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10 THE MOKKIJS'G OKEGOXIAN. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 19U2. TALKS ON CANAL Warner Miller, of New York, Favors Either Route. GREAT BOON FOR WEST, HE SAYS Er-Presldent of Nicaragua Com pany Reconciled to Panama-He Visits Portland With Freder ick W. Seward and Party. "While I rejoice at the selection of any canal route, I believe that the Nicaraugua route would have been easier to complete than the one at Panama," said ex-United States Senator Warner Miller, of Xew York. He arrived In Port land last evening from a trip to Alaska with a distinguished party, of which ex Asslstant Secretary of State Frederick W. Seward, a son of the late Secretary of State William H. Seward, and Hon. S. R. Thayer, of Minneapolis, who was Minister to Holland during the Harrison Administration, are members. "Senator Mitchell advocated the Nicar augus. canal bill," continued Mr. Miller, "and I believe he was wise "in so doing, for the advantages of that route are too numerous to need arguments from me. "Now, that the Panama course his practically been agreed upon, I trust the project -Rill be carried out with all possible speed, for the completion of a connecting link between the two great oceans will mean a great deal to the people of the United States. The popu lation of the United States will be doubled within five years after this canal Is finished and the commercial and financial condition of the Pacific Coast will be greatly strengthened. See what the Suez canal has done for Eu rope! The benefits of an Isthmian canal would prove even a greater blessing to America than have those of the Suez canal to Europe. Tour grain from the Pacific Coast could then be transported to Europe in one-half the time that Is now required, while all other articles of export from here could be placed In the markets of the world at a moderate cost. The Idea of the East acquiring the Pa cific Slope's trade with the Orient Is simply nonsense, for the East does not produce those articles of export that are sent from here to China, Japan and other countries of the Orient. When the canal Is finished Oregon and Washington will at once become two of tha wealthiest and i most Important states in the Union. Today they are both teeming with latent resources, patiently waiting for the in vestment of capital and the hand of In dustry that will come In future years. This Is a great country, arid once sup plied with a gateway to the markets of the world, it will become one of the wealthiest sections of the Western Hem isphere." Senator Miller is a stanch Republican, and believes that Republican principles are the ones that have made America what she is. He believes that Theodore Roosevelt will be nominated President in 1904. The party of which Mr. Miller is a member has been traveling in Alaska and on Puget Sound, where they have been guests of President James J. Hill, of the Great Northern Railway. Mr. Seward visited Alaska In 1809, assisting in the diplomatic negotiations whereby that territory was purchased from Rus sia by the United States. He was then serving as Assistant Secretary of State under his distinguished father, and later occupied the same position under the Hayes Administration, when William M. Evarts was Secretary of State. Mr. Seward's return to Alaska this year was a mere pleasure trip, as he desired to see again the land that has been made famous by its great mineral and indus trial resources. Hon. Warner Miller served as Senator from New York from 1SS1 until 1SS7, and a year later was defeated for the Gov ernorship of the Empire State, David B. H1H, Democrat, being the successful can didate. This was the year when Presi dent Harrison carried New York by a sweeping majority, the failure of Mil ler being one "of the unique incidents of American politics. Senator Miller was formerly engaged in the manufacture of paper mill machinery, and pulp paper, having filled orders for the equipment of the first pulp mills on the Pacific Coast. Perhaps the most salient factor in con nection with the public career of Senator Miller was his connection with the Nica ragua Canal Company when that corpora tion was first organized. In 1890, when he was president of the company, he toured the Pacific Coast, speaking at every point of interest between Los An geles and Seattle, in favor of the Nica ragua route. The other members of the .party are: Mrs. Frederick W. Seward, of Mont rose, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. George W. Thayer, Rochester, N. Y.; Miss Harriet Bourne. New York City; R, H. Thayer, Washington, D. C: J. Bradstreet, Min neapolis; R. G. Rodman, Ashland, Wis.; Miss Miller. Herkimer. X- Y. S. R. Thayer, who was Minister to Holland during Harrison's Administration, is one of the "best-Tcnown men In Minnesota, where he practiced law for a, number of years. Hon. and Mrs. Samuel" Hill, of the Great 'Northern Railway, accompanied the party to Alaska. After a s,hort stay in Portland the visitors will go to Spo kane, thence to the Yellowstone Na tional Park for a short tour. Every member of the party IS delighted with Portland, and all speak in the highest terms of the Great Northern Railway, of whlcn company they have been guests for the past three weeks. Hatpin Killed Her. NEW YORK. July 23. Leone Jeodie, lor two years a novice at a convent in Flushing, L. I., is dead, says a Provi dence, R. I., dispatch to the World, after a long and niysterious illness which had baffled medical science. An autopsy was performed, and In the region of tlje heart and piercing the pericardium was found a headless steel hatpin, 4 inches long. In the stomach was found part of another hatpin 14 Inches long, also headless. The young womanhad complained of pains In the stomach since 1S95, ut she died without having mentioned the cause of her illness. Handshake Too Hearty. DES MOINES. Ia., July 23. 2. N. Mc Clanahan, a prominent politician of Cory don and ex-grand master of the Masonic Order of Iowa, has lost his right hand from the effects of a handshake with a friend. iThe grip received was so hard that several of thesmall bones were bro ken and afterward caused a cancerous growth. Amputation became necessary, and the operation has been performed. Perished From Texas Fever. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. July 23.-SIxty-one head of native Missopri cattle, shipped from that state and sold to farmers at Stronghurst, I1L, have been found to be suffering from Texas fever. Nineteen head have died. Dr. Tuffany, State Vet erinarian, believes that the cars were in fected and that the disease will spread. Memorial for Mr-. McKinley. BALTIMORE, July 23 The Merchants' & Manufacturers' Association of this city has prepared and will send to Mrs. Mc Kinley a handsome and costly memorial in the form of an engrossed -set of reso lutions adopted by the association on the occasion of President McKinley's death. The memorial ia in the form of an album, and is handsomely bound in black steal leather. The volume is lined with heavy silk. ..On the cover is the inscrip tion: "In Memory of William McKinley." The book contains 10 heavy Bristol board pages. In the center of the first page is a well-executed picture of the late Presi dent. The other nine pages are devoted to the resolutions adopted by the Mer chants' & Manufacturers' Association in respect to the memory of William Mc Kinley, president of the United States. NEW SHORT.LINE BONDS. Arrangement for Issne to Clean Up Union Pacific Deal. Wall-Street Journal. It will be remembered that a year and a half ago extensive purchases of North ern Pacific stock were made in the in terest of the Union Pacific Company, and the shares acquired were vested In the Oregon Short Line Company. They now consist of Northern Securities stock, for which the Northern Pacific shares have been exchanged. Since that time the Union Pacific Company has also increased Its holdings of Southern Pacific stock. The Oregon Short Line Railroad Company has created an issue of 4 per cent nnd par ticipating 25-year gold bonds, which are to be secured by the pledge and deposit with the Equitable Trust Company of New York as trustee of 10 shares oj Northern Securities stock for every $1000 face value of bonds issued. The bonds carry 4 per cent interest, payable semi annually, and beginning with the year 1S03 are entitled to any dividends and In terest which may be paid in cash during each war upon the deposited collateral In excess of 4 per cent upon the amount of bonds outstanding. The Short Une Company has the option to redeem the bonds at 102& and Interest upoiuany inter est day upon giving at least three months' notice, the bonds eo redeemed to be drawn by lot. The present iesue of these bonds will be $31,000,000. ond holders of the preferred and common stock of the Union Pacific Railroad Company of record on August 1 have the privilege of subscribing to these bonds at 90 and interest to the extent or 60 per cent of the par value of tneir stock. Arrangements have been made for the sale of such bonds as are not taken by the stockholders. Subscriptions must be made before the close of business Au gust 15, and accompanied by the payment of $450 for each bond. The balance clue must be paid on or before September 15. Holders who desire to anticipate the sec ond payment will be allowed a discount of $1 CG per bond. This transaction completes the purchase of Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific stock without Increasing the bonded obli gations of the Union Pacific Company or its capital account, and leaves the com pany In position to retire the obligation before maturity at a slight premium. The rights to subscribe to the new bonds are estimated to be worth a little over 1 per cent to Union Pacific stockholders. This calculation i3 based on about 97 or 9S for the new bonds. To Entertain Immigration Agents. BAKER CITY. Or.. July 23. The Chamber of Commerce arranged tonight to receive General Advertising Agent G. M. McKinney and assistants on the occasion of their visit to this city Fri day, and take them for a drive of In spection through the Powder River Val ley. In addition to furnishing the party with all the Information they may desire, the Chamber of Commerce will provide Mr. McKinney with a large supply of specially prepared pamphlets advertising the agricultural and mineral resources of Eastern Oregon. Passenger Train and Engine Collide. TACOMA, July 23. A collision occurred tonight at Sumner, between the North Coast limited and a freight train backing on to a switch. Both engines were ditched, and the mail and baggage-car thrown from their trucks. No one was hurt. The WTeck was cleared up In a few hours, and the train will probably reach Portland on time tomorrow morning, the delay by the accident being absorbed at Tacoma, where the train usually lies over -nearly four hours. Log Chnte nt Xahcotto. ASTORIA. July 23. (Special.) The O. R. & N. Co. has closed a contract with Lean der Lebeck, of this city, for the construc tion of a log chute and rollway at the ter minus of the company's railway at Nah cotta. He has just completed for the same company a boom and chute for unload ing logs from the trains at Ilwaco. Railroad Notes. Newman, Kline, superintendent of the Pacific division of the Northern Pacific, was In Portland yesterday to meet his family, which has been spending sev eral months in California. The party left in Mr. Kline 's car at 11:10 for Tacoma. Delay In obtaining materials for chang ing the Columbia Southern locomotives from coal to oil burners will make It lm possible to put the new fuel in use on that line before August 1. President Mohler, of the O. R. & N has reached New York, and authority to proceed with the active construction of the Snake River extension to Lewis- ton Is expected from him any day now, The roilrbad presidents have very cheerfully accepted the limitation of the farmers of the Big Bend country and Pa. louse Valley to meet them for a confer ence respecting grain rates, but no date seems available when all can meet. Mr. Mellen thinks it would be unwise to at tempt to adjust the rates of the Palouse section without vthe presence and ndvlce of President Monler, who will not return from the '.East much, if any, before the first of . September. President Hill has not yet returned from Labrador, so it -is not known what date would suit his con venience. Invitation to Roosevelt. CHICAGO. July 23. At a meeting of the representatives of the Lincoln, Mar quette. Mohican and Republican March ing Clubs, held last night, it was decided to extend a formal invitation to Presi dent Roosevelt to be a guest of the clubs upon the occasion of his visit to Chicago next October. A telegram to this effect was sent to the President and the formal invitation will follow by mail. The Hamilton Club will also Join with the other clubs in extending hospitality to the Chief Executive, and it is thought that the Union League Club will assist. President Roosevelt intimated some time ago that he would be pleased to accept the Invitation of the club when it was extended. Goodyrln to Play Bottom. NEW YORK, July 23. N. C. Goodwin, the actor, who Is now In London, has, according to the Herald, cabled his agree ment to accept the part of Bottom In an elaborate revival of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." All the latest inventions of stage mechanism will be utilized and a large company will be engaged for the re production of Shakespeare's most poetic and picturesque work. Remains of a Mastodon. DALLAS. Tex.. July 23. Workmen ex cating In a- gravel pit two miles south of Dallas today unearthed the remains of a mastodon. The Jaw bones were In per fect shape and eight feet in length, but crumbled when exposed to the air. The teeth remained perfect, however. The molars are 14V4 Inches long, 7& wide and weigh 15 pounds. They probably will be sent to the State University at Austin. THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A delightful trio of a few hours will take jou through the famous "Columbia River Gorge." the greatest combination of river and mountain scenery on earth. O R. & N. train leaves Portland dally at 9 A. M Return can be made by steamer from Cascade Locks. Special- low rates for this trip. -Get particulars at O. R. & N. ticket ofllce. Third and Washington. TO FORM A BOOK' GUILD W. IRVIXG WAY'S ITXUSUAJj MISSION' TO PORTLAND. Hopes to Stimulate Interest in Hnnd- 3Indc Art How th"c 'Societies Are Formed. Mr. W. Irving Way, of Chicago, is at the Portland Hotel, with a collection of rare books, that will be on exhibition to those Interested in bibliography. Mr. Way comes to this city mainly to give impetus to a plan for forming a Craftsmen's Guild, such as are now popular in the larger Eastern cities. A craftsmen's guild is what might better be termed a society for furthering public interest in hand-made things as opposed to those made in quantities by machinery. That is to say, to promote the collecting of hand-made and hand-bound books, fine needlework, basketry, painting and other arts of a like nature. The natural tend ency of late has been to push aside these well-made things in favor of articles FRAME BUILDINGS HAVE TO GO. NEW BRICK STRUCTURE TO BE ERECTED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF "WEST PARK AXD MORRISON. A three-story bulldlns will be erected at tha southeast corner of West Park and Morrison streets. T. II. Bennett Is the owner of the property. The frame buildings which hae occupied the tlte for many years are being removed. The new structure will bae a face of 50 feet oa Morrison and of 60 feet on West Park. Excavation will bejrln as toon as the old buildings are cleared away. The cost of the structure will be about $20,000. The ground floor will be glen to rtore quarters and the upper floors to a rooming-house. It was the intention of Mr. Bennett to begin construction earlier In the season, but mrlke difficulties held bim back. The building will be finished In about four months. - cheaply and quickly mad,e with the aid of the latest labor-saving machinery. The first to protest against the new methods I was the well-known William Morris, of London. The whole subject appalled "Mor ris, and he sought to remedy the condi tion of affairs by starting a shop in the center of the great English'clty, where the best things of their kind were made for public use. Beautiful books were the first product of the shop. Not satisfied with the existing styles of type and binding, the workmen designed new faces and patterns which were artistic and easy to read, where the others had not been. Simple and sub stantial furniture was also turned out, and designs for curtains and numerous cloths for other purposes, were drawn and introduced, far excelling the exist ing patterns. A multitude of other arti cles were practiced on, with the result that the eyes of the public were opened to a new order of things, the inherent na ture of which was described In the two words, "hand made." Since Morris' time, numerous societies have sprung Into existence to help carry on the "work commenced In such a force ful manner, with the result that all over the Eastern States, annual exhibitions are held where hand-made things are dis played and bold to aid In the missionary work carried on by the guilds. It is with the idea of starting such a guild In this city that Mr. Way has come from Chicago to the Northwest. Already Spokane and Seattle bibliomaniacs have taken up the plan, and the 'prospects for societies in the two Washington cities are exceptionally good, and now it Is up to Portland to see what can be done in the" same line. Mr. Way will be glad to show his books to all those Interested In the work, nnd all who can help In tho guild forming are asked to call and see him. The books he has with him are works of art as regards bindings, print ing, colored pictures and initials, and It Is doubtful whether such a select collec tion exists In the West. Among them are works of all the world's noted writers, ni-fntArl Vi ellVi man fie "CM-lo Vl. !. ....v. j Uv... ....... .o ..,. .o oi ma Kelmscott Press, and bound by Cham- bolle-d'-ru. Ruban. Trautz-Bauzonnet. RI- viere and Zahnsdorf. on the Continent; UocKcrcii, Irene xvicnoias, and me .Doves Binder, (under the charge of Morris right- hand man, Cobdcn-Sanderson), Essex House and the Vale Press of England, and the Club Bindery, Bradstreet and Stikeman. of New York. Mr. Way has the honor of numbering Eugene Field. Francis Wilson and Miss Bertha L. Corbett among his numerous j to Italy, who has Just arrived here, said: acquaintances. He has in his possession ' "Italy Is In a prosperous condition. Her a copy of "Aucassln and Nlco'ette" bound j people are happy, and the King is ex by Chambolle-duru, which he gave to J tremely popular " Field, and when the noted writer died it The fall of the campanile, at Venice, was returned to the giver by Mrs. Field, j be said, caused profound sorrow- evory Fleld was in the" habit of writing where. The Ambassador refused to dis short poems and of giving them to his ! cuss the visit of Governor Taft to Rome, intimate friends, and of these there are j - several which can be seen for the asking. In the July Century Magazine there is a short sketch of Francis Wilson, on Field, t and a urawing by Field is reproduced. showing the actor and his wife and the nuthor on the way to the Ways' house. where thev were alwavs wfiloom m,Pts i- . . ZL " . Jeaily every one knows the expressive series of Sunbonnet babies drawn by Miss Corbett, of Minneapolis. Here are also several originals to be seen, and also let- ters from thp artist to Mr. "Way, each printed In quaint letters, not written, and on the vrtope of each Is one of the babies In some characteristic position. UIQIUM6 a -ci;l uiiu .liuv.ll UJ1 CtlillCU missive to a distant friend. A much valued volume Is a copy of Rus kln's "Unto This Last," being a collec tion of four of the English essayist's artl- r drug on"sr ttorj. fancy price must be paid for a copy now. Another prize to the owner is a Nordler's T "La Bibliomane," especially bound for tile Brussels- exhibition of 1S97, by Ruban. One of Aldus' productions, bound by Miss Ellen Starr, Hull House, is also a prize member of the collection, that Mr. Way has taken so long to get. Another feature Is the matter of col ored Initials and illustrations. There are a number of the Kclmscott productions in this class, and a specimen by the noted Gloria Cardew, of English fame. Of the American talent. that of Mrs. Way stands about all others. Most of these books are priceless, and there may never be another opportunity to see them again. Many of them have close associations with the owner, such as in scriptions from the author or binder, or similar attractions. It Is to be hoped that all Interested In the movement will make an appointment with Mr. Way, and see, what can be done for a Craftsmen's Guild for this city. BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. United States League Holding Its Annual Convention. PUT-IN-BAY. O., July 23. The 10th an nual meeting of the United States League of Local Building & Loan Associations began here today, with a good attend ance. President George H. Kostmnycr. of New Orleans, delivered his annual address and Secretary H. F. Cellarlus, of Cin cinnati, submitted his annual report." The report of Secretary Cellarlus con tained the following: A slight Increase in the total membership, with a small de crease In the aggregate assets. Is the showing made by the local building and loan associations of the United States for the last year. There arc now in the United States 5302 local building and loan associations, with a total membership of 1.539.593. and assets amounting to J565.3S7.9C6. In most of the states these associations have about held their own, although the re duction of the Interest rate for the past few years has had a tendency to bring back money loaned out by them at high er than existing rates, and associations unable to make desirable loans have re turned some of the Idle accumulated funds to their stockholders, causing a decrease in their assets. The total expense of operating the as sociations was a little over 55.OCO.000, mak ing an expense ratio of less than 1 per cent to assets. The receipts for. 1901, including cash on hand January 1." 1901. were $395.9S7.216, and the disbursements $368,077,296, the cash on hand January 1, 1902. being 127.909.920. President Kostmayer. In his address. urged the making of efforts to Increase the membership of the league, and called attention to the saving of $1,600 000 by the exemptions under the war revenue act. If the Legislatures of the different states, he said, could see the building and loan, association In the same light as did Congress, they would be convinced of the necessity of the exemption from all taxation, for -'in my earnest opinion. I see no reason why the building and j loan associations should pay taxes In any way, shape or form.' Denth in a Courtroom. NEW YORK, July 23. As the first wit ness in the trial of Austin B. Donaldson, on the charge of killlne Tenuis tc Trv t ers. was testifying at Richmond, Staten f Tl.3 ..u i t . . jomuu. uii uiu juuu wo naa Deen an ln- ' terested listener fell out of his chair, and when the spectators raised him from the floor he was dead. He was ldenti- fled as Jacob Levy, a dry goods mer chant. His sudden death caused a great sensation In the courtroom, but after a short delay the trial proceeded. Meyer Soyn Italy In Prosperous. NEW YORK, July 23. George von Len- gerke Meyer, United States 'Ambassador KXIGHTS OF PYTHIAS COXVEXTIOX, SAX FRAXCISCO. For the steamship Geo. W. Elder sall lrg July 31. and the Columbia, sailing August 5, the O. R. & N. Co. will sell round-trip tickets. Portland to San Fran- Yrt. .""l" "?i V"5Fi. l?E .: - i lnS u &i"er, returning rail, J-Jo. Limit , for return. September 30. I'icket office i Third and Washington. TIME CARD, STEAMER T. J. POTTER mT1V,r.?ck llJ?. ? ? Cos steamer && iSiSVffliSS1 " " juiv 22. 9 A. M.: Julv 23. 9 a t ti 24. 9 A. M.: July 25. 9 A. M Sntnni.iv July 26, 11:20 A. M. Baggage must be re ceived at Ash-street dock 30 minutes be fore departure. Ticket office. Third and Washington. &5 h-. ? . Forty pills In a vial; only one pill a dose. ANNEXATION CAMPAIGN BITTER FEELIXG BETWEEN FAC TIONS IX cun.v. Islanders Realize That the Eyes of the World Are Upon Them Tlielr Pride at Stake. NEW YORK, July 23. The annexation movement has caused some feeling among those Cubans who want the Island to have a fair chance In trying to solve the problem of self-government, cables the Havajia correspondent of the Tri bune. The antl-annexatlonlsts say the champions of annexation consist largely of men who, when the war was on. spent the time at watering-places in the United States or Mexico, who. when the war was over, flocked back to Cuba, ex pecting to get the lion's share of the spoils to which those who had fought for independence were entitled. The reports of possible disturbances In Cuba, do not seem to have any substan tial foundation. The Cubans realize that the eyes of the world are upon them, as well as the United States, and their pride is at stake Some of the annexationists say that the United States would only want a pretext to tell the Cubans they had had a trial and were found wanting. A few of these enthusiasts Imagine If somebody was to gather a party of a few hundred men together, make a dash for the woods, rob a few pastures and burn a few plantations, as soon as the news was flashed to Washington troops would at once be ordered to Cuba and the In tervention would be at hand agaln.f It Is such talk as this that has made the antl annexatlonlsts so bitter against the an nexationists. It must be said, however, that there are in the ranks of the annexationists men of high character, who are perfectly consci entious in their advocacy of annexation, and have no personal motives In wishing to bring It about. Cuban plantera have an organization known as CIrculo de Ha clendes. a society which has been foster ing the movement for annexation, and a meeting has been called for July 30. when It Is purposed that entirely new officers shall be elected, and that only annexa tionists shall figure in the new personnel. Then. It is said, a regular campaign for annexation will be started. i INTERNATIONAL BANK. Fivc-MIlIIon-Dollnr Concern Planned by Americans. CHICAGO, July 23. American -financiers are planning an International bank, with headquarters in New York and branches In Chicago. San Francisco. City of Mexico, Havana, Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres. according to the president, W. H. Hunt, of the Mexican Trust Company Bank, who is In Chi cago on his way to New York, says the Chronicle. The institution will be known as tho First International Bank of North Amprlca. Its eanltil will be $5,000,000. The nucleus of this enterprise Is already In existence under tho name of the Mex ican Trust. Company Bank, which has been In operation in the City of Mexico for one year. When it was established the Mexican Trust Company Bank was capitalized at 11,000.000. This cipital wa3 recently Increased to 55.CO0.CO0. which, It Is thought, was sufficient for tho trans action of business In the four Latin American republics. The bank already has several branches In the Mexican Re public. Among tho financiers who are said to own stock In the International Bank are J. Sloat Fassett, Julius C. Blrge. Russell Whltcom, John R. Bland, Robert M. Early and Charles Francis Phillips, of New York; William J. Hllands. of Chicago, and J. D. Ferguson, president of the First National Bank of Baltimore. Steel Trnat Cnse Continned. NEW YORK, Tuly 23. When the case of J. Asplnwall Hodge and others against the United States Steel Corporation came up for argument before Vice-Chancellor Emery In. Newark, today, counsel for the complainants said he would like to amend their bill, and he consequently would have to ask time to amend his answer. The ca-se went over to September 5. Xctt Bank for Xeiv York. NEW YORK, July 23.-rA new Nntlonal bank for the uptown district Is being planned. The Institution probibly will be located near Thirty-fourth and .Broad way. Prominent among those Interested are Edwin Gould, E. R. Thomas, Andrew Saks and William Nelson Cromwell. Gold Shipments. NEW YORK, July 23. Ladenburg. Thai man & Co. have reduced their gold en gagements for export from $1,000,000 to $750,000. Lazard Freres have engaged $1,000,000 gold for shipment to Paris to morrow. THE LATIMER SHOOTING. Coroner's Jury Brings Xo Accusa tion Asalnst Anyone. NEW YORK. July 23. Harry J. Parker, an Insurance adjuster who wcaked also as a private detective, was the first witness today In the Coroner's Investigation of the shooting of Albert C. Latimer, in his home in Brooklyn on the morning of July 2. Parker testified that on May 1 of this year Latimer visited him and em ployed him. "Why did Albert C. Latimer visit you?" asked District Attorney Clarke. "He told me he wanted to get evidence against his wife for jnfalthtulness with' a man whose name was given by Mr. Lati mer as Tuthlll," Parker replied. "On May 2, of this year, I went with Mr. Latimer to Tuthlll's residence, on VanderbKt avenue, and there. I wa3 told by MY. Latimer that It was Tuthlll's house, and I was tp keep a watch on it and re port on Tuthlll's movements to him. On May 4 I saw Tuthlll go to Latimer's house at about 5:30 or 6 o'clock. Latimer was accustomed to reach home as late as 6:30 or 7 o'clock." Parker testified that on one occasion Tuthlll went to see Mrs. Latimer at her home and remained there until the middle of the afternoon. Before Parker left the stand. District Attorney Clarke made the following state ment: "I have had no conversation with this witness, but I understand that he can testify that the deceased told him that in case of hlo death he would know who killed him, mentioning the names of two persons. Now, this Is hearaay, and not admissible under the laws of evidence. It seems to me that If this declaration Is to be Introduced now It would be Illegal, cen surable and cruel; as far as I am con cerned, I do not propose asking this man to make tlut declaration." Maggie Fitzgerald, a servant employed In a house near Latimer's, said that after the shooting she saw a man she thought was Latimer go to a window and call for help. This witness testified also that abc-vt the time the police arrived she saw a man en the roof of the Lat!mer house. The case was given to the Jury, which brought in a verdict declaring that Lati mer was killed by a pistol shot wound. No accusation against any one was made by the Jury- Christianity in India. London Times. A return has just been Issued by the Indian Census Commissioner dealing with the number, race, denominations and dis tribution of the Christians in India. In the census of 1901 the total number of Christians returned was 2,923.349. of whom 1,511,749 were males and 1,111,000 females. According to the census of 1SS1, the Chris tians numbered 2.2S1.3S0, so that there has been an Increase during the decade of 63S, 969, or about 2S percent, a growth much greater than that of the general popula tion. Out of the total for 1901, lSS be longed to European and allied races. J while S3.251 were Eurasians and 2.664,353 were natives. There was only a trivial I Increase In the number of Euro pean Christians during the decen-1 nlal period. and the Increase in Eurasians was only about 12 per cent. Na tive Christians, however, showed an in. crease of no less than 31 per cent. Rela tively to the whole population of India, the Christian population Is only 1 per cent. Under favorable conditions the an nual Increment of the Indian population equals the whole number of the Chris tians In the country. While the British provinces contain nearly four-fifth? of the total population, they contain less than two-thirds of the total Christians. The stronghold of Christianity In India, It ap pears. Is Madras, including the native states under the Madras government. This presidency Includes 1,934,450, or near ly two-thirds of the Christians of In dia, and qf the total Increase of 63S.969 in the last 10 years 354.301 must be assigned thereto. SNAKE LORE FROM ARIZONA The Territory Xotable for Itn Rattle snakes. New York Sun. The Smithsonian Institution authorities say that more varieties of poisonous snakes are found in Arizona than In any other part of the United States. The best authority on Arizona snakes Is believed to be Graham Peck, who has been study ing them for years: "No other region in the United States Is so much of a natural breeding ground for the rattlesnake as Is Southern Ari zona," he said the other day. "The rocks of the mountains and foothills are of a heayy yellow and gray color, and the soil Is so like the hues of a rattler that a snake can move slowly along and hard ly be perceived by a person 50 feet away. The hot. dry air, and the warm, sandy earth and the Immense quantity of small blrd3 and ground squirrels In the moun tain canyons and "brush all combine to make life for rattlesnakes In this region ono of rare ease and comfort. "There are literally tens of thousands of rattlers In the sage brush and chap arral along the edge of Southern Arizona wastes. They grow to enormous size, and it is common to read of the capture of rattlesnakes five and six feet long, with 14 and 15 rattles. Hog-nose snakes are quite plentiful in the mountainous parts of Arizona. After all the talk about serpents hissing, this Is the only specimen of the ophidian family which I ever heard utter a sound. Many writers on reptiles in America say that thunder snakes are common In Texas, New Mex ico and Arizona. They are really uncom mon In the territories. They are a prairie reptile, and are often encountered by prairie travelers, especially before and after thunder storms. Flashes of lightning and claps of thun der, which are terrifying to bipeds and quadrupeds, seem to have a charm for these members of the ophidian family. Whenever a thunder storm comes up these snakes come crawling out of holes, from behind rocks and rotten stumps and enjoy the fun while It lasts. The coach-whip snake is remarkable for its tremendous length and surprising speed. It is cream or clay colored, very much like the hard-baked prairie over which It glides, Is very long, and Its scales are arranged in such a manner that they closely resemble the plaited leather of a whip. Not endowed with poison, It has tremendous power of constriction. It forms its body Into colls which are capa ble of crushing sheep, dogs and coyotes. Doctors at Theaters. American Medicine. A physician's life at best is hard and exacting, and the pleasures of society, so freely at the disposal of other men, are not for him. When the theater or the opera sen.on Is nt Its height It is also his busiest time, and not often can he absent himself from his office for the entire even ing, unless he-Is within call by telephone or messenger. To be summoned from the theater or other public place Is embar rasrlng to every sensitive physician. There are, of course, a few conceited and design- DISEASES OF MEN And Their Certain Cure 3. HENRI KESSLEB, M. D. Minnrer. EXAMINATIONS FREE VARICOCELE TKE DISEASE. An enlargement of the veins surrounding the spermatio cord, a twisted, knotted, wormy-like or swollen appearance of the scrotum. TliB CAUSE Sometimes self-pollution, but often blows, falls, strains. excessive horseback or blcycle-rldlng. THE EFFECT At times a dull, heavy, dragging pain In small of back, extending down through loins Into the parts, low spirits, weakness of body and brain, nervous debility, partial or complete loss of sexual power and often failure of general health. THE CURE If you are a victim of this dire disease, cpme to my office tnd lot me explain to you my process of treating It. You will then not wonder why I have cured, to stay cured, more than 700 cases of VARICO CELE during the past 12 months. Under my treatment the patient Improves from the very beginning. All pain Instantly ceases. Soreness and swelling Quickly subside. The pools of stagnant blood are forced from the dilated veins, which rapidly assume their normal size, strength and soundness. All Indications of disease and weakness vanish completely, and forever, and In their Head comes the pride, the power, and tho pleasures of perfect health and restored manhood. I also cure to stay cured forever. Stricture. Syphilitic Blood Poison. Im potency and all associate diseases and wcakntsses of men. To these ma ladies alone I have earnestly devoted my whole professional life. If j'ou cannot call at my office, write me your symptoms fully. My home treatment by correspondence is always successful. My counsel Is free and sacredly confidential, and I give each patient a legal contract In writing to hold for my promise. Address J. H. KESSLER, M. D., Cor. Yamhill and Second, Portland, Or. CALLER Dear old Jack, I Just read In the paper about your being sun struefc. and rushed right over. I'm awfully glad you're as -well a3 you are. You're lucfey. Now, old man, I don't want to work, the old "I told you so" gag on you, but the way to prevent sunstroke is to keep the bowels clean and cool, and the blood from belng.over-heated, by taking aCASCARET Candy Cathartic at iMd-Uiqe. They work while you sleop, and keep you eats and comfortable all da- Ing men In theprofesslon who court such notoriety, but"" the very fear of( It no doubt keeps many a physician away when he would otherwise go. For the benefit of those more modest doctors the follow ing plan is suggested: At every theater, academy of music and other public place perhaps at churches books should be kept where any one who Is likely to be summoned may register his name and the number of his seat. Should a call come an usher Is quietly sent to the proper place and informs the physician. We have been told that such registry books are kept in the theaters at Wash ington. It Is advisable to make the bpoks uniform, and have them on little stands, where they may be readily consulted when the occasion demands. LIGHTEST WOOD. Found in Missouri and It Is Consid ered Lighter Than Cork. Kansas City Star. Deep In the bogs and swamps of south eastern Mis-souri, in Dunklin and Butler Counties, where the land Is never dry and water from one to six feet deep stands perpetually In the forests, there grows a rare and curious tree. The natives know It as the corkwood, or cork tree. Science has given It a longer name, the Leltneria florldana, tlorldana because It was first discovered In Florida along the coast, from which It has long since washed away. Some meager specimens of it. two to six feet nigh, are still fctand In the swamp near Appalachlcola, Fla.. and a few near Varner. Ark., but in botfi these places It Is txceedlngly limited in numbers, an occasional specimen being found, and hardly rises to the dignity of a tree. Only in Southeast Missouri, where it reaches a height of 15 to 20 feet and a diameter of two to five Inches. Is It really a tree. What makes the corkwood so remark able Is Its exceeding lightness. Beyond & doubt it Is. as Mr. William Trelease of tho Mlspuri Botanical Garden has shown, the lightest tree In weight that grows. Its wood weighs less than cork. It is so light that the natives use It to make floats for their fishing nets. And yet its wood, though so spongy that one may easily sink one's finger nail In it. Is far tougher than cork. The specific gravity of cork wood, as learned from careful tests made by Professor Nipher In St. Louis, is .207. The rdots are even lighter than the stem; a test showing them to have the astonish ingly low- specific gravity of .150. A further idea of the lightness of the corkwood may be gained by a compari son with other woods. The great major ity of woods range between .400 and .S00. Cork Itself is .240. The tree that ap proaches closest to the corkwood In light ness is the golden fir tree, which growa in the swamps around Tampa Bay and. along the Indian River, Florida. Its spe cific gravity, according to Sargent, Is .2616. In comparison with "the corkwood, which Is the lightest wood with Its spe cific gravity of .207. may be placed the heaviest wood known, the black lronwood of Florida, whose specific gravity is .1302. . Progress In Japan. Brooklyn Eagle. Thirty years ago In Japan the Script ures were printed secretly, and copies were sent out after dark. Those who were engaged upon this work did It at the risk of their lives. Now there Is a Christian printing company in Yokohama, Issuing the Scriptures not only in Jap anese, but in Chinese. Thibetan. Corean and two dialects of the Philippine Isl ands. Last year there were circulated in Japan alone over 13S.00O copies. f BUSIXESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting: Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Wlnalow's Soothing Sjrup. for children teething. It soothes the child, soften the gums. allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. About 70 per cent of the population of tho Klondike Is from the United States. r Now is the j Time j There Is a certain cure for these dis eases without resorting to those unpleas ant and painful methods still used by many, which aggravate, rather than give relief. With the same certainty as that of a perfect diagnosis, I adapt my special French treatment to the radical cure of Stricture, Prostatls, Inflammation of the Bladder, Private Disorders, Varicocele, And all Gcnlto-Uniary Diseases It affords Instant relief. I remove every vestige of disease witohut resorting to those painful processes usually employed and which do not give satisfaction. It is not reasonable to suppose that a man can exercise the essential functions while the urinary channel Is blocked by stricture or other disease, which destroys the vital powerand which becomes more aggravated under Improper treatment. These diseases, while .they last, always detract from the sexual and bladder functions, and an early cure la always advisable.