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THE BIOBtflNG OBEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1902. WISHTO TRADE HERE k NEW DISCOVERY COURT OF HONOR AT THE ELKS' CARNIVAL LOOKING SOUTH FROM WASHINGTON STREET Itf t( 1 Alaska Mineowners Seek Steamer Line to Portland. PRESENT FACILITIES' ARE BAD Offer, to Hfltse 30.000 for Snlisldf If . - -r- Encouragement Ik Offered Here Cbcmber ot Commerce May Take Action. Dissatlsacd with their present transpor tation facilities, and tho treatment re colved ut other Pacific Const seaport clt los. members of the Alaska KlncowncrB Association aro endeavoring to establish steamship connection with Portland In order that they may trade -with tho inor - chants and Jobbers of this city. 37 P. Rudd, a representative of tho association. Is now la this city conferring with offi cials of the Chamber of Commerce, with the view of establishing a steamship lino between this city and points on the Alaska coast. Tho .Mlneownerjf Association, with hoadquarters at Nome, has a membership of 500, all representative miners and bucl ncss ,men. Mr. Hudd 3ays tho association will raise ?50,000 for the purpose fit es tablishing stcEmshlp connections with this city, provided tho local merchants will give sufficient encouragement to the project The Chamber of Commerce has had the proportion of an Alaska steamship line under consideration for some time, and a Bpeclal committee, consisting of L. A. Lewis, Henry Hahn and F. A. Jones, has mndo Inquiries Into tho subject and pre pared a report, which appeared in a recent Chamber of Commerce bulletin. Among other things tho report says: The arrowing Importance of Alaska as a pro ducer ndt only of the precious metals, but of food supplies, and Its posslblltles In regard to other lnduatriee, and tho rapid Increase In Its population. Justify a brief study of the present conditions for tho benefit of members of the Chamber of Commerce. Tho total revenue to the United States Government from Alaska Orfrom the date of purchase in 1667 to March 81. 1002. were $8,007.&32. Tho price paid for -Alaska was S7.200.0CO. Since 1837 the country has supplied furs, fish and gold amounting' to tbout $160,000,000. about equally dMded be tween the threo Items. Investments of capi tal from tho United States amount to oer S25.000.000 Tho population has grown from 80,000 la 38C7 to 75,000 In 1002. "When Puget Bound supplanted Portland In the field the population did not exceed 35. COO. Alaska's Imports of merchandise, mostly from PrsICs Coast ports, now abrogate about '51C.CO0.000 pr annum, and Its total Imports of mercha'adite since the United States pur chased It from Russia in 1867 he e b-n nearly 100,000.000. Portland at one time had a large rhexa of tho trade, but not? It sflls little di rectly to Alacka, and Puget Sound and San Francisco practically monopolise the field. Morchants of the various towns ot Alaska have at different times xpre6sed a desire to trade here, tnd If any kind of an effort wero put forth, Portland would again be a large seller to the North. Ucmfccrc of tho chamber who are Interested la tho subject of Alas3an development and Portland's participation therein are respect fully referred to tlie article on 'Commercial Alaska la 1001" In he May Issue- of "Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance of the United BtntcV published by the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department. "Wash ington, D. C Copies may be had by applying to Hon. O. P. Austin, chief of tho bureau. Careful porusal of the article will dlppol the notion commonly accepted hreabouts that the bulk of the merchandise trade ot the North Pacific Coart 1 confined to the teglon In tho immediate lelnlty of Portland. A permanent steamship line from Portland to tho Alaskan ports Is the prim" essential for our participation in tho rich trade of the North. "When the Alaskan merclmnts buy. they want to be sure of dellery wltha the specified time. This le comething Portland has not been able to do In recent jears, and therein Is the ker nel of the situation. If any of our merchant? hae any Ideas to offer for the establishment of a steamship line between Portland and Alaska, the Board of Trustees would be pleased to consider them Projects baccd upon papular subscription, or tho "passing of the hat" In any manner, are resoectfull barred , A CHICAGO SUICIDE. A. 31. Rothschild, Once Head of De partment Store, Kills Himself. CHICAGO, July 2S. A. M. Rothschild, until ty.-o months ago the head of the State-street department store firm of A. 3!. Rothschild & Co.. committed suicide toaay at his home. Thirty-seventh Court and Michigan avenue, by shooting hlm 6olf In the head, the wound causing al most Instant death. Acute Insomnia, which probably caused temporary insan ity, is said to be rcsponalole for the deed. Mr. Rothschild returned from a six weoks outing in Minnesota last week, and seomed Improved phjslcally. At no time, it is said, was his mental condition euch as'to cause any aporeneneion that he con templated self-destruction. Shortly after luncheon this afternoon Mr. Rothschild entered the bathroom of one of the upper floors of his home and almost instantly servants- heard the report of a revolver. Rushing to the bathroom, they found the merchant lying on the floor. A bullet wound in the forehead showed what had happened. Mr. Rothschild was still breathing. A physician was summoned, but could be of no service. Mr. Rothschild retired from the man agement of tho big department store at State and "Van Buren streets about two months ago on account of ill health. A constitution ordinarily robust had been shattered in building up the business rfnee j its opening, aevca years ago. Interested with him and the principal owner of the Btore was Nelson Morris, his father-in-law. Mr. Rothschild was born in the lit tle German village of Nordchettln, 57 j ears ago. "When a child of 5 he came to America, and when In his teens went to Davenport, la. With hlb two broth ers he established a general store. In 3873 he came to Chicago, and Immediately be gan making a reputation for himself, or ganizing in 1895 tho department store which now bears his name. Mr. Roths child was a director of the World's Fair, an ei.-director of the National Bank of the Republic, and a member of the Stand ard. "Washington Park and Hamilton Clubs. Ho left a widow and one son. The Court of Honqr will extend from Morrison to "Washington street on Seventh street, and will not be Inclosed in the fair proper, but will" be the main approach to the Grand Arch of "Welcome, -which will be the mala entrance of the fair. The Court of Honor will be grandly illuminated. Hundreds of pillars will be placed In the street, from which will be strung Innumerable electric lights in festoons and garlands, making a magnificent display. Jff ADE BY A MAN IN ALLGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA. George- C. Eldridjre Finds Something Which Many ConsIOer to Be Bet ter Than Gold Hit Statement. There is much talk in the town, of Allegheny, Pa., over the discovery made by Mr. George C. Eldridge, of that place. After a long search he has found something better than gold. In a recent Interview he says: "Yes. I have made what I consider to be an important discovery. To tell you about it I must start at the beginning. "That was a number of years ago," he continued. "The nature of my work forced me to be very irregular with my meals, and that, together with a gen eral misuse of my stomach, brought on nervous dyspepsia. My trouble com menced with bloating constipation, and this was accompanied with pain In the back, and stomach. I .suffered with shortness of breath and palpitation of the heart, sleeplessness and an abso lutely miserable feeling at all times. About three years ago X had an attack; which confined me to my bed for three weekH, and times without number after that I was obliged to give up. My kid neys also became affected, and caused me considerable trouble. "Four different doctors attempted to cure me, but they gave me only tem porary relief. I became utterly discour aged. Then I tried Dr. "Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Relief came In. about a week, and at the end .of four months I was entirely well. "1 can only eay that I believe I owe my life to Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills, and can find no words to express myt thanks for what they have done for me. Better than gold Is but mild praise for them. Everybody who knows me re marks the wonderful change. I can. eat anything now, sleep like a child, and do my work with eaee. I do not need medicine any more, although I always keep Dr. "Williams Pink Pills for Pale People on hand." Mr, Eldridge lives at No. 235 Carroll street, and Is but one of thousands who always speak of Dr. Williams Pink,, Pills lii the highest terms of praise. They know what thla remedy will do, for they liave used it. It acts directly on the blood and nerves. At all druggists', or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Company. Schenec tady, N. Y., fifty cents per box; six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents. WHITE RACE IN MINDORO Strange People Inhabit the Jnterior of the Island. SAN FRANCISCO. July 28. Lieutenant I A. De Clalrmont, U. S. A., late of the Philippine Scouts, has returned from Ma nila, and tells of the existence in the interior of Mindoro Island of a perfectly white race, semi-civilized, partly Chris tianized, but cruelly hostile in their dis couragement of communication with the outelde t orld. The favored few that have been permitted to penetrate the fastnesses of these exclusive Caucasians tell of a country rich In vegetable and mineral wealth and of a people skilled in the rarious domestic crafts, orderly, gentle and hospitable, but well enough satisfied with their little world to resent the Intru sion of the strenuous civilization of the DUpc-ldO. Lieutenant De Clalrmont was stationed at Pabllao, Taljabas Province. Mindoro Ioland. and the story of the white people told to him by one Manuel Castro, a native of high standing, was corroborat ed by tho local priest and by the prel dente of the province. "Here In Mindoro," he said, je-kaye one race that Is perfectly white. They are located in the interior, having as their headquarters a city of more than 20,003 Inhabitants. There are as many more of them scattered throughout the country fourroundlng their capital." According to Castro, l"v existence of these white folk was discovered 25 years ago by a Spanish surgeon, who took two of the white children to Europe. One of them he adopted and educated as a lawyer. This one returned to the islands and afterwards wrote to the Spanish sur geon. He had found his parents and j had decided to cast hl lot wlththem and j iH"ir pxopie. he said, and he life to lntroduc and in other ways to give the peopie from whom he had been Kidnaped tho benefit of his knowledge. The oung law yer, it is Fald. is this Isolated people. fered. The French wheat yield Is above the average In most provinces, the total crop being estimated at 42,000,000 quarters. Rye is not above the average but oats are from 5 to 10 per cent above. A big wheat crop Is reported In Hun gary, and more than an average yield j i-ijjetieu in .uriui'ni ucrmau, xju varla and Silesia. CROWD AT MOUNT TABOR j out t0 Mount Tabor to see. The first num- ber on thp programme was James, the nnd Other t- ' w,re artlst. anti nls clever feats on a slack WINEROOM TRAGEDY. Fashionably Garbed Woman the Vic tim of Thugs In Chicago. Miniature Itailvray tractions Hugely Enjoyed. For. spending a pleasant and enjoyable evening a better place could scarcely be found than Is Mount Tabor, with its vari ous features of amusement. The ride out there on a pleasant evening is a treat to one who enjojs the evening air after a day of work In the office, and once there the amusements offered are of the high est oraer. The miniature railway, with an exact facsimile of a modern locomo- They were Mohammedans, CHICAGO Julv 28--Her face blaok from I 7 .. Iacsimi,em01 a raoo,,e"! locura- hr nmno to devote h's "-""-Aw. juijis. er race DiaoK irom tlve as u goes pUfnng around the curves X tbc ChrSlan reunion I stranK a an Wood flowing from a of thc wel,.,a!d trackf presents a novel C:n.".CJ.?lane"8." wound in the side of her head, the body attraction that has never before been seen of an unidentified woman, about S2 years old and fashionably garbed, was found In a wlneroom of Henrv O'llara's saloon in the ruling Sultan of Wells street, near the river, early this j morning. The police soon afterward ar- "I Investigated Castro's story." said i rested James Grant and Edward Goff. attraction that has never before been seen In this part of the country. During the evening a vaudeville entertainment is given, and the programme began last night compares favorably with anything that has been given In Portland of this nature t for some time. A small admission is Lieutenant De Clalrmont. "and satisfied ! sa!d to have been seen In the company " "" "t, nX,rp h, pth s myself that a race of whites really exists . of the woman. I char8d to enter the enclosure where this I had an opportunity , The policemen on duty in Wells street ' '""f : "' Va., Vf ,h ?T. xploratlon party, but - ere notified by an unknown man that . ro"n? the enclosure, and If the people woman was dead In the saloon. Tho " ",. .J" "."" V"-" , lZ.i thf on Mindoro Island to go In with an exploratlo thr ;tnf of mv hoaltli forbade. I re nnrij hn mitrr tn tti nMwmmntai m. . . .,-.i .1 i n ' can witness the entire show from Bureau, which Is engaged In trlng to j inff the unknown man to pass on. In a , 0"5sIu TltfcouVan' cat Y' And out Just what we have in the Philip- , rear room they found the dead woman. ' ,ne trlp out t!lere ,s sufflcint to con- plr.es and was Informed that they also ; Other women and men who were found i nce any one that an evening spent In . . ! j. .1.- .ii ... 1.-.J i 1 j.i., ,. ... ... . 1 that -aav Is tcpI! snpnt. Tlonrrilrifr nno of naa aearu ui me iriu. uui Hiiu uui urmiting at taoies in tnc place seemed i : ., ' . . V to be Jgnorant of the tragedy that had l ne aunnysiae .Mount laoor cars eariy in occurred so near. tne evening a most enjoyable ride may be The dead woman is unknown tn th ' nad and one oi tne longest in the frequenters of the place, and' the Dolice j do not believe that she was accustomed iu t4i.L-i ou.ii auiuuu-. j.iie ineory oi tne police la that ehe was drugged, taken "into the saloon and there killed. Blood stains were found on the collar, necktie and shirt of one of the men under arrest. unable to locate it. I gave them all the information I could, and expect to hear very shortly of the organization of an exploring expedition." to en- Gold for Shipment to Europe. NEW YORK, July 28. Gold bars the amount of $3,775,000 have been gaged for shipment to Europe this week. The National City Bank will ship 52.O00.C00 and Lazard Freres $1,000,000. The City Bank shipment goes to Berlin and that of Lizard Freres to Paris. Goldman, Sachs &. Co. have engaged the remaind er of the shipment, Su5.000. " Vnnderbilt Bay "The Vampire." NEW YORK, July 2S. Sir Philip Burne Jones painting, "The Vampire," which Inspired Rudyard Kipling's poem bearing the same title, has been purchased' by W. K. Vanderbilt. The price paid, it is eald, was $1S.408. Installation of Collese President. CHICAGO. July 2S.-Dr. Edmund James i the cars are com,nS; I will be installed as president of North I western University, October 2L The ex- uitioca vuji Kiiciiu over tnree aays, ana formal Invitations are to be sent to promi nent European, and American colleges and learned societies to send delegates. -YORIXA.XD-CHICAGO. Seventy bourz and thirty minutes (70V4) is the time of the "Chicago-Portland Spe cial" from Portland to Chicago. Leaves Portland every day at 9 A. M. Ticket ' Foreijjn Croi Review. TOX'TIOV Julv 58. Tho Murk T.nno. Rr. press, in Its review f crop conditions j co Tn,rd and "Washington. O. R. & N a.o ihiui, vt suu aju jfliu uucaLvnjnuuuun I tap whoat arex of the United Kingdom. I ,hfle b0?. VtUe " ilvS?0 pXy Barloy has benefited and oats have suf- , SS&Sffte IaJtol? only onelfa ?" city for a 5-cent ride. The scenery out about Mount Tabor Is very fine, and the view that is commanded after reaching there is not equaled in any part of the city. The -first thing that is heard upon alight ing from the car Is the whistle of the miniature engine, and so natural is the sound that one' involuntarily starts and looks around to see from which direction Going up to the track one sfes a little train, complete In J every detail, except that it is not more than a few feet high, and looks like a mere toy, come tearing up to the station house, which is itself a complete depot, as though it were a fast mail train and had a trip across the continent before it. The rules and regulations are posted about, and one reads: "No stops for meals." "No lay-over privileges allowed," "Passengers not allowed to stand on the platform." etc., until as he boards the train the rMer almost Imagines that he is starting on a trip across the continent, or, at least, to some distant point. Between 8 and 9 o'clock the vaudeville performance begins, and thc programme that was given last night was worth going I wire kept the crowd well amused for some j time. The best thing about the show is I that the performance Is continuous, and the audience is not kept waiting between the numbers. The Fitzgerald sisters next appeared. Del Bartlno, the king of fire, was a wonder, and the audience was spell bound as he produced big balls of Are and ate them as if they were some delicious morsel of food. As song and dance artists the Smith brothers would make a hit In any crowd, and the way that they were applauded last night Inspired them to their best efforts. Even a dog which had fol lowed one of the spectators to the show became interested in the dancing and gave a bold leap onto the stage, but the next step that the dancers executed had a turn that brought their feet In such atrong contact with the dog that he lost all inter est In the performance, and jumped howl ing frcm the stage. The Voltons, in their arcobatlc turn, and George W. Penrose, In his character changes, did good work, and it was well appreciated. The most attractive feature of the even ing was Professor Hunt, with his dogs and nnnkejs. It is a rare sight to see animals that are so completely under the control of their master as are those that Professor Hunt exhibits. There was a great number of dogs on the stage, yet every one knew exactly when his turn came, and was willing and eager to do his part. The monkeys are not so Intelligent nor so well trained as the dogs, but they afforded a great deal of amusement with their funny ways, and the audience was kept roaring with laughter as they did their turns. James J. IIII1 Coming Went. TACOMA, July 2S. A Davenport, Wash., special to the Ledger sajs a telegram was received there this afternoon from Presi dent James J. Hill, of the Great North ern, stating that President Mellen, of the Northern Pacific, and himself would be there next Monday to meet the farmers of thc Big Bend country In . conference to adjust freight rates on grain. Frnnce Objects to Xcw Alliance. NEW YORK. July 2S. It Is rumored that the Anglo-Japanese alliance respect ing Corea is causing uneasiness at Paris, says a Tribune dispatch from London. It Is feared there thit if the report be confirmed a grave International situa tion will be created, France and Russia already having guaranteed Corea's Independence. DEMONTRELLO IS INJURED Barrel-Jumper Sprains His Ankle at Shields' Park. When Demontrello made a lofty Jump in hi3 act Sunday night at Shields Park, and then fell from the table on which he alighted, he gave one of his ankles a se vere wrench, and as a consequence he will be laid up for several days. His Tegular paraphernalia had not arrived, and a long table was hastily put together, and its rickety condition was the cause of the fall. He finished his act, although suffering severely. As soon as he recov ers sufficiently he will again appear on the bill. His work Is a decided novelty. Major and Frank, who style themselves the "assassinators of sorrow." took his place last night and made the hit of the shdw. Frank sang a great medley com posed of titles of popular songs, and botb did some neat dancing. The place was filled and the whole pro gramme went with the characteristic Shields snap, and was so interesting that no one thought of getting tired. The moving picture of a crowd leaving the Baker Theater will be shown for the first time next Sunday. The picture Is very clear, and every one who passed In front of the camenr-can be recognized. The Lamonts will be another star feature for next week. For Haivthorne AH te Time. PORTLAND. July 2S (To the Editor.) My letter to Mr. Fenton. read before the executive committee of the 1303 Fair last Thursday evening, upon which Is founded the charge of recanting, is here submit ted for publication, to show that I had long before publicly gone on record for Hawthorne Park and Ladd'a Field, and hence had nothing to recant: "Portland. July 24. W. D. Fenton. Esq.: Early this Spring I had published a letter over my full name. In favor of Hawthorne Park and Ladd'e Field as combining the greatest advantages as a site for the Lewis and Clark Exposition of any known place, being near the river, accessible to two great railroads, and nearest to the center of populatlbn; not doubting but that Mr. Ladd would deed to the city sufficient ground for buildings and. per haps, for a small park. "M. S. GRISWOLD." The Use of Chaff. Spectator. On the whole, as we have said, ,school chaff does good, though we do not recom mend It quite on the same principle as that on which the stern old country squire recommended, or rather insisted upon a cold bath every morning for his children. "If they can't stand It," ho said, "they are not fit to be my sons, and I won't have them." School chaff is wholesome In most cases, but It may cramp What should not be cramped. As to the chaff which a man gives and gets at a university, however, we do not think there can be two opinions. It must do good, and It has not tho opportunity of doing harm. Only those receive it who lay themselves open to receive it; the quiet man who wishes to read or to think apart need hardly ever come into con tact with his fellows unless he so chooses. Flannels I prefer PEARL- INE to other soap powders especially good for washing flan nel goods. Mrs. Rev. R. F. C. A "Pnjoma" Hat. Philadelphia Record. A well-dressed man, wearing a fine Panama hat, was seated In the smoking car of a Chestnut Hill train the other day, and in the seat behind him were two Irishmen, puffing away stolidly on short clay pipes. One of them had been con templating the bat in meditative silence for some time, and finally, turning to hla companion, eald: "That's the sort of hat ye should wear, Casey." "Is it so?1' said CaBey. "An phwat kind av hat is it ye call thlm?" A pitying smile hovered around the mouth of the first speaker. "It's ashamed av yer ign'rance OI am, Casey," he said. "Sure, th papers do be full ay thlm. It's phwat yo call a pajuma hat." E. "W. Grove. TtAt name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinlne Tablets, th remedy that cures & cold In one day. 23 cents. 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