7S per cent, represented tho value of lands and improvements other than buildings. The value of farm Implements and machinery was J7Cl.ai,o30. and of livestock J3.07S.050.- These values, added to the value of the farms, gives a total valde of farm prop erty amounting to 0.514,001,835. The total' value of farm products for the year 1S99 Is given at $4,739,118,752, of which amount $1.71S,990,221 was for animal products. Including livestock, poultry and bee products. The bulletin places the average size of farms in tho United States at 145 acres, and It Is stated that 49 per cent of the farm land Is Improved. The total ncrcago for the entire country was 841,201.546. Tho number of farms In the United States has Increased. In every decade for the last 50 years, and so rapidly that In 1S00 there were nearly four times as many farms as In 1S50, and 25 per cent more than In 1S90. The total acreage of farm land has also Increased, but up to 1S30 lees rapidly than the number of farms, thus Involving a steady decrease in the average size of farms. Since 1SS0, however, the total acreage has Increased more rapidly than the number of farms, so that the average size of farms has Increased. The total area of Improved land has Increased In even decade since 1850. A comparison by states indicates that the most important states in the agricul ture of the country are, beginning with the West, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indi ana, Ohio. Pennsylvania and New York. Together they contribute 44 per cent of tho total value of farm property and 3S per cent of the total value of farm prod ucts. Texas leads with the greatest number of farms, 352.190, and also with the highest acreage, 125,807,017. But only a little over 15 per cent of the farm land in Texas was Improved, and the value of the farm land In Texas was less than in Pennsyl vania, OhTb, New York, Missouri, Iowa or Illinois, being $962,476,273. Missouri ranks second In the number of farms, having 2S4.SS6. Other states having more tXan 200,000 farms are: Alabama 223,220 Georgia 224.ca. Illinois 2M.151 Indiana 2H.S97 Iowa 22S.IE2 Kentucky 231,tb7 Michigan N. 203.201 Mississippi 2C0.S03 New York 226,722 North. Carolina 221.637 Ohio 276,719 Pennsylvania 224.213 Tennessee 224,623 Iowa leads the list In the percentage of improved land, more than 86 per cent of the farm lands of that state being Im proved. Illinois follows with more than 84 per cent, Ohio comes next with 73 per cent, and is followed by Indiana with more than 77 per cent. Illinois occupies tho first position In the matter of the total value of farm lauds, figures for that state being $2,004,316,297. Other state values are as follows: Iowa J1.S34.345.546 California 786.527.955 Indiana 978,616.471 Kansas SSl.lOO.asS Kentucky ... 471.045.856 Michigan 690.355.7J4 Minnetota 78S.6S4.642 Missouri 1,033.121.895 Nebraska 747,950.057 New York 1.069.723,995 Ohio 1,903.923.946 Pennsylvania 1,051,629.173 Tennessee 341.202,025 Texas 962.476.273 Virginia 323.515.977 Wisconsin Sll.712c319 The livestock farm lands of the country are put down at a value of 57.505.281.273, or more than 3G per cent of the whole; the hay and grain lands at J6.375.54S.u43, or 31 per cent of the whole; .dairy prod ucts over 8 per cent; cotton over 5 per cent. A chapter of the bulletin Is devoted to Irrigation, and the following extract from it summarizes the presentation: "A comparison of the number of Irri gators and of the number of acres Irri gated at the beginning and end of the decade of 1SS9-1S99 shows that these have approximately doubled. The number of Irrigators in the arid states and terri tories increased from 52.5S4 to 102,819. or 95 per cent, and the number of acres Ir rigated increased from 3,364,415 to 7,263.273, or 103 per cent. The percentage of in crease In the number of acres Irrigated is somewhat larger than that In the num ber of irrigators, and occurs principally in what may be termed the newer states Idaho, Montana, Utah nnd Wyoming. This Increase Is explained by the irriga tion within recent years of large areas on ranches In forage crops and pasture. In California and Colorado the reverse con dition Is noticeable. Tho increase both in number of Irrigators and in area Irri gated has been proportionately less than In the newer states, showing a decrease in ratio of growth due to the more com plete development and utilization of avail able water supply. In these states the acreage irrigated has Increased respect- General Debility Day in and out there Is that feeling of weakness that motes a burden of Itself. Food dees not strengthen. Sleep does not refresh. It Is hard to do, hard to bear, what should be easy, vitality la on the ebb, and the whole system suffers. For this condition take Hood's Sarsaparilta It vitalizes the blood, gives vigor and tone to a'l the organs and functions, and Is positively unequalled for all run-down or debilitated conditions. . lloon's Pills cure constipation. 25 cents. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pills. They also relieve Distress from Dyspep. la. Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A perfect remedy for Dizziness. Nausea, Drowsiness. Bad Tarte In the Mouth, Coated Tongue. Pain in the Side. TOR PID LIVER. They Regulate the Bow els. Purely Vegetable. Small Pi!!. Small Dose. Small Pdcjs. m3k illVLri MulrS! Gr ESS i f-- 'I Have a Fine Appetite and Perfect Digestion Pe-m-na Is Surely a Grand Medicine." Mr. A. J. Wright, treasurer of the An cient Order of Foresters, Court S419, Strathroy, Ont., writes: "I have suffered for txro yenrs with palim ncrOM.H my bade and nevcre stomach trouble. I feared that I hnd kidney trouble, nnd felt very dls cauruired nntil I nued Pcrnnn. It took only five- bottles to completely restore me to health and xtrensth. The catarrhnl trouble of my stomach hau entirely disappeared. I have no more pain, bat a tine appetite and perfect fiig;etion. Pernna has my npproval. it is snrcly a srnntl med icine." A, J. Wrlsht. When the stomach Is affected by ca tarrh, there 13 a large quantity of vitiat ed mucus poured out Into the stomach, which constitutes a very serious drain upon the vital powers. This mucus passes away In one form cr another and Is generally unnoticed by the patient, who Is unable to account for the great weak ness and prostration which Is experi enced. These patients complain of lassi tude, all - tired - out feelings, their blood becomes thin, nerv WEAKNESS AND PROSTRATION ous system deranged, food seems to do them no good, continuous and increasing weakness. The unfortunate victim wonders why he should be so weak, why his food gives him no strength, why his blood should be so thin. But tho evil effects of catarrh of the stomach are not yet all told. Not only does It set up the weakening drain always referred to. but It inter feres with, sometimes" nearly prevents, the digestion of the food. This alone would make - the patient drain upon the system. When the food TO TREAT AND CURE CATARRH SPECIAL NOTICE-Office Hours From 9 A. M. to 1 P. A. Evenings, Tuesday and Friday From 6:30 to 8:30. Sunday From 9 A. M. to 12 M. DISEASE DESCRIBED BY SYMPTOMS The Proper Coarse for Sufferers. Great numbers of people suffer from tne malign poisons of catarrh, ae from other chronic maladies, without any correct or definite Idea of the nature of their af fliction. The following symptoms have been carefully arranged to enable many sufferers to understand just what It Is that alls them. Many diseases, known under various epeclflc names, are really of a catarrhal origin and nature. Every part of the mucous membrane, tho nose, the throat, eyes. ears. head. lungs', stom ach, liver, bowels, kidneys and bladder. CATARRH OF HEAD AND fHROAT The head and throat become dis eased from neslccted culda, cans. lner Catarrh vrheii the condition of the blood predisposes to this cuu. ditlou. "is your voice husky r "Do you spit up sluner ")o you ache all over?" "Do you snore at night?" "Do you blow out scabs at night?" "Id your nose stopped up?" "Does your nose discharge?" "Dora your nose bleed easily?" "is there tickling In th throat?" "Is thla worse toward night?" "Does the nose Itch and burn?" "Do you hawk to clear the throat? 'ls there pain across the eyes?" "la there pain In froat of head?" "Is your sense cf smell leaving?" "is the throat dry in tne morning V "Are you loslnp your senss oC taste?" "Do you sicp with your mouth open?" "Does your uose stop up toward night? CATARRH OF BRONCHIAL TUBES This condition often result from catarrh extending "trom the head and throat, ami If left unchecked, extends down the windpipe into the branchial tubes, and in. time attack the lanes. xave jou a cough?" "Aro yuu losing tlesh?" "Do jou cough at night?" "Haw jou pata in aiac?" "Do you taKft cold easily?" "is your appetite variable?" "Uae you stuches In side?" "Do ou cough until you gag?" "Are you low-siilrlted at unwsT" "Ijo you raise frothy miterlal?" "Do you spit up yc.iow matter?" "lio jou couj-i. ta going to bed?" "Do you cough In is mornings r "la jr-ur cough uhort ana" nacKlng?" "Do you spit up little cheajy lumps?" "Have you a disgust tor fatty foods V "la there tickling behind the palawr "Hve you pam behind oreastbone?" "Do you tei you are growing weaker?" "la there a fcurmnir miln m the throat?" "Do you cough wore night and mornings 7" "Do you have to sit up at night to ge Set orcaiar SYMPTOMS OF EAR TROUBLES Denfncss and ear trouble result from, catarrh pausing along the En utachlan tube that lea da from the throat to the ear. "Is your hearing tailing?" "Do your tars dlscharse?" "Do jour cara Itch ana burn?" "Are the ears dry and scaij-?" "Havb jou pain behind the ears?" "Is there thrubDing in the earn?" "la there a. buzzing sound heard T.' "Do jc have a ringing In the ears?" "Are there crackling buuuds heard?' "Dj your hearing bad cloudy days?" "Do you have earache cccaulonally?" "Are there sound like steam escaping?" "Do your can hurt when you blow yov. nose?" "Do you constantly hear noises lc the ears?" "Do jou hear better some days than others?" "Do the nolsea tn your cars keep you BirakoJ" "Whin you blow your nose do the ears crack T "lc hearing worse when you have a cold?" "Is roaring llko a waterfall la the head?" CATARRH OF THE STOMACH This condition may reunlt from several causes, lint the nsanl cause Li catarrh, the mnens droppint; down into the throat and bclnu swallowed. "Is there nausea?" "Are you costive ?" ively 44 and 80 per cent, or, taking both states together, 61 per cent, while the number of Irrigators has Increased 86 and S2 per cent, respectively, or together 81 per cent. Thus tho number of Irrigators Is Increasing more rapidly than the area brought under cultivation, showing a more marked tendency toward the sub division of large Irrigated tracts and the cutting up of these Into smaller home steads mainly devoted to frultralslng." Stock Broker's Suicide. PHILADELPHIA, July 2L -Victor )l 0 I I t t o -y i KA4W if MrA.J.V3ight mmfi -; o a reaches tho stomach It lies there undi gested, because it does not tlnd a proper quality of gastric juice. Instead of digesting. It sours, forming gas. beichlngs of sour liquid, pain and a . sense of fullness at the pit of the stom- nch. suffocating sensations, sick hecd 1 ache, palpitation of the heart, great I despondency; in short, producing a con dition popularly known as dyspepsia. Pernna is a specific for catarrh of the stomach. It cares the exftarrh. by removing the canse. With clean, healthy mncous membranes catarrh cannot exist. If you do not receive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna. write nt once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable ad vice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman. President of Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. are subject to disease and blight by ca- rtarrh. The proper course for sufferers Is this. Read theae symptoms carefully over, mark those thut apply to your case and bring thte with you to Drs. Copeland and Montgomery. If you live array frum the city, end them hy mall, and ask for mail treatment. In either Instance, and whether by mall or ofllce treatment, the patient may be assured of the speediest relief and euro possible to medical science. "Is there vomiting ?" "Do you belch up gas?" "Have j-ou waterbrash?" "Are you lightheaded?" " "Is j-our tongue coated?" "Do you hawk and spit?" "la tnera pain after eating?" "Are you nervous and caxr" "Do you have aiok headacho?" "Do you bloat up after eatlnir "Is there disgust for breakfast?" "Have you distress after eating?" "Is your throat filled with slime?" "Do j-ou at times have diarrhoea?" "Is tnere rush of blood to the head?" "When you get up suddenly are you dizzy?" "Is there gnawing seiuatlon In stomach?" 'Do you feel ua If you had lead In stomach?" whn stomach Is etnptj- do jou feel faint?" "Do jou bIch material that. burns threat?" "if stomach 1 full do you feel oppressed?" CATARRH OF THE LIVER The liver becomes diseased by ca tarrh extending from the stoinaoh into the tubes of the liver. "Are you Irritable?" "Are jou nurvou?" "Do you get dizzy?" "Have you no energy T "Do you have cold icet?" "Do you leel miserable?" "is your memory poorr"" "Do you set tired easily?" "Do you have hot flashes?" "is your eyesight blurred?' "Have you pain in the Dack?" "Is your tlesh soft and llabby?" "Are your spirits low at times?" "is there bloating after eating?" "Have you pain around the loins?" "Do you have gurgling In bowels 1" "Do you have rumbling in bowels?" "Is tnere throbbing In the aaomach?" "Do yoa have a sense of heat In uoweb)?' "Do j-ou suffer from pales in temples?" "Do you have a palpitation of the heart?" "Is thero a general feeling of lassitude 7" "Do ibeso feelings affect your memory?" CATARRH OF THE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER Catarrh of the kidneys and blad der results in two ways, first by tnlxlnjT cold; cicond, by overworking the kidneys in separating: from, the blood the poisons that have been absorbed from catarrh, which affects all organs. "la the skin pale and dry?" "Has the skin a waxy look?" "Is the hair dry and brittle V "Is tho okln dry and harsh?" "Do the legs feel too heavy?" "Is there nausea after eating?" "Do the Joints pain and ache?" "Is tho urina dark and cloudy?" "Are the ejes dull and storing 1" "la there pain In small of tack?" "Do your hands and feet swell?" Are they cold and clammy?" "Have j-ou pain In top of head?" "Has the perspiration a bad odor?" "Is there pufflness under the eyes?" "Is there a bad taste in tie mouth?" "Is there, a desire to get up at night?" "Ars there da-k rings around the ej'es?" "Do jou see spots floating' before the eyes?" "Have yoa chilly feelings down the back?" "Do you see unpleasant things while asleep?" "Does e. deposit form when left standing?" Copeland Fee, $5.00 Month Medicines Included, Until Cured. CONSULTATION FREE. Dr. Copelcud's Book Free to All. The Copeland Medical Institute The Dekum. Third and Washingtoi W. II. COPELAXD. M. D. J. 11. MOSTGOMEllY, 31. D. Boulllot, aged 51 years, a stock broker, committed suicide last night by Inhaling illuminating gas at his home In German town. Roulllot was convicted recently of conspiracy In connection with a stock transaction, and It Is supposed thla foot, led to his suicide. Great Oil Fire Extinguished. NEW ORLEANS, July 21. The great oil Are at Jennings' well No. 2 was extin guished this afternon in. the presence of an Immense throng of people. The steam test proved successful.