-J
THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, WEDNESD&lV OCTOBER 8 l$03ff.-
PRESIDENT PRAISED
Irrigationists Laud Roosevelt
for His Stand.
MADE PRESENT LAW POSSIBLE
President Sloeuin Makes Strong Ad
dress for Education of Youth on
Benefits of MeasHre Willis
Moore Speaks.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 7.
One of the strongest addresses of the day
at the National Irrigation Congress was
that of President Slocum, of Colorado Col
lege, who told of the need of more ex
tensive education of the yoqng people of
the land In applied sciences. In order that
they may make the most Intelligent use
of the benefits of the Irrigation law. He
said he expected, the time to come, If It
were not already at hand, when Irriga
tion engineering must be as Important a
branch of university education as mining
engineering is today.
Willis Moore. Chief of the Weather Bu
reau at Washington, gave a valuable ad
dress on the weather bureau Irrigation.
He paid a high tribute to Congress for
the passage of the act, and told of the
Important bearing it would have oa the
work of his department. He gave an in
teresting talk on the flood-bulletin service,
the history of attempted ralnmaklng and
kindred subjects.
Grcnt Prnise for Roosevelt.
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, said he
believed the Irrigation act would never
have become a law without the co-operation
and assistance of President Roosevelt,
following this with the declaration that no
one but Roosevelt could even have over
come the opposition to the bill In the
President's own party.
Representative Reeder, of Kansas, who
was the author of the Reeder bill, which
was the Irrigation act In line for passage
when It was superseded by the bill which
became a law, spoke of the history of the
bill.
Tonight's session of the congress was
held at Colorado College, where a stereop
tlcon lecture on "Ancient Forms of Irri
gation" was followed by a reception.
Tomorrow morning will be given up to
addresses by visiting Representatives and
Senators, and the afternoon to a discussion
of the practical phases of the present Irri
gation situation by Chief Hydrographer
Newell, of Washington, and by several
otate engineers of the West.
At the opening of the congress this
morning the committee on credentials
made its -report. The committee on organi
zation, consisting of three delegates from
each of the 16 states Included In what Is
termed the arid belt, making a total of 48
members, elected John Hall, of Kansas,
as chairman and H. R. Morrow, of Rose
well, N. M., as secretary. Fred I Allca,
of California, was elected assistant sec
retary and C. J. Gavin, of New Mexico,
reading clerk of the congress.
A Decided Sensation.
A decided sensation was sprung in tne
action of the executive committee in vot
ing to recommend that the meetings of
the Irrigation Congress be merged with
the Trans-Mississippi Congress- next year.
When the first breath of news regarding
the proposed consolidation reached the
congress, delegates from the several states
sought their respective committee-rooms
and held caucuses. . The Utah -delegation
-of 40 members, the largest outside of
Colorado, decided emphatically against
the merger. Chairman Klesel stating the
position of his state as follows:
"Utah was the first state to take up
the matter of Irrigation and Is therefore
better acquainted with the subject than
any other trtate In the Union. The Irri
gation "Congress was formed for a spe
cific purpose, and this purpose should be
adhered to religiously. We say go It
alone and do not let the tail wag the
dog."
Before taldng up the programme for the
morning, telegrams of greeting and re
gret were read from Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson and from Abbott and Rich
ardson. Government commissioners on
good roads, now in Portland, Or.
Report of Secretary.
Secretary Maxon, of the association,
mado his annual report, showing increase
of Interest in Irrigation generally. The re
port was a review of the history -of the'
past Irrigatfon Congresses and of the agi
tation for and passage of the recent irri
gation act of Congress. Secretary Maxon
said:
"Too much credit cannot be given to
President Roosevelt for his part la the
passage of the irrigation act. To his
firm stand for irrigation legislation at tnis
session the passage of the bill Is un
doubtedly due. His objections to certain
features In the Senate bill brought about
the Improvement of the measure as final
ly passed, and It le "such a bill that the
champions for a homebullding measure
have contended for. President Roosev.elt
has a more Intimate knowledge of the
West than any former President His
long residence there gave him an unusual
opportunity to study Its resources, and to
his practical suggestions and firm stand
the West owes the passage of a law that
will be far-reaching in its effects. It is
not too much to csay that without Presi
dent Roosevelt's aid the reclamation of
the arid West would have been Indefinite
ly postponed."
Senator Teller, of Colorado, was present
today, and upon his appearance In the
convention was called to the platform and
spoke briefly.
So many requests were made after the
reading of President Thomas F. Walsh's
address yesterday that the president an
nounced he would have copies prepared
for every member, to which he would
afllx his autograph. The statement was
received with applause.
Mrs. Gilbert McClurg, of this city, re
sponding for Mrs. Denlson, president of
the General Federation of Women's Clubs,
extended the greetings of the federation.
DID FOR IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Portland Extcnds.InvKatlon for Next
Annual Meeting.
Portland has bid for the Irrigation Con
gress next year. S. M.' Mears, president
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
yesterday telegraphed an Invitation to the
congress to .come to this city for Its next
annual meeting. The telegram was as
follows:
In behalf of the City of Portland. I extend to
you a hearty Invitation to hold your convention
at Portland next year.
Mr. Mears also wired to Representative
elect J. N. Williamson and A. King Wil
son, two members of the Oregon delega
tion at the congress, to extend the invita
tion. "You are authorized to pledge $3000
to meet expenses," said the telegram.
TO SCOTLAND FOR RELIEF
Americans Xo Longer Grnmble About
the Price of Coal.
LONDON. Oct 7. The Scotch coal
masters are In receipt of numerous urgent
inquiries for the prompt shipment of coal
to New York and Philadelphia, and they
are arranging freightage for 40,000 tons.
The most urgent demand Is. for anthra
cite, for which American buyers ' now
have to pay $4 12 per ton, against ?3 12,
which they refused to pay a month ago.
The demands for steam coal are also so
numerous that some of the masters have
withdrawn their current price list The
'steel trade fears that there will be preju
dicial effects on business from the higher
prices created by American wants.
" "Western. Miners Pledge SHpport.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct 7. The
committee representing the Fifteenth
District United Mlrieworkers of America
passed a resolution today pledging moral
and financial support to the striking
miners in Pennsylvania. The. convention,
which represented Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico, adopted resolutions
thanking President Mitchell for the
"noble fight he Is making in the anthra
cite fields of Pennsylvania and for his
assistance to the miners' cause and to
humanity,"
Iottr Coal Operators to Meet,
DESV MOINES, la., Oct 7. The Iowa
Coal Operators' Asoclation has been
summoned to meet In special session here
tomorrow. The purpose of the meeting
Is not fully known, although it Is denied
that It Is. proposed to raise the price of
bituminous coal. It is asserted that
certain operators have exceeded the max
imum wage scale" agreed upbn at the
annual Joint conference with the miners.
Refused Extradition Papers.
SALEM. Oct 7. (Special.) Governor
Geer today refused to Issue a second war
rant of extradition for Earl Hansen,
wanted at North Yakima to answer a
charge of horse stealing.
BILL FOR MINING BUREAU
Members of Board of Trade Prepare
Draft of Law.
A Legislative bill to create a Mining
Bureau is' forming among members of
the Board of Trade. It will provide not
for a bureau or Commissioner of Inspec
tion, hut for a Bureau of Information.
e function of the bureau would
garnering oi intelligence aoout
mining in Oregon.
gued that the bureau would
:ans of developing the mineral
of the state by bringing them
ention of investors. The ad-
the bill point out that Ore
only mineral state that has
such source of Information,
which will be asked from
ture will be $20,000 for the
The sA
ne tiA
miners and
be ffK
to -K
VOCH
noJHgd
ThtssB
biBn.
andBr
If BVXf
ariAsH
MlnORBPa
t ,..rc
UV KIVIllK
s not know within $1,000,000
d It produces every year,"
yesterday. "The Govern-
s with an output of $1,800,-
he output is nearer $5,000,000.
t deposits of coal and ce-
need special agents to go
e, find out what Is in It
information to the public,
capital knew what good
gon offered for investment
to put their money, you would
elous activity in mining. A.
reau would protect Investors
them authoritative information.
Its bulletins would be eagerly sought
after. In place of the $15,000,000 or $20,
000,000 Invested ia Eastern Oregon mines
there would soon be many time more
than that amount A smelter would
soon become one of Portland's acquisi
tions. "No, I don't favor a Mining Inspector.
The position would only be a graft and
an endless cause of bad feeling. Cali
fornia, one of the oldest and greatest
mining states, never had a Mining In
spector. Montana had one for a time,
but he got kicked out of every mine he
attempted to exaralne.'.and his office was
abolished.
"But we need an Information Bureau
and a Mining Commissioner, whose busi
ness It should be to furnish suitable
blanks for every mining superintendent
In the state, soliciting a full and com
plete report of every mine in operation
and those in process of development,
either quartz, placer, length of ditches
In miles, and cost of same, river or beach
sand mines, with their location, name
6f miller mine, water or steam power,
number of stamps, weight of- each, or
other quartz mlllB, their capacity In 24
hours in tons, ownership, amount of de
velopment work done, amount of capital
Invested, and especially the annual pro
duct of gold and silver, and amount of
sulphurets or concentrates treated or
shipped out of the state for reduction,
and to examine and make report upon
any coal mines, iron mines, cement rock,
marl or 'ochre beds, cryolite, lime or
marble quarries, oils springs or wells,
and all other mineral products of com
mercial Importance In our state; determ
ine their quality, value, availability, sup
ply, location, character, adaptability for
economic purposes, etc.; especially
to determine the annual product of gold,
silver, copper and other metals In the
State of Oregon. All this should be
compiled and tabulated for Information."
"The State of California appropriates
$50,000 per annum to maintain a Mining
Bureau, in collecting reliable and
authentic Information regarding mineral
products of commercial Importance as
well as annual product of gold, silver
and other metals. In addition, the cit
izens, business men of the state, have
for the year 1902, by public subscription,
raised $50,000 toward the development of
their resources. By this means two
large cement works have been established
in the state, together with many other
commercial enterprises of large capital.
All this Information Is collected and tab
ulated and bulletins Issued, the sale of
which goes far toward Its maintenance.
"The State of Washington appropriates
$25,000, and Idaho $15,000 per annum for
their Mining Bureaus, and Montana a
much larger sum, whilst Oregon never
appropriated a dollar. The state ought
to expend $25,000 per annum and would
be benefited 10-fold." I
DEATH IS AVENGED.
Chinese Put to Death for Murder of
Missionaries.
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct S. The steamer
loy Maru reached port today from Yo
kohama and the Orient She brought
news that the Chinese Commission eent
to investigate the murder of the mis
sionaries at Chenchow, Hunan, has re
turned to Changsha. The remains of
the murdered missionaries were interred
with great ceremony, the church was re
paired, eight ringleaders of the disturb
ance were put to death and five officials
dismissed. The Governor-General of
Hunan has ordered the Taotal of Chen
chow where tne trageay occurrea, to go
to Hankow and consult with the British
Consul, but the missionaries are satisfied
with the measures taken by the Governor-General
and the Taotal and have ad
dressed a memorial to the British Consul
recommending him to deal leniently with
the matter.
The Autumn Skirt.
New York Tribune.
Many of . the new skirts shown for
early Autumn wear are sweep lengths,
and the mode known as the Du Barry
skirt Is ornamented with hand embrold'
erv. done in outline sketch In silk of a
darker shade. It is said that no radical
changes are to be made In the Autumn
and Winter skirt, save In the mannish
materials to be used; many of them, espe
cially for the walking length, will be of
the seven-gore, flare and slot seam, with
no trimming at all about the hem, ex
cept a finish of machine stitching. It Is,
however, a, little early, and the best in
formed dealers declare there Is no tell
ing what new feature In skirts may de
velop Willi me iiiuuiuiiig cfcaauii.
Boy Cured of Colic' After Physician's
Treatment Had Failed.
My boy, when 4 years old, was taken
with colic and cramps in his stomach. I
sent for the doctor and he Injected mor
phine, but the child kept getting .worse.
I then gave him half a teaspoonf ul of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he
was sleeping and soon recovered. F. L.
Wllklns. Shell Lake, Wis. Mr. Wllklns
Is bookkeeper for the Shell Lake Lumber
Olds, Wotman & King
Suit Department
The finest product of the best designers, our ready-made
garments lead in style. They are made of the best materials
that are the favorites of the hour, and various and very fetch
ing is the manner of their finish.
Fall Wash Shirtwaists
Nothing that has come out in a long time has so caught
the feminine -fancy as our Fall wash shirtwaists. The fact
t that they will really wash and come out looking as smart as
ever appeals very strongly to the lover of fresh, dainty gar
ments. The wash materials of which they are made are hand
' some enough to trim themselves, and the waists come mostly
in the simple, ample styles, with, tailor finish beautiful but-,
tons being one of the chief features of the garnishment. We
are selling these waists in very brilliant mercerized or plain
cotton stuffs, such as basket cloth, hop sacking, pique, linen,
cheviot, etc.; colors white, light green, light blue, pink and tan.
AnJExtea Bargain
m Ladies'
Handkerchiefs
Dainty and sheer, all pure linen,
hemstitched and demi-launder-
ed, ready for use; per
doz., $2.25; each
Sale
French Flannel
; Waistings
We are selling these very popu
lar materials for Fall shirt
waists in all the new colorings,
both plain, striped, figured and
Persian effects, worth regularly
75c per yard, this week r t
at O f C
Dress Goods Sale Oregon's Product
We have in our Dress Goods Department now a large show
ing of fine dress goods, the product of the Portland Woolen Mills.
In quality, finishvnd coloring, these materials will stand the
test of most discriminating examination. In fact, they rank
higher than many imported fabrics which are sold at a higher
price. But, like the prophet, home products are frequently' with
out honor in their own laid. It is , to secure to these goods the
honor due them and which they are sure to have when their great
excellence becomes known, that we have reduced them this week.
The goods reduced consists of Meltons, Thibets, serges and cassi
meres in the, new Fall styles ' of tailor suitings. Ladies should
avail themselves of this opportunity; - price this i "JO
week only,. , 4 kj J
Umbrellas
Lovers of fine umbrellas will be interested in the line we are
now showing in both black and fancy colors." They are of beautiful
silk, light frames, with handles of beautiful natural wood, hand
some pearl and silver-tipped horn, both ladies' and men's sizes;
prices $3.50 to $15.00 each.
SPZCIAL
A very nice ladies' black taffeta gloria of fine qual- 4 r- e
ity; price, with case and tassel 4 OU
Children's school umbrellas at reasonable prices.
The Dorothy Dodd $3.00 Shoe
Prise Contest
In purchasing a pair of Dorothy Dodd $3.00 shoes, and re
ceiving a blank certificate which entitles you to enter the contest
for cash prizes, you secure both a sure thing and a chance. You
have a sure thing and the best thing in a pair of shoes that you
ever had for the price, $3.00; and if you will note the good points
of the shoe as you wear it, and set them down on the blank and
forward it to the Dorothy Dodd Shoe Co., before December i, you
will stand a chance of securing a prize. The highest prize is
$1000; the lowest $5.00. The awards will be made by the De
lineator j December 25. We are sole agents for this shoe in Port
land and will be glad to show it and to give any further particu
lars concerning thVcontest desired.
Sale
. Black Taffeta
Silks
Following are the exceeding
ly low prices for this week:
$1.25 grade for $ .99
$i35 grade for 1.09
$1.50 grade for 1.19
Also 20-in. black taffeta,
per yard, special J jZC
OIL NO FUEL FOR NAVY,
BOARD OF ENGINEERS FINDS COAL
SUPERIOR,
home In Massachusetts, and It la expected
ho will remain In Rome during the com
ing Winter.
Tests Show Petroleum More Expen
sive for StcamliiK Purposes, Even
at 1 Per Barrel.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Oil cannot com
pete with coal for naval use. At least
that la the conclusion reached by the
board of naval engineers which for many
weeks has been making a series of prac
tical tests with various oil burners under
a 2000-horsepower boiler in this city. They,
have drawn up a preliminary report for
submission to the Secretary, which will
sTiow that out of the 14 different devices
presented by American Inventors for testa
not one would burn coaloll under a naval
boiler and produce steam In competition
with coal, even were the oil sold at Jl per
barrel.
ailMIC WAR AT AN END.
Soldiers Will Leave Fort Riley' for
Home Today.
FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct. 7. General
Bates this morning announced that to
day's work constituted the last of the
maneuvers. As the majority of the Na
tional Guard officers have left for home,
and as the hour for breaking camp to
morrow was very early In the morning,
the General decided to give the men a
day's rest before the wind-up.
The maneuvers today were those orig
inally set for tomorrow under the vague
description of a "contact of all arms."
The blue division, moving nortl on Stock
dale, crossed the Republican River and
Kansas River at Fort Riley. A brown di
vision of inferior strength took up a po
sition for defensive "battle near the north
reservation line, awaiting reinforcements,
and while In this position was heavily at
tacked" by the blues. The browns, com
manded by Colonel Carr, of the Fourth
Cavalry, consisted of the First and Second
squadrons of the Fourth Cavalry, the
Sixth Battery and one battalion of the
Twenty-second Infantry. The blues. Un
der the orders of General Kobbe, com
prised all the other troops In the camp,
Including the Colorado Battalion. General
Kobbe attacked, as he always does, with
great energy, and the fighting for a time
was very lively.
' WHITE TO BE AN AMBASSADOR.
Attache of American Embassay at
London Will Go to Rome.
WASHINGTON. Oct 7. Henry White,
secretary of the United States Embassy
at London. Is to be made an Ambassador
to Rome. The late President McKInley
intended thus to reward Mr. White, but
found no opportunity during his incum
bency. President Roosevelt, who has
formed the estimate of Mr. White's abil
ities that President McKInley had, has
decided to make him Ambassador to
Rome. The appointment, however, is not
to be made immediately. Mr. Meyer, the
present Ambassador to Rome, has just
rAturnad to that noat from a visit to his
POSTAL DEFICIT LESS.
United States Makes a Fine Showing
for the Yenr Just Closed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Auditor Castle,
for the Postofflce Department, has bal
ance the books of the postal service for
the year ending June 30, 11)02, and the
result shows the following as the year's
business of the entire postal service:
Gross receipts. $121,8S.047; total expendi
tures, $124,09,217; net deficit, ?2,961.170. The
gross receipts of postal revenues exceed
those of the previous year by about $10,
216.854, and the deficit 13 more than $1,000,
000 less than the previous year, notwith
standing heavy extra expenditures lor
rural free delivery, etc.
CUBAN DRYDOCK TO BE RETURNED.
Moody Decides Repairs Had Better
Be Made in America.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Secretary
Moody has decided to have the floating
drydock at Havana transported to the
Pensacola navy-yard as soon as It can be
made ready for the voyage. It has been
In contemplation to make the needed re
pairs "to the dock at Havana, but the pres
ence of this symbol of United States au
thority In the principal harbor of the
island was annoying to the Cubans, and
the removal was ordered In deference to
their feelings.
REPUBLICANS FOR REVISION
Rapid Development of Sentiment in
Boston for a Change.
New York Evening Post.
BOSTON. Such a sentiment for revision
of the tariff has been developed here by
Eugene N. Foss, Republican candidate
for the seat in Congress from the new
Eleventh District, that attention has been
attracted to it from all over the country.
The platform upon which he stands Is put
out by himself in the following words:
Immediate tariff revision along such lines as
will give New England Industries fair play
and even man a fair chance to earn a living.
Reciprocity with Canada, our best foreign
customer, per capita, and Cuba, our ward, and
for such reciprocal treaties with other coun
tries as will build up our home industries and
Increase our commerce.
The Improvement of Boston harbor, the nat
ural port of New England and Canada.
The upbuilding ot the American merchant
marine, which, can never, be sustained except
upon the principle of reciprocity.
Mr. Foss is constantly receiving letters
from all parts of the country, especially
from theMlddle West, complimenting him
upon his'course in coming out boldly upon
tfyat platform, In contrast to the course of
the other Republican candidates. These
are private letters, but he permits 'the
use of one from A. B. Hullt, secretary of
the National Reciprocity League of Chi
cago, who writes:
We have Just read with pleasure the state
ment you made relative toN reciprocity In gen
eral, and especially with Canada and Cuba.
. . . Evidently some of your New .England
Representatives In Congress do not appreciate
the growing demand that the Government adopt
a policy of reciprocity. We are led to believe
that before long they, will get their eyes opened
to the universal demand throughout the coun
try for tariff revision along reciprocity lines.
The support which Mr. Fos3 has secured
for his candidacy is remarkable, consider
ing that the strength of the entire Repub
lican .machine is in favor of Melvln Gs
Adams, the opposition candidate.
A purely business view of the movement
for tariff revision Is given by Elwyn G.
Preston, secretary of the Boston Chamber
of Commerce. He has as favorable an op
portunity as any one to learn the senti
ments of Boston merchants and business
men. He says that many of the business
men want a revision of the tariff all along
the line. The feeling is growing that cir
cumstances have changed so much since
The Home
is discussed at length each month
in The Delineator, in a way
that interests equally the well-to-do
and those with slender in
, comes.
Clever minds and deft fingers
everywhere supply the pages With
novel suggestions which, for the
house-wife, turn the stumbling
blocks of inexperience into stepping-stones
of attractiveness and
economy.
You can rid your cellar and
garret of the " put-aways " by
transforming them into tasty usefulness.
It is more than to "dress by
more than 750,000 women buy
it every month.
15 cents per copy. Sold by all
Newsdealers and Butterick Agents.
Send j$i.oo now and get the Magazine
for an entire year.
Thb Butterick Co.. 17 W. 13th St., New York
wnsnc picture fmmes mhdc toordee
EXFEKT POWERS BEST MOiDiNGS-LOWEST PRICES
FINE GARMENTS
UNDER PRICE
FINE COSTUMES
UNDER PRICE
Our display of costumes and garments has been
most lavish this Fall, and there are a number
of the most handsome gowns and garments that
should be in possession of their wearers these
early Fall days. They were expensive and de
servedly so; but today that objection is removed
by the sharpest price cutting.
SiXK Costumes m-:
Net Costumes
Cloth Costumes
' Lace Costumes
That were...... $200.00, $150.00, $100.00, $7500
NOW....' .$125.00, $98.00, $76.00, $49.50
Monte Carlos
That were $75.00, $65.00, $60.00
NOW ... $49.50, $45.00, $40.00
Long' Silk and Cloth
Coats
In tan, black and evening shades
That were $90.00 to $75.00
NOW $72.50 to $49.50
Umbrellas
at
$1.19
Worth every cent at $2.00; made of twilled mer
cerized gloria; will not crock, split, tear or give
oUt in the frame. Ladies' handles are pearl,
princess, Dresden, horn and silver mounted.
(Men's handles are fine horn, boxwood, lustrous
jwood and Congo, all silver mounted.
Also 200 SILK UMBRELLAS special $1.75
MILLINERY
SALE OF SHOPPING AND RAINY-DAY HATS.
The very newest styles. Round hats, turbans
and sailors. Sold regularly from-$2.50 to $3-50.
Special WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
and FRIDAY ,
$1.50
NEW WHITE TRIMMED BEAVER HATS,
San Toy sailor shape special,
Seven new styles of white soft and scratch Felt
Hats from $1.00 to $1.50 each
15c
Art Department
FREE LESSONS IN ART EMBROIDERY AND
TENERIFFE L A CE MAILING
Pure linen Battenberg Braid, bolt of 36 yards. . .25c
Genuine Petit Moulin Thread, per ball ....3c
Battenberg CehterPiece Patterns, sizes 18 x 18
and 22 x 22 2c
9
Another Picture vSale
This time the favorite matted pictures will be sold
very cheap. Four styles round, square, oblong
and oval pictures, matted in colors and' gold; an
entirely new line of subjects with some of the old
favorites retained. Regular price 25c.
Your choice any style
Comforts
Silkaline Copt forts, filled with purest layer cotton;
newest designs and colorings; best Sf O e
finish and workmanship. Special, pj.0f
Also finest Oregon Blankets at lowest prices.
0
the enactment o the Dlngley tariff that
a general revision must be had. Especial
ly is there a demand for free hides and
leather and free coal and Iron: the former
for the benefit of the manufacturers, and
the latter for the sake of bringing: coal
and Iron free from the Canadian prov
inces for the benefit of New England in
dustry. In the opinion of Mr. Preston,
one strong Influence for revision is the
fact that the commercial treaties with
foreign countries expire for the most part
in 1903. 'Foreign countries are becoming
restless under the American invasion of
their markets and the exclusion of foreign
goods from the United States. The prob
ability of retaliatory- legislation by Eu
rope is having a marked effect upon the
sentiment here, says Mr. Preston, and for
the sake of our own foreign trade it is
believed to be good policy to lower our
duties generally.
The case of Joseph R. Leeson, a promi
nent Boston business man, formerly in the
Governor s council, Is typical. He was a
founder of the Home Market Club, but he
has given up his connection with that pro
tective organisation. His idea Is that our
production is so great that we must do
snmathlna frt IrAAn tho wnrM'a m.lt
open to us. Mr. Leeson has been having
large correspondence with members of
Congress, urging upon them his views of
the need of revising the tariff.
Our Representative. Roberts, has been
working especially for the repeal of the
hide and leather duty. Others of our dele
gation believe as he does about It. The
hide and leather merchants; according to
the statement of one of ,their number,
will open the contest when Congress
meets, and it Is evident that the tariff
would have to bear many attacks from In
side, the Republican party of New Eng
land If the subject were once opened.
Mayor "W. J. Buchanan, prison Inspector
in Bengal, reports In the Lancet on the
treatment of 1130 cases of dysentery by
the use of sulphate of soda in cinnamon
or fennel water five or six times daily.
Only nine deaths occorredi a'nd In the last
272 cases none at all.
A 15-year-old boy In the Canton of
Grisons, Switzerland, came across three
large eagles recently, and engaged in a
deadly fight. HeTcllIed one of them with."
his 3tlck, whereupon the others took to
flJsrht.